by admin | Jun 26, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Ports & Terminals
AL.com reports, two massive new container cranes arrived in Mobile on Saturday afternoon, completing a two-month voyage from China. When installed, they’ll increase capacity at the APM Terminals facility enough to allow the current growth trend to continue for years....
by admin | Jun 23, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Ports & Terminals
Swedish company Dellner Dampers has been chosen by the world’s largest crane manufacturer, Shanghai based ZPMC, to supply protective, energy absorbing buffers for three ship-to-shore cranes that are destined for the Freeport Container Port expansion in Grand Bahama....
by admin | Jun 15, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Ports & Terminals
JAXPORT has re-positioned two of its large shipping cranes, and that meant a trip down the St. Johns River and under the Dames Point Bridge. The cranes were located at the Blount Island Marine Terminal, but will now serve Crowley Maritime in the Talleyrand Marine...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | Manufacturer News, Ports & Terminals
Liebherr has delivered a new LRS 545 Reachstacker to Bothra Shipping Services Pvt Ltd. at Kakinada Port. The new Reachstacker is being used at Bothra Shipping Group’s busy port for container operation predominantly for the stacking of containers inside the terminal....
by admin | May 8, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Ports & Terminals, Workforce News
DP World has confirmed that ten workers have suffered injuries after a CMA CGM container vessel collided with the harbour wall at the Port of Jebel Ali, striking the leg of a quay crane causing it to fall. According to DP World, one person suffered a fractured arm and...
by admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Ports & Terminals
Liebherr LPS series portal slewing cranes are handling machines with a small footprint and are therefore mainly used where space is at a premium. But this then makes the assembly of the machines, which weigh hundreds of tonnes, an even bigger challenge. Crane and...
