Port Equipment
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.
Piraeus Perama Ship Repair Zone receives two cranes
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) received two state-of-the-art double-level luffing jib shipbuilding...
Digital services on all Konecranes port cranes and lift trucks
Hyvinkää, Finland (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – Every single type of crane and lift truck in Finland’s Konecranes Oyj portfolio is now available...
Kalmar supplies cranes to Med Europe Terminal, Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – Kalmar has signed an agreement with Med Europe Terminal for the delivery of six Kalmar hybrid straddle...
New equipment for Bulgaria’s port of Varna
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 2, 2024 – Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Varna has received four new Volvo wheel loaders for a total price of 1,326,051...
Container ship topples three gantry cranes in Turkey’s EVYAPPORT
Izmit, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 23, 2024 – Over $50 million are the damages on port infrastructure from the collision of Hong Kong-flagged giant...
Liebherr delivers cranes to Salerno and Naples, Italy
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. has announced the delivery of four Electric Rubber Tyred Gantry (ERTG)...
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...
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...
Cavotec signs agreement with APM Terminals, Tanger Med
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – Cavotec has signed a two-year service agreement with APM Terminals at the Port of Tanger Med....
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...
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...