Making the right connections

Marine Terminals Corporation (MTC), part of Ports America Inc, has applied for a patent on an automated marine container terminal system designed by Thomas Ward and Kai Stuart Martin (application US2010021272).

TrucFlo, a joint venture set up earlier this year by MetriTech and CONMAR to develop a system to help meet the new US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) chassis inspection (roadability) requirements, has added to its team with the appointment of Steve Longbotham as EDI technical leader .

Containerisation is developing in smaller Mexican ports and intermodal distribution has received a new boost.

Under pressure to “go green,” more RTG operators are considering mains power.

MTC Holdings, now part of AIG Highstar Capital and the parent company of US-based Marine Terminals Corp (MTC), has completed the acquisition of an inland, multimodal terminal facility and services company in Mexico.

Marine Terminals Corp (MTC) is making a push to take its operating expertise outside of the US and become a global stevedore. In 2005 the group formed MTC International and MTC De Mexico to pursue overseas opportunities, but as a familyowned business it lacked the capital backing for many projects.