Baggage handling system software and hardware have varying life cycles. When maintained properly, mechanical systems can run reliably for years without needing to be replaced. The high-level control (HLC) software for the BHS, on the other hand, has a significantly shorter service life due to the pace of technological progressContinue Reading
Baggage handling at airports is an extremely complex process that poses major logistical challenges. Tens of thousands of baggage items of varying sizes and shapes – suitcases, sport bags and backpacks – pass through conveyor systems and are sorted as they go. The goal is to ensure that passengers travelContinue Reading
Transnet has selected a Philppines-based multi-national port terminal operator as an equity partner to develop and run its busiest and biggest container terminal – Durban Port’s Container Terminal Pier 2.International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) won the contract as the Preferred Bidder for the 25-year joint venture with Transnet PortContinue Reading
Designing shiploading systems is never easy, especially when it comes to finding the best possible solution for a particular operation. Quite often, port terminals are forced to implement a specific solution due to pre-existing conditions — such as the availability of space, existing and planned infrastructure — as well asContinue Reading
Associated British Ports (ABP) Port of Hull welcomed the delivery of a new Volvo L150H to its dry bulk handling facility North Gap. Part of ABP’s ongoing investment to improve the infrastructure across the Humber Ports’ the new shovel is more efficient than the former G-series, achieving up to 15%Continue Reading
Since the beginning, Heyl & Patterson has been achieving milestones by providing high quality custom-engineered solutions that industries worldwide trust to keep their business’s moving forward. Founded in 1887, Heyl & Patterson has continued to be an industry behemoth in the design and construction of world-class transfer equipment for customersContinue Reading
RAM Spreaders: Dry Bulk Handling Impact Over a decade ago, RAM Spreaders introduced their first rotating spreader for dry bulk material handling. Today, the RAM Revolver operates on every continent, with 15 units already in Africa. Its success is attributed to extensive global aftersales support and the sturdy design ofContinue Reading
SIG is one of the European most important producers of elevator as well as rubber conveyor belts. With an experience of more than 50 years manufacturing SIG can easily supply high quality made in Italy synthetic and steel rubber belts worldwide. Concerning the production process, our factory has aContinue Reading
CMA CGM’s proposed acquisition of Bolloré Logistics could be “poison” for small and medium-sized freight forwarders, squeezed in an ever-tightening market sector. According to Xeneta chief analyst Peter Sand, major carriers like CMA CGM and Maersk are continuing to “enter the traditional home turf of freight forwarders”. Now, in aContinue Reading
Digital transformation is a key facet for driving fundamental change in business today. Like everything, there are pros and cons however digitalisation is a path you must embrace sooner or later to enable your port or terminal to adapt to the complexities of the global market. Many organizations in theContinue Reading
