Auckland to automate

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 former CEO of Ports of Auckland has been personally charged with breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 over the death of a stevedore during lashing operations.

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

The strategy is prefigured by the recent establishment of a dedicated terminals division in Rotterdam

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.

Russia’s Commercial Seaport of Vladivostok (VMTP, part of FESCO Transportation Group – now state-owned through Rostam) is increasing its fleet of cargo handling equipment and upgrading its infrastructure.