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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.

Musical chairs for port cranes at TiL terminals

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) August 7, 2023 – Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), majority owned by MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company, the...

APM Terminals Barcelona awarded €3.9 mln for electrification project

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 1, 2023 – APM Terminals Barcelona will carry out a pilot project for the electrification of the container handling...

More Chinese equipment for Russian ports

Vostochny, Russia (PortSEurope) July 31, 2023 – Russia’s multifunctional marine terminal operator Global Ports has put into operation two new high-capacity...

APM Terminals electrifies port equipment

The Hague, Netherlands (PortSEurope) July 23, 2023 – APM Terminals, a unit of Danish shipping company Maersk’s Transport and Logistics division, has...

New all-electric floating crane from Liebherr

Rostock, Germany (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – Liebherr’s new all-electric crane CBG 500 E combines state-of-the-art drive technologies with in-house...

Largest Linde forklift model excels in electric version

Rostock, Germany (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 –  E-mobility is becoming ever more important and is set to help reduce noise emissions in production...

Electrification of mobile cranes in Tarragona port

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – The Port of Tarragona is now planning for mobile harbour cranes on the southern side of its Castilla Quay...

APM Terminals Valencia invests to increase capacity

València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – APM Terminals Valencia has commissioned 11 new Terberg YT223 terminal tractors for container handling....

APM Terminals Gijón commissions Post-Panamax crane

Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2023 – Yesterday, APM Terminals Gijón celebrated the commissioning of a Post-Panamax  QC903. The ship-to-shore...

China’s Sany sales surge in sanctioned Russia

Yanino, Russia (PortSEurope) June 11, 2023 – Sany, the major Chinese manufacturer of handling and construction equipment, continues its sanctions-driven...

Reference – What equipment is used in port automation?

Port automation is increasingly used and will become the norm for new port facilities. It reduces labour needs and costs, and has a high level of efficiency....

Reference – What cranes do ports use?

Ports use a variety of cranes for different purposes. Some common types of cranes used in ports include the following. It depends on the cargo handled and the...

Two Liebherr heavy-duty cranes for Global Ports in Russia’s Far East

Nakhodka, Russia (PortSEurope) June 6, 2023 – Two Liebherr LHM 550 mobile port cranes with increased capacity became operational in Russia’s Global...

Port of Durrës to increase port equipment

Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 29, 2023 – The Port of Durrës will increase port equipment to improve container management and ease congestion at the...

TiL MSC orders 9 gantry cranes for Le Havre port

Le Havre, France (PortSEurope) May 23, 2023 – TiL MSC has ordered nine new electric gantry cranes for its TPO/TNMSC container terminals in the Port of Le...

Russia to replace western port cranes with local products

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) May 8, 2023 – Russia’s SMM Group of Companies, the country’s leading manufacturer of heavy lifting equipment for...

YILPORT orders 23 new terminal tractors from Terberg

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 4, 2023 – Port operator YILPORT has ordered 23 new terminal tractors from Terberg, a manufacturer of special transport...

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