Time for remote control

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Remote-controlled quay cranes are technically possible, and are best suited to double trolley cranes at automated terminals....

Different paths to the future

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While geographical clusters of related industries are fairly common, it is unusual to find, within just 100 km of each other, two container ...

Big lift trucks on the move

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India’s TIL (Tractors India Ltd) has been selling Hyster big trucks ( ≥ 8t) for the past three years under a distribution agreement cove...

…as Auckland feels the heat

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The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ)’s refusal to accept a new employment package has cost Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) a key Maersk s...

Wallmann adds to heavy lift capacity

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A Liebherr LHM 600 Litronic mobile harbour crane was recently delivered to Wallmann & Co’s multi-purpose terminal on Reiherstieg in the Po...

Big plans at Jebel Ali

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DP World last month announced plans to invest US$850M to increase capacity at Jebel Ali by 5M TEU to 19M TEU/ year by 2014. The new Terminal...

Demag reports Flinders deal

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Demag Cranes AG has supplied a Gottwald G HMK 6407 B mobile harbour crane to port operator Flinders Ports in South Australia....

Shanghai set for 31.5M TEU

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Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) expects the city’s container terminals to handle 31.5M TEU this year, up from 29.05M TEU last yea...

Busan’s new view on automation

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A recent demonstration of the automation system at Busan New Container Terminal (BNCT) in Korea is shaping up as an important launching poin...

Iberia-Germany rail boosts

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The freight arm of Portuguese Railways, CP Carga, is to launch a test service between Portugal and Germany, in cooperation with Renfe and DB...

Landmark TSR tank shipment

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Swiss tank and silo container operator Bertschi AG has despatched the first consignment of hazardous products in tank containers from Europe...

New heavy lift combi crane from Liebherr

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Liebherr is working on an order from Lukoil Kaliningradmorneft (Kaliningrad Sea Oil) for a new combined mobile harbour and offshore crane to...

LMI from Load Systems

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Load Systems International Inc, based in Houston, Texas, has introduced a new load moment indicator (LMI) for hydraulic cranes. It features ...

Dakar box terminal expansion completed

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The expanded container terminal at the Port of Dakar in Senegal was officially opened at the end of last month by HE Abdoulaye Wade, Preside...

IAS Dispatch for K+N

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Kuehne+Na g e l , the wor ld’s largest seafreight forwarder, has implemented International Asset Systems (IAS)’s Dispatch system to enha...

Setback for Ukraine reformers

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A s reported at the time on worldcargonews.com, in early December Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich vetoed the Seaports Bill endorsed ...

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