Products & Services

Vesseltracking specialist Kongsberg is to supply ship monitoring and port managementsolutions to the Port of Rijeka. All componentswill be installed by the second quarter and training is also included as partof the…

Handlingequipment manufacturer Hyster has increased the capacity of its 7-high single emptycontainer handling models by 1.5 tonnes. The H16.00-22.00XM-12EC, can now lifta total of 8.5 tonnes.

Ports can now be instantly alerted ondredging needs with Partracs environmental monitoring buoys.

A new desiccant that turns moisture trappedin shipping containers into gel rather than a liquid, can protect cargo frommoisture damage for up to eight weeks, the manufacturers claim.

RAM Spreaders new telescopic mobileharbour crane spreader, incorporating weight-saving features for maximum cranelifting capacity, has entered into service at the Port of Antwerp.

Liebherr has completed delivery of twomegamax container cranes to Cerescorp Companys Halifax Terminal in Nova Scotia, Canada,just as it confirmed a contract for the supply of an additional two super postpanamax container…

Cavotec MSL has sold crane runway designand manufacture specialist Gantrex to Belgian Gantry Group for an undisclosedsum.

Port labour specialist Rostima hasappointed of Lawrence M Sunderam to spearhead the companys growing Asia team.

Oil spills of the Prestige and Exxon Valdezproportions are guaranteed to splash across the front pages of mostnewspapers around the world but oil leakage from ships machinery isinsignificant to warrant such coverage…

Castrol Marine has launched the worlds first comprehensive range of biodegradable marine lubricants to help shipping companies reduce their environmental footprint and protect the worlds oceans and ports.

Pusan is to add to its cache of Bromma spreaders with a contract for a further 26 STS45 ship-to-shore separating twin-lift spreaders to fit recently-ordered ZPMC cranes.

Frans Jol, managing director of Salerno-based Esoware, is promotingthe companys terminal management software programmes as cost effectivealternatives to those offered by the big three software sellers.

Port equipment manufacturer Liebherr hashanded over a new mobile harbour crane to the Portof Tanjung Perak, the second largestport in Indonesia.

The case for port authorities to analyse the cost benefits of using foam elastomer buoys is being strongly marketed by FenderCare subsidiary Hippo Marine.

Vietnams Saigon Newport Company (SNP) has confirmed an order for a further ten E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes, destined for Phase I of Tan Cang-Cai Mep International Container Terminal.

IMarEST has published a book on the Design for Safety of Marine and Offshore Systems which focuses on typical formal safety analysis methods and their application in the context of marine and…

Rises in raw material, energy and freight costs have forced tyre manufacturer Solideal to raise aftermarket prices in Europe by 4%-6%, with effect from November 1, 2007.

Co-ordinated by Thales Research & Technology UK (TRT), the aim of SECCONDD has been to start the process of standardisation for the technical interface between a secure container or vehicle and a…

Port equipment specialist Kalmar has purchased Netherlands-based Advanced Cargo Transhipment BV (ACT) to further the development of its automated technology.