More new tyres for the port sector
NewsSmaller tyre companies are seeking to expand their niche presence in the port handling tyre sector....
MHC choices opening up
NewsThe market for MHCs is becoming more competitive, thanks to new technical solutions and new entrants....
Africa rising on a wave of burgeoning trade
NewsThe container trades between countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the world have staged a strong recovery this year....
India’s box ports coming of age
NewsHealthy growth in container traffi c over the last six months and announcements from the government and private sector players have created ...
The key to terminal automation
NewsWith the next wave of terminal automation projects expected to be dominated by brownfi eld developments, Kalmar is taking a more fl exible a...
Dancing to a Latin American beat
NewsEconomic improvement, increasing trade and growing investor confidence has generated renewed interest in supporting infrastructure, especial...
Time to replace STS crane spreaders?
NewsBased on market data, Bromma believes that terminal operators may be hanging on to their spreaders for too long, whoever built them....
Building a ‘system of systems’
NewsPort of Los Angeles is spending US$13.1M to develop a port information portal, but are there easier and cheaper ways to improve visibility i...
Views differ on artificial intelligence
NewsAI has been touted as the way to reduce the number of exceptions in container handling processes at automated terminals, but will it really ...
Global terminal operators post mixed bag of first-half results
NewsFirst-half operating performances posted by global terminal operators (GTOs) in the container handling sector were mixed. On the positive fr...
Automation – the view from Kalmar
NewsSpeaking in the WorldCargo News leaders’ debate and in a separate interview at TOC Europe last month, Kalmar president Antti Kaunonen said...
Automation ‘not delivering’
NewsThere is a strong difference of opinion between some terminal operators and equipment suppliers over the way the industry is proceeding with...
Canada ports could fetch C$5.2B
NewsA new report from Canada’s C.D. Howe Institute recommends that the federal government “harvest some of the value of its equity stake” ...
Local heavyweights home in near home
NewsThe Middle East is home to several ambitiously minded international terminal operating companies (ITOs), including DP World, Abu Dhabi Ports...
Brunsbüttel into Sweden
NewsWith immediate effect, Lower Elbe ports operator Brunsbüttel Ports GmbH, part of the Schramm Group, has taken a majority 50.9% stake in Sw...