Port Elizabeth prepares for citrus season

Two new Liebherr mobile harbour cranes type LHM 600 arrived at the Port Elizabeth Container Terminal (PECT) The responsible employees of the port were previously trained in the use of the cranes on a Liebherr simulator Record harvest expected – Lieb...

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First ocean vessel of 2020 Arrives at Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor

Traditional Ceremony Canceled Due to COVID-19 Precautions PORTAGE, Ind – (April 13, 2020) The first ocean-going vessel arrived today at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, thereby commencing the 2020 international shipping season. Port officials welcomed ...

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Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon Completes $2 Million Capital Improvement Project

Investments Include New Overhead Gantry Crane, Concrete Floor in General Cargo Terminal MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (April 10, 2020) –The Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon recently completed a $2 million capital improvement project geared toward attracting more cargo...

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Container shipping into the hinterland on a good track

The transport of containers by barge from and to the Port of Hamburg is picking up speed. Contrary to the nationwide result with a decline of 4.1 percent, the Port of Hamburg recorded an increase of 13 percent in container transport by inland waterway ves...

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Quezon specifies enclosed Siwertell ship unloader for new power plant

Bruks Siwertell has won a contract to supply a new coal unloader to returning customer Quezon Power Ltd Co. Based in the Philippines, Quezon has ordered a high-capacity Siwertell screw-type continuous ship unloader to serve the country’s first supercrit...

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Update on current status of Hitachi Construction Machinery production bases

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. announced updates on the status of all main production bases on 6 April 2020. If you have not already viewed the press release from HCM communicating this news, please see this below for your information. Hitachi C...

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SMT Senegal: Mr. Thiaw, Managing Director at CCBIT talks about his SDLG machines purchase from SMT Senegal

The company CCBIT, better known as ETS NIASS THIAW, operates in the transport and quarries sectors, and is headquartered in Touba. Mr. Thiaw came across SMT Senegal in 2015 while doing research because he had plans to purchase equipment. One day, as he ...

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Siwertell unloader meets Subic Grain’s growing import needs

Good recommendations, proven performance and an unmatched record for fast, efficient grain handling led Subic Bay Freeport Grain Terminal Services Inc to opt for a Siwertell unloader. Since its delivery, feedback has been resoundingly positive, with the u...

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Liebherr: The Liebherr Group increases turnover to over eleven billion Euros

Bulle (Switzerland), April 6, 2020 – In 2019, the Liebherr Group completed another very successful business year with turnover of € 11,750 million. This represents an increase of € 1,199 million or 11.4 % compared with the previous year. Despite the...

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NOTICE: Covid-19 Interim Directives for Vessels

The Port of South Louisiana supports the interim Covid-19 directives for vessels from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and United States Coast Guard (USCG); that non-passenger commercial vessels, with no ...

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