Selwyn and the team of product engineers at BLOK Container Systems are pioneering new container terminal equipment designed to maximise the efficient use of STS Cranes and improve productivity by 30% or more.

While vessels have become progressively taller and wider to accommodate more and more containers and help the shipping lines achieve economies of scale, the pace of loading and unloading at container terminals has failed to match this efficiency, even using larger, stronger and more complex cranes.

BLOK equipment removes a range of obstacles that have hitherto been difficult to overcome: the mechanical fitting and removal of twistlocks; multiple handling of containers; the safety of HTL and VTL Tandem Lifting empties, jigging of pairs of containers for tandem operations and the faster movement of multiple containers around the quay.

Maximising crane efficiency and moving containers more quickly is an excellent way to improve productivity while also helping to reduce fuel use and emissions. Turnaround time in port is also critical to maintaining the most efficient schedules for shipping lines.