Container & Cargo Handling – Page 39

  • Through flow: Lyttelton is a major gateway for coal exports
    News

    Short term pain

    2015-05-29T16:40:00Z

    Coal price volatility has sent waves of concern through the world’s coal ports. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report

  • Cost effective: sometimes it can work out cheaper to buy a rough terrain handler than upgrade the quay
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    Rough riders

    2015-05-29T16:39:00Z

    For tough, challenging surfaces, ports need to look to rough terrain handlers, as John Bensalhia explains

  • Checked out: planned maintenance and servicing of LNG infrastructure assets is 'absolutely critical' to safety. Credit: Maxgag
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    Ready for gas growth

    2015-04-27T13:58:00Z

    Rising LNG ambitions mean gas terminals have to up their game. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report

  • Joined-up: Antwerp is sharing breakbulk knowledge with Houston
    News

    Breaking the mould

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    Innovation abounds in breakbulk handling and operations management. Alex Hughes investigates

  • Stairway: Barcelona has carved a niche in handling passenger boarding gangways
    News

    A fine project

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    Favourable location and direct infrastructure links can lead to a boom in project cargoes, finds Alex Hughes

  • Bright spark: Geometrica's Indonesian dome had to mitigate the fire risk of storing coal. Credit: Geometrica
    News

    In the round

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    John Bensalhia examines the rising popularity of domes as a port storage solution

  • Creation: investment in the industry has allowed mega projects, such as the Palm Islands in Dubai, to take place
    News

    Pushing boundaries

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    Dredging has come a long way in the past 50 years, as the IADC can attest to. Felicity Landon finds out more

  • Forward march: Hueneme powered through labour disputes on the US West Coast
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    A fruity mix

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    Hueneme’s dominance in perishable goods handling kept the US labour dispute at bay. Martin Rushmere reports

  • Bremerhaven, Eurogate’s largest German terminal location, stagnated at the previous year’s level with 5.8 million teu
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    Eurogate handles record volumes

    2015-04-17T17:15:00Z

    The Eurogate Group recorded its highest ever container handling volumes in 2014, with a 4.2% increase, while revenue also rose by 5.3%.

  • Port deaths: Antwerp has an excellent safety record
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    Antwerp investigates dockworker deaths

    2015-04-16T13:44:00Z

    An investigation is underway to find the cause of death of three dockworkers who died cleaning out the hold of a ship laden with coal in Antwerp''s Waasland harbour at the weekend.

  • Perfect storm: The GSF has called on the industry and regulators to work together in order to avoid any future congestion
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    Shippers face the ‘perfect storm’

    2015-04-15T15:10:00Z

    Insufficient road-rail infrastructure and port capacity will create the ‘perfect storm’ in future if ports cannot keep up with demand – the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has warned.

  • Growth: new container berths should be onstream by 2019
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    Infrastructure investments

    2015-04-03T19:27:00Z

    Barry Parker forecasts a sunny outlook for south Florida''s Port Everglades

  • Congestion: ro-ro operators have complained of capacity issues at Mersin (pictured) and Iskenderun
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    Ro-ro row ramifications

    2015-04-03T19:27:00Z

    OSC''s Dean Davison asks how ro-ro sector upheavals will impact Eastern European trade

  • Targeted: Marico's Hazman allows the port to place its best efforts into managing the highest risks
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    Reducing risk

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    There''s no reason to wait for accidents in order to mitigate risk, explain Dave and Iain MacIntyre

  • Deep water: Pecem's offshore location makes dredging costs disappear
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    Deeper equals cheaper

    2015-03-20T10:00:00Z

    Brazil''s Pecem is expanding with traffic growth in mind as Alex Hughes finds out

  • Improvement: MCT finds shift utilisation is better when handling ULCSs
    News

    Larger than life

    2015-03-18T10:00:00Z

    Alex Hughes explains that stowage is key to effective handling of ultra large containerships

  • News

    IPC Jakarta expansion makes progress

    2015-03-17T16:29:00Z

    State-owned port operator, Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC), is making progress with its NewPriok Container Terminal I in the country’s capital, Jakarta, as shown in a newly released video.

  • Going up: increasing crane height offers an alternative to total replacement
    News

    Crane of thought

    2015-03-17T10:00:00Z

    John Bensalhia puts the cases forward for ship-to-shore crane replacement versus upgrade

  • Saqr Port
    News

    Aggregates payload

    2015-03-16T10:00:00Z

    Handling cargoes for the construction industry can be a good earner.

  • Large scale: the arrival of Höegh Autoliners' grand car carriers has shaken up port operations
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    On the horizon

    2015-03-13T10:00:00Z

    AJ Keyes asks how ports should prepare for the new 8,500 ceu class of car carriers