ZPMC, Konecranes and Kalmar bag Charleston contracts

The cranes have a reach of 24 containers across and have been designed to tackle the challenges posed by windy conditions. Also, the KPA has ordered four RTGs.

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.

Gottwald ESP.6 mobile harbour crane has a working radius of up to 49 m and a maximum capacity of 125 t to serve container ships up to Panamax class.

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

The cranes in the Southport area at Florida International Terminal are required to be low-profile because the airport is less than two miles away.

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