Mobile cranes fit the cargo bill
In-depthMobile harbour cranes retain their universal popularity and suppliers are responding to market demand for cleaner machines....
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Enjoying second lives
In-depthModena (Italy)-based port equipment broker Port Supplies Srl has recently transferred four mobile harbour cranes (MHCs) to and within the Me...
ARTCO replaces 4-rope drives
In-depthOver the years, Gottwald has been very successful in supplying pontoon-mounted cranes for bulk cargo lightering and mid-stream barge-to-ship...
Sustainability to drive the evolution of port tyres, but bring new challenges
In-depthCircular economy initiatives to reduce input of virgin raw materials and new formulations to lengthen tread life are both on the agenda....
Drivepoint for DP World
In-depthDP World Southampton has extended its partnership with Goodyear to retrofit the tyre maker’s latest tyre pressure measurement system acros...
The BASIS of seismic protection for STS crane structures
In-depthPorts in earthquake zones need to consider whether their cranes should have better protection than most have today....
New STS cranes arrive at VICT Melbourne
In-depthVictoria International Container Terminal (VICT) in Melbourne, an International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) concession, is addin...
34 for Savannah
In-depthIn late August, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported the arrival of four new STS cranes for use in the Port of Savannah. Once assembled an...
Building towards zero emissions
In-depthThe terminal tractor sector remains hard to electrify, but batteries – and perhaps in future hydrogen-electric and hydrogen combustion –...
AI enables ‘ground truth’ in real time
In-depthAtai is an applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) company based in Hyderabad, India, with offices in the Netherlands, Germany and the US. It h...
Fuels of choice for greener shipping
In-depthMost shipowners/operators have firm plans in place to decarbonise their activities, but they face choices and challenges when it comes to wh...
Novel electromechanical activation
In-depthAn old technology has been totally reimagined for the 21st century, and could soon be retrofitted to a fleet of AGVs at a large European con...
Can artificial intelligence deliver more efficient box terminal automation?
In-depthThere are some promising results as software suppliers and terminal operators look to leverage artificial intelligence to improve terminal p...
ZPMC moves on with RTG automation
In-depthIn a presentation at TOC Europe 2023 in June, Jia Hua Wen, project director at ZPMC, said the company had delivered over 300 automated RTGs ...
TTM pilot
In-depthTerminal Tractors Malaysia Sdn Bhd (TTM), a joint venture company between Terberg Benschop and Sime Darby, has announced the completion of a...