Poti cleans up
NewsAPM Terminals Poti has invested in new hoppers and mobile equipment to unload dry bulk cargoes, and a vacuum truck for cleaning up....
Liebherr – new CGB 360 floating crane
NewsLiebherr has enhanced its floating grab crane offer with the CBG 360, a four-rope grab crane designed for high-speed bulk transfer vessel-to...
SMAG STS solution
NewsGermany-based Peiner SMAG Lifting Technologies GmbH (SMAG) has introduced a highvolume radio controlled singlerope grab (EGF 60) for operati...
New dredger for Durban
NewsTransnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has commissioned a new dedicated grab hopper dredger for Durban. As reported previously (WorldCargo...
RAM Spreaders and Peiner SMAG merge
NewsThe merged companies will provide a bulk cargo and container lifting device group with global reach...
EMO hits the 1B tonnes mark
NewsEMO hits a new dry bulk discharge record today — the billionth tonne of dry bulk...
Cashing in one’s chips with grabs
NewsBiomass handling could offer a new source of new equipment orders but debate is on-going as to which type of grab is best suited. There is c...
Teconbel up for grabs
NewsCompanhia Docas do Pará (CDP), the state dock company in the Northern Brazilian state of Pará, will invite bids by the end of this year fo...
Grabbing at new opportunities
NewsThe market for general purpose grabs has turned down somewhat, due to reduced sand and aggregates handling because of the slowdown in the co...
Fast grab crane for OBA
NewsOBA (Overslagbedrijf Amsterdam), majority-owned by HES Beheer and hence a sister company of EMO in Rotterdam, has taken delivery of a new qu...
Grabs get a good dusting down
NewsGrab handling remains the most cost-effective method of ship discharge, but environmental best practice demands that dust nuisance is minimi...
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...
Grabbing hold of bulk market
NewsGrab manufacturers have been experiencing slow market conditions as operators have chosen to defer investment. But now there are welcome sig...
ZPMC bridging the gap
NewsZPMC has become expert at transferring fully-erect cranes from ship to shore, having conducted over 1000 such operations to date. It has a g...
Getting the best from grabbing cranes
NewsGrab productivity should not be confused with crane productivity. Given equally efficient and reliable grabs, a gantry grab unloader should ...