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Port equipment includes issues related to lifting equipment for loading and unloading vessels on the dockside, and with the port environment; contracts with equipment manufacturers, and investment in new equipment. The leading manufacturers in Europe are Kalmar, Konecranes and Liebherr.

PSA Sines increases crane capacity

Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – PSA Sines will increase its capacity with two mega-gantry Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes in February 2024....

TransContainer buys five new reach-stackers in 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 5, 2023 – PJSC TransContainer purchased five new reach stackers in 2023, replacing outdated equipment. They...

Port of Bilbao inaugurates six new eco-efficient hybrid RTG cranes

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – The port of Bilbao has inaugurated six new eco-efficient hybrid RTG cranes acquired by CSP Iberian...

Forkliftcenter supplies Grimaldi with 59 different machines

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – Forkliftcenter, a one-stop shop for forklifts and port equipment, has entered into a new...

Hiab launches two new multilift hooklifts

Malmö, Sweden (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Hiab, part of Cargotec, launches two new Multilift hooklifts, the versatile heavy-duty Multilift Ultima...

Ukrainian Danube Shipping modernises Danube River port of Kiliia

Kiliia, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP) has modernised an existing grain transshipment complex in...

APM Terminals, DP World want fast electrification of CHE

The Hague, Netherlands (PortSEurope) October 30, 2030 – APM Terminals, the terminal operating arm of A.P. Moller Maersk, and DP World, two of the...

Another Chinese Sany reachstacker for Novorossiysk port

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – Deprived of access to Western equipment and technology due to sanctions, Russian ports are turning...

APM Terminals pushes electrified terminal equipment

Aqaba, Jordan (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – APM Terminals majority-owned Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) has received its first batch of electric reach...

GMP orders four more hybrid straddle carriers from Kalmar

Le Havre, France (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – Générale de Manutention Portuaire (GMP) in Le Havre has ordered with four more hybrid straddle...

New Liebherr RTG for Salerno Container Terminal

Salerno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – Gruppo Gallozzi (Gallozzi Group) is investing 2.5 million euro in a new rubber tyred gantry crane (RTG,...

Hutchison Ports BEST terminal receives six new hybrid cranes

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 11, 2023 – Hutchison Ports BEST terminal has received six new hybrid cranes which will reduce CO2 emissions by...

Kalmar to supply Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals with straddle carriers

Rotterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) September 29, 2023 – Kalmar has signed an agreement with Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST) to supply six Kalmar...

First hydrogen-powered container stacker arrives at Port of Valencia

València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2023 – The Port of Valencia has taken delivery of the hydrogen-powered ReachStacker, as part of the European...

Musical chairs for port cranes at TiL terminals

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 7, 2023 – Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), majority owned by MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company, the...

APM Terminals Barcelona awarded €3.9 mln for electrification project

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2023 – APM Terminals Barcelona will carry out a pilot project for the electrification of the container handling...

More Chinese equipment for Russian ports

Vostochny, Russia (PortSEurope) July 31, 2023 – Russia’s multifunctional marine terminal operator Global Ports has put into operation two new high-capacity...

APM Terminals electrifies port equipment

The Hague, Netherlands (PortSEurope) July 23, 2023 – APM Terminals, a unit of Danish shipping company Maersk’s Transport and Logistics division, has...

New all-electric floating crane from Liebherr

Rostock, Germany (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – Liebherr’s new all-electric crane CBG 500 E combines state-of-the-art drive technologies with in-house...

Largest Linde forklift model excels in electric version

Rostock, Germany (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 –  E-mobility is becoming ever more important and is set to help reduce noise emissions in production...

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