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.
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 (Ports Europe) May 29, 2023 – The Port of Durrës will increase port equipment to improve container management and ease congestion at...
TiL MSC orders 9 gantry cranes for Le Havre port
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – TiL MSC has ordered nine new electric gantry cranes for its TPO/TNMSC container terminals in the Port of...
Russia to replace western port cranes with local products
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 8, 2023 – Russia’s SMM Group of Companies, the country’s leading manufacturer of heavy lifting equipment for...
Port of Sète-Frontignan, SNCF sign railway contract
Sète, France (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – The Port of Sète-Frontignan and SNCF have signed an agreement to develop the rail service at the port. It...
YILPORT orders 23 new terminal tractors from Terberg
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – Port operator YILPORT has ordered 23 new terminal tractors from Terberg, a manufacturer of special...
Port of Valencia becomes the first port to use truck tractor powered by hydrogen
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – The Port of Valencia yesterday became the first port in the world to use a 4×4 truck tractor unit...
Occupied ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk are operational
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – Several berths and 41 loading cranes have been prepared for work in the Russia-occupied Ukrainian Azov...
Rijeka Gateway to operate remote-controlled handling equipment
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – APM Terminals’ Rijeka Gateway in Croatia will be the first terminal in the Adriatic region to be operated...
After sanctions China replaced western cranes in Russian ports
St. Peterburg, Russia (PortSEurope) March 28, 2023 – Deprived of access to western equipment and technology due to sanctions, Russian ports are turning en...
Konecranes starts delivering final cranes to Russia as a European customer
Helsinki, Finland (PortSEurope) March 15, 2023 – Konecranes, the heavy-lift equipment manufacturer, said in a press release that it has started to deliver...
PSA Sines orders six Gantry Cranes from Konecranes
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – PSA Sines, the Portuguese subsidiary of PSA International, has ordered six electric-powered aRTGs...
APM Terminals Poti invests in safer, better, bigger operations
APM Terminals Poti’s multi-million-dollar investment plan continues this year. The modernisation of existing infrastructure and equipment at Georgia’s...
WSJ: Ship-to-shore cranes as possible Chinese spying tools?
Washington, United States (PortSEurope) March 10, 2023 – U.S. national-security and Pentagon officials have compared the giant ship-to-shore cranes made...
Acciaierie d’Italia receives two Liebherr cranes in Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) March 3, 2023 – The company Acciaierie d’Italia has received two Liebherr cranes in Port of Taranto which are now...
PSA Italy orders three electric cranes from Künz
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) March 2, 2023 – PSA Italy has ordered three new RMG electric cranes from Austrian company Künz. The new cranes, due in 2024,...
PSA Italy orders eight Kalmar Eco reachstackers for Genoa terminals
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) February 20, 2023 – PSA Italy has ordered eight Kalmar Eco reachstackers for use at their Genova Pra’ and SECH container...