ZPMC prepares for the future
NewsZPMC is making improvements to business processes and establishing a regional offi ce network to get closer to its customers....
Crane challenges on the rise
NewsLift height, semi-automation and remote control, low profile cranes and new ways to work adjacent bays are just some of the design challenge...
Taking on the 6000 moves challenge
NewsShipping lines and terminal operators differ over whether and how easily terminals will be able to meet the Maersk challenge of 6000 moves p...
Cranes feel the strain
NewsOakland (CA)-based Liftech Consultants, Inc has been investigating fatigue cracks in container cranes since 1964. Recently its engineers hav...
Tall stories and other geometry lessons
NewsMore terminals are specifying cranes which are much bigger than they currently need, but is this a wise decision?...
VIT rises to the occasion
NewsContainer cranes will enter Virgin territory with a new design for VIT's Norfolk facility...
Paper handling changes gear
NewsKalmar has launched a new FLT for paper roll handling. The DCD80-6H truck was shown at both the Hannover Fair and the CV show in Birmingham,...
Gauging the size of the problem
NewsFor the first time, container cranes able to work a 22-wide deck stow container cranes are to be provided with a relatively narrow gauge (80...
Towards a new design of Jumbo crane
NewsThe "jumbo" ships are coming: 9000, 12000 and even 15000 TEU. Ways have to be found to transfer containers between jumbo ship and quay and b...
Up to 23 x 22-wide cranes
NewsAs first reported in last month's WorldCargo News (p1) Maersk Sealand is looking for at least 17 and possibly as many as 23 cranes for key U...
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