Designing double 40/45ft handling solutions
NewsThere is growing interest in twin 40/45ft container handling, but terminal operators want a solution that does not compromise single lift pe...
Hong Kong losing out to lower cost competition
NewsSAR Hong Kong’s throughput in the six months of this year rose 6.6% to 11.4M TEU, of which the nine container terminals handled 7.41M TEU,...
Good year for Hutchison
NewsHutchison Port Holdings (HPH), the world’s largest container port operator, remained the largest profit contributor to parent Hutchison Wh...
China Merchants to add berths
NewsChina Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) plans to spend US$370M this year to build one more berth at Shekou Container Terminals (SCT) i...
Spreader R&D work in full swing
NewsWith orders at an all-time high and growing interest in twin 40 handling, electric spreaders and noise reduction, spreader manufacturers are...
Cranes price surge – demand pull and supply push
NewsCrane prices have risen sharply in the last three years and high demand is as much of a factor as rising steel prices and higher component p...
Overcapacity fears in south China
NewsContainer terminal operators in south China are bracing themselves for a massive increase in handling capacity over the next five years that...
What’s next for HPH/PSA?
NewsHutchison Port Holdings of Hong Kong (HPH), the world’s largest container port operator, and Singapore’s PSA International, the second l...
MTL to take majority stake in Dachan second phase…
NewsModern Terminals (MTL) of Hong Kong will take a 65 per cent stake in the four-berth Phase 2 of Dachan Bay container terminal in Shenzhen, ma...
BV to inspect 111 cranes
NewsBureau Veritas (BV) has won two of the largest ever conformity assessment contracts in the container crane industry, both projects involving...
Shenzhen on course to handle 15 mill TEU
NewsFirst half figures indicate that throughput at the southern Chinese port of Shenzhen, the world’s fourth-largest, will top 15 mill TEU thi...
OK for YICT expansion
NewsChina has approved plans to build six more berths at Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT), the largest and busiest container ter...
…eyes China growth
NewsAPMT is looking to expand its presence in China, according to Richard Nicholson, vice-president of the company’s terminal business in Chin...
No listing for HPH
NewsHutchison Whampoa, Hong Kong’s largest conglomerate, has no plans to hive off its highly profitable ports division into a separate listing...
Hong Kong keeps top port crown
NewsAccording to figures released by the Port Development Council (PDC), Hong Kong remained the world’s largest container port last year with ...