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Konecranes widest widespan

News1 Mar 2018

Multi-Link Terminals Ltd Oy (MLT), part of Russia’s Global Ports group, has ordered a widespan STS container crane from Konecranes for its...

News1 Aug 2017

The Port of Vuosaari in Helsinki has ordered a Mantsinen 300, touted by the company as “the biggest material handling machine in the world...

News12 Mar 2017

The Port of Helsinki recently held an official opening ceremony for its new West Terminal 2 passenger ferry terminal, where the MoorMaster a...

News19 Oct 2014

The Port of Helsinki and Metsä Fibre Oy have signed a letter of intent to develop Vuosaari as the export harbour of pulp produced at the pl...

News14 May 2014

The new agreement is aimed at developing a cargo route between Vuosaari and Muuga in the near future...

News23 Mar 2014

Unitised cargo traffic increased slightly in the first two months of 2014...

News17 Oct 2013

Finland's and Estonia's biggest ports have launched a "Twin-Ports" project...

News19 Sep 2012

A new €1M AMP system will be introduced at the Finnish port’s Katajanokka Quay this weekend...

News12 Feb 2010

Finland's largest port noted a recovery towards the end of the year...

News18 Dec 2009

The amount of unitsed cargo traffic totalled 764,000t in November, which indicates a 5% decrease in comparison to November 2008...

News1 Feb 2008

The Port of Helsinki handled 11.9 Mt of unitised cargo traffic last year, an increase of 16% on 2006. Container traffic grew by 2% to 435,00...

News15 Dec 2007

N-Trans (the new name for Severstaltrans) is increasing its influence over container handling in the Baltic...

News1 Dec 2007

Stora Enso’s decision to include Kemi in its NETSS paper export traffic did not provide additional tonnage for the port, but vindicated it...

News1 Sep 2007

There is plenty of activity in the ropax ferry and ro-ro market in response to rising shipping demand. Amongst the newest ferries to be put ...

News1 Apr 2007

The Port of Helsinki has signed agreements with two of Finland’s leading common user port operator groups for the new harbour at Vuosaari....