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Liebherr will supply RTG cranes for CLdN’s Killingholme terminal upgrade. Luxembourg-headquartered CLdN has ordered five new electric RTG cranes from Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. for its Killingholme terminal on the Humber, which is undergoing a multi-million-pound infrastructural upgrade. Killingholme, situated on Britain’s busiest trading estuary, is a key hub in CLdN’s North Sea network, offering…
Four towering gantry cranes are going up at Melbourne’s new intermodal hub, as Melbourne Intermodal Terminal (MIT) prepares to start operations in October. Four automated RMG cranes have started taking shape at the Melbourne Intermodal Terminal (MIT) in Somerton, approximately 20km from the Port of Melbourne. Based on the latest update from Intermodal Terminal Company…
Brazil’s first fully electric reachstacker begins operations at Portonave container terminal. Portonave, a private container terminal in Navegantes, Brazil, has started operations with what the company described as the country’s first fully electric reachstacker. The machine was acquired as part of a R$439m (US$81m) investment programme for new equipment, announced by the company in April…
Westwell’s autonomous Q-Trucks arrive at HIT as Hutchison Ports trials the trucks in mixed-mode operations. Hongkong International Terminals (HIT), part of Hutchison Ports Trust (HPH Trust), is the latest terminal within the group to trial autonomous container trucks, as the operator explores automation to enhance yard efficiency and reduce costs. HIT revealed on social media…
All 26 Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers ordered by GMP in Le Havre have now been delivered. Générale de Manutention Portuaire (GMP), a French port operating company based in Le Havre, has received 13 additional hybrid straddle carriers from Kalmar, completing the delivery of a total of 26 units. The latest shipment follows the initial 13…
Vietnam’s Phuoc An Port returns to Mitsui E&S for its largest-ever crane order. Japan’s Mitsui E&S Co. has won a deal to supply 11 STS cranes (Mitsui-Paceco Portainer) and 11 electric RTGs (Mitsui-Paceco Transtainer) to Petro Vietnam Phuoc An Port Investment & Operation Joint Stock Company (PAP), marking the largest-ever crane order in Vietnam for…
The AAPA-backed bill introduced in Congress aims to boost domestic port crane production through tax incentives as the US moves to reduce reliance on Chinese imports. US crane manufacturers and companies vying to set up manufacturing in the US could soon benefit from a proposed tax cut under a new bill introduced in Congress that…
Long Beach-based TTI has welcomed six near-zero emission RTGs engineered for hydrogen fuel cell upgrades. PACECO Corp, a US subsidiary of Mitsui E&S, has delivered six “Near Zero Emissions” (NZE) Transtainer RTG cranes to Total Terminals International (TTI) at the Port of Long Beach, California. The new hybrid RTGs were offloaded at TTI’s Pier T terminal…
Intermodal terminal operators in Europe are ramping up capacity with new RMG cranes supplied by Austrian manufacturer Kuenz. Chemical logistics specialist Bertschi Group has commissioned a second RMG crane at its Rotterdam terminal, mirroring the setup at its trimodal facility in Antwerp. The remotely operated crane stands at 32m tall with a span of…
Helrom, the European pioneers of a side‑loading rail trailer for trucks, is defiant in the face of widely reported difficulties in the boardroom. The company has posted videos of its trains still running, despite reports that the company is in financial difficulties. The company’s Director of Sales, Bruno Weissmann, says Helrom remains on track and…
