Port handling – Move it magazine

17th June 202217th June 2022

New 25t capacity Sany heavy-duty forklift

With the new SCP250G5 heavy-duty forklift truck, Sany is setting new standards in the 25-metric-tonne class. For fast operation, it is equipped with a 185 kW Volvo power unit complying with emission standard EU Stage V. A high lifting speed and powerful acceleration thanks to its 4-speed Powershift transmission with torque converter and automatic gear …

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3rd May 20223rd May 2022

Kalmar receives a repeat order for Straddle Carriers from Terminaux de Normandie

Kalmar has received a repeat order from Terminaux de Normandie to supply 12 diesel-electric straddle carriers for use at both Terminal Normandie MSC & Terminal Porte Océane located at the Port of Le Havre. The delivery is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2022. The order follows the delivery of a similar …

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30th March 202230th March 2022

Congo Terminal commissioned equipment worth over €1 million

Congo Terminal, a subsidiary of Bolloré Ports, has recently commissioned 10 tractors and 10 trailers worth more than 779 million CFA francs (over €1 million). This is the fourth order for rolling stock since the concession began in 2009. These latest generation YT193 and RT223 tractors, equipped with mobile terminals and connected to the Navis …

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29th March 202229th March 2022

Cargotec and Konecranes cancel planned merger

The UK Competition & Markets Authority (“CMA”) has blocked the merger between Cargotec and Konecranes. According to the CMA’s final report issued today, the remedies - which would have removed all overlapping businesses of the two companies and were accepted by the European Commission (“EC”) - would not be effective in addressing the CMA’s concerns …

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9th March 20229th March 2022

Liebherr delivers 300th LHM 550

Port Gdańsk Eksploatacja S.A., one of the leading port operators in Poland, recently took delivery of a new Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour crane. With this handover Liebherr celebrates 300th delivery of this model. For Port Gdańsk Eksploatacja S.A, which carries out handling activities on a total area of over 89 hectares, it is one …

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8th March 20228th March 2022

Konecranes delivers 6 lift trucks to Cameroon terminal

The Container Terminal Management of the Port of Doula has received delivery of 5 Konecranes Liftace reach stackers and 1 empty container handler to increase the productivity of their operations. The order was booked in April 2021, and the lift trucks were handed over in a special on-site ceremony in December. The five new reach …

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1st March 20221st March 2022

First Konecranes all-electric mobile harbour cranes in North America

Port of San Diego has purchased two all-electric Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 Mobile Harbor Cranes to replace the diesel-powered crane currently in use at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (TAMT). The all-electric, battery-supported mobile harbor cranes will be the first in use in North America and will support the Port’s Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS) …

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18th January 202218th January 2022

DP World completes £40M Southampton investment

DP World has just announced that 11 of the most sustainable straddle carriers yet manufactured will go into service at Southampton with immediate effect, completing a £40m investment over the last 12 months in Britain’s second largest container terminal. The vehicles, which lift containers moved by the quay cranes and then service onward forms of …

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11th January 202211th January 2022

Three Liebherr Auto RMGs for CSX Intermodal in North Carolina

Liebherr Container Cranes delivered three fully automated rail mounted gantry cranes to the CSX Carolina Connector Intermodal Terminal (CCX) in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The cabinless RMGs have been supplied with Liebherr Remote operator Stations (ROS) for supervised moves and exception handling. The widespan Liebherr RMGs have a span of 165 ft. (50.292 m), a …

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7th January 20227th January 2022

DP World marks the start of construction of new port in Senegal

DP World and the Government of Senegal have laid the first stone to mark the start of the construction of the new Port of Ndayane. The ceremony follows the concession agreement signed in December 2020 to build and operate a new port at Ndayane, about 50 km from the existing Port of Dakar. The investment of …

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