All Equipment articles – Page 23
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NewsForklift training pack boosts competency
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.
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NewsBristol signs up Kalmar for STS crane revamp
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.
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NewsPSA inks CMA CGM tech partnership
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”.
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NewsVR coming of age for simulation and training
Virtual reality (VR) is here to stay, crane simulator and training system provider GlobalSim’s sales and marketing vice president Brad Ball has said.
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NewsTrelleborg offers docking and mooring guidance
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.
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NewsFelixstowe automation targets environmental footprint
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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NewsBenefits of Continental port tyre compound
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”.
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NewsPort equipment energy storage boost
A new energy capture storage and reuse system for container terminal yard handling equipment could help terminals reduce fuel bills, emissions and power peaks.
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NewsKalmar installing final diesel engines
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.
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NewsHyster creates truck-based automation solution
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”.
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NewsKonecranes to supply Gottwald cranes to Dover
The UK’s Port of Dover has chosen Finnish company Konecranes to supply two of its Gottwald Model 5 Mobile Harbor Cranes for the port’s new cargo facilities as part of the single biggest investment it has ever undertaken: the Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development.
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NewsNew container app records damage to help port efficiency
A new app to help the transportation logistics and shipping industries better assign costs based on responsibility for damaged shipping containers is expected to help ports become more efficient.
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NewsMyanmar’s AWPT invests in new equipment
The operator of Myanmar’s Asia World Port Terminal (AWPT) has stated that the port’s recent investment in 14 new pieces of equipment “signals” the facility’s robust confidence in Myanmar’s overall macroeconomic development and its government’s “strong policies”, as well as the future of the country’s economy.
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NewsChinese port pilots welcome 5G 'era'
Telecommunications equipment firm Huawei and telecommunications company China Unicom have unveiled a 5G product that offers smart ports a totally-connected wireless network.
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NewsDPW and Virgin partner for hyperloop systems
Port giant DP World has partnered with Virgin to create a company to provide cargo-carriage systems that use a futuristic, high-speed tube-transport method described as the first new major transportation mode in a century.
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NewsSteady growth forecast for auto terminal market
The semi and fully automated container terminal market is expected to grow from US$9.09 billion in 2018 to US$10.89 billion by 2023, or at a rate of 3.7%.
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NewsZPMC collaboration to promote crane training
Port crane simulation-based training provider CM Labs Simulations (CM Labs) has joined forces with Chinese company Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) to develop simulation-based operator training for ZPMC’s remote desk-controlled ship-to-shore (STS) cranes.
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NewsKalmar electric tractor tackles emissions at source
Kalmar is introducing an electric version of its popular Kalmar Ottawa T2 terminal tractor which will help operators cut emissions at source.
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NewsCalifornia emissions legislation accelerating technology development
One of the most important drivers of all-electric container handling is California ports’ legislation to reduce air pollution in port operations by moving towards zero-emissions through electrically powered technologies.
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NewsLaseTLP system boosts operational safety at SNCT
LASE GmbH’s LaseTLP 2D laser scanners for truck lifting prevention have been installed and are operational on six HHMC RMG cranes at Sun Kwang Newport Container Terminal (SNCT) in Incheon, South Korea.
