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Panama Canal drives crane boom

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Following the opening of the new set of locks in mid-2016, the Panama Canal is driving a huge boom in crane purchasing on the US East and Gulf coasts as ports gear up to handle bigger ships.

Yilport gears up for expansion at Puerto Bolívar

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Istanbul-based Yilport Holdings has made further progress with its plan to modernise and expand Puerto Bolívar and position it as Ecuador’s main container port.

Lining up for terminal automation

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Announcements regarding new automated terminals are coming in more than one a month at the moment.

Carrier reefers for MSC

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Through SeaCube Containers, MSC is leasing 5,000 new reefers with Carrier Transicold’s PrimeLINE machinery and its XtendFRESH controlled atmosphere (CA) system

Latin push for Seaco

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Seaco Global, which is one of the world’s largest lessors of maritime containers, is convinced its focus on optimising its inventory, training its operations managers in depots, equipment quality control programmes, and customer support services has played an important role in containerising Latin America’s perishable products exports

MGI’s Ci5 system goes live

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At the time of writing, the port communities of Marseille-Fos and Lyon on the multimodal Rhône corridor were in the process of going live with Marseille Gyptis International’s (MGI) next-generation Cargo Community System, Ci5.

Navis makes Asia Pacific moves as automation takes off

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Terminal automation is opening doors for Navis in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, particularly in China. China has its own TOS suppliers, including Yantai Huadong, which has supplied the TOS for the automated terminal in Xiamen (XOCT). SIPG has its own in-house TOS called TOPS (not to be confused with TOPS from Realtime Business Solutions in Australia), which it uses at its new automated terminal in Yangshan, Shanghai

Putting data to work using Insight

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MIT in Panama is using Tideworks’ Insight data tool to support a new productivity monitoring and incentive system

Building and supporting OCR

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As OCR technology matures, Camco has come up with a formula to manufacture, service and support its growing number of installations around the world

Automated straddle debut for Konecranes

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Konecranes customers got to see some of the company’s first fully automated straddle carriers at its 50th ‘straddiversary’ held in Würzburg, Germany, in September

Kuenz goes digital with a KIS

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With its new Kuenz Information System, the crane manufacturer plans to change the way it supports and maintains its growing fleet of equipment around the world

Central American revival of fortunes

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Economic growth continues to drive trade in the region, and new port and transport infrastructure is being developed to support this

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