Oct 25, 2024 · Compact Container Systems (CCS) has unveiled the SeaFold high cube (HC) 40 ft container, the world’s first five-in-one, foldable shipping container that aims to improve operating inefficiencies, reduce unnecessary container movements and dramatically reduce carbon emissions throughput the supply chain. The container was developed through extensive research and engineering expertise and ...

Nov 19, 2024 · Liebherr has delivered two ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes to Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) as part of the terminal’s ongoing US$500m expansion to bolster its capacity. The STS cranes feature an outreach of 69 m and a lift height over rail of 53 m, making them ideally suited for handling larger vessels and boosting throughput. Each crane features advanced features such as ...

Oct 18, 2024 · Expansion plans for South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) Leatherman Terminal, which recently reopened, are underway as confirmed by SC Ports president and CEO Barbara Melvin who states Charleston Harbor is on the cusp of 10m teu capacity. The expansion plans include an additional 1,600 ft berth on top of the current 1,400 ft berth, providing a total of 3,000 berth space for mega container ships ...

Nov 12, 2024 · DP World London Gateway has inaugurated its fourth and the world’s first electric berth with the arrival of the first ships including the MSC Sena. The vessel was serviced by an all-electric fleet of vehicles and equipment, including four of Europe’s largest quay cranes, straddle carriers and automatic stacking cranes (ASCs). The new 430 m berth will increase trading capacity at the ...

Nov 4, 2024 · The Alabama Port Authority has commenced the fourth phase of its container terminal expansion at the Port of Mobile, which will double the handling capacity from 500,000 teu to over 1m teu per year. The latest phase will include an inter-terminal connector bridge to create on-dock rail access at the container terminal and is complemented by the ongoing channel deepening and widening project ...

Nov 11, 2024 · ZIM has accelerated the global deployment of smart containers through the integration of Hoopo’s hoopoSense solar trackers with the aim of advancing visibility and transparency. The hoopoSense Solar tracker sets a new industry standard with its advanced power efficiency, boasting a battery life of 12 years, sufficient to last a container’s entire lifecycle, which eliminates the need for ...

Dec 23, 2024 · The World Shipping Council (WSC) board of directors has elected Soren Toft, CEO of MSC, as its new chair and Randy Chen, vice chairman of Wan Hai Lines, as its new vice chair on a two-year term effective immediately. Both succeed Rolf Habben Jansen, Hapag-Lloyd CEO, and Jeremy Nixon, CEO of ONE, after they completed two terms as co-chairs, starting in November 2020. Toft has been CEO of MSC ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint-venture between Malaysia-based MMC Group and Netherlands-based APM Terminals (APMT), achieved in 2024 the milestone of being the first container terminal in Malaysia to handle over 12.2m teu in a single year. The achievement surpassed PTP’s previous record of ...

Oct 24, 2024 · The Port of Rotterdam has recorded a 2% growth in container throughput to 10.4m teu in the first nine months of this year due to increasing consumer spending in Europe. Spending is rising again after a period of lower purchasing power and stocks that were run down after the pandemic are now back to their previous levels. Container volumes in tonnes also increased by 3% to 101.1m tonnes but ...

Dec 20, 2024 · DP World has started the maritime works for the construction of the Port of Ndayane totalling US$1.2bn, with the aim of transforming Senegal into a major centre for global trade. The arrival of the dredger vessel Willem Van Rubroeck marked the beginning of the project and will dredge a 5 km shipping channel, an essential step in building the state-of-the-art, high-capacity port designed to ...