Dutch contractor takes delivery of first two Zaxis-7 medium excavators
The first Hitachi Zaxis-7 medium excavators in The Netherlands have been successfully delivered to Grondverzetbedrijf Oosterveld BV (video), based in Bornerbroek in the east of the country. The ZX350LC-7 arrived in May and was followed in September by ...
Innovative rail transport between Hamburg and Austria
Innovative rail transport between Hamburg and Austria The voestalpine Steel Division imports coal and ore via the Port of Hamburg. A novel concept developed by ILG Innovative Logistics Group on behalf of Logistik Service GmbH (LogServ) allows 20-foot cont...
Amaggi purchased their 2nd E-Crane!
Amaggi, the biggest Brazilian grain and fertilizer trading company, has purchased their second E-Crane. This new E-Crane will operate in Porto Velho, RO in Brazil. The demand for fertilizer has grown a lot over the last few years, which is why the custom...
Carlsberg orders a customized Konecranes reach stacker
Danish beer company Carlsberg received in November a new reach stacker for their brewery in Fredericia in southeastern Jutland, Denmark. Specially adapted for the commercial factory environment, it’s replacing an older model to upgrade and further impro...
Ports of Indiana Promotes Hermer to Chief Operating Officer, Hall Joins as General Counsel
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Nov. 17, 2020) — Ports of Indiana is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrea Hermer from general counsel to chief operating officer, along with the addition of James Hall, as the new general counsel. Hall will take over res...
TELEHANDLER INSTEAD OF WHEEL LOADER: TOTAL RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, IN THE NETHERLANDS, USES THE SENNEBOGEN 355 E
TRI (Total Recycling Industries) has a recycling facility on the Leeuwarden industrial park in the Netherlands which handles around 250,000 car and truck tires each year. The company has a specific shredder it uses to turn the tires (a total of around 5,0...
SENNEBOGEN 9300 E MOBILE HARBOUR CRANE WITH ELECTRIC DRIVE FOR BULK CARGO HANDLING IN THE PORT OF ISKENDERUN
615 kW electric motor, approx. 290 t operating weight, 90 t load capacity, 56 tires, 14 axles – the SENNEBOGEN 9300 E mobile harbour crane with a jib length of 41 m can now also be found in the port of Iskenderun. Kalkavan Liman Hizmetleri, a stevedorin...
BRUKS SIWERTELL: REMOVING THE ROLLERS: AIR-CUSHION CONVEYORS GLIDE INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
Belt conveyors use some of the most trusted and widely applied technology throughout the industrial world. When only very high-capacity belt conveyors will do, we have one of the most comprehensive ranges on the market. But imagine the advantages of remov...
SENNEBOGEN 875 E HYBRID WITH PREMIUM RAIL GANTRY SOLUTION – PORT HANDLING AT BIRSTERMINAL AG IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND
As a logistics company in the port of Basel, Birsterminal AG benefits from its perfect geographical location at the border triangle of Switzerland, France and Germany. Various materials reach the premises of the material handling and logistics professiona...
Liebherr: The Port of Grenaa goes for green e-drive
Liebherr LHM 550 technology provides update in Grenaa port. Drive conversion on customer request for future local emission-free handling. LHM 550 is Liebherr’s bestseller in the mobile harbour crane product range. The Port of Grenaa relies on Li...
Konecranes introduces new reach stacker model to the Liftace range
Since 2017, Konecranes has provided dependable, robust and cost-efficient reach stackers under the Konecranes Liftace label. These have now been updated with a fresh design, the latest technology and a new name: Konecranes Liftace 4532 TCE5. Mainta...
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...
Hitachi expands distribution network in Italy
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) is expanding its distribution network in Italy to have a closer connection to customers. Effective as of 1 December, the new structure will enable the manufacturer to offer quicker and more efficient suppo...
SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS: FROM PELLET TO POWER
Although slower in some corners, the world is searching to find the best solution for sustainable energy production and shifting its focus away from fossil fuels. While a carbon-neutral or even negative profile is the ultimate aim, many power plants are a...
Loading and palletising cement bags simultaneously with the BEUMER autopac:
Fully automatic loading of bags on trucks The BEUMER autopac of the 2400 and 3000 construction series is a system which enables users to automatically load bagged bulk materials like cement on trucks and simultaneously palletise them – qui...
MODERN GREEN WASTE RECYCLING AT DISPOSAL SPECIALIST HAHN
For Wolfgang Hahn everything is about green. The entrepreneur from Pfatter near Regensburg has made a name for himself in the region with his company “Hahn Kompost”. Recycling is a way of life here: tons of wood, green waste and other recyclin...
CAN WE PLAN FOR THE UNKNOWN?
We may not be able to plan for the totally unexpected, but we can plan for the possible. Being better prepared makes good commercial sense regardless of your business. Contingency planning is cost efficient and ensures that the likelihood of downtime is r...
Rapid access to Port of Hamburg rail service schedules
Port of Hamburg Marketing’s online database offers updated overview of port’s container block-train services. Rail operators offer almost 2,000 weekly container block-train services to/from the Port of Hamburg. The hafen-hamburg.de website contains a ...
