Shipping and Containers

Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, has been handed a prestigious award in recognition of its practices and achievements in helping everyone who works at the Port to get home safely at the end of the working day. Port of Tyne has achieved a Gold Medal …

It is at the Port of Gothenburg Ro-Ro Terminal, GRT, where the Brexit issue is most acute. The terminal has daily movements to and from the UK. Photo: Gothenburg Port Authority. According to the current timetable, the UK is due to leave the EU on 31 October. But what does …

At the GreenPort Congress 2019 from 16th – 18th October in Oslo, Norway, experts from Hyster Europe will provide the latest updates regarding the zero-emission Container Handler projects underway at the Port of Los Angeles in the US and Port of Valencia in Spain. In a presentation on 17th October, …

Julia Prescot joins the board at the Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports in North East England – an acknowledged expert in managing global infrastructure investments in energy, transport and social infrastructure. Julia is Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Meridiam, a global long term infrastructure …

GKN Wheels has developed the Infini-Forge multi-piece wheel range, a high performance, patented solution for vehicles in demanding off-highway conditions. As world leader in the manufacture and supply of off-highway wheels, GKN Wheels supplies manufacturers worldwide and is recognised for the quality, reliability and performance of its products. Following major …

As world leader in the manufacture and supply of wheels to the container-handling sector, GKN Wheels & Structures has been supplying container-handling equipment manufacturers and operators worldwide for more than 30 years and is recognised for the quality, reliability and performance of its wheel solutions. Now, following major advances in …

Someone once said “It doesn’t matter which side of the tracks you are from. The train still rolls the same.“ This is true. The train rolls wherever the rail goes and reliability is just one of the many benefits of rail freight. In this blog post, I have listed the …

P&O Ferrymasters has announced the opening of a 17,000 square meter state-of-the-art warehousing facility in Europoort (Rotterdam) to support its trans-Continental operations. The 10-year contract for the additional facilities will significantly expand the warehousing storage capacity of P&O Ferrymasters at Rotterdam, allowing its customers new storage opportunities and flexibility at …

Hyster Europe has developed new solutions to help terminals handle containers on railroad cars in the second rail position. “Terminal operators want to reduce damage and improve efficiency when handling containers on the second rail,” says Mark Nailer, Industry Manager for Hyster Europe. “In close co-operation with terminal customers we …

45 tonnes of coffee beans – enough to make 4.5 million cups, once roasted, have been imported into Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the first three weeks of a new partnership between Ringtons and Port of Tyne. Ringtons is a family owned and run Newcastle based business with its roots dating back to …