Looking towards the future
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority (TLCPA) is operating two LHM 280 since many years and recently upgraded its crane fleet A new Liebherr mobile harbour crane type LHM 550 is operational at the port since summer and will contribute to further growt...
NEW MACHINE GENERATION: FIRST G SERIES MATERIAL HANDLER – SENNEBOGEN 835 G HYBRID
The SENNEBOGEN 835 G Hybrid material handler is the start of a new generation of machines: the G series. Maximum energy efficiency, a user-friendly design and a tried-and-tested range of equipment are the features that customers can expect from the...
MILLIONS ON THE LINE: COMPARE THE RIGHT FIGURES
Dry bulk handling equipment lasts for decades, so a long-term view and comparing the right figures at the point of investment will pay dividends, potentially saving an operator millions of dollars, explains Jonas Fack, President, Bruks Siwertell AB. High ...
River Parishes Hurricane Ida Recovery Resources
Hurricane Ida has heavily impacted the River Parishes and we have begun the recovery process. However, the devastation in our area is far heavier than many imagined. That is why it is important that you stay informed on the resources available to y...
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING WITH 40 T MOBILE TELESCOPIC CRANE AT MEGAPROJECT IN HAMBURG’S HAFENCITY
As part of the urban megaproject “Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier”, a completely new urban district is to be built in Hamburg within just three years. The construction company Leonhard Weiss has been commissioned with the shell const...
Service and quality make Hitachi wheel loaders first choice for recycling company
The UK-based Jack Moody Group (video) has welcomed ten Hitachi wheel loaders to its fleet of construction equipment, and the new models are already active at its four recycling sites across the West Midlands. The machines were delivered by Hitach...
24 YEARS OF SERVICE AND STILL GOING STRONG
With winter temperatures dropping down to more than minus 20 degrees Celsius, Domtar’s Espanola paper mill, located on the banks of the Spanish River in Northern Ontario, Canada, knows what it takes to successfully operate all-year-round, whatever the w...
Hitachi meets growing demand for mixed fleet data
In response to the growing demand from customers for access to accurate machine data and analysis to enhance efficiency on the job site, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) is improving the ease and frequency in which this is provided. Hitac...
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...