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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ro-ro tractor manufacturers continue to address market requirements for more capable, user-friendly tractors and greenermore environmentally friendly machines, as David Foxwell discovers

1st October 2006

Green for Go

1st October 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Resist the temptation to swap old cranes for new as there are plenty of refreshmentoptions available.Alex Hughes got the lowdown from three companies offering upgrades

1st October 2006

A Shot in the Arm

1st October 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Hyster, along with other manufacturers, remains unconvinced about reachstackers and whether they really are what the market wants - or needs - to use to handle empties, and with this in mind…

1st October 2006

Reaching alternatives

1st October 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Manufacturers of reachstackers and competing empty container handling gear differ about whether a reachstacker is the best piece of equipment, as David Foxwell finds out

1st October 2006

Empty-handling argument doesnt stack up

1st October 2006

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The acquisition of Mersey Docks & Harbour Company by Peel Group, which has a long record in development and regeneration projects, caused many to ask whether Peel has more interest in cashing…

1st October 2006

Property versus ports

1st October 2006

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The key to securing port staff is to start at grass roots level. And, as Felicity Landon finds out, be prepared to invest time and money.

1st October 2006

Sowing the Seeds

1st October 2006

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Proposals to set up a Ports & Logistics Skills Academy within the UKs Haven Gateway area are moving forward.

1st October 2006

Ports academy moves close to reality

1st October 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Yard planning experts have contrasting opinions on what to do with containers as they are being discharged from the ship. Some argue it is better to move recently discharged boxes to their…

1st October 2006

The stacking quandary

1st October 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Is every inch of your shoreside being used to its full potential? Alex Hughes finds out that a little expertise can go a long way in stockyard planning.

1st October 2006

The space race

1st October 2006

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

In mid-September George Vlachos, Greeces General Secretary for Ports and Policy, announced that the country is close to making a decision on long-term management contracts for the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki.…

1st October 2006

The right dressing

1st October 2006

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

The growth of port and terminal infrastructure in China proceeds apace. If you go to the deep water port of Yangshan, just outside Shanghai, there is a facility whose planners are already…

1st October 2006

Making molehills out of mountains in China

1st October 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kalmar has agreed to merge the service business of its South African service partner African National Engineering into Kalmar Industries South Africa (Pty) Ltd, the local subsidiary company established earlier this year…

1st October 2006

Kalmar integrates South Africa operations

1st October 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Jurong International has been awarded a $70m contract to design and build a new deep water port at Luba Freeport in Equatorial Guinea by Lonrho Africa, which holds a 63% stake in…

1st October 2006

JURONG TO DESIGN NEW PORT IN GUINEA

1st October 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Following 11 years of closure, Mogadishus international port has been reopened.However, it requires $1m of urgent repairs.

1st October 2006

MOGADISHU REOPENS

1st October 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A slowdown of the local economy has seen average recent financial returns slide from New Zealands three largest cargo-trading ports.  

1st October 2006

Tough year for New Zealand port revenue

1st October 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Rumours Maersk Line will reduce its New Zealand port calls from nine to five, including a primary port in each island, has got the entire local shipping industry on tenterhooks.

1st October 2006

PORT REVIEW STIRS UP INDUSTRY

1st October 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Western Australian port of Fremantle is to undertake a three-phase container terminal development.The initial phase will cost an estimated ¢ 1bn and allow up to 2m teu to be handled at…

1st October 2006

FREMANTLE BOX BOOST

1st October 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

An estimated 3,000 annual truck movements are expected to be taken from North Island roads following an agreement between Heinz Watties,Toll NZ and the Port of Napier.The contract involves the recommissioning of…

1st October 2006

NO TRUCK WITH RAIL DEAL

1st October 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

More illegal ship deserters are entering Lyttelton Port of Christchurch than the rest of New Zealands ports put together. An estimated 105 ship deserters entered the country in the past financial year,…

1st October 2006

Deserters target Lyttleton

1st October 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA 1st October 2006

Liebherr gets in ahead of schedule

1st October 2006