Facing the storms head-on
NewsSignificant headwinds are affecting South Africa’s economic performance and trading prospects....
Towards electric power and automation
NewsThere are major developments in the terminal tractor market in the areas of alternative fuels and automation....
Major breakbulk job in Antwerp
NewsEuroports has just completed a major stevedoring job at its Terminal 1207 on the Left Bank in Antwerp...
The Caspian, the Med and beyond
NewsThe Baku-Tbilisi-Kars rail link is finally due to open towards the end of this month....
Dancing to a Latin American beat
NewsEconomic improvement, increasing trade and growing investor confidence has generated renewed interest in supporting infrastructure, especial...
Crane relocation in Germany
NewsCranetech GmbH Duisburg, part of Teichmann group, recently won an order to refurbish and then transport a double lever slewing grab crane fr...
SAAB in the TOS market
NewsSAAB Maritime is now in the TOS market, following its acquisition of Phareos Group BVBA last year....
Mantsinen launches the 300 HybriLift
NewsMantsinen has topped its own record by launching its latest largest hydraulic crane in the world dedicated to dock work. Bigger even than it...
Western revival on schedule in Dover
NewsThe UK Port of Dover’s Western Docks Revival project, which includes a new multipurpose terminal and logistics terminal with a new cold st...
Changing times for pulp and paper
NewsNew demographics and communications technology are changing the nature of the demand for forest products....
Russia still bulking up
NewsGeneral cargo traffic is still languishing in Russia’s seaports, although liquid and dry bulk commodity exports have been increasing....
Mixed fortunes in Belgium
NewsAntwerp handled 2% less conventional breakbulk cargo in 2016 than 2015, at 9.8 Mt. This was better than the 9.1% fall in the port’s volume...
ICTSI moves forward on Honduran project
NewsICTSI, which secured a 30-year concession to expand and operate the container and general cargo terminal in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, has awa...
Steel for London Thamesport
NewsUk-based The Armitt Group has signed up for a dedicated steel handling and distribution centre at the Isle of Grain facility...
Merger in Houston
NewsPorts America and Cooper/T Smith have merged their Houston breakbulk operations and acquired the assets of Shippers Stevedoring and Chaparra...