CUSTOMIZED TRUCK UNLOADER DELIVERS DUST CONTROL WITH A DIFFERENCE
Technology is often about getting the right balance, sometimes gains in one area of performance are traded against others to deliver a final product that is ideal for a task, but not always. An area that leaves little room to compromise is environmental p...
Hitachi Zaxis-7 excavator aids conservation in the Danube
One of the first Hitachi ZX300-7 excavators in Austria is working on an important aquatic conservation project on the River Danube. Owned by family-run company, GLS Bau und Montage GmbH, the new medium excavator is one of several construction machines c...
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, PRUDHOMME, RETIRES AFTER CLOSE TO TWO DECADES AT THE PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA
This week, Business Development Director Linda Prudhomme was recognized during January’s regular commission meeting, honoring her for the over 19 years of service to the Port of South Louisiana and celebrating the legacy of hard work and dedication she ...
HHLA acquires majority share of automation specialist iSAM AG
Enterprising majority share in profitable growth field. Chairwoman of the Executive Board, Angela Titzrath: Transaction takes HHLA’s growthand innovation-focused strategy further. I iSAM CEO Bernd Mann: HHLA investment creates new business opportunities...
Hirt Resigns as Port Director of Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor
Executive Team to Lead the Searchfor New Hire INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 22, 2021) — Ports of Indiana today announced that Ian Hirt has resigned after four years as port director of Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor, effective May 3, 2021. The Ports of I...
EXTENDED GREAT LAKES SHIPPING SEASON SAVES UP TO 6,700 LONG-DISTANCE TRUCK TRIPS IN JUST ONE WEEK
HAMILTON, ON – Shipping season on the Great Lakes closed on January 8, wrapping up its second week-long trial extension of the season. At the Ports of Hamilton and Oshawa, the extension allowed an additional seven vessels, carrying approximately 25,000-...
North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven (NTB) prepared for the future with the four new Liebherr ship to shore (STS) container cranes.
Ten identical Liebherr STS cranes now in operation at the port. Ultra large and advanced cranes prepare NTB for the future. Liebherr Automation Systems and Straddle Lane Covers among the key features Killarney (Ireland), January 2021 – NTB in Bremer...
API telematics: why data is king in construction
The use of telematics systems in the construction industry is invaluable – the data provided enables contractors to make savings on fuel consumption, to plan work more efficiently, to schedule preventative maintenance effectively to ensure high availabi...
Liebherr remains MHC market leader
Liebherr mobile harbour cranes achieves successful year-end despite adverse conditions caused by the corona virus. Versatile mobile harbour cranes from Liebherr are sought after around the world. Liebherr remains market leader in the mobile harbour crane ...
SIWERTELL SHIP UNLOADER SECURES SAFE SULFUR HANDLING FOR ISRAEL´S LARGEST PORT
Bruks Siwertell has signed a contract with Ashdod Port Company Ltd for the delivery of a Siwertell ST 490-M screw-type ship unloader destined to serve Israel’s largest sea port. A fundamental requirement of the port was environmental protection; the tot...
MANTSINEN GROUP STRENGTHENS THE PRESENCE IN FRANCE TOGETHER WITH HEAVY HANDLING BV.
Mantsinen Group Ltd Oy and its Belgian distributor Heavy Handling bv have agreed to deepen their co-operation by appointing Heavy Handling as distributor also for France for the whole range of Mantsinen material handlers, attachments and services. CO-OPER...
BLACK GOLD: MAKING SUSTAINABLE STEPS
For centuries, coal has provided a cheap, stable source of heat and power for millions, but times are changing; a collective approach to reduce its environmental impact and drive sustainable energy generation is needed. Per Karlsson, President, Siwertell ...
AN INDISPENSABLE HELP AT THE COMPOSTING PLANT: WACHTBERG KOMPOST RELIES ON THE 355 E TELEHANDLER FROM SENNEBOGEN
Sorting, stacking, transporting material, loading trucks, quick journeys from A to B within confined space conditions and keeping an overview at the same time: At the composting plant in Wachtberg there are many different tasks to be done. For this you ne...
Port of Antwerp installs smart bollards with sensors
Digital solution enhances safety at quay walls Port of Antwerp and technology company Zensor are joining forces to increase safety at the quay walls. Zensor developed the Bollard Monitor, a digital sensor that measures the tension on a bollard. The first ...
Hitachi rental fleet prepares for Alpine World Ski Championships
A substantial fleet of Hitachi excavators and wheel loaders have been involved in extensive construction and renovation work to prepare for the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. The event in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, is expected to be broadcast t...
Ports of Indiana Seeks General Cargo Terminal Operator at Jeffersonville Port
First Opportunity Available in 40 years INDIANAPOLIS Ind. (Feb. 9, 2021) – For the first time in over 40 years, the general cargo dock at the Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville will be made available to operator interests through a Request for Proposals (...
Five hybrid Konecranes RTGs ordered by Norfolk Southern in the USA
Norfolk Southern Corporation in the USA has ordered five Konecranes hybrid RTGs. Two of the RTGs will go to the Landers Yard intermodal terminal in Chicago IL, and three will go to the Inman Yard intermodal terminal in Atlanta, GA. This order was b...
SCRAP RECYCLER KLICHTA WITH NEW, ALMOST ENERGY-AUTONOMOUS SITE CONCEPT AND ELECTRIC MATERIAL HANDLER SENNEBOGEN 835 E
Innovation also happens on a small scale: The best example of this is Klichta Rohstoffe & Recycling, a 14-man family-run business based in Freudenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, which has completely restructured the processes associated with ...
