Equipment – Page 38

  • Terminal operators and carriers have signed up to pilot XVELA - a cloud-based vessel stowage and collaboration platform
    News

    Shipping industry signs up to pilot XVELA platform

    2016-03-17T15:37:00Z

    US-based XVELA, creators of a cloud-based vessel stowage and collaboration platform for ocean carriers and terminal operators, has announced that a wave of new terminal operators and shipping lines have signed on for pilot programs to put the XVELA platform to the test.

  • Kalmar's hybrid shuttle carrier is helping reduce fuel consumption at the Port of Virginia
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    Kalmar reduces fuel consumption and takes new RTG order

    2016-03-15T14:53:00Z

    Kalmar hybrid shuttle carriers in operation at Virginia International Gateway (VIG) are reducing fuel consumption by as much as 40% over traditional diesel driveline shuttle carriers, according to new data.

  • Standard shipping container with secure window for interaction with drivers on the weighbridge
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    TOS system solution

    2016-03-14T17:26:00Z

    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, according to a study by Drewry. Photo: Kees Torn
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    End of the road for megaships?

    2016-03-14T12:07:00Z

    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 shuttle carrier
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    Kalmar to deliver 19 shuttles to new APM terminal

    2016-03-10T15:32:00Z

    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 Deltaport Credit: Global Container Terminals
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    GCT Canada to optimize rail operations

    2016-03-10T15:32:00Z

    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.

  • Terex STS crane
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    Tanzania terminal orders Terex ship-to-shore cranes

    2016-03-10T15:32:00Z

    Terex Port Solutions, TPS, has received an order to supply two ship-to-shore cranes to Tanzania International Container Terminal Services, or TICTS.

  • Flemming Dalgaard Appointed CEO of Gulftainer
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    New CEO appointed at Gulftainer

    2016-03-01T16:02:00Z

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

  • New wave: PortXL showcases innovation at RDM in Rotterdam (pictured) and Erasmus Centre for Partnership. Credit: Marijke Volkers.jpg
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    Entrepreneurial spirit

    2016-02-29T21:06:00Z

    Technology hubs are a new venture for ports to add to their operations, says Martin Rushmere

  • Hamburg Port Consulting has joined Navis to support a worldwide rollout of its N4 terminal operating system
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    Hamburg latest Navis solutions partner

    2016-02-24T15:16:00Z

    Technology provider, Navis, part of Cargotec Corporation, has announced that Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH (HPC) has signed on as Navis’s newest implementation service partner, to assist with the worldwide rollout and optimisation of its N4 terminal operating system.

  • Hapag-Lloyd will use cloud-based technology supplied to XVELA to assist with stowage-planning
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    Hapag-Lloyd signs up for XVELA pilot

    2016-02-18T11:46:00Z

    German transportation specialist, Hapag-Lloyd, will become the first shipping company to use an innovative, cloud-based stowage-planning software developed by US supplier XVELA.

  • News

    MGI launches 'revolutionary' software

    2016-02-16T17:20:00Z

    The ARROW team at MGI has developed its near Cargo Community System (CCS), the Ci5.

  • News

    PEMA raises dangers of container crane fatigue

    2016-02-11T12:35:00Z

    The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has published a new information paper on the structural examinations of container handling cranes in ports and terminals.

  • Konecranes to supply four more RTGs Credit: Konecranes
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    Konecranes wins repeat Valencia order

    2016-02-08T09:25:00Z

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

  • Maher Terminals LLC has placed orders with Kalmar for 27 straddle carriers
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    Kalmar books Maher straddle orders

    2016-02-04T10:20:00Z

    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.

  • The Port of Savannah - awaiting delivery of four new Konecranes STS cranes this year
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    Konecranes counts TCV and GPA orders

    2016-02-01T12:27:00Z

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

  • News

    Cavotec and Wärtsilä to develop mooring system

    2016-01-26T16:27:00Z

    Cavotec Group and Wärtsilä have signed an agreement to jointly develop the world’s first combined induction charging and automatic mooring concept.

  • Grupo CICE to rely on Konecranes for Veracruz terminal
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    Konecranes wins large crane order

    2016-01-26T16:27:00Z

    Konecranes has received an order for two rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) from Grupo CICE, for its multipurpose terminal in Veracruz, Mexico.

  • K-Motion will increase efficiency, while reducing fuel consumption
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    Kalmar unveils fuel-efficient K-Motion drive train

    2016-01-21T16:20:00Z

    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has launched a new K-Motion drive train solution for reachstackers in the Asia-Pacific region.

  • Calls for clarity on implementation of SOLAS container weighing rules
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    European ports call for weighing clarity

    2016-01-21T11:41:00Z

    The Federation of European Private Port (FEPORT) has called for clarity on the implementation of SOLAS weighing rules at national levels.