Latest Equipment Analysis For Container handling technology
Fantuzzi's designs for a 'harbour revolution' Analysis
Ports and terminals have seen massive growth in cargo volumes in recent years, with increasing amounts of cargo being containerised. As the size of containerships has grown concurrently with the increasing container volumes, terminals have faced ever increasing pressure to load and discharge boxes faster and more efficiently.Read More | 23 Jan 2009
Pekka Lundmark, CEO of Konecranes Analysis
The buoyant economy of the last few years has meant boom times for ports and the manufacturers of equipment that supply them.Read More | 03 Nov 2008
Hubs given options to increase pulling power Analysis
Manufacturers have responded to terminal demands by offering a number of choices, writes Andrew PowellRead More | 01 Sep 2008
Trailer leaders draw up innovative designs Analysis
Like terminal tractors, terminal trailers are simple but essential pieces of cargo handling equipment that have evolved and are now more highly engineered than ever before.Read More | 01 Sep 2008
Mobiles help to spread the good news Analysis
In the world of spreaders, all the headline-grabbing stuff is about ship-to-shore cranes and, to a lesser extent, RTGs and RMGs.Read More | 01 Aug 2008
Taking the green road Analysis
The specification and design of spreaders does not immediately come to mind as playing a role in the environmental control performance of a terminal. But spreader manufacturers beg to differ and have been doing a great deal of work to improve the performance of their products in a number of areas.Read More | 01 Aug 2008
Spreaders for yard cranes (2008 orders and beyond) Analysis
Ever year Cargo Systems publishes surveys of ship-to-shore and RTG/RMG Yard cranes delivered.Read More | 01 Aug 2008
Simulations address issue of productivity Analysis
With many options for horizontal transport in container terminals, arriving at the right choice depends on knowing all the vaiables, writes Neil MaddenRead More | 01 May 2008
Strads take over at virginian hub Analysis
Just over a year ago Norfolk International Terminals (NIT), the largest of the Virginia Port Authority's (VPA) three terminals, retired the last of its RTGs to convert to an all-straddle carrier operation.Read More | 01 May 2008
Smart tools stop RTGs straying Analysis
An increasing range of smart technologies promises to enhance the safety and efficiency of RTG operations, writes Benedict YoungRead More | 01 Mar 2008
Automation set to boost straddle sales Analysis
The requirements of modern terminals has seen a boom for straddle carriers, which could grow further with the advent of automated facilities, Benedict Young Increasing the number of ship-to-shore container moves is the ongoing ambition of most terminal operators, and the ability of landside vehicles to efficiently service the quay cranes is a crucial piece of the productivity puzzle. While conventional tractor-trailer combinations are a viable option for terminal operators in parts of the world that have lower labour costs, there is increasing evidence that this type of system cannot efficiently cater for the needs of terminals operating super post-panamax cranes equipped with tandem lift spreaders.Read More | 01 Feb 2008
To mix or not to mix? Analysis
The requirements of modern terminals has seen a boom for straddle carriers, which could grow further with the advent of automated facilities, Benedict Young Increasing the number of ship-to-shore container moves is the ongoing ambition of most terminal operators, and the ability of landside vehicles to efficiently service the quay cranes is a crucial piece of the productivity puzzle. While conventional tractor-trailer combinations are a viable option for terminal operators in parts of the world that have lower labour costs, there is increasing evidence that this type of system cannot efficiently cater for the needs of terminals operating super post-panamax cranes equipped with tandem lift spreaders.Read More | 01 Feb 2008
Covering all the angles Analysis
Benedict Young in Virgina, witnesses the first automated yard cranes in the US The recent opening of APM Terminals' new 1m teu container terminal at a greenfield site at Portsmouth, Virginia, marked the debut of the first automated yard cranes in a US port. It also marked the culmination of a combined effort by APM, Konecranes, Navis and TMEIC GE, among others, to build what is undoubtedly the most state-of-the-art container facility in the country.Read More | 01 Nov 2007
Manufacturers raise safety Analysis
The risks associated with container handling are being reduced by new products, writes Brian RobinsonRead More | 01 Nov 2007
Reaching iconic status Analysis
Following a series of test drives around northern terminals in Europe, the new icon series of ro-ro and terminal tractors launched by Kalmar last month has found initial customers.Read More | 01 Oct 2007
The Vistas of the future Analysis
A record year for sales has come at the right time for Hyster as it has expanded its operations and product range, writes Benedict YoungRead More | 01 Oct 2007
Putting AGVs to the test Analysis
A recent simulation into the use of cassettes with AGVs provided evidence that they could improve crane utilisation rates, writes Dr Lawrence HeneseyRead More | 01 Sep 2007
A solution to the Emma challenge Analysis
The arrival of the next generation of mega container vessels has definitely set another challenge to the marine container terminal operator.Read More | 01 Jul 2007
