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...
by Tec Container | Apr 7, 2022 | Container, Handling equipment
Containerisation has brought innumerable benefits as regards optimising processes in the global logistics chain, but there are times within that chain of processes at which container handling is not as simple as it seems and can cause both operational and safety...
by Tec Container | Mar 21, 2022 | Container, Handling equipment
Every container terminal in the world faces, to a greater or lesser extent, during day-to-day work, non-containerized traffic. This occurs when cargo, due to its nature or size, cannot be transported in a container and therefore the common spreader cannot be used. For...
by Tec Container | Feb 25, 2022 | Container terminal safety, Handling equipment
Container Terminals, like other industrial environments, require specific safety measures to avoid incidents. In particular cargo handling activities on terminals have a high risk of triggering accidents involving property, machinery and, of course, humans. Although...
by Tec Container | Feb 4, 2022 | Handling equipment
Oversized cargo handling poses different challenges in ports with a high volume of operations. Transporting open top containers, flat racks and oversized cargo in general can slow down stevedores’ handling speed and even compromise their security. Traditional...
