The U.K.'s largest privately owned multimodal logistics companies has boosted handling capabilities at one of its busiest depots by investing in a new empty container handler supplied by Cooper Specialized Handling. Maritime Transport has…
Port Everglades in Broward County, Fla. said it is conducting damage assessment, channel surveys and inspection of aids of navigation in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.The port, which was closed to all ship and truck traffic yesterday as the storm approached the U…
Announcing further investment in container fleet, liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has ordered a total of 5,750 refrigerated containers (reefers) of the latest generation – including 5,000 x 40-foot and 750 x 20-foot units. In addition, 1…
UniCarriers Americas Corporation (UCA) said it now offers the ZD30 Tier 4 Advanced Turbo Diesel (ATD) engine series in its GO4 and FK Series lift truck models. The EPA/CARB-certified, advanced ZD30 engine delivers high power and increased…
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver 34 Kalmar Gloria reachstackers to the European ro-ro terminal operator C.RO Ports SA. The order was booked in Cargotec's 2016 third quarter order intake. Deliveries are planned to take place between December 2016 and December 2017…
TRIYARDS Holdings Limited announced today that its Vietnam facility, Saigon Offshore Fabrication and Engineering Ltd (SOFEL) has been granted the API-2C Monogram Certificate, becoming first such facility in Vietnam to receive the API-2C Monogram Certificate…
UniCarriers Americas Corporation (UCA) announced the winners of its President’s Club Awards, formerly known as The Nissan Nine Awards.The President’s Club Awards recognize the top 10 UCA dealers throughout the Americas. The President’s Club…
Breakbulk cargo volumes have been declining over the past years, and with commodities like coffee and cotton continuing to move to containerized transport, breakbulk terminal operators are looking to stay in the game. To win new clients and satisfy current customers…
Maersk Line has ordered 14,800 new reefer containers in 2016, driving the average age of its 270,000 unit reefer container fleet down to 7.9 years. Part of the reefers replace older equipment, and add to the 30,000 reefers acquired by Maersk Line in 2015…
Ratification of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Ballast Water Management (BWM) convention has been welcomed by stakeholders throughout the maritime industry, including CMR Group, which said it sees the move as a boost for system and equipment manufacturers…
Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, announced the general availability of N4 3.2, the latest version of its flagship terminal operating software (TOS). This new release of N4 executes on the vision to provide a technology platform that…
Cooper Specialized Handling, supplier of port equipment in the UK, has secured contracts with a total value of £6 million ($7.7 mln) with Associated British Ports (ABP) for the supply of five Mantsinen hydraulic cranes. The five contracts include an order for the 200M…
Atlas Copco Bolt Tightening Solutions has announced the appointment of Peter Matthews as Regional Sales Manager for Scotland. Matthews will be responsible for the complete Tentec product range of bolt tightening solutions including hydraulic tensioners and torque wrenches…
Associated British Ports marked the latest in a series of multi-million dollar investments in the port of Southampton by inviting the Rt Hon John Hayes CBE MP to open its brand new vessel traffic service (VTS) operating room, (September 21)…
Chet Morrison Contractors’ Deepwater Riser Services division recently completed work on a complex deepwater riser maintenance project for an offshore drilling rig that included complete disassembly, blast, paint and reassembly of 57 risers. By…
