FastCharge update

The US and Japan are moving much closer together as the US looks to move quickly to remove China as a supplier of infrastructure and other systems it deems as critical infrastructure and/or a cyber security risk.

“Alternative drives and automation were key topics in the maritime cranes product segment” Liebherr said in its review of 2023.

Japanese OEM records a 48.8% increase in orders received by its Logistics Systems business as large RTG orders roll in.

Technologies competing as alternatives to fossil fuels for cargo handling equipment are still at an early stage of development and consensus on the best solutions remains some way off.

Sodium-ion-based batteries are widely considered to be the next step for EVs. Lithium is becoming scarce and, according to the World Economic Forum, almost 50% of production is in areas with high water stress. Sodium, on the other hand, is the sixth most common element on earth, making up 2.6% of the earth’s crust.

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has concluded seven-year agreements with equipment manufacturers, including Kalmar, Liebherr, Konecranes and ZPMC, that will ensure spare parts for its various pieces of cargo handling equipment, most notably the STS cranes, RTGs and straddle carriers, are supplied.