Record E-Crane Assembly For E-Crane, Weeks Marine
Assembling an E-Crane usually takes anywhere from three to four weeks. But in a record-setting display of teamwork and virtuosity, a team of 10 people with members from both E-Crane and Weeks Marine took only 6 days to assemble two of them. The mechanical...
NextGen District becomes a hotspot for the circular economy in Port of Antwerp
New name and market consultation for former General Motors site NextGen District is the new name for the former General Motors site in the port area. Port of Antwerp plans to make the 88ha site a hotspot for the circular economy and is therefore launching...
EU supports Antwerp@C innovative CO2 reduction project by granting CEF funding
Port of Antwerp brought seven leading chemical and energy companies together at the end of 2019 to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of building CO2 infrastructure in the port of Antwerp. The consortium consists of Air Liquide, BASF, Bore...
Hitachi EX1200-7 is the leader in availability and productivity for E. Hartikainen
One of the largest private mining and earthmoving companies in Finland, E. Hartikainen Oy, has added the latest generation of Hitachi mining excavator to its expanding fleet. The EX1200-7 was unveiled as a new model at Bauma in April 2019 and the same dis...
BEUMER Group provides loading and transport solutions for ports
Efficient ship loading A loading and unloading system in a port must be able to handle ships quickly – with minimal dust emissions and without the loss of bulk goods. BEUMER Group provides efficient systems for this purpose, which take into account bo...
Hitachi buckets make impact in Norwegian market
Hitachi buckets and quick couplers, specifically designed for the company’s ZW wheel loader range, are rising in popularity in the competitive Norwegian market. This development is supported by the Hitachi buy-back scheme for wheel loaders, and has been...
Port of Antwerp: recovery continues
Container volume surpasses 1 million TEU for the first time since April After nine months, the total throughput of Port of Antwerp has decreased by 4.4% compared to last year. Thanks to container handling, which has maintained the status quo and has been ...
Colonial increases its Savannah Terminal capacity by installing a more efficient unloading system
Bruks Siwertell has been awarded a contract to supply the USA-based Colonial Group with a new high capacity ship unloader. The fully enclosed system will deliver dust-free cement handling for the company’s Savannah, Georgia, terminal, and support...
SMT Ghana | SDLG open house in Accra
SMT Ghana opened its doors to existing and potential clients to expose them to a wide array of SDLG products on Thursday 24 September. Players in the construction industry, as well as small-scale miners, converged at the premises of SMT Ghana to assess co...
BEUMER Group develops digital product for enhanced customer service: the BEUMER Smart Glasses
Service 4.0 – on site, without being there Machine malfunctions and standstills that are not eliminated as fast as possible may become expensive for manufacturing companies. BEUMER Group developed the BEUMER Smart Glasses as a pioneering product that ...
Federal Maritime Administration Awards $4 Million to Ports of Indiana
Grant to Fund Multimodal Bulk Storage Facility Conversion at Burns Harbor PORTAGE, Ind. (Oct. 27, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded Ports of Indiana $4 million to make bulk cargo supply chain i...
Hitachi: Spotlight on TRIAS technology
Equipment manufacturers have been driven to produce machines capable of less fuel consumption largely to help contractors be more profitable in their activities, and to reduce their environmental impact. While some manufacturers have responded to the need...
Partnership Agreement between leading Hamburg Port Authority and Tanger Med Port Authority
In an online ceremony on October 27, Hamburg Port Authority and Tanger Med Port Authority signed a Letter of Intent to form a partnership. Both Hamburg Port Authority and Tanger Med Port Authority hold strong leadership positions in their respective regio...
The beginning of a new era! E-Crane and containerized bulk handling (CBH)
A 4000C Series E-Crane with 42 meter outreach and 52 ton capacity has been successfully commissioned in the port of Ust-Luga in the Gulf of Finland, about 110 kilometres west of St. Petersburg. This 600 tons weighing giant crane will be mainly used for...
Phased roll-out for Certified Pick up in the port of Antwerp
The digital, secure and integrated solution called ‘Certified Pick up’ will soon replace the existing system of PIN codes for the release of containers in the port of Antwerp. A phased approach means that all logistics partners in the port supply chai...
BRUKS SIWERTELL’S PORT-MOBILE UNLOADER EXPANDS OPERATIONAL RANGE
Bruks Siwertell’s latest market-changing ship unloader, the port-mobile unloader, can now offer totally enclosed, high-efficiency dry bulk material handling to the alumina, cement and soya meal sectors, as well as grain. “The port-mobile unloader wa...
Konecranes forklifts go electric
The Konecranes E-VER is a brand-new addition to the Konecranes Ecolifting family. With a fully electric driveline and the latest eco-efficient features, it is a silent, productive vehicle with zero direct emissions. Since 1959, Konecranes Lift Trucks has ...
BRUKS SIWERTELL: CAN YOU AFFORD TO SPILL?
To know why this move is so important, you have to understand why cargo spillage and degradation is a problem. Let us start with grab cranes, because alumina is a high-value dry bulk material, spillage associated with this traditional unloading method cos...
