SMT Africa: A new episode of our Not Just For Boys series is available!
“My name is Patricia Diba, I have been working at SMT for almost 7 years in the logistics department. I started as an intern, then, thanks to the confidence of my manager, I was able to join the department as a Supply Chain Officer.” Watch it ...
Calzedonia Group selects BEUMER Group’s pouch technology to optimise e-commerce operations for its Tezenis brand
Increasing Direct to Consumer business required operations to be optimised The Tezenis brand needed an automated solution to maintain its high standards of customer service as e-commerce grows System design fits into existing infrastructure and allows for...
Grobelco extends decades-long link with Hitachi construction machinery
Grobelco – a Belgian company specialising in earth works, road construction, and demolition and recycling – has acquired a new Hitachi ZX300-7, the latest in a long line of Hitachi machines to make a positive impact on its operations. The Zaxi...
BULK HANDLING IN THE PORT: FIRST TEST REPORTS OF THE NEW 47 T MATERIAL HANDLER 835 G HYBRID
Powerful, precise and extremely fast – these were the words used by the proud test operators to describe the 835 G Hybrid material handler, the new 47 t model produced by SENNEBOGEN. With a handling capacity of around 800 t per hour, it is a pion...
Telestack Launch – Learning from The Leaders
Opening a host of mobile possibilities for those operations with narrow jetty. Telestack have further developed the All-Wheel Travel Direct “truck to ship” ship loading system by incorporating a high-rise chassis that enables the unload...
OPPORTUNITIES AWAIT FOR HIGHER CAPACITY GRAIN HANDLERS
The Panama Canal completed new expansion works in 2016, increasing the depth by around three meters. The new depth holds the potential for a major impact on the agriculture industry in the United States, and beyond. Grain is the biggest US commodit...
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES: THE NEW TREE CARE HANDLER 728 E FOR DEMANDING TREE MAINTENANCE
With the new SENNEBOGEN 728 E-series, SENNEBOGEN is expanding its product portfolio for demanding tree maintenance and problem tree felling with another highlight. As an important addition to the 718 E and 738 E tree care handlers, which have been establi...
Three new Liebherr Megamax STS for Maher Terminals LLC
State-of-the-art machines will handle world’s largest container vessels Cranes part of Maher’s Sustainable Port Infrastructure Project Killarney (Ireland), October 2021 – Liebherr Container Cranes have been awarded the contract for the supply...
Konecranes’ success in West Africa continues: wins contract for 5 RTGs to Togo
Lomé Container Terminal (LCT) S.A. in Togo, West Africa, has ordered 5 more Konecranes Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes. The order was booked in June 2021 and the cranes will be delivered in the second half of 2022. Antoine Bosquet, VP Regional Sales ...
UK recycling business improves efficiency with ConSite
JM (Jack Moody) Recycling (video) is an active user of Hitachi’s remote monitoring technology for its fleet of Hitachi wheel loaders. The West Midlands-based green composting and wood waste recycling contractor uses the ConSite automated...
Genuine Volvo Parts | Every parts is vital
Genuine Volvo parts offer the highest quality and guaranteed performance for your Volvo machine. Every part is vital for uptime and performance. Use only parts and products that have been specifically developed, tested and approved for optimal func...
A new Konecranes reach stacker arrives at “the end of the world”
Dirección Provincial de Puertos – Argentina (DPP) recently accepted delivery of a Konecranes Liftace reach stacker for their operations in Ushuaia, at the southern tip of South America. Arriving in July 2021, it joined one other Konecranes reach...
Mukran Port relies on Liebherr on the New Silk Road
Liebherr mobile harbour crane, type LHM 550 is the third LHM for Mukran Port Terminals GmbH in Sassnitz, Germany The crane has a maximum lifting capacity of up to 144 tonnes and will be used primarily for the growing project business and increasing...
SIWERTELL SHIP UNLOADERS SPECIFIED FOR NEW CHINESE POWER STATION
Bruks Siwertell will deliver two large-scale Siwertell ST 790-D-type ship unloaders for a new ultra-supercritical power station under construction in southern China, ensuring extremely efficient coal handling, free from spillage and dust emissions....
US consolidated subsidiary Hitachi Construction Machinery Loaders America to be renamed as Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. published the following press release on 20 October 2021. If you have not already viewed the press release from HCM communicating this news, please see this below for your information. Strengthening the comp...
KATIE KLIBERT APPOINTED TO PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
On October 8, 2021, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced his appointment of Katie Klibert of LaPlace, Louisiana to the Port of South Louisiana Commission. She is filling the position left vacant by Patrick C. Sellars, who passed awa...
SMT Ghana | Tarkwa open day event
SMT Ghana has pledged a commitment to support its customers and stakeholders in the construction and mining industry with the right equipment and services to promote it. As one of the leading dealers of construction, transport and mining equipment ...