Container Management

The Port Elizabeth Container Terminal has acquired a new ship-to-shore (STS) crane valued at R240m (US$12.6m) to increase its agricultural and automotive container throughout and its capacity to handle larger vessels efficiently. Replacing another crane that has reached its end-of-lifecycle...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved measures including a new fuel standard for ships and a global pricing mechanism for emissions at the Marine Environment Protection Committee’s 83rd session (MEPC 83) as part of its efforts to establish a...

Hamburg Port Authority’s (HPA) newest shore-side power station at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) Container Terminal Alternwerder (CTA) has successfully passed its first practical test. The MSC Athens has become the first container ship to have been charged with...

Marine NGO Seas At Risk has criticised the International Maritime Organization (IMO) over the “failure” of IMO member states to uphold the minimum target as part of its greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy set two years ago as the IMO concluded...

Mitsubishi Logisnext, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has delivered a new advanced-function container terminal gate system to be installed at the Port of Osaka’s Yumeshima Container Terminal.  The gate system used 5G handheld terminals that can be...

Iquique Terminal Internacional (ITI) has acquired a new Konecranes Gottwald ESP.10 mobile harbour crane (MHC), the largest to operate in Chile, to be able to move containers on super post-Panamax vessels. The new crane will enable ITI to efficiently operate...

Porto Itapoá has joined the Portchain Connect network to enhance the quality and speed of berth alignment with customers through digital handshakes and secure data sharing.  The terminal is preparing for a major expansion, widening and deepening its access channel...

Mobile robotics innovator HHLA Sky has merged with drone manufacturer Third Element Aviation, helping to establish a dominant European provider specialising in the automation of drone and mobile robot fleets on an industrial scale. The merger integrates the award-winning mobile...

DP World has launched construction of the Duke Point Terminal expansion at the Port of Nanaimo aimed at significantly enhancing Vancouver Island’s connectivity and trade resilience with global markets.  The project will significantly increase operational efficiency and handling capabilities, nearly...

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India’s largest integrated transport utility, has commenced operations at the Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT) at the Port of Colombo.  CWIT is operated by a consortium comprising of APSEZ, leading Sri Lankan conglomerate...