Gottwald enjoys bulking up
NewsAs reported briefly in last month’s WorldCargo News (p23), Demag Cranes has started an international dry bulk competence centre, based in ...
Mobile forces hit the front line
News2011 was a good year for Liebherr mobile harbour cranes (MHCs). Sales were the second best on record, and the LHM 420 was successfully intro...
New dynamic bulk weighing system
NewsGottwald has developed a legalfor-trade weighing system with EU type approval that provides dynamic bulk weighing during crane operation....
Gottwald AGVs – batteries included…
NewsThe first battery-powered Gottwald AGVs have been put into regular fleet service at CTA Hamburg. As an integral part of a “zero emissions...
…“intelligent” heavy lifts
NewsResponding to the growing importance of project cargo and heavy lift operations, Gottwald has launched two new products for its mobile harbo...
On the road to recovery
NewsDemand for mobile harbour cranes is recovering and product development and innovation has continued apace....
Battery AGV trials
NewsAs previously reported, in WorldCargo News, Gottwald introduced a prototype battery-powered AGV in 2009 for testing by one of its key custom...
Grabbing at market openings
NewsGrab manufacturers pride them selves on the robustness and longevity of their products, coupled with low lifetime costs. While grabs do wear...
MHCs pick up momentum
NewsShort lead times and a competitive price: performance ratio have seen the MHC sector respond quickly to an uptick in volume....
Gottwald in Ecuador
NewsContecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA), the ICTSI affiliate that operates the container terminal in the Port of Guayaquil in Ecuador, has taken delive...
Freeport upgrade
NewsAvtron Crane Systems, part of USbased Avtron Industrial Automation, has been awarded a contract by Port Freeport, Texas, to upgrade the elec...
Gottwald’s coal trial
NewsJindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) recently completed a performance trial with a Gottwald G HMK 6407 B mobile harbour crane in continuous-duty ...
Gottwald in grab deals
NewsGottwald reports recent sales of two 4-rope mobile harbour cranes for bulk handling to operators in Brazil. Loxus Granéis Ltda in Imbituba ...
Leading OEMs on a slow road to recovery
NewsThe first three months of 2010 indicate a gradually improving trend. Things may no longer be “bumping along the bottom,” but there is st...
Liebherr supercharges crane performance
NewsLiebherr Werk-Nenzing has developed the “Pactronic” hydraulic hybrid system that, it claims, effectively doubles hoist power to boost pr...