by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Ports & Terminals
A stevedore in Brazil has had a lucky escape after the quayside crane he was operating during the discharge of coal from the dry bulker Nord Trust burst into flames, Wilhelmsen Ships Service reports. Fellow stevedores rushed to the aid of the operator who was rescued...
by admin | Sep 15, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Ports & Terminals
USD 40 million investments will enable safer, more reliable service for the largest ships on the trans-Pacific trade routes. The first of ten ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at the APM Terminals Los Angeles Pier 400 facility was raised 33 feet (10 meters), making it the...
by admin | Sep 14, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News, Ports & Terminals
Basra Gate Terminal (BGT) has taken delivery of two new post-panamax cranes and three RTGs as the first phase of the Iraq port’s US $130m greenfield project moves closer to full operation. The Hanjin Pioneer tied up to the new Berth 27 at the International Container...
by admin | Sep 14, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Ports & Terminals
Luka Koper improves its container terminal by seven new E-RTG cranes. Three of the new E-RTG cranes already arrived in Slovenian port, while another four are expected in the next two months. Each of the 142-tonne electrification rubber tired gantry crane uses...
by admin | Sep 13, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Ports & Terminals
In July, Konecranes received an order for 12 RTGs from the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. The cranes will be delivered to SCPA’s Wando Welch terminal in the Port of Charleston in early fall 2017. When the 12 new RTGs are...
by admin | Sep 12, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News, Ports & Terminals
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) will for the first time deliver a Terex Quaymate M50 mobile harbour crane to Latin America. The Uruguayan port operator Somasol S.A. (Somasol) has ordered the machine for the terminal in Fray Bentos. The machine will be manufactured and...
