Container & Cargo Handling – Page 35

  • CONTAINER WEIGHING: The Port of Liverpool is ready to meet the new SOLAS regulations
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    Container weighing at Liverpool

    2016-06-13T16:30:00Z

    Weighbridge construction has been completed at the Port of Liverpool in time for the new SOLAS regulations on container weighing which take effect on 1 July.

  • Handling risk: ports need to be aware of the changing properties of cargoes prone to liquefaction. Credit: DNV GL
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    Changing state

    2016-05-27T10:44:00Z

    What can port operators do to reduce the risk of cargo liquefaction asks John Bensalhia

  • Double helpings: Tauranga has invested in twin-lift handling
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    Spreading the good word

    2016-05-27T10:43:00Z

    Dave and Iain MacIntyre look at the container handling options available to both large and small ports

  • Dry growth: bulk cargoes at Hamburg were up 5.8% in 2015
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    Talking up Hamburg

    2016-05-27T10:36:00Z

    Lower container volumes mask the bigger picture of growth at Hamburg, explains Felicity Landon

  • Administrations and authorities should take a ‘practical and pragmatic’ approach when enforcing new SOLAS regulations
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    IMO advises re gross mass of packed containers

    2016-05-25T15:05:00Z

    With new SOLAS regulations on the verification of the gross mass of packed containers coming into force soon, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has issued advice on its implementation.

  • The infographic shows key findings from the study
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    DP World launches MENA education programme

    2016-05-10T09:43:00Z

    DP World is to launch an international education programme which focuses on trade and logistics to help ensure the future growth of the sector.

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    Need for port pricing overhaul

    2016-04-29T16:52:00Z

    Port pricing is said to be an essential tool for solving the main challenges currently posed to the industry by mega-ships.

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    Container weighing rules are coming

    2016-04-26T15:47:00Z

    Ports that remain unconcerned by incoming container weighing regulations will be in for a shock come July 1, 2016.

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    Kalmar wins HHLA straddle carriers order

    2016-04-26T10:39:00Z

    Kalmar has secured an order for nine diesel-electric straddle carriers from Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA).

  • Reality check: 24,000 teu ships not needed any more. Credit: Frans Berkelaar.jpg
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    Forget size, focus on efficiency

    2016-04-24T19:41:00Z

    Demand is “simply not there” for 24,000 teu containerships so ports must now focus on improving handling efficiency rather than catering for ever-larger ships, according to CTI Consultancy’s Andy Lane.

  • ROI: gate automation payback can be as little as two years
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    Gate automation a ‘no brainer’

    2016-04-24T19:41:00Z

    Installing gate and truck technologies is a ‘no brainer’ for ports, offering payback on investment in as little as two years, according to software specialist TBA.

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    Challenged to find bright spots

    2016-04-24T19:41:00Z

    Panellists at TOC Asia in Singapore were challenged to identify bright spots in the container handling sector after highlighting the combined bitter pills of the China slowdown, containership overcapacity and increasing pressure on box terminal returns.

  • Rail master: La Spezia handles up to 200 trains a week
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    Running the rails

    2016-04-15T10:35:00Z

    Alex Hughes examines the often arm''s length relationship between terminals and rail

  • Modern thinking: Haifa is all for increasing its technological advantages. Credit: U.S. Navy, Lt. j.g Laura Adams
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    Rising to the occasion

    2016-04-15T10:35:00Z

    Israel''s Haifa has no qualms about meeting its competition head on. Michael Mackey reports

  • Fair wind: Great Yarmouth has been selected as the construction and installation port for the East Anglia ONE windfarm
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    Gale force

    2016-04-15T10:35:00Z

    The drive for offshore wind power in Europe has scarcely begun, as Felicity Landon explains

  • Looking out: Kalmar reports a trend of maintenance outsourcing at terminals where cargo volumes have dropped. Credit: Kalmar
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    Just the job

    2016-04-14T08:49:00Z

    Third party maintenance is still attractive at lower volumes, as John Bensalhia finds out

  • Slowdown: APMT’s deepwater berths are “still on the books”
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    Longer horizon

    2016-04-14T08:49:00Z

    Poti''s a good yardstick of what’s happening on the eastern side of the Black Sea, finds Stevie Knight.

  • Temporary fix: mobile units can be useful when cleaner power is needed on the quay
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    Off the grid

    2016-04-14T08:49:00Z

    There are a lot of reasons why a port''s power supply may need added ''oomph''. Stevie Knight reports

  • Less demand: portal cranes are not as attractive as conventional rubber-tyred MHCs on the used crane market. Credit: Terex Port Solutions
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    Buying in bulk

    2016-04-14T08:48:00Z

    Used bulk handling equipment proves a tougher sell than container units, explains Alex Hughes

  • Container weighing - who will accept responsibility at individual terminals?
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    A weighty issue on the west coast

    2016-04-13T10:54:00Z

    In the US, the West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) says that all of its member terminals are incapable of providing verified gross mass (VGM) weighing services as per the new SOLAS guidelines going into effect on July 1.