Orbcomm reefer deal

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A report from market analyst Canaccord Genuity this month has disclosed that M2M solutions supplier Orbcomm has made another important step ...

UK access criticised

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DB Schenker Rail UK (DBSRUK) is not happy with the conclusion of the investigation by the regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), into...

ZPMC on the automation trail

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With three automated terminal projects underway in China, and more in the planning stages, ZPMC is racing to meet a diverse range of require...

Setting store by electric RTGs

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Onboard energy storage could become an important asset to electric RTGs, reducing power consumption from the grid and helping to ensure resi...

Batten down the hatches

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Analysts’ reports on the liner shipping industry and the sector’s prospects for 2016 paint a stormy picture....

Going west and coming up

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Ports in West Africa face tremendous pressure from rapid ly rising trade volumes, but existing facilities are being upgraded and new ports a...

USWC ports gripped by uncertainty

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US Pacific coast ports and terminals face another year of upheaval and the prospect of further falls in container volumes....

A better way to travel

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ZPMC is developing a low height straddle carrier and a so-called “Shuttle Trolley” for a new automated terminal in Tianjin...

Terminal shifts

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The planned takeover of NOL (APL) by CMA CGM, and the merger of Cosco and China Shipping Group (CSG) into China Cosco Shipping Group, not on...

Mexican bounce

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It is more than 20 years since the North American Free Trade Agreement (Canada, Mexico and the US) came into being, and container traffic ha...

Mantsinen wins plaudits

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In November, Mantsinen Oy’s latest hydraulic mobile harbour crane, the 200 M HybriLift, won the 2015 “Crane of the Year” award at the ...

Carriers under the cosh

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Not only did average freight rates across most trades decline in 2015, but prices, particularly on the spot market, charged by carriers to m...

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