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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.

Port of Thessaloniki inaugurates new cranes

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2022 – The Port of Thessaloniki inaugurates new cranes which means it can handle main liner vessels of...

Kalmar and Yilport sign new order for mobile equipment solutions

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 5, 2022 – Kalmar and Yilport sign new order for 27 units of mobile lifting equipment for Yilport terminals. The...

APM Terminals MedPort Tangier invests in emissions-reducing equipment

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 20, 2022 – APM Terminals MedPort Tangier invests in emissions-reducing equipment, including fully electric or...

Kalmar receives order from APM Terminals Tangier

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 29, 2022 – Kalmar has received a repeat order for shuttle carriers from APM Terminals in Tangier, Morocco. The first...

Comvex seeks funds for equipment investment in Port of Constanța

Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) June 28, 2022 – Comvex SA is looking for funds to invest in port equipment to handle grain delivered from Ukraine, but...

FHP Holding Portuale has ordered a Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane for their Multi Service Terminal in Marghera Port

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – FHP Holding Portuale has ordered a Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane for their Multi...

Port of Ashdod receives five new STS cranes

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) June 9, 2022 – The Port of Ashdod has received five semi-automatic ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and aims to reduce...

Fagioli relocates two container cranes from Malta Freeport to Marseille

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) May 27, 2022 – Italian heavy lift and transportation specialist Fagioli has relocated two ZPMC Ship to Shore container...

Terminal Container Ravenna inaugurates a new crane and celebrates 20 years

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) May 16, 2022 – Terminal Container Ravenna (TCR) has inaugurated a new crane and celebrated twenty years of activity. The...

APM Terminals Gijón plans investment after concession extension

Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – APM Terminals Gijón is planning a number of improvements to improve its facilities after the Port Authority...

Port of Koper welcomes new STS container crane

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 3, 2022 – Last Friday, the Port of Koper has welcomed the arrival of the first of the two new STS container cranes....

Two new Panamax STS cranes arrive at the Port of Thessaloniki

Two new specially designed New Panamax STS Cranes with lifting capacity of 65 tons and 50 tons in twin-lift mode and in single-lift mode, respectively, arrived...

Liebherr: Significant boost in turnover of the Liebherr Group in 2021

In 2021, the Liebherr Group achieved a turnover of € 11,639 million. Compared to the previous year, the company posted an overall increase of € 1,298...

Cargotec refocuses its strategy for higher financial performance

Cargotec refocuses its strategy for higher financial performance through sustainability and growth in profitable core businesses; plans to exit Kalmar’s...

UK Competition & Markets Authority blocks merger between Konecranes and Cargotec

The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the proposed merger between Cargotec and Konecranes after its in-depth investigation identified...

Las Palmas Port Authority to add crane capacity in 2023

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – Las Palmas Port Authority and Operaciones Portuarias Canarias (Opcsa) have agreed to add...

Bosnia’s inland Port of Brčko undergoes modernisation

Brčko, Bosnia & Herzegovina (Ports Europe) March 9, 2022 – The project “Reconstruction and Modernisation of the River Port of Brčko Phase...

Konecranes has suspended its businesses in Russia and Belarus

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 8, 2022 – Konecranes, a Finnish company specialising in the manufacture and service of cranes and lifting equipment,...

CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal has ordered two Konecranes RTGs

València, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2022 – CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal, S.A.U. has ordered two Konecranes RTGs to strengthen the capacity of...

Commissioning of 12 new RTG cranes commences at APM Terminals Algeciras

Over the coming weeks, APM Terminals Algeciras will bring 12 new Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes into operation. The equipment arrived at the...

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