Port Houston orders 26 eco-efficient hybrid Konecranes RTGs
Port Houston in Texas, USA, has ordered 14 hybrid Konecranes RTGs for its Barbours Cut Container Terminal and 12 hybrid Konecranes RTGs for its Bayport Container Terminal. The order supports the port’s expansion as it gets ready to receive larger container ships and higher volumes of container traffic. The order was booked in Q3 2022. The
CSP Spain orders 11 Konecranes hybrid RTGs
The terminal operator COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) Terminals, (CSP) has ordered 11 eco-efficient hybrid RTGs, with 6 machines for their terminal in Bilbao and 5 for their terminal in Valencia. The order was booked in Q3 2022. The value of the order is approximately 20 MEUR. The order supports CSP Spain’s sustainability efforts and boosts productivity at
Georgia Ports Authority orders 12 Konecranes RTGs for the Port of Savannah
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in the USA has ordered 12 Konecranes RTGs for the Port of Savannah, Georgia. When these cranes are working, the Port of Savannah will operate a fleet of 234 Konecranes RTGs. Konecranes booked the order in Q3 2022, and the cranes will be delivered by the end of 2024. The Georgia Ports Authority
Kemi Shipping orders eight Konecranes E-VER electric forklifts to its fleet in northern Finland
Kemi Shipping Oy, owned by Finnish Metsä Group, has ordered eight award-winning Konecranes E-VER fully electric forklifts including full-service contracts for their operations in the Port of Kemi. Highly impressed with an E-VER delivered early in 2022, the Finnish logistics company is strengthening operations with an additional order. The order was received in June 2022 and
Georgia Ports Authority orders a fleet of 22 Konecranes container cranes
The Port of Savannah, owned and operated by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in the USA, has ordered 7 Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes and 15 Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes. The order is Konecranes’ second largest order ever and it was booked in Q1 2022. The RTG cranes will be delivered by August 2023, and
First Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 Mobile Harbour Crane to Italy
Terminal San Giorgio S.r.l. (TSG) has ordered an eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 Mobile Harbour Crane for its terminal in Genoa, Italy. Booked in November 2021, it is the very first Generation 6 crane to go to Italy. It will be delivered in June 2022. Established in 2006, TSG has become the largest multipurpose terminal in
Eurotransit orders Konecranes RMGs for new intermodal terminal in Kazakhstan
Eurotransit Group of Companies (Eurotransit) in Kazakhstan has ordered two Konecranes Rail-Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes for its new intermodal terminal under construction in Dostyk, near the border with China. The order was booked for August 2021 and the cranes will be delivered in Q4 2022. In addition to the intermodal terminal under construction, Eurotransit
LOGISTEC USA orders two Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 Mobile Harbor Cranes
Leading North American terminal operator LOGISTEC USA Inc. (LOGISTEC) has ordered two new eco-efficient Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes for their terminal at the Port of Manatee in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA. The order, booked in August, will be handed over by February 2022. LOGISTEC operates 80 terminals in 54 ports across North
Nemport orders Konecranes Noell RTGs for growing demand
NEMPORT LÌMAN ÌŞLETMELERI (Nemport) in Izmir, Turkey, has ordered 10 Konecranes Noell Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes to handle growing container traffic. The order was booked in July and the cranes will be delivered in October 2022. Nemport said: “Nemport is experiencing growing container traffic. We are building a new container yard and a new berth
Six Kalmar Stacking Cranes for Victoria International Container Terminal
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a large repeat order of six Kalmar Automatic Stacking Cranes (ASCs) from Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT). The new Kalmar ASCs will enable VICT to expand its current capacity at the Port of Melbourne located at Webb Dock East. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2021 Q3 order intake,
Brazilian terminal orders three new Konecranes Gen 6 Mobile Harbour Cranes
Contract marks first order for new, revamped Konecranes Gottwald’s mobile harbor crane portfolio New Generation 6 is engineered for electric power and can run on battery power, cutting fuel and maintenance costs and helping customers meet their low-carbon targets Konecranes has won an order to deliver three of its new eco-efficient Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald
Lyttelton Port expands straddle carrier fleet for growing business
Lyttelton Port Company in Christchurch, New Zealand has ordered four Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers to expand its straddle carrier fleet in response to the growing business. The order was placed in the 1st quarter this year and delivery is expected towards the end of 2021. Peter Kania, Head of Straddle Carrier Sales, Konecranes, said: “The
Belgium Port Receives First Liebherr LHM 800
Belgian terminal joint venture Neemnatie has taken delivery of the first Liebherr LHM 800 mobile harbour crane to arrive the Benelux area. The new crane will be employed at its new dry bulk terminal at the Port of Antwerp. The LHM 800 is Liebherr’s largest mobile harbour crane and can handle its maximum 308 tonne
Liebherr STS crane for Port of Alicante
At the Port of Alicante, Spain, port operator Terminales Maritimas Del Sureste (TMS) has taken delivery of a Liebherr STS crane with an outreach of 46.9 metres, a span of 15.24 m, a lift height of 36 m, and a Safe Working Load of 50 tonnes under single lift spreader. The crane will form a
Vancouver Neptune Terminal Export Facility Gets a Boost from Sarens
Sarens is pleased to be involved in the Neptune Terminals expansion project at the Port of Vancouver. Neptune Terminals, which bulk ships Canadian commodities to global markets, is improving its rail-based system to quadruple its annual coal export capacity. Since late 2018, Sarens has been working on the expansion project on behalf of its client,
Two Grove cranes repair gantry crane at Australia’s first automated port
Australian company McKay United praised the strong lift capabilities of the Grove GMK7450 and GMK5250L. The project was the biggest dual-lift completed by McKay United. McKay United, an equipment rental and service company in Australia, deployed a Grove GMK7450 and a GMK5250L to repair a derailed gantry crane at Australia’s first automated port — Victoria
New STS port cranes for Mexico
A pair of Kalmar ship-to-shore (STS) and three rubber-tyred gantries (RTG) cranes are destined for Mexico’s IPM Altamira terminal on the Gulf of Mexico, in the state of Tamaulipas. Cargotec’s Kalmar port crane division has signed a contract to supply Infraestructura Portuaria Mexicana (IPM) with the new cranes and also with Kalmar SmartPort process automation
Trio of Potain tower cranes supports Trilogy Limassol Seafront project
Three Potain top-slewing tower cranes have commenced work on three, 170 m luxury apartment towers on the coast of Limassol, Cyprus. Potain dealer Uniplant assisted contractor Cybarco in the selection of the cranes and is providing ongoing technical and site optimization support. Two Potain MDT 269 J12s and one MDT 389 L16 tower crane are