Container & Cargo Handling – Page 43
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NewsTake your umbrella
Love it or loathe it, port traffic forecasting is an essential part of forward planning explains Felicity Landon
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NewsGrab automation could be extended to other commodities
Hansaport specialises in the handling of coal and iron ore; however, Bernd Mann, chief development, design and technology officer at automation partner iSam points out that an automated system could be used for any commodity unloaded using grabs, which could, for example, also include potash and sugar.
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NewsAutomation dry run
Automation for dry bulk terminals has arrived in Germany, as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsFlaws in the jewel
Russia needs to polish its Black Sea port gem before it loses its lustre. Stevie Knight reports
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Making light work of labour pains
When Yilport purchased Gemport and Rotaport in 2012 it inherited a soon-to-expire three year labour agreement, making workforce negotiations one of the first jobs on the ‘to do’ list once the sale had been finalised.
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Going global
This year promises to be one to remember for Turkey''s Yilport, finds Carly Fields
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NewsBuilding the terminal of the future
A Moffatt & Nichol terminal design concept was one of seven shortlisted in the recent Next Generation Container Port Challenge hosted by The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Maritime Institute.
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NewsBack to the drawing board
A reversal in terminal planning priorities has complicated designs, as Iain MacIntyre discovers
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NewsMaking a connection
There''s still a place for shore side power solutions, as Anne-Marie Causer finds out
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NewsAfrica gets up to speed
A two-year project is instructing all about safe chemical handling in Africa.
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NewsChemical reactions
Handling chemicals may be lucrative, but operations need careful management. John Bensalhia reports
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NewsThe Europe versus Asia debate continues
Cargotec container equipment specialist Kalmar received orders for around 100 rubber-tyred gantry cranes in both 2012 and 2013, Raimo Ukkonen, vice president rubber-tyred gantry cranes, tells Port Strategy.
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NewsThe next step
Port equipment specialist ZPMC is looking to build on its global dominance, as Alex Hughes finds out
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National rail links set for improvement
A railway scheme that has captured the attention of the Red Sea Gateway Terminal is the Saudi Land Bridge Project.
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NewsSetting Saudi standards
The Red Sea Gateway Terminals has an eye for efficiency improvements, finds Carly Fields
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NewsLondon's water world
Richard Everitt reflects on his nine years as chief executive of the PLA with Felicity Landon
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NewsHitching an uninvited lift
Mice, rats and cockroaches usually come under a fairly intense prevention program: not only do they spread disease but if they get a foothold in a food import facility it’s difficult to get rid of them without damaging food stocks.
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NewsNuisance calls
Wildlife is coming to town, causing ports all kinds of problems. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsMonitoring challenges met with automation
The logistics of monitoring biomass storage can be challenging for ports. Pete Griffiths, managing director of UK-based Monitor & Manage, scopes the challenges by saying that with all stakeholders singing off the same ''hymn-sheet'', sentry internet services ensure focus is retained on operational excellence rather than, literally, time spent fire-fighting.
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NewsPower supply
Dave and Iain MacIntyre sift through the facts for a sustained need for biomass handling
