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Felixstowe South development receives latest two STS cranes Sep 01, 2010 Felixstowe South development receives latest two STS cranesThe Port of Felixstowe has taken delivery of the latest 2 ship-to-shore cranes for its Felixstowe South development. Read more...
Rental company orders eight Kalmar reachstackers for operations at Port of Antwerp Sep 01, 2010 Rental company orders eight Kalmar reachstackers for operations at Port of AntwerpBelgium-based equipment rental company Cuypers Vorkliften N.V. has awarded Cargotec an order for six Kalmar DRF450-60S5M reachstackers to lease to customers operating at the Port of Antwerp. Read more...
Martin Engineering laying strong Foundations in conveyor training Sep 01, 2010 Martin Engineering has expanded its Foundations™ Training Program on the design and development of more productive belt conveyors to offer three customizable seminars to increase understanding of conveyor safety and performance, help justify upgrade investments and increase profitability. Read more...
Handheld Group receives ISO certification Aug 31, 2010 The Handheld Group, global supplier of rugged mobile computers, has obtained ISO certifications 9001 and 14001 for Quality and Environmental Management. Read more...
Mexico orders 50 new Kalmar terminal tractors Aug 27, 2010 Mexico orders 50 new Kalmar terminal tractorsIdealease, a North American-based truck and equipment lease and rental services business, has placed an order for 50 Kalmar Ottawa 4x2 terminal tractors from Cargotec. The units will be leased to a customer operating at the ports of Lázaro Cárdenas and Manzanillo, located on Mexico's Pacific Coast. Delivery of the new machines will begin in November 2010. Read more...
Neuss Trimodal orders four new Kalmar reachstackers from Cargotec Aug 24, 2010 Neuss Trimodal orders four new Kalmar reachstackers from CargotecNeuss Trimodal GmbH has placed an order for four new Kalmar reachstackers from Cargotec. The intermodal operator, located on the banks of the Rhein River at Germany's Neuss Düsseldorfer Häfen, has opted for two Kalmar DRF400-60C5 and two Kalmar DFR450-60S5 reachstackers. Read more...
Company profile: Introducing Seward Wyon Aug 24, 2010 Company profile: Introducing Seward WyonSpecialist port and marine engineering company Seward Wyon was formed in 1981 and has been supplying first class engineering support and services to ports and industry for nearly 30 years. The company employ a team of highly experienced engineering designers with a wealth of crane knowledge. Read more...
Promoting harbor export logistics with true efficiency: the Terex Fuchs MHL365 Aug 03, 2010 Promoting harbor export logistics with true efficiency: the Terex Fuchs MHL365Those in the harbor logistics sector today need modern equipment to succeed against tough competition. Dutch recycling specialist Van Dalen Metals Recycling depends on the high harbor operations capacity of the MHL365 from Terex® Fuchs for the million metric tons of steel scrap exported to European and East Asian countries each year from its 17 steel recycling centers. Read more...
Bristol Harbor Group provides barge design and construction oversight for New York Power Authority Jul 26, 2010 Bristol Harbor Group provides barge design and construction oversight for New York Power AuthorityBristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI), has reached the final design phase for an 80-foot pedestal crane barge design for the New York Power Authority, (NYPA). Read more...
Restructuring at the Port of Cape Town helps clear industrial action backlogs at terminals Jul 26, 2010 Restructuring at the Port of Cape Town helps clear industrial action backlogs at terminalsSouth African port operator Transnet Port Terminal (TPT) has credited the recent merger of its Cape Town container and multipurpose terminals, and the restructuring of its planning and operations structures in the Western Province, for an increase in productivity and performance in the Cape Town Terminal since the end of June. The changes have assisted in recovery plans after the three week industrial action in May of this year, which affected operations in ports across the country. Read more...
Briggs Equipment to provide Port of Liverpool with key maintenance and engineering services Jul 26, 2010 Briggs Equipment to provide Port of Liverpool with key maintenance and engineering servicesPeel Ports has appointed Briggs Equipment UK to undertake the engineering maintenance of its operational plant and equipment at the Port of Liverpool, in an aim to prevent equipment uptime and carry out preventative maintenance to port machinery. Read more...
Russian stevedore expands with an order for Kalmar RTGs and terminal tractors Jul 20, 2010 Russian stevedore expands with an order for Kalmar RTGs and terminal tractors Baltic Stevedoring Company (BSC) has contracted Cargotec to supply six Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes and 10 Kalmar TR618i terminal tractors to its facility at the Port of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad, Russia. Read more...
Konecranes to supply RTG cranes to Indonesian port Jul 19, 2010 Konecranes has announced it has received an order for five rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from the Indonesian state-owned terminal operator PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia I (Pelindo 1). Read more...
Four post-Panamax quay cranes delivered to Vallarpadam, India Jul 19, 2010 Four state-of-the-art giant gantry cranes have been delivered to India’s first dedicated international container transhipment terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam. Read more...
Shanghai may overtake Singapore as world's busiest port Jul 15, 2010 Shanghai may overtake Singapore as worldThis year could be the year that Shanghai overtakes Singapore to become the world's busiest container port, after a boost in global trade. Read more...
Kuenz to supply another three intermodal container cranes to German port Jul 07, 2010 Kuenz to supply another three intermodal container cranes to German portKuenz has announced it is to deliver another three cranes to Kombi-Terminal Ludwigshafen, Germany, by 2011, as well as Kuenz spreaders during the terminal's continued expansion. Read more...
First Terex CC 2800-1 NT crawler crane delivered to IMPSA Wind, Brazil Jul 02, 2010 First Terex CC 2800-1 NT crawler crane delivered to IMPSA Wind, BrazilThe first Terex® CC 2800-1 NT Crawler Crane to be delivered to Brazil was recently handed over to José Eduardo Teixeira de Carvalho Filho, Director of Operations, IMPSA Wind. Read more...
DP World Antwerp commissions its first Liebherr Portal Slewing Crane Jun 30, 2010 DP World Antwerp commissions its first Liebherr Portal Slewing CraneIn March 2010 DP World Antwerp officially commissioned its first Liebherr Mobile Harbour Crane on a portal (LPS 500) for service. Read more...
Portunus complete STS crane upgrade for PSA Mersin Jun 29, 2010 Portunus complete STS crane upgrade for PSA MersinTurkish company Portunus Port Spares & Services has completed a project to upgrade and retrofit three STS gantry cranes at the Port of Mersin, Turkey. Read more...
Second mobile harbour container crane delivered to Port Manatee Jun 28, 2010 Port Manatee's second mobile harbor container crane arrived today from Gottwald Port Technology’s factory in Germany. Read more...
New Bromma GREENLINE and STS45 spreaders for Korea and Vietnam Jun 28, 2010 Bromma, the world’s leading crane spreader company, has been awarded a new all-electric GREENLINE™ spreader contract for Saigon Newport, Vietnam, as well as a new STS twin-lift spreader contract for delivery to Hyundai Development Company, Korea. Read more...
Greek LNG monopoly considers building new floating LNG terminal Jun 23, 2010 Greek LNG company DEPA is considering building a floating LNG terminal in northern Greece to boost its export capacity to southeast Europe. Read more...
Company profile: Introducing RHC Heavy Machinery (Asia) Ltd. Jun 20, 2010 Company profile: Introducing RHC Heavy Machinery (Asia) Ltd.RHC Heavy Machinery (Asia) Ltd. consists of a team of dedicated foreign and Chinese engineering and commercial professionals, with over 200 years experience in heavy duty machinery and working with international companies. Read more...
Archean Group buys Gottwald floating crane for coal handling on the open sea Jun 16, 2010 Archean Group buys Gottwald floating crane for coal handling on the open seaGottwald Port Technology GmbH has signed a deal to supply the Archean Group with a G HPK 8200 B Floating Crane, a variant of Model 8 of Generation 5, derived from Mobile Harbour Crane technology. Read more...
New ship-to-shore crane delivery for South Felixstowe development Jun 16, 2010 New ship-to-shore crane delivery for South Felixstowe developmentThe first three ship-to-shore gantry cranes have been delivered to the Port of Felixstowe’s new Felixstowe South development. Read more...
Cavotec wins port equipment order for Dalian Huarui Heavy Industry, China Jun 15, 2010 Maritime systems integrator Cavotec MSL is to supply high-voltage cable reel units and associated control reels to Chinese engineering group Dalian Huarui Heavy Industry, as part of an extension project at the Caofeidian Island Coal Terminal, located on China’s east coast. Read more...
New Linkspan for Portsmouth Commercial Port Jun 01, 2010 Managers have just installed a new Linkspan on number two berthat Portsmouth Commercial Port. Read more...
New additions to Hyster's range of ReachStackers for six-high container stacking May 26, 2010 New additions to HysterHyster Europe has announced a series of developments on its ReachStacker range of container handling equipment, including a six-high stacking option for higher density container stacking. Read more...
State of emergency declared at Port Callao, Peru May 26, 2010 A 60-day emergency has been declared by the Peruvian Government in an attempt to end a dock strike at the country’s largest port, Callao. Read more...
ACE Winches opens officially opens Norway base May 20, 2010 Hydraulic winch manufacturer ACE Winches has formally created ACE Winches Norge AS, a new company in Norway. Read more...
Bedeschi supplies new dry bulk handling equipment to Greek plant May 19, 2010 Bedeschi supplies new dry bulk handling equipment to Greek plantCTP Team, part of the Bedeschi Group, commissioned a new bag filter for kiln/raw mill exhaust gas dedusting at Aspropyrgos plant, Greece, owned by the Halyps-Italcementi Group. Read more...
Two new Gottwald HMK 260 EG Cranes for bulk handling in Brazil May 07, 2010 Two new Gottwald HMK 260 EG Cranes for bulk handling in BrazilGottwald Port Technology GmbH has sold two 4-rope grab Mobile Harbour Cranes for professional bulk handling to Brazil. Read more...
Volkmann introduces the "No-Tip Unloader" Vacuum Conveyor for dry bulk handling Apr 29, 2010 The new "No-Tip Unloader" vacuum conveyor has been launched by Volkmann, a market leader in vacuum conveying, which has been developed to eliminate the material flow issues involved when transferring powders, granules, pellets, capsules, tablets and other bulk materials through conventional unloading methods requiring tipping of the raw material drum, bin or IBC. Read more...
$40 million in automation orders for ABB Cranes Apr 29, 2010 $40 million in automation orders for ABB CranesPower and automation technology group ABB has won orders worth a total of $40 million from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (ZPMC) to supply crane automation and electrical systems for three projects across the globe. Read more...
Custom-engineered transfer chutes improve conveyor loading and reduce blockages Apr 23, 2010 Custom-engineered transfer chutes improve conveyor loading and reduce blockagesMartin Engineering, a supplier of bulk materials handling equipment, has introduced custom-engineered transfer chutes, enabling material to be controlled from the time it leaves the conveyor discharge pulley until it reaches the receiving belt. Read more...
Manitowoc launches world's most powerful six-axle crane Apr 23, 2010 Manitowoc launches worldThe GMK6400 from Manitowoc, which launches at bauma 2010, is the world’s most powerful six-axle all-terrain crane. The crane has a 400 t maximum capacity. Read more...
Bromma expands spreader safety products portfolio with new load sensing technology Apr 19, 2010 Bromma, a leading crane spreader company, has expanded its spreader safety products portfolio with a new load sensing system for the spreader twistlocks. Read more...
UK ports benefit as European air travel shuts down Apr 19, 2010 UK ports benefit as European air travel shuts down Ports in the UK are to capitalise on the sudden influx of sea-borne passengers, after air travel shut down across Europe, due to volcanic ash from Icelend. Read more...
Port of Rotterdam posts strong recovery in first quarter Apr 16, 2010 Port of Rotterdam posts strong recovery in first quarterThroughput at the Port of Rotterdam saw a sharp increase during the first quarter this year. Read more...
China ports boom fuelled by increase in coal and iron imports Apr 16, 2010 China ports boom fuelled by increase in coal and iron importsChina's major ports have reported an increase of more than 20% in cargo volumes in Q1 this year, thanks to a boost in coal and iron imports and the recovery in international trade. Read more...



Intermodal transportation: The next wave?Holidays are almost over, for those lucky enough to go on vacation. I spent my time away from the sea, and well above sea level. Just for reassurance. As you might know, the majority of Dutch grounds are below sea level (about 65%), and we keep dry feet by pumping water. Without that, we would build our sandcastle around "Amersfoort at the Sea" (a city some 80km inland). However, spending time in the Alps, some 800m above sea level, my rectangular box driven mind did not come to a complete standstill, wondering about hinterland transportation.
New Strategy & Development Director appointed at Dunkerque PortJean-Frédéric Laurent has just been appointed Strategy and Development Director of Dunkerque Port, replacing Pierre Joly on his retirement. He is 41.

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