Container & Cargo Handling

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Vehicle manufacturers and shippers are increasingly seeking to streamline the supply chain while at the same time reducing costs and integrating value added services, as Benedict Young discovers.

1st November 2005

Driving forward

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

While more mature markets in Europe may have cooled off, buoyant Asian demand for coal and iron ore has driven massive demand for new dry bulk terminal development - and the equipment…

1st October 2005

China: The Heart of the Matter

1st October 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

In South Africa, too, multi-million dollar improvements are taking place at the countrys biggest deepwater port, Saldanha, to improve the export capacity of the iron ore bulk handing facility, at a time…

1st October 2005

Saldanha surfs steel price wave

1st October 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Gottwalds own calculations suggest that at facilities with significant labour costs (more than US$25 per man/hour) the use of AGVs can bring substantial annual costs savings. Apart from the primary accountable operating…

1st October 2005

They dont take meal breaks

1st October 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Richard Clarke , director of ports at Halcrow, explains the difficulties confronting high-capacity box terminals wanting to take advantage of multi-lift spreader systems.

1st October 2005

Yard Conundrums

1st October 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Stora Enso, producer of pulp, paper, packaging and forest products, hopes to realise significant cost savings with its new North European Transport Supply System (NETSS), as David Foxwell reports.

1st October 2005

The Paper Chain

1st October 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

When news broke that Morocco was to establish a brand new deepsea port just 35km from the city of Tangiers, many believed the scheme would not go ahead. Alex Hughes finds out…

1st October 2005

Gateway to London?

1st October 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Phase 1 of NETSS has seen the implementation of a new route between Kotka and Gothenburg for the southern Finnish mill, and separate lines from Gothenburg to Immingham, Tilbury, and Zeebrü gge…

1st October 2005

NETSS – The Pay-Off

1st October 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

This year, according to the latest update to Global Insights World Trade Model, total world (international) trade will climb by 4.1%, slower than last years 5.0% and even slower than the record…

1st September 2005

Slowing – but not by much

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Assessing the benefits of modifying ship-toshore cranes is far from an exact science. It is unlikely that modernising an older crane will match the performance of a new unit but it will…

1st September 2005

The pros and cons

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Demand from China, notes spokesperson Fernando Azpiri, is very definitely impacting on price which affects the ability of importers in Spain to source scrap abroad at a price they are willing to…

1st September 2005

China forcing up prices

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The Europees Massagoed Overslagbedrijf (EMO) terminal at the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam is the largest dry bulk terminal in Europe specialising in the discharge and storage of iron ore and coal. Handling over…

1st September 2005

Look to the supply chain

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes talks to scrap metal terminal operators in Europe and the US discovering that while prospects for the trade are excellent there are inherent risks in handling the commodity.

1st September 2005

Asian Market potential enormous

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Whilst forecasters warn dry-bulk volume growth is expected to slow - though not just yet - on opposite sides of the world terminal operators are working with their partners to streamline supply…

1st September 2005

Trust Me pays off

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes reports on developments at Brazils leading port.

1st September 2005

Goodbye to the City Centre

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Jordans only commercial port currently handles annual traffic of around 20m tons. Situated on the Red Sea, it occupies a unique location, being virtually at the crossroads of Israel, Egypt and Saudi…

1st July 2005

On the Move

1st July 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Patrik Wheater and Alex Hughes talk to customers and manufacturers about the reachstackers suitability, leasing options, price, and more.

1st July 2005

Renting in the full Operational Concept

1st July 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Kalmar has landed an order from Libra Terminais of Brazil for 13 ContChamp DRF reachstackers for Santos and Rio de Janeiro. The machines will have a lifting capacity of 45 tons and…

1st July 2005

Kalmar secures Brazilian Order

1st July 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Canny ro-ro tractor operators should focus on through-life costs, say the manufacturers. David Foxwell reports.

1st June 2005

Terminal Workhorses have through-life costs in tow

1st June 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

An updated and revised version of a European standard for cathodic protection of harbour structures, EN 13174, which will be of direct use for port and harbour engineers planning protection against ALWC…

1st June 2005

Revised Standard due next year

1st June 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A new report from CIRIA, and a revised European Standard for protecting harbour installations, offer new tools in the fight against Accelerated Low Water Corrosion (ALWC) as David Foxwell discovers.

1st June 2005

CIRIA Project provides new solutions for ALWC

1st June 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Controlling and managing dust emissions can best be accomplished if a few simple guidelines are adhered to; and plant used to control emissions is selected with life cycle costs in mind, writes…

1st June 2005

Careful costing key to effective dust control

1st June 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Clearly port congestion is not the only driver encouraging terminals to increase throughput.

1st June 2005

Its not all about easing congestion

1st June 2005