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Port of Oakland Gets Giant Cranes

Feb 20, 2019

SSA Terminals, the operator of Oakland International Container Terminal, submitted last week a $30 million order for three 300-foot-tall gantry cranes, which are expected to be delivered in 18 months.The cranes will go to Oakland International…

Chipolbrok Moon Loads Cable Tanks

Feb 14, 2019

Not so much the weight, but rather the precise handling of the cable tanks required the utmost attention while loading the MV 'Chipolbrok Moon'  in the Port of Hamburg.Four cable tanks with a unit weight of 110 tons and dimensions of 6.06 x 7…

Kalmar Provides Green RTG to Miami Port

Feb 11, 2019

Kalmar, the provider of eco-efficient cargo handling equipment and automated terminal solutions, , has signed a deal to supply six Kalmar Zero Emission Rubber-tired Gantry cranes (RTGs) to South Florida Container Terminal, LLC.The cranes will…

PhilaPort Awaits for Container Cranes

Feb 05, 2019

The M/V Zhen Hua 25 departed Shanghai, China last month with two new super post-Panamax container cranes bound for South Philadelphia.The two behemoths will navigate a lengthy global trek before reaching the Delaware River for an expected mid-March arrival to the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal…

US' Largest Mobile Harbour Crane at Port Canaveral

Feb 04, 2019

Port Canaveral has taken the delivery of mobile harbor crane - 270-foot-tall Liebherr LHM 600 - the largest of its kind in the US.The huge LHM 600 crane arrived at the port on January 18, 2018 aboard the “Happy Dover”, a heavy load carrier and  will be operational in the second quarter of 2019…

Port of Oakland's TraPac Concludes $67 million Buildout

Jan 24, 2019

A $67 million waterfront expansion concluded at the Port of Oakland this month, as TraPac marine terminal opened its newest vessel berth to arriving container ships.The milestone signals completion of a 2-year project at Oakland’s second-largest…

North Carolina Ports Sets Record

Jan 18, 2019

North Carolina Ports set an all-time high for container moves in calendar year 2018. The Port of Wilmington recorded a year-over-year container volume increase of 23 percent.The accomplishments of 2018 can be contributed, in part, to the organization’s…

Belfast Container Terminal Orders Kalmar's AutoRTG System

Jan 17, 2019

Kalmar won a tender to supply a complete AutoRTG system to Belfast Container Terminal (BCT) in Northern Ireland. The system will comprise eight automated rubber-tired gantry cranes (AutoRTGs) controlled by the Kalmar Terminal Logistic System (TLS) and new-generation remote control (RC) desks…

Euroports Germany opts for Liebherr at Rostock

Dec 17, 2018

Liebherr Maritime Cranes has delivered the first out of two LHM 550 to its neighbors in the Port of Rostock, Germany. Euroports Germany wants to increase its turnover considerably with the new cranes. Liebherr succeeded in finding a tailor-made solution for the requirements of the Euroports…

Montecon Adds Third Liebherr to its Fleet

Dec 12, 2018

Liebherr Maritime Cranes already delivered two Liebherr mobile harbor cranes LHM 800 in container configuration to Montecon in Uruguay. End of November Liebherr received an order from Montecon for the third LHM 800 that will start operation in Montevideo…

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