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 …
The Port of Grenaa goes for emission-free handling with Liebherr
The port of Grenaa, one of Denmark's largest commercial and industrial ports, has decided to upgrade its equipment and increase its performance with the purchase of a Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour crane, which is by far the most frequently sold model in the LHM portfolio with more than 250 units delivered. In order to …
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More Konecranes for Port of Naples
Magazzini Generali Silos Frigoriferi S.p.A. (MGSF) ordered another eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane for their facility in Napoli (Naples) located on the southwest coast of Italy. The new crane will be a Konecranes Gottwald Model 5 Mobile Harbor Crane in the G HMK 5506 variant, with a working radius of up to 51 m, …
CMA CGM Jacques Saadé makes her debut call at DP World Southampton
DP World’s container terminal in Southampton welcomed the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADÉ, the world’s first 23,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) containership to be powered fully by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). The CMA CGM Group’s new flagship vessel recently set another new world record for the number of full containers loaded on a single vessel, carrying …
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Britannia Bureau settles at DP World London Gateway Logistics Centre
Britannia Bureau, an independent supply chain logistics and customs processes improvement consultancy, has taken occupation of a high-tech office facility at DP World London Gateway Logistics Centre boosting the company’s expanding network, with offices, associates and customs warehouses in the UK, EU, Asia Pacific and USA. Britannia Bureau chose the London Gateway site thanks to …
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KONECRANES AND CARGOTEC TO MERGE CREATING A GLOBAL LEADER IN SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL FLOW
Konecranes Plc and Cargotec Corporation announce that their respective Boards of Directors have today signed a combination agreement and a merger plan to combine the two companies through a merger. Strategic, Commercial and Operational Benefits The proposed combination of Konecranes and Cargotec is complementary and value-creating from geographical; product and services offering; employee; customer; and …
Two Sennebogen crawler cranes in action on the French Riviera
Since 2018 the Port of Cannes has been carrying out renovation and reinforcement work on the Laubeuf and du Large seawalls. The main objective of this renovation work is to provide people and infrastructure with long-term protection against severe wave action, in harmony with the environment. The several involved contractors responsible for the lifting work …
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