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Port equipment includes issues related to lifting equipment for loading and unloading vessels on the dockside, and with the port environment; contracts with equipment manufacturers, and investment in new equipment. The leading manufacturers in Europe are Kalmar, Konecranes and Liebherr.

EU funds new crane for inland Port of Brčko, Bosnia

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – The inland Port of Brčko has inaugurated a new crane as part of a modernisation project delivered...

ZPMC denies its port cranes are spying tools

Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) March 11, 2024 – China’s state-owned engineering company and the world’s largest manufacturers of cranes and...

Japan sends equipment to repair port of Odesa

Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 6, 2024 – Amid almost daily Russian drone and missile attacks, Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa has received a new...

“Single window” for documents in Georgian ports

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 6, 2024 – Georgia’s Parliament is discussing the introduction of a “single window” mechanism in the country’s...

PSA Sines acquires six new yard cranes

Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – PSA Sines, the terminal operator in Portugal, has invested in fully automated yard equipment by acquiring...

Chinese cranes in London Gateway, are they spying tools?

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – DP World has welcomed Europe’s largest quay cranes at its flagship London Gateway logistics hub....

China’s port cranes in the focus of U.S. cybersecurity drive

Washington, United States (Ports Europe) February 24, 2024 – The United States authorities will strengthen maritime cybersecurity and support domestic...

Kalmar to supply Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam with straddle carriers

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – Kalmar will supply Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam with two fully electric and...

Smart Ports: How 5G and IoT can improve global trade

Newark, NJ, United States (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – With global freight trade demand expected to triple by 2050, how can port and harbour...

Rijeka Gateway Terminal orders Liebherr cranes

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – Equipment manufacturer Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd will supply Rijeka Gateway Terminal with 15...

Gantrex acquired Liftcom, targets PCS

Nivelles, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – Gantrex Group, with its majority shareholder Argos Wityu, has acquired Liftcom to support its...

Huisman enters the port and logistics market

Schiedam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – Huisman, a global powerhouse in the design, production and maintenance of heavy construction...

Chinese cranes also for VSC in Russia’s Vostochny Port

Kozmino, Russia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – Deprived of access to Western equipment and technology due to sanctions, Russian ports are turning en...

China’s Sany again sells reach stackers to Russia

Kronstadt, Russia (Ports Europe) February 9, 2024 – Sany, the major Chinese manufacturer of handling and construction equipment, continues its Western...

Update: OTEKO modernises its Taman terminals

Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) February 9, 2024 – Russia’s OTEKO company, operator of two marine terminals in the port of Taman (bulk and liquid),...

U.S. Taylor Group acquires CVS Ferrari, Piacenza

Piacenza, Italy (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – U.S. Taylor Group has acquired 85% of CVS Ferrari, a company based in Roveleto di Cadeo, Piacenza. The...

OTEKO modernises its bulk terminal in Taman

Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – Russia’s OTEKO company, the operator of two marine terminals in the port of Taman (bulk and liquid)...

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