Equipment

Nectar Group has recently signed a ten-year agreement with Government of Sierra Leone to manage and run the bulk terminal located at Queen Elizabeth II Quay, Freetown.

Megaships are no longer delivering economies of scale benefits to ports, terminal operators and shipping lines, according to a study carried out by shipping consultancy, Drewry.

Kalmar has been awarded a contract by APM Terminals to deliver 19 hybrid shuttle carriers to the operator’s newest container terminal, under construction in Vado, Italy.

GCT Canada has selected INFORM’s Rail Scheduler software to optimise its rail operations, including container handover between yard and rail, as well as all remotely-operated rail-mounted gantry moves.

Gulftainer has announced the appointment of Flemming Dalgaard as the new chief executive officer of the group.

Konecranes has received a repeat order for four more rubber-tyred gantry cranes from TCV Stevedoring Company SA in Valencia, Spain.

US terminal operators, Maher Terminals LLC in New Jersey, has placed an order for 27 straddle carriers with Finnish cargo-handling specialist Kalmar, part of Cargotec.

Finnish crane and lifting equipment specialist, Konecranes, has taken new orders from both sides of the Atlantic.