CIYB 2010 published
News“It was the worst year on record and the only one since the first containership sailed in 1956 that global container traffic actually fell...
UIC and UNIFE publish first technical recommendation
NewsThe first technical recommendation (TecRec) deals with measurement and calculation of energy consumption in railway vehicles...
Floating crane collapse
NewsThe incident occured on 7th March at Southampton Cruise Terminal. No-one was serioulsy hurt...
Kuehne + Nagel Group posts "solid results"
NewsDespite the global economic crisis, the Kuehne + Nagel Group, the world's leading NVOCC, delivered "solid results in 2009 and gained market ...
New options in virtual training
NewsCrane simulator prices have fallen, but for some terminal operators renting or outsourcing training remains a more cost-effective option....
The underground container storage system*
NewsSome “deep thinking” about increasing stacking density is presented for consideration....
Losses grow at Gwadar
NewsThe failure of Pakistan’s Navy to hand over land to Gwadar port operator PSA International to build warehousing facilities is turning the ...
Asciano comes back from the dead
NewsAsciano Group has turned around its A$93M loss to 30 June 2009 to report a A$79M profit for the six months ended 31 December....
Box volumes surge in China
NewsThroughput at China’s container ports saw a strong rebound in the first two months of this year, as exports jumped 45.7% year-on-year in F...
Cooper adds NearGuard safety alert
NewsCooper Specialised Handling (Cooper SH), which represents Konecranes port equipment in the UK and Ireland, is now offering NearGuard, an RFI...
Add value through portcentric logistics
NewsThere is growing interest in being more than just a through gate for unitised cargo....
China strives for modern logistics system
NewsChina is making impressive progress in modernising its logistics industry. A new report* provides a detailed analysis of the main sectors an...
Actiw shows its bottle
NewsCoca-Cola’s Norwegian bottling plant (Coca-Cola Drikker ) is to invest in a modern warehouse system from Finland’s Actiw Oy, part of PMK...
Breaking new ground in Antwerp
NewsDP World Breakbulk is going ahead with a development plan worth €50M....
First for GPA’s Rescue One
NewsThe Georgia Ports Authority (GPA)’s “Rescue One” emergency container was subjected to its first real test last month when called upon ...
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