Private traction moves

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Several years ago Kombiverkehr and BTZ Bayerische Trailerzug, the Munich-based bimodal operator, decided they had to do something about capa...

Hutchison turns down Qingdao

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Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), which already has terminal interests at Shanghai and Shenzhen, the largest container ports in China after Hon...

Fitting new brakes for old

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When brakes are replaced on older cranes, this often means putting in an interface plate so that a new disc brake can be "dropped in" where ...

IHI’s minimalist design

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Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co Ltd (IHI) is currently building the first unit of a new design of ship-to-shore container gantry cra...

Monograph from Paceco

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The new Mitsui cranes for ITS, Long Beach (pp19-20) and the earlier Hyundai cranes for Jeddah South are among the first Portainers with Pace...

Hong Kong headache for Hutchison?

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Managers at Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) are said to be scratching their heads to figure out a viable operations plan for Berth 1 ...

PIV/Brevini

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Germany-based PIV Drives GmbH recently entered into a co-operation agreement with Italian propulsion technology group Brevini Riduttori SpA....

HPH plan to beat jam

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Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) of Hong Kong proposes to use technology similar to global positioning to track containers and ensure they rema...

Spanish keeping busy

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Spanish container manufacturer Equimodal reports a strong order book for 2002....

New faces in the driving seat?

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There are difficulties at the top end of the drives market, but at the same time there could be opportunities for niche players...

Docking no problem

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As previously reported, the Multilift CSL 330 self-loadng trailer features a flush-folding rear crane, which enables the trailer to be backe...

Container cranes feel the strain

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Ship-to-shore container gantry crane orders have declined by around 24 percent compared to a year ago. ZPMC's market share has climbed to on...

VIT rises to the occasion

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Container cranes will enter Virgin territory with a new design for VIT's Norfolk facility...

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