by Tec Container | Sep 20, 2022 | Lashing equipment
Along with the appearance of the cargo container shortly after the end of the Second World War, the set of parts whose purpose was to secure these containers on ships were also born. The whole set of twistlocks, bars, fittings, turnbuckles and a long list of specific...
by Tec Container | Aug 31, 2022 | Curiosities
Mainly, there are seven different types of merchant ships that you can commonly see on ports around the world. These main types of merchant ships are: General cargo ships, Bulk cargo ships, Crude oil tankers ships, chemical tankers ships, Container ships, Passangers /...
by Tec Container | Jul 22, 2022 | Container terminal safety, Curiosities
Last year Port Skills and Safety published a report gathering data on Port Industry Accidents in the UK, ranging from 2014 to 2020. More than 40 companies, members of PSS, took part in this study, allowing a rough estimate of the main causes of accidents in Ports of...
by Tec Container | Jun 6, 2022 | Container, Handling equipment
Cranes allow ports to transport cargo from ships to shore and vice versa. Furthermore, they are used for other tasks like ship repairing, stranding of ships or auxiliary operations becoming a common sight on any port. This variety of functionalities to develop require...
by Tec Container | Apr 22, 2022 | Handling equipment, Tec Container
On March 13, 2022, the ship Ever Forward (length 1,095 feet, 334 meters) ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Delaware (USA) with 5,000 TEUS on board. This incident has not been as well-known nor has it appeared in the international media as that of its...
