Equipment News
All-electrics drive sales Analysis
Bromma received orders for nearly 70 Greenline spreaders in the last quarter with all-electric yard spreaders in demandRead More | 10 Mar 2010
Truck safety system launched Analysis
New RFID technology mounted on lift trucks promise enhanced safety in terminal yardsRead More | 10 Mar 2010
Nine new heavyweights Analysis
Hyster has launched a range of new heavy duty forklift trucks and dedicated container handlersRead More | 22 Feb 2010
Terex restructures Fantuzzi Analysis
Following last year's takeover of the troubled Italian company, the group is to relocate port equipment production in the country and downsize the head officeRead More | 22 Feb 2010
Hanjin deploys Magnum Analysis
The Korean line was attracted by the flexibility, performance and lowest temperature of the Thermo King reefer unitsRead More | 19 Feb 2010
New cranes for Aqaba Analysis
Two new gantries boost the Jordan's main shipping hub for the Red Sea market as terminal expansion loomsRead More | 19 Feb 2010
Demag sees slow recovery Analysis
Gottwald mobile harbour crane generated most revenue while sales of automated products came to a virtual standstillRead More | 10 Feb 2010
More Equipment News
New MHC for Belfast Analysis
Operator says the latest crane will boost performance and help meet environmental targetsRead More | 10 Feb 2010
Zero emission tractor planned Analysis
Hydrogen powered truck will be available this year as part of Capacity's bid to offer complete green and diesel solutionsRead More | 10 Feb 2010
Pema swells its ranks Analysis
Nexans, Advanced Microwave Engineering and Sick join industry association that supports the global role of the port equipment industryRead More | 05 Feb 2010
Difficult year for Cargotec Analysis
The Finnish equipment manufacturer reports gloomy results after a year of streamlining operations and structural changesRead More | 04 Feb 2010
Terex wins RTG order Analysis
Xiamen operator orders 10 Terex units following the manufacturer's takeover of Noell Cranes Systems ChinaRead More | 03 Feb 2010
Liebherr bullish, despite 27% drop in MHC deliveries Analysis
After revealing its 2009 output, Liebherr's mobile harbour crane division said it was satisfied with its operational performance.Read More | 01 Feb 2010
Caofeidian first customer for new ZPMC automated system Analysis
China's second-largest coal port looks set to become the first to install the automated container yard loading and unloading system developed by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry (ZPMC).Read More | 01 Feb 2010
Konecranes: making it clear Analysis
In a recent article about equipment procurement (CS, Nov & Dec 2009, p29), Cargo Systems published a photograph of ship-to-shore gantry cranes being delivered to a port with the caption: "When new equipment arrives at a terminal, handover can take longer than anticipated".Read More | 01 Feb 2010
New test for contraband Analysis
A new security system has been launched for detecting contraband in any cargo type up to 40ft shipping containers.Read More | 01 Feb 2010
Dutch project reports on box safety at sea Analysis
A three-year project to investigate the reasons containers are lost overboard has been completed by the Maritime Research Institute of the Netherlands (Marin).Read More | 01 Feb 2010
Developing a greener car-carrier Analysis
A new project has been launched that promises renewable energy use by vessels moored in ports without the need for shoreside power.Read More | 01 Feb 2010
Bromma is GPA choice Analysis
Georgia Port Authority (GPA) has ordered 25 RTG yard crane spreaders from Bromma, to be delivered in the summer.Read More | 01 Feb 2010
A reachstacker for smaller terminals Analysis
Cargotec has launched a new Kalmar reachstacker.Read More | 01 Feb 2010
Rapid Rail has the solution to reducing crane wheel wear Analysis
A new solution has been launched to provide an effective solution to the issue of crane wheel and rail wear.Read More | 01 Feb 2010
More cranes boost KCT's ambition to stay top hub Analysis
Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT), in the UAE, has taken delivery of four new tandem lift STS cranes from Liebherr.Read More | 01 Feb 2010
A cool idea from Purfresh Analysis
A new fresh produce transport service officially begins in the spring, utilising technology that, it is claimed, scientifically protects perishable cargo.Read More | 01 Feb 2010
Automation for Chinese port Analysis
An innovative automated container handling system looks set to debut at a new box terminal in Hebei provinceRead More | 27 Jan 2010
UAE ups crane count Analysis
The four new ship-to-shore cranes from Liebherr are capable of servicing the latest proposed megamax size container shipsRead More | 27 Jan 2010
MHC output 'satisfactory' Analysis
Austrian-headquartered Liebherr is happy with market share gain despite a decline in mobile harbour crane sales in 2009Read More | 27 Jan 2010
DCT Gdansk expands Analysis
New equipment is due as the terminal operator hailed a new era, with direct links between Poland and AsiaRead More | 14 Jan 2010
Bromma wins GPA order Analysis
The major new order takes the US port's Bromma spreader fleet to over 100 unitsRead More | 14 Jan 2010
Scanning spreader wins patent Analysis
VeriTainer’s system utilises the twistlock signal from the real-time container monitoring system to identify the container being scannedRead More | 23 Dec 2009
New reachstacker unveiled Analysis
Cargotec says it new streamlined unit will meet the growing need for cost-effective, productive and flexible container handlingRead More | 23 Dec 2009
Greener RTGs deployed in Manila Analysis
The new yard cranes at ICTSI’s flagship terminal have smaller diesel engines and a flywheel system to capture and re-use energyRead More | 21 Dec 2009
Mandatory training welcomed Analysis
The TT Club and ICHCA have welcomed the IMDG Code training requirement which becomes mandatory next monthRead More | 07 Dec 2009
Hyster reaches Tarragona Analysis
Eight new reachstackers from the Netherlands-based manufacturer are contributing to DP Worlds expansion plans at the Spanish portRead More | 02 Dec 2009
Tideworks wins new contracts Analysis
Massachusetts Port Authority has ordered a suite of Tideworks Technology container terminal management software for the Conley Container Terminal (CCT) in the port of Boston.Read More | 01 Dec 2009
Trio launches safety standards initiative Analysis
A new joint-venture project aims to establish agreed common minimum safety specifications for all quayside container cranes.Read More | 01 Dec 2009
Association calls for single industry standard for box inspection Analysis
Container operators can significantly reduce costs when off-hiring leased containers, according to new research by the Container Owners Association (COA).Read More | 01 Dec 2009
German crane company sold Analysis
Germany's Brunnhuber Group has been acquired within the scope of an "asset deal" by Ralf Teichmann, managing partner of Ralf Teichmann, a leading supplier of customised and secondhand crane systems, and service company Krantechnik Ost.Read More | 01 Dec 2009
Ship-to-shore crane deliveries mark expansion of Chilean terminals Analysis
ZPMC has delivered new gantry equipment to Chile's two leading container terminals.Read More | 01 Dec 2009
World's first hybrid tractor Analysis
ST Kinetics, the land systems arm of ST Engineering, has launched what it claims is the world's first commercially ready hybrid hydraulic drive (HHD) enhanced port prime mover (terminal tractor).Read More | 01 Dec 2009
Gottwals secures Norway MHC deal Analysis
Gottwald Port Technology has won an order from Norway's Grenland Havn for a G HMK 4406 mobile harbour crane (MHC) at the port of Brevik in the south of the country.Read More | 01 Dec 2009
