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ITALY LIFTS ITSELF UP
Italy’s engineering has a global reputation, and the country has many manufacturers of hoists and cranes. But the pandemic hit there hard and early. How have its hoist makers fared since then? Julian Champkin investigates and highlights recent projects.
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NERVES OF STEEL
With the ongoing pressure on US President Joe Biden to lift steel tariffs and news that Sweden’s SSAB has produced the ‘world’s first fossil-free’ steel, Jenny Eagle looks at the latest projects in the metal distribution sector.
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BIGGER, BROADER, BETTER
The pandemic has revealed a global shipping industry that is stretched to and sometimes beyond the limit. Julian Champkin investigates the response of ports and docks and finds that size does matter.
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Terminal San Giorgio (TSG) has ordered its first Generation 6 crane for Italy, an eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 Mobile Harbor Crane for its terminal in Genoa, Italy, to be delivered in delivered in June 2022.
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Demag partners with Goldbeck concrete manufacturer
Demag has partnered with Goldbeck to supply 7 EKKE single-girder Overhead Travelling Cranes (OTC) with a load capacity of 3.2t to 10t and a ZKKE double-girder OTC with a load capacity of two times 3.2t to transport goods within a new production facility at its factory in Hamm, Germany.
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BCNT orders six more Konecranes Noell Sprinter Carriers
Busan New Container Terminal (BCNT), which operates a fleet of 36 Konecranes Noell Sprinter Carriers, is ordering six more to support its growing business.
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CMA claims Cargotec/Konecranes merger will have detrimental effects
The Competition & Market Authority (CMA), in the UK, has announced its Provisional Findings of the proposed Konecranes, Cargotec merger claiming it would lead to UK customers having fewer alternative suppliers.
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Kalmar partners with MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) & PSA Antwerp
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed an agreement with MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) and PSA Antwerp to deliver 34 Kalmar Straddle Carriers for their terminals in Antwerp, Belgium.
LATEST FEATURES
As APM Terminals announces it will use a 5G network to connect all cranes, vehicles, and operators at the Port of Barcelona. Jenny Eagle looks at the latest news in Spain and its bounceback from COVID-19.
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Who’s in control here?
Technology now offers crane control systems that can do all that skilled operators can do but more smoothly, more efficiently and more safely. Julian Champkin investigates.
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Cleaning up
Clean room hoists are in high demand, buoyed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the continuing semiconductor chip shortage. Mike Straus reports on the complexities of serving this unique sector.
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All change at Tele Radio UK
Tele Radio UK is entering its next phase of growth as it welcomes a new managing director John Suero, and Tele Radio Group as a whole expands internationally, adding subsidiaries in India, Russia, Brazil and the US.
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Solar fusion
As work on the world’s largest International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) progresses, we look at the cranes assembling the machinery inside the Tokamak.
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Italy lifts itself up
Italy’s engineering has a global reputation, and the country has many manufacturers of hoists and cranes. But the pandemic hit there hard and early. How have its hoist makers fared since then? Julian Champkin investigates and highlights recent projects.
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Nerves of steel
With the ongoing pressure on US President Joe Biden to lift steel tariffs and news that Sweden’s SSAB has produced the ‘world’s first fossil-free’ steel, Jenny Eagle looks at the latest projects in the metal distribution sector.
BLOGS
Tecnalia, one of the largest applied research and technological development centres in Spain is launching a 2024 Strategic Plan to build a better world through technological research and innovation and to position itself as an agent in the transformation of companies and society to adapt to the challenges of the future, specifically digital transformation, smart manufacturing, energy transition, sustainable mobility, the urban ecosystem and personalised health.
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Mammoet transports emergency stator replacement to Alberta power generation plant
Mammoet has assisted its customer, Capital Power with an emergency stator replacement at the Genesee Generating Station, in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Modulift expands range of Modular spreader beams
Modulift has expanded its modular range of DNV Type Approved spreader beams with the MOD 1100/2000t, used in it’s very first lift in Dover, UK.
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ITER evaluates progress of construction, manufacturing & assembly
The ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) Council has convened via remote video conference to assess the latest progress reports and performance metrics of the ITER Project.
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Marr Contracting opens regional office in London
Heavy lift craneage specialists, Marr Contracting, has opened a new regional office in central London.
