A dredging project at South Africa’s biggest container port remains on hold due to “potential procurement irregularities”. The project was put on hold last November after an organisation called “Forensics for Justice” alleged procurement irregularities against the project. In February 2019, the contractor CMI Emtateni JV terminated the contract and Transnet accepted this termination. CMI Emtateni JV is made up largely of four ... Read More »

A logistics company called the Cabooter Group has agreed to buy Kalmar’s first ever fully-electric reachstacker. Cabooter, which already uses Kalmar Eco Reachstackers, will put the fully-electric reachstacker into use by 2021. The reachstacker will be powered by lithium-ion battery technology and is scheduled to be trialled at Cabooter’s logistics hub in Venlo in the Netherlands. This reachstacker is another ... Read More »

APM Terminals (APMT) Barcelona has bought 29 straddle carriers from Konecranes Noell. The machines have a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes up to three heights and feature a twin lifting system. They are equipped with a PLC system that includes a Creon-S safety controller and a next generation engine that will allow the terminal to save on fuel and reduce its carbon ... Read More »

Six new Kalmar straddle carriers have been delivered to the London Container Terminal (LCT), according to the terminal’s operator Forth Ports. Three are part of LCT’s equipment replacement programme, with the other 3 going into service to meet the increase in container business at the terminal. The current fleet at the terminal is now 36 straddles. London Container Terminal handles ... Read More »

Throughput at the French ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris increased by 4% in the first five months of 2019, according to new figures released by the operator HAROPA. The rise was because of increasing traffic at Le Havre in both the gateway and transhipment areas, HAROPA said. The vast majority of HAROPA’s throughput is handled at the coastal ... Read More »

The Panama Canal has published a proposal to modify its current tolls structure for the dry bulk, passenger, container ship and vehicle carrier and roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) segments, as well as for tankers, chemical tankers, LPG and LNG vessels, the local tourism segment and small vessels. For the container ship segment—the main user of Neopanamax Locks—the proposed toll modifications are meant ... Read More »

DP World has begun construction on a new 231,000 sq ft warehouse at its London Gateway Logistics park, which will be ready for occupation in December 2019. Situated on the north of the 9.25m sq ft logistics park and located just 25 miles from Central London the facility, named LG231, is located at the heart of the UK’s densely populated, ... Read More »

Navis and ZPMC have signed a partnership agreement to jointly address opportunities for the Chinese manufacturer to supply its products and services and act as a system integrator and Navis to supply its software and services. The cooperation between Navis and ZPMC is not exclusive, as there are similar strategic partnerships with Kalmar and Navis, both part of Cargotec, and ... Read More »

The Port of Long Beach suffered a 16.6% drop in volumes in May 2019 compared to 2018, while the neighbouring Port of Los Angeles had its busiest May in its 112-year history. Mario Cordero, executive director at the Port of Long Beach, attributed the fall in throughput to a variety of factors which are combining to impact international trade. Cordero ... Read More »

TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico (TMPR) has leased 220 NaturaLINE reefer units through SeaCube Containers in an effort to enhance its fleet with the industry’s only natural refrigerant-based system from Carrier Transicold. TMPR is the first shipping line to place a sizeable quantity of NaturaLINE units into service on US domestic trade routes. The units use carbon dioxide, a refrigerant with ... Read More »