Container & Cargo Handling – Page 10
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NewsThe pillars of Hercules
The Straits of Gibraltar major ports of Algeciras and Tanger Med sit at the heart of Western Mediterranean transshipment activity. AJ Keyes looks at the influential liner strategies driving their evolution
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NewsMix and match strategy
AJ Keyes charts the development approaches taken in Algeciras and Tanger-Med, the rationale behind them, and the potential for liner operators to mix and match between the two facilities
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NewsRoom for one more?
Algeciras is highly established, and Tanger- Med has successfully grown its throughout volumes to top seven million TEU per annum in the 10 years it has been operating, but is there room for any other ports, potentially offering a similar strategic role in the West Mediterranean region?
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NewsGeneration 6
The Port of Genoa will soon be receiving its first Generation 6 mobile harbour crane (MHC) from Konecranes.
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NewsContainer monitoring device
New dry container monitoring device gives customers full visibility and traceability throughout the supply chain
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NewsContainer rates alert
How long will shippers continue paying the historically high long-term freight rates?
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NewsNyk Builds In Hydrogen Power Option For Container Handling
The NYK Tokyo Container Terminal has started operating new yard cranes with an option for hydrogen fuel cell power in the future.
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NewsGraviti offers low-cost flexible handling
ISO containerised bulk handing is being considered for a wide range of cargoes from grains, minerals, and sands, to biofuels, coal, and scrap.
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NewsBrexit - uk trade impact
Andrew Penfold analyses the impact of Brexit on UK trade to-date and identifies forward trend lines with particular reference to trade with the EU and secondary European markets
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NewsNo summer of love in europe
A combination of system congestion further aggravated by strikes present a challenging scenario for container ports in the Hamburg-Le Havre range. AJ Keyes assesses the situation and what the rest of 2022 will bring.
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NewsTransshipment crucial
German ports have battled through a difficult period but continue to maintain a surprisingly strong presence in the transshipment theatre of operations. A J Keyes reviews recent performance.
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NewsHeavyweight hurdles
Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of the port of Antwerp-Bruges, was recently quoted as saying that the container segment of its business portfolio “continues to pose significant challenges.”
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NewsDCT Gdansk – Expanding Capacity and Reach
The continued success of DCT Gdansk is undeniable. Now, the fast-growing facility is expanding its container terminal capacity to handle 4.65 million TEU per annum (up from 2.9 million TEU) with the construction of a third deep-water terminal (T3) adjacent to the existing DCT Terminals – T1 and T2.
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NewsMSC Going Large in Le Havre
MSC is supporting a substantial new investment at the Port of Le Havre, France, to expand the container handling capabilities at two of the port’s terminals over the next six years.
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NewsLarge hybrid shuttle carrier order
Latest order of Kalmar Hybrid Shuttle Carriers brings the Port of Virginia’s total to 103
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NewsSupply chain woes continue
No end in sight to supply chain woes as UK ports continue their strike action
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NewsCrane order completes
Noatum completes the set-up of new high-tonnage cranes in three of its terminals in Spain
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NewsSupply chain under pressure
A further round of industrial action at the ports of Felixstowe and Liverpool is putting Europe’s already overstretched supply chain under increased pressure
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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
