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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port equipment manufacturer Kalmar is investing E3m in a port automation testing and development platform, expected to be fully operational early 2016.

5th April 2015

Kalmar invests E3m in port automation testing

5th April 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mantsinen has launched a new mobile crane that claims to have the “longest reach of any piece of wheel-mounted hydraulic materials handling equipment”.

5th April 2015

Mantsinen launches ‘record reaching’ mobile crane

5th April 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Maher Terminals has sold its Fairview Container Terminal to DP World, adding to the Dubai-based operator’s portfolio in Canada.

5th April 2015

DP World adds to Canada portfolio

5th April 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Peel Ports has kicked off its recruitment drive to staff its Liverpool2 expansion in the UK.

5th April 2015

Peel Ports hunts for Liverpool2 staff

5th April 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Peel Ports’ commercial director is calling for a re-think in the trend towards ‘mega ports’, which he contends is causing congestion, adding cost and impacting on air quality in local environments.

5th April 2015

Peel: Don’t dismiss regional ports

5th April 2015

ASIA

ASIA

Malaysia’s Penang Port believes it has “huge potential” to further increase its facilities and services.

3rd April 2015

Penang sees ‘huge’ growth potential

3rd April 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes South East Asia Pacific has launched a Crane Reliability Study (CRS) to help ports with any brand of cranes to plan their future equipment needs.

3rd April 2015

Konecranes crane study aids planning

3rd April 2015

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: The OECD recently published a report with a global outlook on freight transport - the Freight Outlook 2015 - including a forecast for the volumes handled by ports in various regions…

3rd April 2015

Dont downplay trust issues

3rd April 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

OSCs Dean Davison asks how ro-ro sector upheavals will impact Eastern European trade

3rd April 2015

Ro-ro row ramifications

3rd April 2015

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

John Bensalhia puts on his thinking cap to investigate the training initiatives available to ports

3rd April 2015

Training for tomorrow

3rd April 2015