Pendulum swinging eastwards

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This summer’s inauguration of the Panama Canal’s new, larger locks paves the way for more shipping line strings to deploy neo-Panamax to...

APL Latin America links

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APL is expanding its presence in the west coast of South America (WCSA) liner trades, with a new service scheduled to be launched to/from As...

SSA Marine on automation trail

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SSA Marine is making progress with developing its own automation systems for container terminals. Group company Manzanillo International Ter...

Central America blues

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Despite recent volume declines, a series of container terminal developments are underway in Central America and the Caribbean....

Reefer monitoring for TecPlata

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IDENTEC SOLUTIONS has announced ICTSI subsidiary TecPlata will use the RAMS Reefer Asset Management System at its new terminal in Port La Pl...

SSA pilots automation

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SSA Marine has ordered six automated stacking cranes (ASCs) for Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT) in Panama. The cranes will be built ...

MIT in box deluge

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Manzanillo International Terminal in Panama is struggling to cope with a surge in transhipment containers as lines juggle services to cope w...

STS cranes by remote control

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APM Terminals (APMT) recently disclosed that it will operate its 25-wide, 50m lift height cranes at Maasvlakte II (MVII) without a driver on...

Time for remote control

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Remote-controlled quay cranes are technically possible, and are best suited to double trolley cranes at automated terminals....

Unmanned STS crane from ABB

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Working with Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT) in Panama, ABB Crane Systems has put what it describes as “the world’s first unmann...

Punta Colonet: tomorrow or mañana?

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Doubts remain about the viability and rationale of a megapuerto at Colonet Bay, but meanwhile progress is being made at existing Mexican por...

SSA Marine for Point Lisas

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Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation Ltd (PLIPDECO) has announced that it has contracted the consultancy services of US-based...

Five in for Panama terminal

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Five major container terminal operators have submitted preliminary bids to build and operate a US$900M container terminal at the Pacific Oce...

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