US shippers retreat from Canada

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Canadian National CEO says US shippers are rerouting cargo away from Canadian ports due to the threat of industrial action by the Teamsters....

Fatality at Cairnryan

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A Stena Line ferry port employee died on Tuesday after falling into the water at Cairnryan, Scotland....

MSC gets approval for Port of Limburg

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MSC will acquire a significant share in the Port of Limburg, after receiving approval from the European Competition Authority....

Fire on Maersk Frankfurt nearly out

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The fire on the Maersk Frankfurt container ship off the coast of India, which had been burning for five days and resulted in the death of on...

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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 ...

Reefer trades bounce back

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A recovery in reefer container volumes in Q1 is expected to continue throughout the rest of 2024, with Southeast Asia and India being target...

Getting ready for AI

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Tideworks is developing a “strategic framework for establishing AI in terminal operations” that aims to put terminals in a position to t...

Making the case for AutoStrads

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The successful conversion of one of the largest container terminals in the US to an AutoStrad operation will be an eye-opener for other US t...

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