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There’s no stopping crane brake developments

News1 May 2008

Brake manufacturers continue to draw on other industrial developments for better ways of producing higher brake torque....

Safety improvements for container crane brakes

News1 Jul 2005

As explained in the first article in this series (WorldCargo News, May 2005, pp60-61), container crane main hoist brakes have a dual role. T...

Busan thinks again about crane brakes

News1 May 2005

Wind speed standards for cranes are being revised in Korea after the damage caused by Typhoon Maemi....

Spreading out in all directions

News1 Feb 2005

Last year was a bumper one for crane spreader suppliers - not surprising given the record volumes of container crane activity, and 2005 shou...

Options for crane brakes increase

News1 May 2004

At a recent crane design seminar in Los Angeles, ZPMC’s president and chief engineer Guan Tongxian said that modern post-Panamax cranes ha...

Bubenzer spreads out

News1 Mar 2004

Bubenzer has provided more information on its all-electric quay crane spreader, which is in service in Genoa, and the yard crane version in ...

Spread your bets on all-electric?

News1 Sep 2003

All-electric yard crane speaders are gaining acceptance, but there are reservations regarding ship-to-shore crane spreaders...

Putting a stop to braking problems

News1 May 2003

Crane brakes are back in the spotlight after "runaway" incidents in Vancouver, BC, and Surabaya but there is little consensus on how to prev...

Fitting new brakes for old

News15 Jul 2002

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 ...

Extending the brake range

News15 May 2002

Several brake manufacturers have introduced new brakes as they look to improve market share by covering a wider range of applications...

May the brake force be with you

News22 Jun 2001

Two industrial brakes specialists have changed hands recently and the new set-ups could herald a still more competitive environment....

There’s no stopping crane brake developments

Safety improvements for container crane brakes

Busan thinks again about crane brakes

Spreading out in all directions

Options for crane brakes increase

Bubenzer spreads out

Spread your bets on all-electric?

Putting a stop to braking problems

Fitting new brakes for old

Extending the brake range

May the brake force be with you

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India’s Tuticorin International Container Terminal inaugurated

Höegh Autoliners’ second Aurora Class vessel delivered

Fire breaks out at VCTPL

USTR exempts STS crane orders arriving by May, 2026 from 25% tariff

House Committee report says ZPMC poses risk to US security

There’s no stopping crane brake developments

Safety improvements for container crane brakes

Busan thinks again about crane brakes

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India’s Tuticorin International Container Terminal inaugurated

Höegh Autoliners’ second Aurora Class vessel delivered

Fire breaks out at VCTPL

USTR exempts STS crane orders arriving by May, 2026 from 25% tariff

House Committee report says ZPMC poses risk to US security

Maersk container ship causes damage, injuries while entering Fremantle port

Another CMA CGM vessel loses containers off the coast of South Africa

Another new name in STS cranes

Maersk Shekou undergoes repairs after accident in Fremantle

Maersk christens its fourth methanol-powered container ship