Category Archives: Crane Business

Konecranes introduced automated RTG system at TOC Europe 2013

At TOC Europe 2013 in Rotterdam, Konecranes introduces its Automated RTG (ARTG) system to the container handling industry. This new system provides RTG terminal operators with all the benefits of automation: operational cost savings greater productivity increased predictability increased safety. The Konecranes ARTG system is built around Konecranes’ market-leading 16-wheel RTG, which has a unique […]

30th floating crane supplied by TPS (Terex Port Solutions)

Associated Terminals LLC orders Terex® Gottwald Model 8 crane. The 30th floating crane supplied by TPS (Terex Port Solutions) will be operating in the largest port in the USA. TPS has sold its 30th floating crane since this harbour crane type, based on mobile harbour crane technology, was launched in 2004. The Model 8 crane was […]

Terex publishes Bauma 2013 E-magazine (FlashNews)

Terex recently published their FlashNews with information about Terex at Bauma 2013 in München. The 9 page e-magazine is a nice read with a lot of pictures. FlashNews in German FlashNews in English [alert type=”yellow”]Apple users: The e-magazine is made in Flash, so it won’t work on most iPhones and iPads.[/alert]    

TPS received the largest order for rubber-tyred gantry cranes

Terex Port Solutions has received the largest order for rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) in the history of the company. Beginning April 2014, Terex Port Solutions (TPS) will hand over 26 cranes to Malaysian terminal operator Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) for use in the port of Pelabuhan. The order also includes an option to order an additional […]

Successful Bauma 2013 for Raimondi Cranes

To match the event, 15 of Raimondi’s staff from various countries were at Bauma 2013. They were accompanied by agents and representatives from every continent. Raimondi Cranes left Bauma with the addition of 2 new representatives: Promech Resources, responsible for Thailand and JRM responsible for Morocco. The cranes that Raimondi had on exhibit were: The […]

10 TEREX hybrid straddle carriers to the Grand Bahama Island Container Port

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has received an order for ten Terex® NSC 634 E ECO straddle carriers from Freeport Container Port (FCP), which is part of Hutchison Port Holdings. From May of this year, the straddle carriers will be in operation at the FCP terminal on Grand Bahama Island. They can stack 9’6’’ (2,9 meter)  high-cube containers 1-over-2 and, […]

Four Konecranes STSs en route to the Port of Savannah, Georgia (USA)

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The Super Post Panamax STS cranes have a lifting capacity of 66 tons and an outreach of 61 meters. Four Konecranes Ship to Shore cranes (STSs) are on their way to the Port of Savannah, Georgia, operated by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA). The Super Post Panamax cranes are part of an order that Konecranes received […]

Mammoet is now operating the complete range of Liebherr crawler cranes

The new 1,000-tonner fits perfectly into the Mammoet fleet for global hoisting work and projects. The purchase of the new 1000 t LR 11000 crawler crane means that the crane and heavy transport contractor Mammoet now has the full range of Liebherr crawler cranes in its fleet. Its fleet now extends from the 350 tonne […]

Two Gottwald cranes for St. Peter Port Harbour (UK)

Two Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes will handle 50,000 t of container freight per year at St. Peter Port Harbour in Guernsey, UK. “When fully operational, the two Terex Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes will be doing the work of the four former cranes” – Harbour Master, Captain Peter Gill Terex Port Solutions has delivered and commissioned […]