Container & Cargo Handling

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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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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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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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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

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AP Møller-Maersk is cutting 10,000 jobs because of a drop in demand triggered by the global economic slowdown.

3rd November 2023

Maersk to shrink workforce by 10%

3rd November 2023

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Hopes of a revival in long-term ocean freight shipping rates have been short-lived after the latest data from Xeneta showed the market is once again in decline.

3rd November 2023

Hopes of shipping rates revival dashed

3rd November 2023

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CMA Terminals Fortaleza has taken receipt of two new Generation 6 ESP.8 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes for its terminal in northeastern Brazil. 

2nd November 2023

Two new mobile harbour cranes for CMA Brazil

2nd November 2023

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Kalmar has won a deal with Générale de Manutention Portuaire in Le Havre, France for a further four hybrid straddle carriers.

25th October 2023

Kalmar wins Le Havre straddle carrier deal

25th October 2023

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The recent violence between Israel and Hamas has sent ripples through the shipping and maritime industry, leading international companies to issue cautionary advisories and adapt their operations in the region.

23rd October 2023

The ripple effect of the Israel-Palestine conflict

23rd October 2023

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Norwegian logistics provider Tyrholm & Farstad has ordered an electric mobile harbour crane for its new Flatholmen terminal in Ålesund.

18th October 2023

Konecranes expands capacity in Norway

18th October 2023

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Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding has won a deal with the Port of Haiphong Joint Stock Company (CHP) for six ship-to-shore gantry cranes and 24 rubber-tyred gantry cranes.

16th October 2023

Mitsui wins large crane order for Vietnamese terminal

16th October 2023

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The world looks quite different today than it did in 2019. The implications for port development of these structural shifts are far-reaching. How should the port sector adapt to the new reality?…

9th October 2023

Investment uncertainties build

9th October 2023

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‘One man’s gain is another’s pain’ as the old adage goes and this is the case with Puerto de Paracas which has made inroads into Callao’s general cargo traffic. But will it…

9th October 2023

Paracas carves out its niche

9th October 2023

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The ocean freight industry may have turned a corner after 12 months of plummeting rates.

9th October 2023

A turning point for the ocean freight industry?

9th October 2023

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Mexico has long been a manufacturing alternative to China, but concerns over China’s economy and vulnerabilities to supply chain security from COVID-19 means further opportunities exist, as AJ Keyes discovers

9th October 2023

Land of opportunity

9th October 2023

WORLD

WORLD

Work at the Port of Felixstowe, UK to improve access for the world’s largest container ships has completed.

5th October 2023

Felixstowe deepening works complete

5th October 2023

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Container volume at the Port of Oakland in California has fallen compared with the same period last year, in a trend that is possibly global.

27th September 2023

Are global container volumes falling?

27th September 2023