Robot on the quay

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In a first for the industry, ABB will supply a standard commercial robot as part of a system for connecting a vessel to shore power. The rob...

Hyster turns it over

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For applications where containers filled with loose materials need to be emptied quickly, Hyster has developed a custom container pivot atta...

Arkas and Seago in new service

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Seago, the intra-European service arm of Maersk Line, and Izmir-based Arkas Shipping, are to cooperate in a new service connecting the easte...

Another HIT for Terex

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Kvarken Ports in Sweden (the merged Vaasa and Umeå port companies) has reported that it has placed an order worth €3M with Terex Port Sol...

Getting to grips with crane automation

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Automation and remote control are currently the two major trends in the crane control sector, and suppliers are responding to this....

Middle East slowdown looms

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Low oil and gas prices are now having a significant impact on the economies of the Middle East region....

ZPMC bags Ningbo

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ZPMC has won an order for six STS cranes and 10 RTGs from the Port of Ningbo...

GCC plan derailed

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An ambitious plan to link all of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states by rail has been delayed by several years as the region’s natio...

Volvo’s Indian file

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Volvo Penta is to begin production of 5-litre and 8-litre industrial engines in India in 2017, aimed at the Indian market, which it has been...

Custom fit for box cranes

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Leading drive supplier SEW Eurodrive is now manufacturing gearboxes and gear motors designed specifically for container cranes....

Europe’s fifth column advances

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EU Stage V will result in the EU having the most stringent VOC emissions limit values in the world for non-road mobile machinery....

Who next in Singapore?

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One of the more intriguing questions in port automation is who PSA Singapore will select to provide crane control for its ongoing ASC progra...

Sticking with solvent-based paints

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The directive of the China Container Industry Association (CCIA) and its members to ensure all dry freight containers manufactured in China ...

Box builders face tougher times

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Reefer production recovered strongly in 2015, but the outlook for 2016 is less assured as demand has weakened again and the main manufacture...

Bringing efficiencies to Iraq

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While Iran may offer some of the most interesting port/logistics investment opportunities in the Middle East, Iraq cannot and should not be ...

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