by admin | Aug 8, 2016 | Ports & Terminals
Wilmington, N.C. – As part of its ongoing infrastructure investment plan, North Carolina Ports has completed the expansion project of its turning basin at the Port of Wilmington. The expansion allows the port to accommodate post-Panamax vessels with a length of 1,150...
by admin | Aug 2, 2016 | Manufacturer News, Ports & Terminals
PORT of Liverpool has welcomed £2.6million worth of tractor units and trailers to serve its existing Royal Seaforth Container Terminal and new Liverpool2 development. The fleet of 33 YT222 tractors and Seacom 70 tonne trailers were unveiled last week at the docks by...
by admin | Jul 28, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Ports & Terminals
SAVANNAH — The Georgia Ports Authority has received a 2016 Clean Air Excellence Award from the Environmental Protection Agency for its electric rubber-tired gantry crane program, transferring its container handling equipment from diesel to electric power. According to...
by admin | Jul 27, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News, Ports & Terminals
In June at the TOC Europe exhibition in Hamburg, Germany, Konecranes introduced a new Rail Mounted Gantry crane (RMG) to the world: the BOXPORTER. The company says that the new crane offers the clearest view in intermodal container handling with its “smarter cabin,”...
by admin | Jul 23, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Ports & Terminals
Gov. Rick Scott was at Port Tampa Bay today to unveil two huge cranes that will allow port workers to unload cargo from larger ships going through the newly-widened Panama Canal. Scott and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio pushed a ceremonial button that activated a pair of...
by admin | Jul 21, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Ports & Terminals
APM Terminals and Cearaportus are pouring $175 million into the northeast Brazilian Port of Pecem in the hopes of turning it into a regional east coast South America hub for mega-ships transiting the Panama Canal that ports in the region can’t handle. JOC.com reports,...
