Another east coast strike threat

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Longshoremen at the Port of Montreal in Canada have voted for a strike notice as their union heads into mediation to try and reach a deal on...

IMO publishes MSC 108 report

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The Maritime Safety Committee held its 108th session in London, addressing maritime safety and security for passenger and cargo ships....

Reefer record for Itapoá

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Brazilian port set a new record for reefer container cargo in April 2024, loading 12,460 TEU, surpassing the previous record of 10,839 TEU s...

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Re-thinking the flippers

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Stinis Spreaders is delivering an increasing number of telescoping spreaders for STS cranes with a six flat flippers per spreader, as oppose...

Rethinking AGV charging

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Siemens has developed a charging station for battery AGVs at automated terminals...

Lowering the GWP

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Regulations are emerging in the US, and potentially in Europe, that will change the refrigerant landscape for the reefer container sector....

Reefer trade recovery in motion

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Despite ongoing and severe geopolitical and environmental challenges, the seaborne trade in perishable products has staged a strong recovery...

Polymer bearings for cranes

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Energy chain specialist igus presented a new range of lubrication-free and corrosion-resistant polymer bearings for container cranes....

Simplifying global procurement

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The Trent Group is offering the industry something new with its TrentGO global eMarketplace for container crane and cargo equipment spare pa...

CPKC crosses the border

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Canadian Pacific Kansas City is testing US-bound import containers from Mexico's Lazaro Cardenas to Houston....

CHE on the road to zero emissions

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The big cargo handling equipment manufacturers are pushing ahead with fully electric mobile machines, but demand is still in its early stage...

Tackling the tyre disposal problem

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Ports and terminals have made significant progress in prioritising sustainability within their operations. Tyres, however, remain a huge cha...

Benelux ports in transition mode

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It is vitally important that ports in Belgium and the Netherlands successfully exploit and invest in opportunities arising from the use of g...

Correct crane stiffness prediction

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Ensuring crane integrity and stiffness is vital for safe operation, requiring precise FEA to avoid inaccuracies in stiffness predictions and...

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