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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has confirmed it has officially handed over its first completely electric reachstacker to its long-term partner Cabooter Group…

1st June 2023

Electric Cabooter

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Let’s backtrack a bit and reference two interesting reports that came out a few months ago.

1st June 2023

Two reports worth catching up with

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

We are living in a partisan political age; regardless of what side you are on, most shipping and port executives would agree on that.

1st June 2023

Jones act – emerging infrastructure links?

1st June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

SSA Marine is now operating large-capacity, lithium forklifts at the US West Coast ports…

1st June 2023

Zero-Emissions SSA

1st June 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Independent market consultancy Drewry has drilled down into Southeast Asia containerport and terminal performance. Mike Mundy reports that the findings provide a useful new perspective

1st June 2023

SE Asia box port ranking

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Last month, the World Bank published a new version of the Logistics Performance Index. 

1st June 2023

World bank logistics performance index 2023: observations

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Expectations of a recession are receding, despite declining demand, as economies remain in growth territory.

1st June 2023

The elusive recession, not as per definition yet

1st June 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Problems in the shipping market will have a far-reaching impact on container ports and terminals. Andrew Penfold considers the threats and opportunities

1st June 2023

Brace for a rough ride

1st June 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Are you a government agency considering implementing a port master concession? The WAPPP* Port Chapter has developed two simple frameworks that can help evaluate the opportunity

1st June 2023

Frameworks for analysis

1st June 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Make hay while the sun shines is a famous phrase - while the Federal Government in Canada has deliberated the proposed Roberts Bank 2 project, AJ Keyes assesses if any competing port…

1st June 2023

Who is making hay?

1st June 2023

SHORTSEA

SHORTSEA

The recent Coastlink Conference saw wide-ranging discussions on energy and future fuels, sustainability, resilience and the ‘new normal.’ Felicity Landon presents the highlights

1st June 2023

Decarbonisation pressure on

1st June 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Russia is setting about an ambitious dredger newbuilding programme. The jury is out on whether it will work – the scale of the works and technical issues are challenging. Oleksandr Gavrylyuk reports

1st June 2023

Russia builds dredge capacity

1st June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As container ships have become larger, so the number of remotely operated ship to shore (STS) cranes has increased.

1st June 2023

Getting more remote

1st June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Demand for multipurpose vessel (MPV) capacity is expected to grow, even against a background of lower economic activity, according to Drewry. Felicity Landon reports

1st June 2023

MPV prospects assessed

1st June 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

In terms of MPV supply, Drewry’s analysis looked at vessel age based on lift capacity. The conclusion: “The MPV fleet is indeed getting really old, with only sporadic vessel deliveries,” said Pasztor.

1st June 2023

Fleet and Fuel Factors – Fleet Capacity has to Increase

1st June 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Safety, training and productivity – the benefits of simulating cargo handling operations are increasingly to the fore including new dimensions such as with automation and the handling of wind turbines. Felicity Landon…

1st June 2023

Reproducing reality

1st June 2023

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As terminals come under greater pressure to cut their carbon footprint, their efforts to reduce the environmental impact of handling equipment are growing commensurately.

1st June 2023

Era of the eRTG

1st June 2023

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

How are attitudes to ESG evolving in the shipping industry? Felicity Landon reports on a new report from Watson Farley & Williams, and a webinar that discussed the findings

1st June 2023

ESG goals assessed

1st June 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

These are some of the findings of ‘The Sustainability Imperative – Part 2’, launched by Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) in Marc

1st June 2023

The Sustainability Imperative

1st June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The University of Valencia’s Laboratory of Simulation and Modelling (LSyM) has developed a training system, based on a simulator, that reproduces the working environment of real quay cranes. 

1st June 2023

Quay Cranes: All Eventualities Catered For

1st June 2023