Vietnam – dynamic trading partner for the Port of Hamburg

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has entered into force on August 1 2020. Trade between the Port of Hamburg and Vietnam, which has already increased in recent years, should continue to benefit from this agreement. Although the corona-related developmen...

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Montecon S.A. order two Liebherr electric rubber tyre gantry cranes (ERTG)

The ERTGs will stack ten containers wide and will be the largest RTGs built by Liebherr. The ERTGs are the first Liebherr RTGs at Montecon’s facility in Port of Montevideo. Killarney (Ireland), July 2020 – Montecon S.A. at the Port of Montevideo, Urug...

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Coronavirus – Port of Antwerp Taskforce reconvened: the port remains open and operational

The Port of Antwerp Covid-19 Taskforce convened again this afternoon. The port is part of Belgium’s essential infrastructure, playing a crucial role in supplying Belgium and Europe. The port will remain 100% operational during this second wave of th...

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Cab comfort is a big hit with the UK’s first Zaxis-7 operators

The first machines from the new generation of Hitachi Zaxis-7 excavators have arrived in England and been delivered to DMJ Drainage (DMJ), one of the UK’s leading land drainage contractors. The first assignment for the two ZX300LC-7 medium excavators (...

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THREE NEW SIWERTELL SHIP UNLOADERS EXTEND SINGAPORE’S ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY CEMENT HANDLING

Bruks Siwertell has secured a prestigious new order that will see the company deliver three new Siwertell ship unloaders to Jurong Port in Singapore. The trio will join existing Siwertell technology, delivered in the late 1990s, and together they will ens...

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RAPID DELIVERY SCHEDULE KEEPS LONG-TERM CUSTOMER COMPETITIVE

Occasionally customers require delivery and installation schedules far beyond traditional timescales and when these are needed Bruks Siwertell responds; Martin Operating Partnership’s Texas terminal is one such operation to benefit from this capability ...

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Farbu & Gausen AS looks to the future with new Hitachi ZX300LC-7

Norway’s first two Hitachi ZX300LC-7 excavators have been delivered to Inderøy-based construction company Farbu & Gausen AS by the country’s national Hitachi dealer, Nasta AS. The machines were transported from Larvik (in the south of Norway) in ...

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Liebherr lifting space components at Port Canaveral

Port Canaveral, FL operates the largest mobile harbour crane in the U.S. with 154 tonnes lifting capacity and 58 metres boom reach. The LHM 600 in Port Canaveral is equipped with a double layer winch and a special tower extension for a maximum lifting hei...

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Hitachi Remanufactured component reduces downtime in Finnish quarry

A leading rock-crushing contractor in Finland has taken advantage of the Hitachi Remanufactured components programme for the replacement of a key component on its ZX470LCH-5. Kone-Kostamo Oy (video) only operates one brand of excavator, as it prefers to...

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OPERATOR TRAINING UNLOCKS UNLOADER POTENTIAL FROM DAY ONE

Good training delivers three crucial elements for any operator: improved safety levels, higher efficiencies and cost savings. This powerful trio drives Bruks Siwertell to ensure that, prior to or once a ship unloader has been delivered, operator training ...

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