New TMEIC VF drive
NewsUS-based TMEIC Corporation (Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation - formerly TMEIC GE in the US) says that it has succe...
Driverless interface back on the agenda
NewsAs discussed in last month’s WorldCargo News (pp21-22), between 10 and 15 container terminal automation projects are expected to be initia...
Liebherr plays it for real
NewsLiebherr Container Cranes Ltd in Ireland reports that it has “successfully completed the testing of a Playstation PS3 controller on an ope...
Crane drive “eliminated”
NewsControl Techniques, part of Emerson Industrial Automation, says that a new product it has launched has the potential to eliminate the need f...
On the road to recovery
NewsDemand for mobile harbour cranes is recovering and product development and innovation has continued apace....
Freeport upgrade
NewsAvtron Crane Systems, part of USbased Avtron Industrial Automation, has been awarded a contract by Port Freeport, Texas, to upgrade the elec...
Counting the cost of productivity
NewsThe economic crisis has forced terminal operators to rethink the cost of crane productivity....
ABB wins US$40M orders from ZPMC
NewsABB has won orders worth a total of US$40M from ZPMC to supply crane automation and electrical systems for three projects. The orders were b...
More Hybrilift cranes
NewsFinland-based Mantsinen has extended its range of ropeless, hydraulic cranes using its energy-saving HybriLift drive system. The first Hybri...
Gottwald releases “hybrid” results
NewsGottwald has reported that the hybrid drive technology available with its mobile harbour cranes has been shown to achieve fuel savings in th...
Control Techniques joins PEMA
NewsCrane drives supplier Control Techniques is the latest company to join the Port Equipment Manufacturers' Association...
Geared with the correct crane drives
NewsSpecialist gearbox manufacturers are focusing on a standardised crane range, but ZPMC uses a much wider range of gearbox designs....
Fingertip control
NewsItaly-based Brieda Cabins is marketing its Dynamic Control Station (DYCS) as an innovative crane operator control system that features finge...
Drive to cleaner engine technologies
NewsLinde Material Handling has outlined its strategic plans for new drive technology. Its policy is based on dwindling oil reserves, more strin...
The key drivers behind crane drives
NewsIn former times the container crane market was fragmented in that a relatively large number of suppliers each typically worked on a handful ...