Port handling – Move it magazine

21st May 202121st May 2021

Kalmar and SPPA extend collaboration

Kalmar will supply Servicios Portuarios Puerto De Algeciras, S.A (SPPA) with five units of the Kalmar T2i terminal tractor for its operations in the Port of Algeciras, southern Spain. The order, which also includes the refurbishment of five existing Kalmar terminal tractors operated by SPPA, was booked in Cargotec's 2021 Q2 order intake, with delivery …

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19th May 202119th May 2021

Eight new Liebherr STS bring Tanger Alliance’s TC3 terminal to full capacity

Tanger Alliance at the TC3 terminal in Tanger Med in Morocco have received the final two of eight Liebherr ship to shore container cranes. The final crane entered service in April 2021 and brings the operational capacity of the new terminal to over 1.5 million TEU per annum. The cranes, which are the first Liebherr …

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29th April 202129th April 2021

CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) completes “go-live” at DP World Luanda terminal

DP World today announced that its CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) solution, a cloud-based Terminal Operating System (TOS), has completed its “go-live” at the Commercial Port of Luanda, Angola. CARGOES TOS+ is an integrated platform encompassing all IT and operational systems under one umbrella, providing users with real-time information on vessel, gate, and yard movements. The news …

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22nd April 202122nd April 2021

€9.9 million order for the Port of Abidjan

As part of the project on the second container terminal in the Port of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Terminal has placed an order for 36 electric towing vehicles from the manufacturer Gaussin. The new handling machines will equip the future container terminal, construction work on which was launched in October 2020 by Côte d’Ivoire Terminal. The …

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22nd April 202122nd April 2021

Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port opts for Liebherr

Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port has recently opted for an LHM 550 with up to 154 tonnes capacity and an LHM 600 with up to 208 tonnes maximum lifting capacity both equipped with Sycratronic tandem lifting system. According to Liebherr, the biggest benefits of Sycratronic are improved efficiency and increased safety. Due to its advanced algorithms and …

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4th March 20214th March 2021

Hammar launches next generation crane extensions

In 2013 Hammar has released the MegaReach crane extensions, which allowed Sideloaders to stack two containers high in a 2nd row. With a Safe Working Load (SWL) of 5,5 tonnes at maximum reach, they were almost exclusively used for empty containers. The new generation features integrated extensions, a longer reach and a big upgrade to …

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4th March 20214th March 2021

Thames Freeport open for business

Thames Freeport has announced that it was open to do business with new customers, hours after the Government announced that it would be one of eight new freeports in England. Thames Freeport is a digitally linked economic zone connecting Ford's world-class Dagenham engine plant, the global ports at London Gateway and Tilbury, and many communities …

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4th March 20214th March 2021

Port of Karmsund doubles lifting capacity with Liebherr

To meet the increased demand, Karmsund Havn IKS has signed a contract for a second Liebherr LHM 550, three years after ordering their first Liebherr mobile harbour crane. The second machine, with a maximum lifting capacity of up to 154 tonnes and a maximum outreach of 54 metres, will enable the Haugesund Cargo Terminal to …

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17th February 202117th February 2021

Kalmar ensures contract for 10 eco-efficient straddle carriers

Kalmar will supply Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT) with a total of 10 hybrid straddle carriers for its ECT Delta terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. According to Kalmar the hybrid straddle carriers significantly reduce both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions when compared to using traditional diesel-powered machines and also generate much less noise than their …

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15th February 202115th February 2021

Kalmar to supply six reachstackers in Russia

Kalmar will supply a total of six Essential Reachstackers to Terminal and Logistics Center Vostochny (TLC Vostochny) following an order placed in Cargotec’s 2021 Q1 order intake. They will be used at the rail intermodal terminal in Electrougly in Russia’s Moscow Oblast district. TLC Vostochny is being developed as part of the implementation of the …

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