Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with SPT Services Sdn Bhd, for an order of 41 units of TL2 terminal tractors. The machines will be delivered to the Solid Product Jetty (SPJ) located in Pengerang Johor, run by SPT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Johor Port Berhad. The semi-trailers will move containers within the SPJ and Rapid warehouses to support ... Read More »

Lingang Group has signed an €85.3m (US$96.5m) agreement to establish a 30 ha logistics park in the Maritime Logistic Zone of Zeebrugge, as China strengthens its presence in the Belgian hub. The objective is to cater to Chinese and international logistics players for transportation of parts and components, reefer loads and e-commerce between China and Western Europe. With COSCO Shipping ... Read More »

APM Terminals (APMT) set a North American  operations record with 27,846 teu handled on one vessel, representing a complete discharge of the vessel for import cargo – and a complete new load of export containers and empty containers. The empties loaded on the 15,500 teu, E-class, Eleonora Maersk vessel, are needed back in Asia to balance the container equipment flow. The ship normally sails in the ... Read More »

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings against NSW Ports for “anti-competitive and illegal” agreement provisions likely to hinder the Newcastle container terminal development. As part of the privatisation of Port Botany and Port Kembla, the New South Wales (NSW) government in 2013 entered into port commitment deeds for a term of 50 years. As part of ... Read More »

The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on a directive on port reception facilities for the delivery and processing of waste from ships. This was based on a proposal by the European Commission in January 2018 as part of the European strategy to reduce plastic waste. The directive sets measures, aiming to ensure that waste generated on ... Read More »

Unikai, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen and Logistik AG (HHLA), has developed a technology that prepares vehicles for pest-free transport to Australia and New Zealand as import regulations tighten. Since September 1, 2018, export goods from Germany headed for Australia, including vehicles that the multi-purpose terminal Unikai sends out, must be specially prepared – for example, either gas or heat-treated. ... Read More »

Montecon S.A has ordered its third Liebherr LHM 800, making the terminal the largest user of the giant mobile harbour crane (MHC) unit worldwide. The order was placed at the end of November 2018 and the MHC is scheduled to start operation in Montevideo, Uruguay in 2019. The crane is Liebherr’s most advanced mobile solution for the handling of larger ... Read More »

Tecon Santos, the second busiest container terminal in Brazil, has ordered 30 Ottawa T2 terminal tractors from Kalmar. The facility, which is operated by Santos Brasil, covers an area of almost 600,000 sq m featuring 12,000 sq m of warehousing space and has an annual capacity of 2m teu. The new machines form part of the terminal’s fleet expansion programme, ... Read More »

PSA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore University of Technology of Design (SUTD) to develop talent for the future Tuas mega port. The new port is expected to utilise big data, and leverage automation technologies and smart systems with the goal to raise terminal productivity and service quality. PSA, by contributing port related content to the ... Read More »

The Port of Baltimore is set to deepen a second container berth to 50 ft at the Seagirt Marine Terminal as part of a US$32.7m project funded by the state and terminal operator Ports America Chesapeake. Governor Larry Hogan announced that the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) will receive a US$6.6m US Department of Transportation grant ... Read More »