VTA wants faster P&OP

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The Victorian Transport Association (VTA), transport operators and P&O Ports are taking a joint approach to what operators claim are unaccep...

Brazilian port problems mount

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Two port authorities in Brazil are threatening to “turn the clock back” as they bid to change the details of private container terminal ...

ACP inks port pacts

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The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced that it is partnering with several US East and Gulf Coast ports in an effort to boost trade. ...

Drive for clean air

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Southern California ports are keeping as far out in front of new state environmental regulations as they can with the aid of fuel and equipm...

Kalmar gets Smart again

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Kalmar has launched what it describes as a “new generation” of the Smartpath container position verification system originally developed...

Tex’s top buy…

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AIn line with the container leasing industry overall, which looks set to make its largest ever investment in new equipment in 2003 (possibly...

Unsung heroes gear up

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An unsung hero in crane drives, particularly for hoist applications, is the gearbox....

…where is piggy?

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In a PR exercise, Lafarge is holding three “open days” at its Westbury cement works this month, so local residents can check out alterna...

Embedded rail

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Bemorail BV in Holland has recently introduced an embeddded rail system for high-web crane rails used for ship-to-shore gantry crane long tr...

Rail first for Poland

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A further milestone in strengthening East-West transport links was established recently when Poland allowed the first privately owned train ...

Mobile Kolkata?

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India’s Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is expected to float a global tender shortly to acquire a harbour mobile crane to handle containers at t...

ABG looks outward

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ABG Heavy Industries, which specialises in leasing cargo handling and other equipment to Indian ports, as well as developing port infrastruc...

Containers back to Manchester?

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Following Clydeport’s proposed container terminal development at its Hunterston site on the west coast of Scotland, it is now eyeing the M...

All-electric Ram

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Ram Spreaders has launched the all-electric Ram 3010, 20-40ft yard crane spreader with an SWL of 40 tonnes....

Indian rail accord

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P&O Ports and governmentowned rail operator Container Corporation of India (Concor) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at...

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