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30th June 202230th June 2022

First all-electric terminal tractor at a British port

DP World has announced the arrival of the first ever all-electric terminal tractor at a British port. The Terberg YT203-EV terminal tractor which is entering service at London Gateway will primarily be used for transporting goods the two mile distance from the quayside to a distribution facility at the adjacent logistics park. DP World plans …

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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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17th June 202217th June 2022

New record achieved by Hareket

Hareket Heavy Lifting and Project Transportation has completed the load-out operation of a 10.350 tons ship named "De Transporter" from the floating dock at Tersan Yalova Shipyard breaking its own record for the heaviest single load transportation which was set in 2020. The 180 meter long, 27 meter wide ship was moved 500 meters from …

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13th June 202213th June 2022

Six Raimondi flattops at work in Erbil, Iraq

Akem Group deployed deployed four Raimondi MRT159s and two MRT144s for the construction of a massive mix-used development in one of Iraqi main cities. The MRT159s, operating onsite with a maximum lifting capacity of 8t, have all been installed with jib lengths of 65meters and tower heights ranging between 45m and 124m. The two tallest …

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10th June 202210th June 2022

Konecranes appoints new President and CEO

The Konecranes Board of Directors have today announced the nomination of Anders Svensson as President and CEO. He will assume his role at the latest on December 7, 2022. Anders Svensson joins Konecranes from Sandvik, where he is currently President of the Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions Business Area. Prior to his current role, he has …

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9th June 20229th June 2022

Bolloré Logistics opens new warehouse in Thailand

Bolloré Logistics has opened SMILE HUB, its brand-new warehouse and distribution centre in Thailand. Mr Hubert Colaris, Economic Counsellor of the French Embassy to Thailand, honoured the event with his presence. Also present were the management teams of Bolloré Logistics and Frasers Property Industrial Thailand (FPIT), including Mr Fabricio Protti, Deputy Managing Director of the …

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8th June 20228th June 2022

AntwerpXL Returns This October – Register Now!

AntwerpXL, the world’s only event dedicated exclusively to breakbulk and heavy lift, will return to the Antwerp Expo, Belgium from 4-6 October. Registration is now open for the breakbulk industry’s most eagerly anticipated event, AntwerpXL 2022. The three-day exhibition and conference, which is sponsored by Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Europe’s largest export port, will reunite the …

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7th June 20227th June 2022

Gräber extends Liebherr fleet

Work platform, forklift and crane rental company Gräber took delivery of two new mobile cranes at the Liebherr plant in Ehingen at the beginning of May. Just a few weeks earlier, Liebherr delivered an LTC 1050-3.1 to the group based in southern Germany. These will be followed by an MK 140 mobile construction crane in …

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1st June 20221st June 2022

Incremental launch method deployed to construct Kentucky’s tallest bridge

Bush and Burchett Inc. was contracted to built the Pond Creek Bridge on US460 in Pike County, Kentucky, the tallest bridge in the Bluegrass State and one of the tallest traffic bridges in the country. The rugged terrain of the project site and the bridge’s height of 324 feet created unique challenges for the construction …

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1st June 20221st June 2022

Volvo CE delivers first construction machine built using fossil-free steel to NCC

Volvo Construction Equipment has delivered a construction machine built using fossil-free steel to a customer. The A30G articulated hauler built using fossil-free steel was handed over by President of Volvo CE Melker Jernberg to long-standing customer NCC today, 1 June 2022, at a ceremony hosted by LeadIt – the Leadership Group for Industry Transition – …

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