All Equipment articles – Page 57

  • GIP now owns 35% of MSC’s terminal division
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    MSC sells part of terminal division

    2013-04-04T14:28:00Z

    Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has reached an agreement to sell 35% of its terminal division, Terminal Investment Limited SA (TIL), to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), the independent infrastructure investment fund.

  • The Liebherr cranes will span the new nine track rail terminal at the Port of Felixstowe
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    Cranes to double Felixstowe rail capacity

    2013-03-27T15:20:00Z

    The UK’s Port of Felixstowe has received three state-of-the-art rail mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) that will form part of a new rail terminal to double the port’s rail capacity.

  • News

    Reducing unacceptable risks

    2013-03-20T10:03:00Z

    Port Strategy talks to PEMA Safety Committee chair Stephan Stiehler about the Association’s drive to reduce injuries and damage in ports and terminals

  • TT Club says safety standards need to be improved
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    Safety talk ‘a lot of rubbish’

    2013-03-14T12:09:00Z

    Too much talk and not enough action on improving safety standards has been panned by the TT Club.

  • News

    Tackling bulk optimisation

    2013-03-14T10:00:00Z

    Shipping bulk material is not an easy process, with complicated procedures and price issues to challenge port operators. However, Australian company CSIRO has devised ways to make matters easier with the aid of sophisticated technology.

  • The order is the largest single port equipment contracts to be delivered to Bolipuertos by Kalmar
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    Kalmar wins large Venezuelan contract

    2013-03-13T15:58:00Z

    In a bid to meet rapid efficiency and capacity demands for cargo handling, government owned Venezuelan operator, Bolivariana de Puertos (Bolipuertos), has ordered one of the largest single port equipment contracts to be delivered by Cargotec’s Kalmar.

  • 'Port Strategy' has extended its footprint to social media platform, Facebook
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    Port Strategy on Facebook

    2013-03-13T12:53:00Z

    ‘Port Strategy’ has recently added the social media platform, Facebook, to the various ways in which its content is being distributed.

  • Port Metro Vancouver has invested in the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor to bolster its supply chain integration. Credit - Faz Besharastian
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    Making the link

    2013-03-13T10:00:00Z

    Ports are increasingly acknowledging the importance of their role in supply chains, as John Bensalhia explains

  • Bromma is looking at lashing and tandem speader updates this year
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    Automated lashing launch imminent

    2013-03-07T20:51:00Z

    Bromma is looking to commercially launch its Automatic Lashing Platform this year after agreeing an exclusive global licensing agreement with KALP GmbH in 2012.

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    Remote monitoring Konecranes-style

    2013-03-02T14:46:00Z

    Konecranes has launched a Remote Monitoring and Reporting tool that allows lift truck operators to track the usage of their lift trucks through a remote connection.

  • News

    Kalmar launches SmartPort webinars

    2013-03-02T14:46:00Z

    Cargotec’s Kalmar has launched a series of webinars to increase industry understanding of process automation.

  • News

    Konecranes lays-off Finnish workers

    2013-03-02T14:46:00Z

    Twenty permanent and nine temporary employees of Konecranes are to be laid off as a result of the weaker operating market.

  • 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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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.