Container & Cargo Handling

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

For maximum productivity, container handling must be synchronised from the quay to the yard. Benedict Young investigates.

1st December 2005

That short but critical distance

1st December 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Durbans new Pier 1 is set to deliver major new capacity and switch to an RTG system in the process but the jury is still out on the role of the private…

1st December 2005

Durban deliberates

1st December 2005

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

A draft study produced for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) published in early October suggests that air emissions from ships and cargo handling equipment in the port of Los Angeles and…

1st November 2005

Cancer risk from ports

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

To keep track of vehicles, barcodes remain the industry standard but radio frequency identification (RFID) and global positioning satellite (GPS) technology is beginning to gain greater acceptance.

1st November 2005

Keeping track

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Sam Ignarski , editor of industry e-zine Bow Wave (www. wavyline. com), looks at workmans compensation in the container terminal environment.

1st November 2005

Occupational Disability and Box Terminals

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dan Pettersson, product manager at Kalmar, puts the view of the equipment providers: " For some time now theres been really a very high demand for dedicated empty handlers. This is partly…

1st November 2005

Look to achieving cost efficiency

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Nick Elliott seeks the views of experts on the thorny question: what to do with the empties?

1st November 2005

On or Off-Dock?

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Southampton Container Terminal (SCT) has one of the worst imbalances of trade in Europe with empties accounting for over a quarter of throughput. Benedict Young finds how theyre combatting the problem.

1st November 2005

Reorganisation: The Pay-Off

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dave MacIntyre analyses how Pt Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) has to be a mix of commercial operator, diplomat and pressure group to achieve its strategic ambitions.

1st November 2005

‘Deepening’ concerns

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Few believe that the spending is over with years of consolidation of Russias grains sector anticipated. Russias 2005 grain harvest exceeded 78m tons, with an estimated 10-12m tons set for export and…

1st November 2005

. . . and its not over yet

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Next month in the second part of this feature, PS examines the issues which determine an effective gate system including:

1st November 2005

Extending technologys helping hand

1st November 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

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

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

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

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