All Equipment articles – Page 57

  • News

    Bromma chosen one in Rotterdam

    2013-03-02T14:46:00Z

    Bromma has won an order for 52 yard spreaders for the new Dubai Ports World-led Rotterdam World Gateway terminal.

  • Grup TCB's container terminal at the Port of Nemrut Bay will be equipped with four double boom STS cranes
    News

    Liebherr and Grup TCB crane design

    2013-02-28T10:35:00Z

    Ireland based container crane provider, Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd (LCC), and Barcelona based container terminal management company, Grup TCB, have designed a new ship-to-shore (STS) crane concept for finger pier applications.

  • APS designs and supplies port automation solutions
    News

    ABB acquires APS Technology

    2013-02-19T14:12:00Z

    Global power and automation group, ABB, has acquired California based port automation expert, APS Technology Group, in a bid to extend its crane system portfolio into the container port market.

  • Brian Sullivan, development director for UK and Ireland, TT Club
    News

    TT Club reports rise in innovation

    2013-02-15T15:36:00Z

    TT Club has reported that innovation in the logistics sector is on the rise as more and more companies adopt advanced technology and tailored supply chain processes.

  • PSA's port operations centre balances technology with human interaction. Credit: MPA
    News

    Keeping control of the system

    2013-02-06T10:00:00Z

    High-tech solutions will allow marine operation strategies that include people, processes and technology and deliver real added value in terms of efficiency, capability, service offering and safety for any group of ports, says Peel Ports Mersey''s Steve Gallimore.

  • Port Metro Vancouver's operations centre integrates control of the port's key services. Credit: Port Metro Vancouver
    News

    Nerve centre

    2013-02-05T10:00:00Z

    Increasingly high-tech nerve centres are changing the nature of port control. Felicity Landon reports.

  • Leibherr will deliver four straddle carriers to New Zealand
    News

    APMT selects Navis operating system

    2013-01-26T20:54:00Z

    Navis, part of global cargo technology company, Cargotec, recently announced that APM Terminals’ has chosen its SPARCS N4 as its terminal operating system (TOS) of record for its new Maasvlakte II facility at the Port of Rotterdam.

  • The new Liebherr crane increases the port's total fleet to 36
    News

    Tauranga expansion receives first vessel

    2013-01-24T14:42:00Z

    The Port of Tauranga has received its first vessel at its new NZ$30m wharf expansion at its container terminal, Sulphur Point.

  • The Port Solution business unit combines Gottwald Port Technology with Terex port equipment
    News

    Demag Cranes and Terex integrate

    2013-01-23T17:24:00Z

    German industrial cranes provider, Demag Cranes Group, has been integrated into global port equipment provider, Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions.

  • Bromma's spreaders will be fitted to automatic stacking cranes
    News

    Bromma spreaders for RWG

    2013-01-22T16:57:00Z

    Swedish spreader manufacturer, Bromma, has won an order from DP World to supply 52 yard spreaders for its new Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) terminal.

  • News

    PEMA report on OCR technologies in ports

    2013-01-16T17:17:00Z

    Belgium''s Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has published a new report on the use and impact of optical character recognition (OCR) technology in container ports and terminals to try to get an idea of how they are improving efficiency and safety.

  • The hybrid reach stacker has a lifting capacity of 45 tonnes
    News

    Konecranes introduces first hybrid reach stacker

    2013-01-14T16:37:00Z

    Global lifting equipment provider, Konecranes, has developed what it calls the world’s first hybrid reach stacker for container handling.

  • Bromma's yard spreaders reduce energy and emissions
    News

    Swedish orders herald in the new year

    2013-01-10T16:33:00Z

    Swedish company Bromma has won new orders for 34 green all-electric yard crane spreaders from Australia, Lebanon and Spain.

  • LNG fuelling at ports - still lots of issues to be resolved
    News

    Systems Navigator looks at LNG bunkering issues

    2013-01-10T14:26:00Z

    Dutch software consultancy firm, Systems Navigator, has created a demonstration model using simulation modelling and interface software in order to look at potential LNG bunkering issues in ports.

  • Konecranes is terminating its straddle carrier manufacturing unit in Germany
    News

    Konecranes to reallocate resources

    2013-01-07T10:48:00Z

    Global lifting equipment provider, Konecranes, has announced that it is terminating its straddle carrier manufacturing unit in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany, as a result of new equipment demand moving towards emerging markets.

  • Cavotec MoorMaster units
    News

    Automated technology proves popular

    2013-01-03T17:35:00Z

    Global maritime technology providers, Cavotec and Cargotec, have seen a steady flow of orders for their automated MoorMaster and Kalmar SmartLanes OCR technology solutions.

  • Container yard equipment – a risky business
    News

    New joint initiative on container safety

    2013-01-03T15:44:00Z

    The leading exponents of risk management in ports and container yards, TT Club, PEMA and ICHCA International, have come together for the first time to publish recommended safety standards for container yard equipment.

  • TCP has gone from being the worst container port in Brazil to one of the best
    News

    Bucking the trend in South America

    2013-01-02T17:15:00Z

    Terminal de Contêineres de Paranaguá (TCP) is helping to set new standards for container ports in South America by putting paid to the reputation that all Brazilian ports are expensive and slow.

  • Terminal optimisation platforms enable terminal operators to streamline key self assessment and reporting procedures
    News

    PortVision explains new MTMSA guidelines

    2012-12-28T15:40:00Z

    American maritime technology company, PortVision, has explained that terminal optimisation platforms can help terminal operators meet the expectations recently set by the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF).

  • News

    Improving fender quality tops the agenda

    2012-12-26T21:46:00Z

    The fender debate is heating up, as industry experts clash on the quality of products available in today''s port industry.