All STS articles
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NewsSTS cranes – navigating a way out of the political rip currents
While the ports, and business entities within them, are buttressed by the ideas underlying “free trade,” they are not immune from being caught up in political rip currents.
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NewsBig SLPA Spend
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is receiving 12 new Ship-to-Shore (STS) gantry cranes and 40 Automated Rail-Mounted…
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NewsEast container terminal, Colombo, gears up
Container capacity at the East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka, is set to get a significant boost.
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NewsBig Vietnam Order
Port of Haiphong Joint Stock Company (CHP) in Vietnam has placed an order with MITSUI E&S…
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NewsSPP in Elizabeth
The first two of six new ZPMC Super-Post Panamax Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes have been delivered to the APM Terminals (APMT) operation…
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NewsGetting more remote
As container ships have become larger, so the number of remotely operated ship to shore (STS) cranes has increased.
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NewsReproducing reality
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 reviews the state-of-the-art
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NewsNew STS at MCT
New ZPMC ship-to-shore container cranes have been delivered to the Port of Gioia Tauro. Italy, in the Central Mediterranean.
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NewsSTS 10 concession obstruction?
Although Brazil’s Mario Franca, Brazil’s new Ports and Airports Minister, has strongly hinted that the urgently needed STS10 new container terminal concession for Santos will go ahead there could be a spanner thrown into the works as another port terminal, Ecoporto, lays claims to a sizeable chunk of land designated for STS10.
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NewsICTSI deploys first ship-to-shore Cranes in Papua New Guinea
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has had two brand new ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes delivered to its South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT), located at the Port of Lae.
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NewsAvoiding russian roulette
A need to change strategy is required for Baltic Sea container ports due to lost Russian cargo. AJ Keyes looks at the situation and what some of the major ports are doing to meet the challenge
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NewsSpreader refinement
John Bensalhia highlights market and technological trends underway with telescopic spreader usage and design
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NewsHelp with benefits
The hi-tech’ pursuit of the next generation of equipment operators offers distinct advantages including, going forward, data generation complementary to wider goals
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NewsGaining a life extension
Experience in the arena of STS crane upgrade/refurbishment has come on leaps and bounds. John Bensalhia charts the progress and expanding range of possibilities
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NewsTwo tales from toc: the spreader that assesses container structural integrity… while in lifting mode
Steve Cameron, well known Moderator at the Terminal Operations Conference (TOC) and roving correspondent for Port Strategy, highlights two ‘tales’ from the June TOC in his own inimitable style
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NewsCARGOTEC DOES KALMAR CHINA DEAL
Cargotec has entered into a new agreement with RIC (Rainbow Industries Co. Ltd.) with respect to its Kalmar subsidiary.
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NewsThe Reel Deal
Crane reel system suppliers are responding to modern day design requirements and building healthy order books. John Bensalhia reviews the sector
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NewsSts design: new frontiers
New concepts in STS container crane design have been introduced recently but the main emphasis in design is on refining existing elements to promote efficiency and sustainability. Mike Mundy reviews the initiatives
