Marine Equipment News


TRAC Intermodal Doubles Mobile Service Unit Fleet

Apr 25, 2018

TRAC Intermodal said it is doubling the size of its Mobile Service Unit (MSU) truck fleet to help accelerate chassis repairs and increase intermodal shipment velocity at key rail ramps across the country.TRAC established its MSU program in 2016 to help ensure that high-quality…

Ballast Water Equipment Manufacturers’ Association Formed

Apr 24, 2018

Manufacturers and stakeholders in the ballast water treatment equipment market have codified a unified manufacturers’ association.The Ballastwater Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (BEMA) met on April 19, 2018 for their first Annual Meeting and elected the inaugural Board of Directors…

Kalmar launches FastCharge AGV

Apr 24, 2018

Kalmar is introducing an automated guided vehicle (AGV) solution for transporting containers between quayside and landside operations. The new Kalmar FastCharge AGV is the latest milestone in Kalmar's  20-year track record of delivering innovative…

ExxonMobil Rolls Out New Hydraulic Oils

Apr 23, 2018

ExxonMobil said its new Mobil SHC Aware HS (Hydraulic System) Series hydraulic oils are specially formulated to offer excellent protection, even in marine operating environments. The oils meet the U.S. Vessel General Permit (VGP) requirements for Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants…

Kattupalli Port Throughput Soars 42%

Apr 23, 2018

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) said it had registered a 42 percent increase in throughput at Kattupalli port, handling 493,260 TEUs in the FY 2017-18.

Hazira Port Breaches 500K TEU Mark

Apr 21, 2018

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer today said that it had breached the 0.5 Million TEU mark at Hazira Port in FY 2017-18, with year-end throughout touching 500,879 TEUs, corresponding to a remarkable growth rate of 20…

Star Bulk Acquires 16 Ships

Apr 21, 2018

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. agreed to acquire 16 vessels from entities affiliated with Augustea Atlantica SpA and York Capital Management in an all-share transaction. As consideration for the Vessel Acquisition, Star Bulk has agreed to issue approximately 10…

2020 Low-sulfur Rule to Trigger Huge Disruptions -IEA

Apr 18, 2018

The shipping industry and oil refineries are not doing enough to prepare for new rules cutting the amount of sulfur that vessels can emit from 2020, according to the head of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) oil industry and market division…

Liebherr: Purely Electrical Portal Crane

Apr 18, 2018

The new LPS 420 E is the latest extension of the Liebherr mobile harbour crane product range. The newly designed machine is a purely electric driven portal crane. All crane movements like luffing, hoisting, slewing and travelling are done by electric motors…

Norddeutsche Reederei Upgrades Connectivity

Apr 13, 2018

Norddeutsche Reederei said it will begin installing Navarino’s Infinity Cube solution across its fleet of 50 vessels.The company has a fleet consisting mostly of modern container vessels which trade worldwide.Christian Mix, Norddeutsche Reederei’s IT Marine System Administrator…

Liebherr Records Its Best-ever Turnover

Apr 12, 2018

Switzerland based equipment manufacturer Liebherr Group reports its 2017 turnover was the highest in the group's history, with total sales of €9,845 million.The company’s 2017 revenue increased 9.3 percent compared to the previous year, a trend the group says it believes will continue in 2018…

Felixstowe Gets Remote Control STS Cranes

Apr 10, 2018

The Port of Felixstowe has taken delivery of its first two remote control ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes. The two new cranes, the 32nd and 33rd at the UK's largest container port, were delivered on the Zhen Hua 23 from ZPMC in Shanghai…

Remote Control Gantry Cranes for Felixstowe Port

Apr 10, 2018

The Port of Felixstowe has taken delivery of its first two remote control ship-to-shore gantry cranes. The two new cranes, the 32nd and 33rd at the U.K.’s largest container port, were delivered on the Zhen Hua 23 from ZPMC in Shanghai. Commenting on the new cranes…

First public display of EnergySail

Apr 07, 2018

Eco Marine Power (EMP) announce that it will exhibit for the first time a working prototype of its EnergySail technology and the automated control system at  Sea Japan in Tokyo.  This laboratory prototype will be exhibited along with several…

Huisman Taps Bruijninckx as CEO

Apr 06, 2018

Huisman announced Theo Bruijninckx has been appointed as the company’s new chief executive officer to replace Joop Roodenburg, who decided to step down to the president role.Bruijninckx joined Huisman as chief financial officer and member of the board in May 2017…

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