Cooper books Bristol
NewsCooper Specialised Handling, the former UK and Ireland distributor of SMV/Konecranes lift trucks, has completed a contract worth £1.5M to s...
Reach out for more business
NewsIn what must be one of the biggest single reach stacker procurements so far this year, Cargotec has just reported an order from Europe Conta...
Business as usual for big lift trucks
NewsDemand for heavy FLTs and container handlers improved last year, but the momentum slowed in some markets in the second half and the outllok ...
BLG continues to boost auto presence
NewsBLG Logistics Group has signed an agreement for a joint venture with the Chinese CINKO SCM Group in Beijing. Under the name of the new compa...
Bristol box terminal work starts
NewsThe Bristol Port Company (BPC) has announced the start of marine site investigation works for its planned £600M deepsea container terminal ...
Bristol project moving ahead
NewsThe UK’s Bristol Port Company (BPC) has appointed a specialised maritime engineering joint venture to carry out detailed site investigatio...
Grabbing hold of bulk market
NewsGrab manufacturers have been experiencing slow market conditions as operators have chosen to defer investment. But now there are welcome sig...
APMT in Bristol talks
NewsAPM Terminals (APMT) is reported to be in discussions with the Bristol Port Company (BPC) concerning the development of a new container term...
Grappling with a choice of grab unloaders
NewsAll grab-type ship unloading systems have differing strengths and weaknesses....
Unloaders grab more attention
NewsRising commodity prices and volumes traded are leading to port congestion and increased demurrage at a time of rapidly increasing freight ra...
Liverpool eyes Asia trade
NewsThe Port of Liverpool, part of Peel Ports, has thrown down the gauntlet to the British main ports of Southampton and Felixstowe - and to its...
Hydraulic mobile cranes get a firm grip
NewsHydraulic mobile cranes based on excavator platforms are commonly associated with metal scrap handling, but they have become an important to...
UK ports policy: broke but how to fix it?
NewsOfficially, the UK’s container ports policy is “marketled.” But in reality there seems to be a policy void that lacks direction and po...
How to grab the opportunities
NewsThe market for rail-mounted gantry grab unloaders moves somewhat slowly. Equipment is built to last for years and the fact that ship sizes h...