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    New ULCS-focused simulation training

    2018-08-03T14:20:00Z

    CM Labs Simulations has released its new megamax STS training pack—the largest ship-to-shore (STS) crane ever simulated.

  • Fleet Cleaner assisted with cleaning 12 oil-fouled vessels at Rotterdam Photo: Fleet Cleaner
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    Fleet Cleaner completes Rotterdam oil spill cleaning

    2018-08-02T11:47:00Z

    After the recent oil spill disaster involving the Bow Jubail in the Port of Rotterdam, one piece of technology was instrumental in helping the authorities clean ship’s hulls which were fouled by heavy fuel oil.

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    Judge fenders on physical properties

    2018-07-31T15:40:00Z

    The ShibataFenderTeam Group has released its first White Paper on rubber compounding which looks at the raw materials used in rubber production, the physical properties of a fender and their correlation with the compound’s composition.

  • Photo: ELME Spreader
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    Lightweight ELME spreader brings benefits

    2018-07-05T11:32:00Z

    A new spreader from ELME Spreader — ELME Spreader Model 817 INNOVATION — claims a unique mix of 16% reduced weight and boosted structural strength.

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    Terberg tells of ship size and fuel cost challenge

    2018-06-28T13:49:00Z

    Alternative fuel lines, fuel costs and emissions reduction; automation; and the scale of terminal operations constitute the three biggest challenges for the port and terminal industry today.

  • Warrenpoint Port has placed an order for a Konecranes Gottwald Model 3 Mobile Harbor Crane to cater for a “substantial rise in trade” Photo: Konecranes
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    New cranes to take Warrenpoint traffic surge

    2018-06-27T15:57:00Z

    The UK’s Warrenpoint Port has placed an order for a Konecranes Gottwald Model 3 Mobile Harbor Crane to cater for a “substantial rise in trade”. The port expects ro-ro trade alone to increase by up to 80% by 2040.

  • The OneTerminal contract will cover the world’s first fully-automated intermodal terminal. Credit: Kalmar
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    Navis and Kalmar celebrate intermodal first

    2018-06-18T16:07:00Z

    Cargotec companies Navis and Kalmar have won the contract to provide a fully-automated intermodal terminal solution for Australian import and export logistics services firm Qube’s Moorebank Logistics Park (MLP) in south-western Sydney.

  • News

    SCPA returns to Konecranes for RTGs

    2018-06-18T14:45:00Z

    The Wando Welch Terminal in the Port of Charleston and Inland Port Greer, both in the US, are set to gain 26 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Finnish lifting equipment company Konecranes.

  • From left: Mika Mahlberg, executive vice president at Konecranes Port Solutions; Griff Lynch, executive director at the GPA; Panu Routila, president and chief executive at Konecranes; and Jimmy Allgood, chairman of the GPA's Board of Directors P...
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    Savannah set for 10 new Konecranes RTGs

    2018-06-18T14:45:00Z

    The Port of Savannah''s Garden City Terminal is to gain 10 new Konecranes rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes after the Georgia Ports Authority''s (GPA) Board of Directors gave the green light to the purchase.

  • Hyster RS46 ReachStacker
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    Hyster RS46 hinged cabin boosts visibility

    2018-06-08T10:07:00Z

    The Hyster RS46 ReachStacker can now be specified with a new hinged elevating operator cabin option, to optimise visibility and help meet the challenges of demanding port and terminal applications.

  • CM Labs Simulations forklift truck simulation
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    Forklift training pack boosts competency

    2018-06-07T14:29:00Z

    CM Labs Simulations has produced a new port-focused training pack designed to teach forklift truck driving with an assortment of cargo and highlighting areas for trainee improvement.

  • “It is critical to ensure that our STS cranes remain safe and reliable," said Mr Overthrow Photo: Cargotec
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    Bristol signs up Kalmar for STS crane revamp

    2018-06-07T13:54:00Z

    Kalmar is to upgrade a 1988-built NKK ship-to-shore (STS) crane currently operating at the UK’s Port of Bristol, located in South West England.

  • Ze Box is set to establish a satellite office within PSA unboXed premises in Singapore (image is of Singapore) Photo: sama093/flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0
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    PSA inks CMA CGM tech partnership

    2018-06-07T13:49:00Z

    The corporate venture capital arms of port operator PSA International and shipping company CMA CGM have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive "digitalisation and innovation in the shipping and supply chain ecosystem”.

  • VR technology is moving towards a cable-free form and better peripheral vision, said Mr Ball Photo: rawpixel.com/Pexels/CC0 License
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    VR coming of age for simulation and training

    2018-06-07T13:41:00Z

    Virtual reality (VR) is here to stay, crane simulator and training system provider GlobalSim’s sales and marketing vice president Brad Ball has said.

  • Trelleborg has launched a whitepaper and on-demand webinar that outline design and compliance requirements for docking and mooring equipment Photo: Trelleborg
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    Trelleborg offers docking and mooring guidance

    2018-06-02T13:15:00Z

    Trelleborg has published a whitepaper and on-demand webinar that outline design and compliance requirements for docking and mooring equipment, as well as a new best practice specification approach.

  • Mr Groenveld said that using digital twins of the cranes allows different simulations Photo: Siemens
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    Felixstowe automation targets environmental footprint

    2018-06-02T13:15:00Z

    Technology firm Siemens is to supply eight electrified automated rubber-tyred gantry cranes (ARTGs), as well as the electrical and automation systems and remote control systems for exception handling, to the UK’s Port of Felixstowe.

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    Benefits of Continental port tyre compound

    2018-05-29T22:00:00Z

    Manufacturing firm Continental is introducing a new Port Plus compound for its port tyres portfolio which offers “a plus in abrasion resistance, durability and mileage”.

  • Port of Felixstowe
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    Port equipment energy storage boost

    2018-05-29T10:50:00Z

    A new energy capture storage and reuse system for container terminal yard handling equipment could help terminals reduce fuel bills, emissions and power peaks.

  • Mr Pettersson said that currently, the strongest demand for all-electric container and material handling solutions is from “forward-looking customers in several different markets” (image is for illustrative purposes only) Photo: Kalmar
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    Kalmar installing final diesel engines

    2018-05-27T22:28:00Z

    Kalmar has said that the latest-generation Stage 5 diesel engines it is installing in container handling products “will be some of the last diesels [it] will install on new equipment, anywhere” following the company’s announcement last week that all its products will be electrified by 2021.

  • Robotised solutions from Hyster Photo: Hyster Europe
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    Hyster creates truck-based automation solution

    2018-05-27T22:28:00Z

    Material handling equipment company Hyster has developed a truck-based automation solution which it said “enables applications to benefit from the quality and reliability of Hyster trucks alongside cutting-edge automation technology”.