Tag: cargo handling

Bauxite may become unstable when carried in bulk on a ship, potentially causing the vessel to capsize, according to a new warning issued by IMO. Certain forms of bauxite with a large proportion of smaller particles could be subject to a newly-identified phenomenon of “dynamic separation” when there is excess moisture in the cargo.

The disruption to cargo vessels recently caused by Hurricane Irma has raised a number of legal issues. In response, the Standard P&I Club published an alert, providing guidance on some of the issues commonly encountered.

IMO informed that its Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers, being held from 11 to 15 September, will consider the latest research results on the potential instability of bauxite when carried as a ship’s cargo, that may lead to changes in industry rules about how such cargoes should be handled.

Kalmar and Navis announced the delivery of the first OneTerminal automation solution to ICTSI, at the Port of Melbourne. The deployment was completed ahead of schedule, making Victoria International Container Terminal the world's first fully automated international container handling facility.

The UK Department for Transport has published its Annual UK Port Freight statistics, which shows that overall total freight tonnages handled by UK ports declined by 3% in 2016. Despite this, there has been growth in unitised traffics and trade with European countries.

In its latest Harvey update, the US Department of Energy informed that over 20 oil tankers are stranded off Texas oil ports, unable to discharge their cargoes, as the ports are closed to vessel traffic.

The Port of Prince Rupert can now accommodate the largest container vessels in the world, following DP World’s expansion of its Fairview Container Terminal that increases the Port’s container-handling capacity from 850,000 to 1.35 million TEUs annually.

HMM announced that its cargo processing at Busan Port, the largest sea gateway in Korea, has hit a new record, as the company handled 167,018 TEUs of cargo through the port in July, increased by 93 percent year-over-year.  

The Port of Virginia signed a contract allowing for the purchase of four new ship-to-shore cranes, the largest of their kind in US, as part of the $320 million expansion of Virginia International Gateway, according to the port's authority.

Less than a year since launching a first-of-its kind digital solution to keep cargo flowing efficiently through America’s largest container port, the Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation are expanding the program, to include all container terminals and shipping lines at the Port.