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prameela vegi
EMH introduces double-girder free-standing crane
Engineered Material Handling (EMH) has extended its Nomad its free-standing crane range with the addition of a double-girder version.
Kalmar to supply reachstackers to French multimodal terminal operator
Kalmar has also concluded an agreement to supply French multimodal terminal operator BTM with two Kalmar electric reachstackers. The machines will be operated at Terminal Ouest Provence (TOP), a new multimodal development due to be completed in Q2 2024. The order was booked in Cargotec’s Q2 2023 order intake and the machines are scheduled to be delivered during Q1 2024.
Breakbulk Europe 2023 attendance up 15% on last year
Breakbulk Europe 2023 at the Rotterdam Ahoy exhibition centre in the Netherlands saw total attendees increase by 15% compared with 2022, as 10,445 supply chain professionals came together for the event that took place on 6-8 June.
Updating overhead cranes
Nirag Chokshi, managing partner at Techno Industries, makes the case for upgrading crane parts rather than buying a whole new crane outright.
US ports industry needs to embrace automation
The US ports and logistics industry needs to embrace automation to improve efficiency, according to The White House’s supply chain envoy Stephen Lyons.
AAL on the up in Middle east following positive trade outlook
Since establishing its AAL Middle East representative office in Dubai in early 2015, AAL Shipping’s (AAL) commercial presence in the region has grown to the point that the carrier is operating at least one scheduled multipurpose heavy lift cargo sailing through the region each month – via its Europe, Middle East/India, Asia Liner Service – with additional tramp sailings in support of customer demand.
How retrofitting magnet controllers can improve crane ROI
Operators should consider how they can introduce newer technologies alongside the crane to improve productivity and safety while reducing costs, writes Andy Swann, business development manager for cranes and power transmission at cranes specialist CP Automation.
Dockside Americas: The year of imagination
We round-up the latest news from the Americas, beginning with the Port of Long Beach highlighting its zero-emissions renewable energy projects.
ABP rolls out terminal operating system in Newport
Associated British Ports (ABP) has successfully completed the roll-out of a terminal operating system (TOS) – CommTrac v4 – at the port in Newport, South Wales.
DP world cuts carbon emissions by 55%
DP World’s container terminal at Southampton, UK, enjoyed its greenest-ever year in 2022 after delivering a 55% reduction in net carbon emissions from its fleet and installations.