Three straddle accidents

Konecranes wants to find a new owner for its straddle carrier manufacturing operations in Würzburg to bolster efficiency, following a review of both internal and external operations.

The new hybrid straddle carriers are part of a fleet renewal programme aimed at improving the Med Europe Terminal’s environmental performance.

Total bulk cargo volumes of 861,000 tonnes were down 6% for the six months, due to log volumes being 7% lower at 504,000 tonnes.

This enhancement facilitates domestic freight delivery and ensures seamless connections with international shipping services to reach offshore markets.

The Port of Salalah has taken delivery of the first four cranes in a series of 10 super-post panamax STS cranes being manufactured by ZPMC. The remaining cranes will arrive at Oman’s largest container port in Q2 2024 with all units fully commissioned in the third quarter of the year.

As part of an Executive Order aimed at strengthening maritime cyber-security, the Biden Administration plans to invest over US$20B over the next five years in port infrastructure including funds for recreating the domestic port crane industry