Container & Cargo Handling

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Optical character recognition (OCR) is a tremendously powerful technology which nicely complements an efficient gate operating system, says TideworksHarvey Bauer.

1st April 2007

The power of optical character recognition

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As gate automation becomes an increasingly complex mix of technologies and systems, the challenge is how to integrate all of these efficiently and cost effectively.

1st April 2007

Navis takes the middle road

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The need to boost productivity not only on the quayside but also in the yard is forcing the switch to twin- and quad-lift spreaders,reports Alex Hughes

1st April 2007

Double vision

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes investigates whether transhipment is the pot of gold everyone thinks it is for Mediterranean ports.

1st April 2007

Panacea or potential headache?

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Portugals deep-sea container terminal, Liscont, is in the final stages of transforming its yard into a completely rubber-tyred gantry-based (RTG) operation.During Port Strategys visit to the terminal in February, a new yard…

1st April 2007

Liscont emerges from handling cocoon with full RTG operation

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

While Spanish ports continue to do well, future investment planning at Italys Gioia Tauro has been cast into doubt following recent strikes in both December and February.Relations between majority-owner Conthship Italia and…

1st April 2007

Contship faithful to Gioia Tauro

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

You want a mess on the quayside, dust in the air and complaints from the neighbours? Try handling cement without the right kit. Felicity Landon finds out about best practice

1st April 2007

On solid ground

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A glistening future beckons as Shanghai proves its dominance in the port world. Wing Kah-goh reports

1st March 2007

Crowning glory

1st March 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As terminal throughputs rocket and crane technology becomes increasingly complex,more operators are turning to outside specialists for their equipment maintenance. Felicity Landon reports

1st March 2007

Call in the Experts

1st March 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The Port of Felixstowe employs 230 engineers and the majority of its frontline maintenance - including quay cranes and yard cranes - is carried out in-house, supported by specialist contractors, says Hutchison…

1st March 2007

Frontline focus

1st March 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The trick is to design a low cost terminal with an early start-up,which is ready for future expansion, as Felicity Landon finds out

1st March 2007

Future-proofing

1st March 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Regarded as very flexible but energy hungrymachines, pneumatic unloaders for bulk product are getting more sophisticated and are making use of new types of energy-efficient electronic controls. David Foxwell reports

1st March 2007

Shaking new ground

1st March 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Buoyed by booming throughput,Antwerp has set its targets on modernising work practices. Felicity Landon reports

1st January 2007

Locking on to labour

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Australia is taking advantage of the dry bulk boom to push through port developments as David MacIntyre finds out

1st January 2007

Coals from Newcastle

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Moving coal from A to B is simply not enough. Todays coal handling systems need to offer more, as Iain MacIntyre explains

1st January 2007

Conveying the load

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Crane classification is increasingly important in the market, but what does it mean? A crane must be a high-performance machine,with high lifting capacities, but what use is a powerful crane if it…

1st January 2007

A question of classification

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Globalisation, privatisation, competition and cost pressures are driving changes in the cargo handling business and in the design and construction of mobile harbour cranes, as David Foxwell finds out

1st January 2007

Upwardly Mobile

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Many ports and terminals continue to use cranes that are 15-20 or more years old,but once a crane reaches that sort of age inevitably electrical components begin to become unreliable, breakdowns can…

1st January 2007

New life for old cranes

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

It is not only the cynics who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. This is a quality of character occasionally displayed by the upper echelons of management in…

1st January 2007

Dont forget safety

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Undeterred by neighbouring Dubais bid to build a regional superport,Abu Dhabi is breathing new life into a decade-old port development plan. Alex Hughes reports

1st January 2007

Room for two

1st January 2007