New shuttle straddle

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Belotti Handling SpA is working on the prototype of a low-height (1 over 0) "Shuttle" straddle carrier which, as with the concept already be...

Problems mounting for Jindo

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Beleaguered box builder Jindo Corporation has been forced to apply for court receivership in order to protect its assets and capital from th...

HPH acquires IIHC

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Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) is set to add another eight container terminals to its portfolio after sigining an agreement with Philippines-...

On the bridge

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In an interesting new project, Stemman Technik has provided the conductor rail for the long travel of the prototype bridge crane in Antwerp,...

Bulk liners still bagging business

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Polyethylene container liners are growing in popularity as more and more shippers use them to transport a growing range of free-flowing dry ...

Only safe on paper?

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The past two years or so have seen the gradual implementation of additional safety measures for bulk carriers....

A niche player with global ambitions

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Despite difficult trading conditions in its first year of operation, tank container/flexitank operator LOGIS has made significant progress i...

The brakes from Brazil

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A range of thruster disc brakes as well as Eldro thrusters and shoe brakes is available from EMH Electromecanica e Hidraulica Ltda, based in...

Towards insurance stability?

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Following a few years when rates were close to "feast" proportions for marine underwriters and insurance providers, they have fallen more re...

Embarking on new control system

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A new container management system has recently been installed in the Port of Oakland's Ben E Nutter container terminal, a 65-acre facility o...

May the brake force be with you

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Two industrial brakes specialists have changed hands recently and the new set-ups could herald a still more competitive environment....

Adding that special Touch

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Touchscreen technology may help make automation more acceptable to crane drivers...

Salvaging the Salvage Association

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An international maritime organisation, whose name has been synonymous with casualty surveying and ship safety for nearly 145 years, has cha...

Getting to grips on the rails

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Two rounds of railway mergers, sales of track to smaller operators and rail line abandonments have forced US west coast ports to re-evaluate...

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