A container gantry is a crane with a jib used for loading and unloading container vessels. At EUROGATE’s container terminals the world’s biggest gantry cranes are in operation. The largest of these ar [..]

Twinlift spreaders can lift and move two containers at the same time.

Transhipment refers to moving container cargo from one ship to another. The cargo is not stowed at the port, but is redistributed. In transhipment, cargoes are loaded from a main ship to a feeder ship [..]

Abbreviation for “twenty-foot equivalent unit”. A TEU is a 20-foot standard container. TEU is the unit used in container handling. The handling capacity of a container terminal or the transport capaci [..]

In In logistics jargon the loading and unloading of cargo into or from a container.

A standard container is a 20-foot container. The unit for a standard container is a TEU.

Straddle carriers (also known as van carriers) are large vehicles for moving or stacking containers on the terminal site. They are operated by drivers. The straddle carriers at EUROGATE’s terminals ca [..]

The term “shortsea shipping” refers to intermodal transports of intra-european cargo. The major part of distance is covered by ship.

The container crane lifts containers with the help of a rope, on the end of which a so-called spreader is attached. A spreader is an adjustable fitting designed to engage the four corner fittings of c [..]