LA crush causes carrier crisis

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What has become endemic congestion at Los Angeles has proven intolerable for members of the Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA) operating between...

Jade on track

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JadeWeserPort Development Company (JWP), the company charged with developing Germany’s new deep sea port at Wilhelmshaven, says that it ex...

New SCH skills centre

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Skills South Training and Resources (STR) has been launched by Southampton Cargo Handling plc (SCH) to provide specialist training including...

CA gaining ground

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In addition to the in-house controlled atmosphere (CA) systems offered by the likes of Carrier, there are at least two independent producers...

New ship for Norilsk

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Russia’s Norilsk Nickel has ordered a 14,500 dwt river/sea container ship designed specifically for Arctic operations from Kvaerner Masa-Y...

CMHI to expand Mawan terminal

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Hong Kong-listed China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) plans to invest much of the US$500 mill it is raising from asset sales in its...

ZPMC wins Suape deal

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ZPMC has won a contract to supply two post-Panamax ship-toshore cranes and two RTGs to the ICTSI-owned Tecon Suape SA (TSSA) container termi...

Mobile forces stay in front line

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The past 2-3 years have seen record output of harbour mobile cranes from Gottwald Port Technology and Liebherr-Werk Nenzing, while Reggiane ...

Felixstowe crane delivered

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The Port of Felixstowe has taken delivery of another 62m outreach (22-wide) 60 tonne SWL (for twinlift)/85 tonne (hook) crane from ZPMC, whi...

Time for innovation in tank components

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The number of challenges facing tank equipment suppliers has continued to grow in recent years. The list now includes the push for component...

Russian rail chase

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Severstaltrans, part of Russia’s largest metals producer Severstal Group and already the country’s largest private rail operator, is loo...

Box liners still bagging bulk business

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The global production of one-trip dry bulk liner bags, suited for the containment/ carriage of free flowing chemical and agricultural produc...

Geelong eyes DUKCs

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Although the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) has rejected a Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) system in favour of concentrating on ch...

Shenzhen to top Kwai Chung?

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Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung containerport set an all-time monthly record in August by handling 1.28 mill TEU, but the Shenzhen terminals in sou...

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