City of Long Beach allows logistics companies to stack containers higher

Stacks of containers at a port, with trucks in the background.

The city of Long Beach on Friday issued an emergency order allowing businesses to temporarily increase how high they can stack ocean containers in their lots in an effort to reduce the massive gridlock gripping the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

The rule change does not apply to terminals at the Port of Long Beach, which routinely stack containers up to five high. Many media reports over the weekend didn’t make a distinction between the port and inland zone, making it appear the port had...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/city-of-long-beach-allows-logistics-companies-to-stack-containers-higher

When lifting empty containers, two is better than one

Hyster Co.

Hyster Co. (NYSE: HY) has introduced equipment that allows marine terminal and intermodal rail yard operators to handle and stack two empty ocean containers at once.

The Hyster H180-230XD-ECD can lift up to 23,000 pounds, which is more than sufficient to handle two empty 40-foot refrigerated containers at once.

The material-handling equipment manufacturer, which developed the technology at its Big Truck Development Center in Greenville, North Carolina, believes the timing is right to introduce...

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FreightWaves Flashback 1982: New container box stacker for Jax Port is state of the art

container stacker

The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each Friday, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.

The following is an excerpt from the July 1982 edition of the Jacksonville Seafarer.

The JPA (Jacksonville Port Authority) is getting a brand new container straddle lift for its new 25-acre...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-flashback-1982-new-container-box-stacker-for-jax-port-is-state-of-the-art

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