Huge reach stacker tender
NewsThe November edition of WorldCargo News (ezine version published on 24th November) contains news of what is believed to be the biggest ever ...
John Banks
NewsOur former colleague John Banks died on 31 July, aged 69, just two years after retiring from writing for WCN Publishing on WorldCargo News a...
Crane market takes a slide
NewsThe 24th WorldCargo News annual crane survey shows that forward orders for STS cranes, a key barometer for the industry, are well down this ...
APMT Moín now delayed until 2019
NewsFollowing the report in the May 2017 edition of WorldCargo News (p13) that APM Terminals had run into problems with the construction of its ...
Changes in the crane market
NewsThe market for 2018 looks lower than that of the past few years, and there are changes in market shares....
New US1.3B shipping fund
NewsIn a bid to breathe new life into its struggling shipping industry, the South Korean Government has set up a US$1.2B support fund. It will h...
VPA to buy VIG
NewsAs this edition of WorldCargo News was going to press, Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia announced that the state had reached an agreemen...
Seaway pilotage costs a concern
NewsThe fledgling container/breakbulk service operated by Spliethoff linking several ports including Cleveland and Toledo with Europe via the St...
Port Botany’s remarkable transition
NewsEarlier in the year, Patrick closed its straddle carrier terminal at Port Botany for four days and then re-opened the facility as an automat...
Per move payment?
NewsAs the container terminal automation story continues to unfold, the idea that terminal operators could purchase automation on a pay-per-move...