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 …
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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MPS Terminal 3 connects Africa and South America
Terminal 3 of MPS (Meridian Port Services Limited) in Ghana is the backbone of the maritime service between Africa and South America. The container terminal at the port of Tema enables the CMA CGM and MSC ship owners to connect Africa with the South American market. MSC benefits from a berthing window on the MPS …
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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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London Gateway: New port of call for two major international shipping services
DP World announced that the London Gateway is now the UK port of call for two new major international shipping services, connecting the economies of Western Europe with the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa and Russia. DP World has created an integrated business in the UK comprising two deep water ports with freight rail terminals at …
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Jumbo Shipping delivers giant shiploader
Jumbo Shipping has transported a 1435t shiploader, measuring 135 x 25 x 43 metres, from Vietnam to Canada for the machine’s manufacturer Tenova. After almost two years of engineering, the Jumbo Shipping team saw their hard work come to life when the Jumbo Kinetic, a K-class vessel with 3,000t dual lifting capacity, lifted and shipped …
Kalmar and Nokia extend partnership
Kalmar and Nokia have announced that they will expand their ongoing collaboration to provide new solutions for ports and intermodal terminal operators seeking to automate operations and achieve greater productivity. Nokia and Kalmar will combine their communications and cargo handling technology expertise in new joint go-to-market ventures, integrated solutions development and research collaboration. In the …
Gaussin ships to New Zealand
Gaussin has announced the delivery of 7 APM FULL ELEC port tractors and 7 TT port trailers to the New Zealand port operator CentrePort, based in Wellington. The APM 75T HE is a fully electric port tractor for container transport. It is equipped with LMP® Lithium Metal Polymer batteries, a technology insensitive to temperature variations …
ZPMC to supply six gantries for the deep-water port in Timor-Leste
Timor Port S.A., a subsidiary of Bolloré Ports has awarded ZPMC with the contract on the supply of two STS dockside gantries and four RTG yard gantries to equip the Tibar Bay deep-water port in Timor-Leste. The new cranes supplied by ZPMC will feature the latest technologies. They will notably include a leading- edge control …
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Haropa and Ports of Normandy join forces to help transport operators get ready for Brexit
After successfully completing the work to ensure customs checks can be carried out whilst keeping traffic flowing as smoothly as possible and after several dry runs, the Normandy channel ports - Le Havre for Haropa and Caen-Ouistreham, Cherbourg and Dieppe for Ports of Normandy - have joined forces to help supply chain actors to be …