TT Club and McKinsey postulate reduced need for container yards
NewsIn a new report, entitled Brave new world: container transport in 2043?, TT Club and McKinsey say it is possible to envisage a scenario wher...
Portuguese port shake-up
NewsThe government wants a new framework for future port concessions, in order to attract new investment, while safeguarding the position of the...
The world’s biggest reach stackers
NewsLast month, Germany’s CES offi cially handed over its fi rst two VRS-K reach stackers to CS Wind UK in Campbeltown, Scotland....
MCI talks power consumption
NewsMaersk Container Industry (MCI) has published the results of independent tests from engineering consultant COWI....
Drones for inspection
NewsDutch company Robotica in Maintenance Strategies BV (RIMS) has launched an inspection service for enclosed spaces in the maritime and offsho...
Montevideo five-year plan fuels row
NewsThrough an external consultant, Uruguay’s National Ports Administration (ANP) is due to complete a five-year plan for the port of Montevid...
Cameras for cranes
NewsHong Kong camera manufacturer Falcon Technologies has employed Twan Pelders as a consultant to market a range of rugged analogue and digital...
Cranes on the water
NewsFully erect crane transport is well established, but it is not without its is sues, with tremendous forces exerted in the upper part of cran...
Linksworx targets visibility
NewsLinksworx is a software development consultancy based in Australia offering “affordable” tailor made solutions for container terminal op...
Nicaragua canal start date set
NewsNicaraguan officials and the Hong Kong Nicaragua Development Group (HKND) have announced work on the Nicaragua cross-Isthmus canal will begi...