Zhenhua Heavy Industries supplies America’s largest cranes to NIT

The Port of Virginia has welcomed a pair of massive container cranes to Norfolk International Terminals (NIT), the final pieces of equipment needed to complete the $450 million, two-a-half-year-long renovation of the terminal’s South Berth. In August 2017 the Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of four new cranes for Virginia International […]

09/11/2020 - 18:36 pm

Konecranes automation project goes live at Ports of Auckland

In June 2020 the first phase of the Ports of Auckland’s (POAL) straddle carrier (SC) automation project went live. By 26 September container ships had been successfully serviced by the blended fleet of 24 enhanced manual straddle carriers and 27 new automated Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers (A-STRADs). POAL’s primary aim for converting to automation in […]

09/11/2020 - 17:54 pm

Sinoboom delivers 50 units to the UK

A consignment of 50 Sinoboom 1932 battery-powered scissor lifts arrived at Balloo Hire Centre Ltd, representing the first delivery of products to the British Isles for this Chinese MEWP manufacturer. A mix of electric and hydraulic drive units, the scissor lifts offer a working height of 7.8m (25ft), and were chosen by Balloo Hire in […]

26/10/2020 - 20:24 pm

Patrick Terminals orders Kalmar AutoStrads

Patrick Terminals has ordered ten Kalmar AutoStrad straddle carriers with delivery scheduled to be completed during Q1 of 2021. Patrick Terminals is Australia’s leading container terminal operator, handling over three million TEU annually. The company operates some of Australia’s most technologically advanced terminals at four strategically located ports: Brisbane AutoStrad Terminal, Sydney AutoStrad Terminal, Melbourne […]

26/10/2020 - 19:52 pm

CoreRFID does the paperwork heavy lifting

Asset management software firm CoreRFID is installing its new IDXpert Net solution for heavy lifting business SpanSet Australia. The Sydney-based company will be able to produce safety certifications for its clients in a matter of minutes when the system goes live at the end of the year. CoreRFID’s latest project follows the recent installation of […]

23/10/2020 - 20:49 pm

Kalmar SmartPower RTGs chosen for port expansion in Cambodia

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement with Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) to supply four Kalmar SmartPower Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) Cranes for its LM17 Container Terminal in Cambodia. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2020 Q3 order intake with delivery scheduled to be completed in Q3 of 2021. PPAP’s LM17 Container Terminal started […]

31/08/2020 - 21:54 pm

Saigon Newport chooses fuel-efficient Kalmar equipment for Cat Lai Terminal

Saigon Newport Corporation (SNP) has ordered 25 Kalmar Essential Terminal Tractors TL2, through Kalmar’s local dealer Unico Vina JSC, delivery is scheduled for the year-end of 2020. Since its establishment in 1989, SNP has grown to become Vietnam’s largest container terminal operator. The company provides a variety of services including cargo handling, logistics, salvage, piloting, […]

11/08/2020 - 12:14 pm

Kalmar forklifts help Yizheng Port Co meet environmental regulations

In the last quarter of the year Kalmar will deliver four forklifts to Yizheng Port Co Ltd: two Kalmar Essential Forklifts with a lifting capacity of 16t and two Kalmar Heavy Forklifts with a lifting capacity of 25t. The order, which was concluded through Kalmar’s local dealer Suzhou Hefeng Industry Equipment Co Ltd, was booked […]

03/08/2020 - 18:52 pm

ZPMC mobile machinery enters Cambodian market for the first time

Four empty container reach stackers were shipped successfully to Sihanoukville Port of Cambodia on 21 July, which is the first time ZPMC mobile machinery has entered the Cambodian market. The Port is the largest one along the southwest coastline and the only modern commercial port with the free duty for the import and export of […]

29/07/2020 - 11:39 am

ZPMC begins equipment delivery for Singapore super port

Chinese manufacturer ZPMC is shipping the first batch of port machinery in advance to support the construction of a super port in Singapore. Zhenhua No. 25, loaded with six automatic rail mounted gantry (RMG) cranes for Singapore PSA, left the ZPMC Changxing Base for the Tuas Terminal of Singapore on 10 July. It is the […]

20/07/2020 - 19:30 pm

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