Container & Cargo Handling

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Porto Chibatão in Brazil has strengthened ties with Liebherr with the purchase of four LBS 800 cranes.

23rd February 2024

Porto Chibatão sets milestone with four LBS 800

23rd February 2024

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The Port of Salalah in Oman has received the first four of ten new ZPMC ship-to-shore cranes as part of a major upgrade.

23rd February 2024

Omani port begins major crane upgrade

23rd February 2024

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Ports have welcomed news that the European Parliament has questioned the Commission’s plan to reduce the 90 day temporary storage period for cargo.

7th February 2024

Ports welcome Brussels u-turn on storage time

7th February 2024

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Falling freight rates will pose a challenge to shipping companies throughout 2024, according to the latest research from Drewry.

7th February 2024

Freight rates to fall further in 2024

7th February 2024

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Huisman has secured its first order from the ports sector, a series of Automated Stacking Cranes (ASCs) for Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT).

6th February 2024

Huisman lifting gear enters the ports market

6th February 2024

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Sri Lanka Ports Authority has taken receipt of three new ship-to-shore gantry cranes at its East Container Terminal at the Port of Colombo.

5th February 2024

Three new STS cranes for Port of Colombo

5th February 2024

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Containerships are just about managing to maintain daily transit averages through the Panama Canal, while other sectors reroute.

26th January 2024

Containerships weather Panama drought

26th January 2024

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APM Terminals has unveiled a new tool to help shippers simplify the management of hazardous cargo documentation.

25th January 2024

APMT launches hazardous cargo tool

25th January 2024

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Digital maritime platform, RightShip, has joined the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA).

19th January 2024

RightShip joins cargo handling organisation

19th January 2024

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Inchcape Shipping Services has invested in a major share of a Suez transit agent in a bid to enhance its handling operations through the canal.

2nd January 2024

Inchcape ups the ante in Suez Canal transit

2nd January 2024

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The latest Container xChange survey reveals that the industry is anticipating positive growth, embracing tech and strategising for overcapacity challenges in 2024.

19th December 2023

An optimistic outlook for containers in 2024

19th December 2023

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APM Terminals has begun work on the next stage of modernisation at its multipurpose North Terminal at the Port of Callao in Peru.

13th December 2023

APMT begins next phase of Callao modernisation

13th December 2023

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Malaysia’s Johor Port Berhad is working with Innovez One to accelerate digitalisation and boost the efficiency of its marine services and port operations.

12th December 2023

Leveraging AI to boost operations

12th December 2023

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Port of Rotterdam has commissioned its long-awaited Container Exchange Route (CER) which seeks to ensure increasing container volumes are processed safely, efficiently and sustainably.

28th November 2023

Rotterdam – a model for joined-up container efficiency

28th November 2023

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Yilport is on track to delivering its vision to operate the main port in Ecuador with the arrival of five new cranes.

27th November 2023

Puerto Bolívar on track to be Ecuador’s main port

27th November 2023

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China’s half year container throughput figures show an overall rise in containers of five per cent, but it’s a mixed bag of results for individual port performances. A J Keyes presents the…

24th November 2023

1H 2023 China box volumes

24th November 2023

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The industry thought the covid pandemic resulted in chaotic macro-economic and port statistics. It seems the period since the pandemic remains equally complex in Europe. J-P Verschuure* looks at changes in the…

24th November 2023

2023 statistical decoupling

24th November 2023

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Forkliftcenter has struck a deal with shipping giant Grimaldi Group to supply fifty-nine machines ranging from converted skid-steer loaders to heavy forklifts with tailored attachments.

22nd November 2023

Forkliftcenter seals major deal with Grimaldi

22nd November 2023

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A Vietnamese port operator and logistics company has ordered a new Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6 Mobile Harbor Crane, the first of its kind in the country.

17th November 2023

Mobile harbour crane first for Vietnam

17th November 2023

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DP World has invested £56 million in four new automated stacking cranes at London Gateway, as the logistics hub celebrates its tenth anniversary.

9th November 2023

Four new cranes for London Gateway

9th November 2023