Products & Services News – Page 64

  • On track: intra-port rail moves can be profitable over as little as 150 km
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    Do the locomotion

    2017-02-03T09:14:00Z

    Intra-port rail shuttles are gaining market share in ports in Europe, explains Alex Hughes

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    ELME bolsters spare parts branding

    2017-01-26T11:45:00Z

    Spreader specialist ELME has beefed up its branding of its spare parts to ensure that customers can be sure of the provenance of OEM parts.

  • Improved productivity: The new DCG50-90 forklifts have an optimised drive train which claims to improve productivity by 10%
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    Kalmar upgrades diesel forklift range

    2017-01-25T12:53:00Z

    Kalmar is launching a new range of diesel forklifts comprising of seven models which have been updated to provide better uptime, productivity and cost savings.

  • New translifter proves popular. Credit: TTS Liftec
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    DFDS selects TTS Liftec units

    2017-01-25T09:54:00Z

    European shipping and logistics company DFDS has placed an order for two TTS Liftec LTH90 SafeRoll Combi translifters for its terminal in Immingham, UK.

  • Port representatives gathered in Busan to agree their 2017 objectives
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    Smart IT under chainPORT analysis

    2017-01-20T16:23:00Z

    Port representatives have committed to a strong working programme for 2017, following a recent chainPORT meeting.

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    Seychelles plans berth expansion

    2017-01-18T12:59:00Z

    Seychelles Port Authority is planning to expand Port Victoria to serve more, and larger, vessels.

  • Counting the order, the Port of Wilmington will have 10 container cranes.
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    Carolina Ports continues to invest

    2017-01-12T13:49:00Z

    As part of its ongoing infrastructure investment plan, North Carolina Ports has ordered two new panamax ship-to-shore cranes, with an option to purchase two more from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co, (ZPMC).

  • PSA Singapore Terminals contributed 30.59m TEU to the 2016 figures
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    PSA 'grapples with sluggish global trade'

    2017-01-12T11:47:00Z

    PSA International Pte Ltd handled 67.63m TEU of containers at its port projects around the world in 2016.

  • Konecranes can now offer a much wider product and service range
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    Konecranes acquisition of Terex MHPS complete

    2017-01-05T16:01:00Z

    Konecranes has completed the acquisition of Terex Material Handling and Port Solutions (MHPS).

  • Port of Oran has ordered seven Kalmar E-One2 RTGs, each with a 45-tonne capacity.
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    Oran orders seven SmartPort cranes

    2017-01-04T09:57:00Z

    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order for seven rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes following a tender launched by the Algerian port procurement company Groupement D''Interêt Commun Des Entreprises Portuaires (GICEP).

  • 13 new ports signed on to the project in November 2016
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    More ports sign up to data project

    2016-12-22T09:42:00Z

    UNCTAD''s port data project now has a total for 42 participating ports from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe.

  • Kalmar has delivered new terminal tractors to Port of Tanjung Pelepas.
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    Kalmar to deliver 93 terminal tractors to PTP

    2016-12-15T17:43:00Z

    Kalmar has provided long-standing customer Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) with 93 terminal tractors for container handling.

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    MAFI delivers 33 terminal tractors to DCT Gdansk

    2016-12-15T17:43:00Z

    Germany-based tractor manufacturer MAFI Transport-Systeme has completed another delivery of 33 terminal tractors type T 230 F to DCT Gdansk in Poland.

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    Med ports unite to promote trade

    2016-12-15T15:06:00Z

    Ports from around the Mediterranean coast will form a specific organisation to promote the area’s role in global maritime trade.

  • Trelleborg's fender selection tool intends to help specifiers and suppliers.
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    Trelleborg launches fender selection tool

    2016-12-15T12:39:00Z

    Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has launched a new online Fender Selection Tool, which promises to digitise the fender selection process and save consultants time when carrying out complex manual calculations.

  • Konecranes launches Power Drive for lift trucks
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    Konecranes' Power Drive promises fuel savings

    2016-12-08T10:44:00Z

    Konecranes has launched a new driveline technology for lift trucks that delivers up to 25% in fuel savings.

  • WienCont Container Terminal has ordered three  Kalmar twin lift capability empty container handlers.
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    Kalmar receives first order for new handling range

    2016-12-06T11:50:00Z

    Kalmar has received an order from the Port of Vienna’s WienCont Container Terminal for three new twin-lift capability empty container handlers.

  • Room to grow: ports could start looking at older assets in a different light
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    Room to grow

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    There’s a quiet revolution going on in warehousing, writes Stevie Knight

  • Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation will jointly develop a new information portal.
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    LA and GE digitalisation partnership

    2016-11-23T10:48:00Z

    The Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation will together pilot a first-of-its-kind port information portal to demonstrate the benefits of digitising maritime shipping data and making it available to cargo owners and supply chain operators through secure, channelled access.

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    Third quarter growth for Bromma

    2016-11-23T10:48:00Z

    Sales for Sweden-based spreader manufacturer Bromma grew by 13% in the third quarter of 2016 compared with sales in the previous year, revealed the company’s July to October order intake.