ECT Rotterdam orders Sany STS container cranes
NewsHutchison Ports’ ECT Rotterdam (ECT) has disclosed that in January it signed an order for three very large, remote control STS cranes with...
ECT takes delivery of 10 Kalmar hybrid shuttle carriers
NewsECT Delta Terminal has received more shuttle carriers and has also reported orders for 15 tractors for MTS sets...
VDL books 77 hybrid drive AGVs for ECT Rotterdam
NewsBetween the end of this year and mid-2023, VDL Automated Vehicles will supply 77 AGVs to Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam. The order, worth ten...
Hutchison APMT-R takeover green light
NewsThe Dutch anti-cartel authority ACM has okayed the takeover of APMT-Rotterdam (APMT-R) by Hutchison Ports Netherlands, the parent company of...
ECT Delta to get one deeper berth
NewsThe ECT Delta Terminal in Rotterdam will get one 500m berth with 17.45m water depth, compared to the current 16.65m...
APM Terminals Rotterdam takeover talks confirmed
NewsAPM Terminals has confirmed that it is negotiating the sale of APM Terminals Rotterdam (APMT-R), the manual (straddle carrier) operation at ...
Intercity Barge passes 100,000 containers threshold
NewsThe barge service connects the terminals of Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam at the Maasvlakte with terminals and depots in the Waalhaven/Eemha...
Intermodal services on the up
NewsA number of new and enhanced intermodal rail services have been introduced by various European operators...
Productivity and remote control STS cranes
NewsThe number of remote control STS cranes continues to increase, but are they delivering the productivity that terminal operators require?...
ABB continues STS auto improvements
NewsABB, which has supplied the automation and control systems for more remote control cranes than anyone else, continues to introduce new func...
ECT hopes to extend its fixed windows barge pilot into a paid Premium Service
NewsHutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam, as ECT now calls itself, is extending the pilot with fixed windows for inland barges that offer a large per t...
ECT is hiring again
NewsECT in Rotterdam is seeking 100 new operational staff in view of "current and anticipated volumes." This is the first time in 10 years the H...
Rotterdam box barge congestion a Gordian knot
NewsRotterdam container barge congestion at the marine terminals is leading to reverse modal shift: from inland shipping back to road...
ECT "beats its own record"
NewsHutchison Ports' ECT Rotterdam is claiming productivity of almost 210 moves/ship hour on Evergreen's THALASSA NIKI...
Euromax – 200 moves per ship hour
NewsHutchison Ports' ECT Euromax terminal in Rotterdam says it set a new record on Evergreen's TRITON...