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Container terminals and the age of automation
Faced with larger vessels and greater volumes, container terminals are racing to automate. Julian Champkin reports.
Street Cranexpress renews a trio of crane service agreements
UK overhead crane business Street Cranexpress has announced the renewal of three crane service agreements in recent months.
Modulift celebrates Global Lifting Awareness Day with safety-focused photo competition and spreader beam safety tips
Below-the-hook lifting manufacturer Modulift is joining the Global Lifting Awareness Day (#GLAD2023) movement with a safety-focused photo competition on social media and by providing advice and tips for the safe assembly of spreader beams.
Konecranes to supply hybrid straddle carriers to new container terminal in Denmark
The existing container terminal in Copenhagen is to move a few kilometres to a new location in Ydre Nordhavn. It will be completed by 2025. CMP is responsible for the operational activities and for the machines that will handle containers at the terminal.
Allgon Group merges Tele Radio/Åkerströms R&D departments
Allgon, the parent company of radio control solutions provider and Åkerströms and Tele Radio, which provides remote control systems for overhead cranes, has merged the research and development departments, product management and product compliance of both subsidiaries into the new Allgon Group.
A look at the latest in lifting attachments
Not every load can be hung from a hook – frequently, some kind of special attachment is needed. Julian Champkin reports.
Liftket buys France/Spain lifting business
Liftket Hoffmann GmbH, the German supplier of electric chain hoists and control systems, has acquired Action Lift, an exclusive distributor of Liftket and Chainmaster products in France and Spain with more than 15 years of experience in the entertainment and industry sector, according to reports.
Invertek Drives appoints new CEO
Invertek Drives, a UK-based designer and manufacturer of variable frequency drive (VFDs), has announced the appointment of Adrian Ellam as its new chief executive officer.
DP World starts rubber-tyred gantry crane electrification in Brazil
DP World – a global ports and terminals, marine services, logistics and technology company – is to accelerate its adoption of renewable energy at the Port of Santos, Brazil’s multipurpose private terminal, initially through replacing diesel fuel with electric power for the terminal’s rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) container handling cranes.
AAL Shipping transports cranes to long-haul destinations
AAL Shipping (AAL) undertook two long-haul transport projects in the spring.