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…

Tony Restall warns of the problems and pitfalls of setting up a free zone - and reveals some straightforward advice on how to avoid them.

With congestion seemingly almost endemic on the US West Coast, what are the systems providers doing to help? Cathy Hayward investigates.

Paul Grant reports on progress at the Middle Easts latest free zone initiative in Oman.

Arguably, of all container handling equipment, spreaders come in for the heaviest punishment since theyre the principal point of contact with the box. Nick Elliott talks to manufacturers and summarises a recent…

Gottwalds Andreas Moeller explained to PS how the HPK 330 EG harbour pontoon crane - a dedicated solution for St. James Stevedoring Companys mid-stream operations on the Lower Mississippi - will hopefully…

For a straddle carrier to achieve a ten-year life span, operators must establish predictive maintenance schedules, buy only spare parts from the OEM and maybe negate the need for drivers entirely -…

The Delta Plan should be a win-win strategy for Spains second port aimed at accommodating the needs of both container and auto clients. Alex Hughes reports from Barcelona.

Every one knows that big ports need big cranes and the major operators like to be seen to lead the field in buying big. This, however, is not entirely logical. Nick Elliott…

Landside port logistics represents a new phase in the development of port management systems, which have traditionally focused on sea access. In a summary of a recent study undertaken for UNCTAD, Khalid…

Fender testing and the procedure for reporting fender performance has been a hot topic for many years, ever since the almost universal adoption by consultants and other fender specifiers of the original…

The debate over the best pick of equipment with which to run a terminal yard - the straddle carrier, the rubber tyred gantry (RTG), or the rail mounted gantry (RMG) - has…

A new player, Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), is quietly preparing to emerge onto the international terminal operator scene, writes James Macpherson.

With so much coal and iron ore nowadays going into China, it is not surprising to find that manufacturers of grabs and grab cranes are reporting buoyant sales. Indeed, as Alex Hughes…

The good news is that Malaysias premier port, Port Klang, situated on the countrys west coast midway along the Straits of Malacca, was not badly affected by the recent tsunami that caused…

Alex Hughes reports on how Karachis two rival container terminals are gearing up for further capacity and volume growth.