FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION ORDERS TWO NEW SIWERTELL SHIP UNLOADERS, TAKING ITS TOTAL TO 13
Bruks Siwertell has received an order for two 640 D-type Siwertell ship unloaders from Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC), part of the Taiwanese conglomerate, Formosa Plastics Group, which will bring the total number of continuous screw-type Siwertell unl...
SENNEBOGEN 730 E MATERIAL HANDLER: PICK & CARRY OPERATION AT PONTRILAS TIMBER
One of the largest privately owned sawmills in Great Britain, Pontrilas Timber, invested recently in a new material handler, the SENNEBOGEN 730 E. The pick & carry machine with all-wheel drive and a powerful 168 kW diesel engine now supports the compa...
Port of Antwerp deploys autonomous drones for safety enforcement
Enabling the port of the future In order to maintain safety in the complex port environment, Port of Antwerp is deploying an autonomous drone for the first time. The fully autonomous drone will be testing various use cases in the field of inspection and c...
Consequences of COVID Pandemic Affect the Port of Hamburg’s 2020 Throughput
Seaborne cargo throughput in the Port of Hamburg performed better than expected in the fourth quarter of 2020. The upward trend has been noticeable since the third quarter. Seaborne cargo throughput in the fourth quarter was even around three percent high...
New Liebherr ship to shore container crane enters service at Terminales Maritimas Del Sureste in the Port of Alicante
Killarney (Ireland), March 2021 – Liebherr Container Cranes have handed over a ship to shore (STS) container crane to Terminales Maritimas Del Sureste S.A (TMS) in the Port of Alicante, Spain. The crane has an outreach of 46.9 m, a span of 15.24 m, and ...
Liebherr: More LHM – More Business
Port of Karmsund orders another LHM 550 for the Haugesund Cargo Terminal in Husøy, Norway. With the purchase of the first LHM 550 two years ago, business at Haugesund Cargo Terminal has increased noticeably. Two LHM 550s with a tandem lifting capacity of...
BEUMER Group: Alexander Tigges is the new Director Global Sales Conveying & Loading Systems
Competence in the right place Since the beginning of this year, Alexander Tigges has been head of sales at the Center of Competence (CoC) for Conveying & Loading Systems (CL Systems). The 51-year-old mechanical engineer can draw on many years of exper...
REMOTE EXPERT ASSISTANCE ENABLED WITH AUGMENTED REALITY PLATFORMS
Recent history has never known a time that customers needed to have reliable, expert service support more than this one. The dry bulk handling and processing industry feeds, powers and builds the world. The wheels of our society that have to keep turning;...
Laying the foundation for change
When Sigrid Haugen steps out of the cab of her Hitachi excavator, she sometimes sees people doing a double-take in surprise. However, Sigrid and her colleague, Mona Seljeset, are among the growing number of women working in the construction industry as mi...
A SENNEBOGEN MATERIAL HANDLER 870 HYBRID WITH CRAWLER TRACKS HAS FOUND ITS HOME PORT AT BUS BENDORF
With over 6,000 operating hours, the SENNEBOGEN 870 Hybrid has already moved a lot in the inland port of Bendorf: Since 2017, the port colossus with crawler tracks has been on the quay of the company Bendorfer Umschlag- und Speditionsgesellschaft (BUS Ben...
Konecranes to deliver 7 tailored forklifts to the north of Italy
In January 2021, La Cisa Trasporti Industriali S.r.l. (La Cisa) ordered a total of seven Konecranes forklift trucks for their operations in northern Italy, with four 25-ton trucks going to Padua and three 33-ton trucks destined for Dalmine, Bergamo. Custo...
Introducing HCME’s new President and Chairman of the Management Board
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Takaharu Ikeda as its new President and Chairman of the Management Board as of 1 April 2021. His previous role was Vice President and Executive Officer, and Pre...
Take control with Hitachi ZW-7 wheel loaders
Hitachi is proud to introduce its first Stage V-compliant wheel loader, the first model from its next generation. The ZW220-7 has been designed to put operators in complete control of their workspace, with industry-leading safety features and unrivalled c...
Ports America Chesapeake orders 15 eco-efficient hybrid RTGs from Konecranes
By January 2022, Ports America Chesapeake (PAC) will have 15 new hybrid rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes to expand operations and reduce diesel emissions at Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal. The new equipment will not only r...
Port of Antwerp and PSA Antwerp upgrade Europa Terminal as part of sustainable growth
To enable Europa Terminal to handle the largest container vessels, Port of Antwerp is planning to deepen the quay wall of this terminal in dialogue with PSA Antwerp, the operator of the terminal. To this end, the current quay wall will be completely demol...
ATLAS TREE SURGERY RELIES ON SENNEBOGEN TREE CARE MACHINES FOR CLEANUP WORK AFTER WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA
Atlas Tree Care Surgery Inc, a tree care services company based in Santa Rosa, California, has grown considerably in many ways in recent months. In August 2020, the company took delivery of its first SENNEBOGEN machine, a 718 E tree care handler. Since th...
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX FOR EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GAINS
As one of the largest manufacturers of containerboard and corrugated packaging in the United States, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), knows a lot about operating efficiency. In 2019, its network of six containerboard mills and 93 converting operati...
Beumer Group: Start-up Elara Digital GmbH develops a new virtual assistant for the manufacturing facilities
All the know-how in your pocket Unplanned machine breakdowns cost time and money. Elara Digital GmbH now offers the right solutions for reduced downtimes and increased machine availability. Relevant information such as work orders, checklists, machine doc...
