Container Management

TCEEGE Container Terminal Operator has joined the Portchain Connect network with the aim of increasing the quality and speed of berth alignment with customers through digital handshakes and secure data sharing.  The partnership will enable TCEEGE to receive real-time schedule...

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has been awarded a US$1m grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) Sustainability Management Plan (SMP).  The LIT will be built in Violet, Louisiana, 17 miles downriver...

The Port of Los Angeles has appointed Jeffrey Strafford as its new chief financial officer (CFO) who will oversee a wide range of the port’s financial affairs, including the port’s accounting, debt and financial analysis, and financial planning and analysis...

Hutchison Ports Thailand (HPT) has acquired a new batch of container handling cranes, including four remote-controlled electric quay cranes and eight remote-controlled electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes (eRTGs), for Terminal D at the Port of Laem Chabang.  The new cranes will...

Process automation IT solutions provider Visy Oy has acquired Autepra AUB, an IT systems integrator for container terminals and ports. Autepra AUB will operate as a subsidiary of Visy as part of VisionSense Technologies AB, which will help accelerate Visy’s...

DP World has partnered with the Gemini Cooperation to enhance cargo operations throughout Canada, set to begin in February 2025, where DP World will introduce several new container services at its Canadian ports. The company’s facilities at the ports of...

Newbuild alternative-fuelled vessel orders increased in 2024 by 38% year-on-year to 515 ships, according to data from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insights (AFI) platform, underscoring the industry’s growing commitment to decarbonisation.  The growth in alternative-fuelled vessel orders has been heavily driven...

Hyster is set to provide CMA CGM’s Malta Freeport Terminals with a battery electric empty container handler (ECH) powered entirely by 650 V lithium-ion batteries. The equipment has a capability of stacking eight high and is designed to significantly reduce...

APM Terminals Maasvlakte II (APMT MVII), together with Embotech and Terberg, has signed a cooperation contract for the supply and entire implementation of 30 electric automated terminal trucks (ATTs).  The new fleet of ATTs is expected to enter service in...

The Port Authority of Bilbao has expanded its collaboration with AllRead as it has deployed its machine vision technology to automate most of the port’s road and rail accesses. This has allowed the port to achieve more efficient access control...