Cargotec prepares for the future with ‘Port 2060’
NewsMore than 50 years after the start of containerisation, Cargotec has envisaged the way the port of the future might look against a possible ...
US rail intermodal volumes up again
NewsTotal intermodal rail shipments increased 9.6% in 1Q/2011, according to the Intermodal Association of North America...
APM Terminals sees opportunities in 2010
NewsThe “new normal” creates opportunities if you know where to look, says a senior executive...
Chinese ports respond to overcapacity problem
NewsChina Merchants Holdings (International) Limited (CMHI) Chairman and CEO Dr Fu Yuning has forecast that Chinese ports are looking at a scena...
Yangtze port survey results
NewsThe Yangtze River Administration (YRA), under the auspices of the Chinese Ministry of Transport, has completed a survey which identifies all...
Long Beach on the up again
NewsAfter closing 2009 with the first increases in monthly container cargo numbers in two years, the Port of Long Beach has reported a continued...
US retail container volume could see increases in 2010
NewsImport cargo volume at the US's major retail container ports could see its first year-over-year increases in more than two years beginning i...
COA calls for single inspection standard
NewsThe Container Owners Association (COA) has released the results of a study, which shows that significant repair cost savings are available a...
Road transport under the cosh
NewsBased on a survey conducted amongst its members in 74 countries, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) told the United Nations Econom...
IICL releases fleet survey
NewsThe Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) has released its 2009 Annual Leased Container Fleet Survey, which shows that the wor...
Crane rail surveys keep the wheels turning*
NewsCrane “downtimes” due to rail track repairs are expensive, to say nothing of the actual repair costs themselves. “RailControl” is an...
PEMA reports on mobile plant numbers
NewsThe Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA), the not-for-profit organisation open to all manufacturers and suppliers of port and ter...
2008 IICL fleet survey released
NewsThe Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) has released its 20th Annual Leased Container Fleet Survey, which shows that survey ...