Evolution of container shipping as an activating mechanism of the role of seaports

Abstract EN

The development of container transport has not only revolutionized the world of shipping, but has also changed the features of trade and industry, given what resulted from the use of the container system and the subsequent development in the techniques of building new generations of container ships.

This, in turn, requires the development of work methods and services during the receipt of container ships, the preparation of quays and suitable equipment for handling containers inside the ports so to remain in tune and harmony with the important and vital role assigned to them.