MCI talks power consumption
NewsMaersk Container Industry (MCI) has published the results of independent tests from engineering consultant COWI....
Enter Inamer’s Flexi-Flipper
NewsAlgeciras, Spain-based Inamer SL, an engineering company with several container terminal maintenance service contracts, is attracting intere...
Dibden Bay back on the agenda
NewsSome 12 years after Associated British Ports’ (ABP) plan to develop Dibden Bay, on the western (New Forest) side of Southampton Water, was...
SpecOps tracks into Europe
NewsUSA-based SpecOps Group is launching its Intelceptor tracking device in Europe. Marketed as “the smallest GPS tracking device in the world...
Reefer container builders take a hit
NewsImpacted by weak demand, reefer output has plummeted by 50% in 2016, while prices continue to be depressed and there is fierce competition b...
APMT targets collision avoidance
NewsAPM Terminals (APMT) continues to take a leading role in the development of collision avoidance technology in port terminals. The company re...
Conductix-Wampfler cuts the cable
NewsConductix-Wampfler says its ProfiDAT system for carrying data over a conductor rail can support crane automation without the need for fibre ...
Machinery output takes a tumble
NewsThe leading reefer machinery OEMs have been hit hard by a fall in demand this year....
LEDs on the trolley
NewsMore terminals are embracing LED lighting on the crane trolley, but it is not standard just yet....
China sparks crane patent frenzy
NewsThe container crane industry has become caught up in China’s ‘patent explosion’, where the number of patent applications in China has ...
Getting to grips with crane automation
NewsAutomation and remote control are currently the two major trends in the crane control sector, and suppliers are responding to this....
Box builders face tougher times
NewsReefer production recovered strongly in 2015, but the outlook for 2016 is less assured as demand has weakened again and the main manufacture...
Logistics companies want mass
NewsGlobal logistics service providers have a crucial role to play as their market evolves, and they must provide a wider range of top quality s...
Mobile equipment survey
NewsThe Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has released its 9th Annual Mobile Equipment Survey, but some of its conclusions are que...
SSAB steel developments
NewsA new development from SSAB Swedish Steel could be of interest to port handling equipment OEMs and users. Strenx 1100 MC ultra high-strength...