Brazilian government pushes ahead with ports privatisation In-depth1 Feb 2024 At least 19 auctions are planned this year and as many as 35 over the next three years, according to Brazil’s Ministry of Ports and Airpor...
RION expands for Taylor In-depth1 Dec 2023 RION Equipment, one of Taylor Machine Works’ authorised dealers in 12 US states, expanded its facilities in Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois...
“Let a hundred flowers bloom” In-depth1 Dec 2023 Technologies competing as alternatives to fossil fuels for cargo handling equipment are still at an early stage of development and consensus...
Sodium-ion batteries In-depth1 Dec 2023 Sodium-ion-based batteries are widely considered to be the next step for EVs. Lithium is becoming scarce and, according to the World Economi...
Sater has recently supplied two Kalmar DCG140-6 FLTs to Magazzini Generali Silos Frigoriferi SpA In-depth1 Dec 2023 Cargo handling equipment specialist Sater, based in Pomigliano d’Arco (Naples), has recently supplied two Kalmar DCG140-6 FLTs, fitted wit...
‘The Death of Globalization’ In-depth1 Dec 2023 Once thought to be unstoppable, is the concept of globalisation now living on borrowed time?...
Tin can innovator moves on In-depth1 Dec 2023 Reginald Lee, a founding member of the International Tank Container Organisation and its president for more than 13 years, is retiring at th...
ITCO’s new president In-depth1 Dec 2023 On 1 January, Paul Gooch, director of the Switzerland-based Logical Group GmbH, will take over as president of ITCO on a two-year term. He h...
Middle East GTOs expand their horizons In-depth1 Dec 2023 Middle East-headquartered terminal operating companies are becoming increasingly important on the world stage as they successfully bid for, ...
Big deals for big trucks abound In-depth1 Dec 2023 Indian company scores a major success, while a robust leasing and rental market is helping the wheels go round....
H2 fuel cell reach stacker In-depth1 Dec 2023 The Hyster hydrogen reach stacker, which is fitted with Nuvera (HysterYale Group) fuel cells, finally arrived at the MSC Valencia terminal i...
Shifting sands in the yard crane market In-depth1 Nov 2023 The production of yard cranes in 2023 was in line with previous years, but the orderbook was much stronger than usual. As expected, ZPMC’s...
Konecranes’ retrofit In-depth1 Nov 2023 The huge number of Konecranes RTGs operating in terminals on the US East and Gulf coasts, combined with available grant funding, is opening ...
Faller launches new high bay container storage system In-depth1 Nov 2023 Alexander Faller has revised his original concept for a high-bay container warehouse, thus allowing containers to be loaded, sorted and retr...
Mobile cranes fit the cargo bill In-depth1 Nov 2023 Mobile harbour cranes retain their universal popularity and suppliers are responding to market demand for cleaner machines....