Duisburg Gateway Terminal launched

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The Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT) has officially opened following the completion of its first construction phase....

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....

SeaCube opts for OptimaLINE

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SeaCube Containers has placed an order for 3,000 Carrier Transicold OptimaLINE refrigerated containers....

Bangladesh is picking up the pace

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Bangladesh is one of the more difficult markets in SE Asia for port development, but there are signs the government is now moving at a faste...

Fire breaks out at VCTPL

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A fire at Visakhapatnam Container Terminal originated from a container with lithium batteries and was quickly controlled with no injuries or...

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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...

Windfall for West Coast ports

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Top US West Coast ports have received over US$ 170 million from the Harbor Maintenance Tax Fund, despite historically minimal federal invest...

City life in Rotterdam

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While Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte terminals traditionally attract most of the limelight, the ‘City’ port complex near the town centre is no...

Winding back globalisation

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The container crane market is shifting due to strategic national concerns, with Korea boosting domestic manufacturing and the US imposing ta...

Getting to grips with methanol bunkering

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As methanol becomes an increasingly popular option for achieving carbon reduction in ocean shipping more ports are turning their minds to pr...

China’s ports smarten up

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China is home to the largest number of smart ports and automated container terminals. With many more under development neither situation is ...

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