Container & Cargo Handling

Settlement, regarded by some as one of the huge unknowns in any land reclamation project, need not be a major problem, if reclaimed areas are subjected to a geo-technical improvement programme as…

Colombo prepares to fight off nearby transhipment challenges. Wing Kah-goh outlines the main contender

Leaving the cable selection to last in the design cycle is a recipe for disaster, as Felicity Landon discovers

Cable development has had to meet the demands of improved communications, reduced weight and extended crane life. Felicity Landon reports

With bioenergy set to become the fuel choice of the future, ports should act now to capture this unsung trade. Stuart Pearcey reports

Moving quayside cranes from one port to the next is not a job for the faint-hearted, as Stuart Pearcey finds out

Dockside crane operators should tread carefully to keep the wheels turning while worldwide demand for new tyres continues to outstrip supply. 

Land reclamation is often viewed as the only answer to space constraints, but it is not without its own problems, warns Alex Hughes

Continent’ s new super-port takes shape, with a facility to rival the traditional Mediterranean mega-hubs. Henrik Byrn reports

Manufacturers are responding to demands for enhanced productivity by introducing more cost-effective, environmentally friendly terminal tractors, as David Foxwell explains

Terberg’ s overhaul of its terminal tractors’ powering gear has made a significant dent in fuel consumption, as David Foxwell reports

With hundreds of containers going overboard each year, Felicity Landon looks at the container lashing issue from the ports perspective

Contrasting schemes from two major consultants prove that there’ s more than one way to skin a port cat, as Alex Hughes discovers

Increased demand for petroleum drove Vopak Terminal Singapore Pte Ltd to revisit its jetty layout and capacity at its Petroleum Storage Terminal at Banyan Basin on Singapore’ s Jurong Island. 

Stuart Pearcey discovers that burgeoning demand for iron ore is having a monumental impact on port development in China and Australia

Forget traditional cable-operated mobile harbour cranes, hydraulic units have a better  overall performance, provide higher levels of operator comfort, generate improved cost efficiency, are more operationally precise, are lighter and highly flexible.