Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa “on song”
NewsOn target to handle 1M TEU in its first year of operations, Abu Dhabi Terminals believes Khalifa can become the most productive port in the ...
Khalifa now in full swing
NewsAbu Dhabi Terminals has completed the strategic transfer of lolo container traffic from downtown Abu Dhabi to the new terminal located 60 km...
ZPMC’s biggest crane yet
NewsZPMC has delivered what it claims is the largest ship-to-shore container crane built to date to Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG)’s...
Ports forced to play catch-up
NewsFurther investments are needed if the Saudi port sector is to keep pace with demand....
Khalifa on course
NewsPhase 1 of Abu Dhabi’s Dh26.2B (US$7.13B) Khalifa Port will be completed this year and work on the second phase will begin in 2013, accord...
First ASC going up at Khalifa
NewsThe first of 30 Konecranes’ automated stacking cranes (ASCs) for Abu Dhabi Ports Company’s (ADPC) new Khalifa container terminal was und...
Twin hoist boom over?
NewsFewer terminals are taking the decision to invest in twin hoist container cranes for tandem 40ft operations than in previous years. As of Fe...
Automated terminals set for a boom?
NewsThe number of container terminals using some form of crane automation is set to double in the next five years....
ZMPC bags Khalifa STS crane deal
NewsZPMC has been awarded a Dh193M (US$52.4M) contract by Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) to supply six superpost-Panamax STS container cranes to...
…as TMEIC GE books crane automation deal
NewsAs speculated in the December 2010 issue of WorldCargo News (p1), TMEIC GE will provide the crane automation systems to Abu Dhabi Ports Comp...
Khalifa shuttles to Terex…
NewsTerex Port Equipment, part of Terex Cranes, has been awarded a contract by Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) for 20 Sprinter Carriers, for the ...
Konecranes books Khalifa ASC deal
NewsAbu Dhabi Por ts Company (ADPC), UAE, has awarded Konecranes a contract worth more than €80M for an automated container yard system. The o...
Contract let for Khalifa
NewsAbu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has awarded an AED1.208B (US$329M) contract to Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co Ltd for the latest sta...
Boskalis lands Abu Dhabi dredging deal
NewsDutch dredging firm Royal Boskalis Westminster has won a €1.1B (US$1.57B) contract from the Abu Dhabi Ports Co (ADPC) for the first phase ...
Four listed for Khalifa
NewsFour consortia have been shortlisted for the first phase construction package for the Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone in the United Arab Em...