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Towards a “cableless port”

News14 Jun 2018

Vahle demonstrates its SMGx system can support the data throughput requirements of remote controlled cranes without fibre optic cable....

News1 Jun 2018

Conductor bar and cable reel supplier Vahle demonstrated a new version of its SMG (slotted microwave guide) contactless system for data tran...

News29 May 2018

The Port of Felixstowe has ordered eight new RTGs with automation and remote control technology from Siemens....

News1 May 2018

As this edition of WorldCargo News was going to press, Siemens announced an order for “eight electrified automated rubber tyred gantry cra...

News28 Nov 2017

German power systems specialist Vahle is ready to deliver conductor bar and SMG (slotted microwave guide) systems for supplying power and da...

News1 Apr 2017

Vahle has successfully completed the electrification of the intermodal area at Lázaro Cárdenas Container Terminal in Mexico, which is oper...

News5 Dec 2016

Vahle has completed the first phase of the port electrification project at Tanjung Priok, Jakarta...

News23 Jun 2014

Vahle has successfully commissioned an E-RTG retrofit project in the Port of Felixstowe...

News1 Jul 2013

Numbers are steady and look set to rise next year, but the story is in market share....

News1 Jan 2012

The momentum behind RTG electrification projects shows no sign of letting up, both in respect of new installations and retrofits....

News1 May 2011

Prevailing high diesel fuel prices and environmental concerns continue to stimulate demand for mains-powered RTGs....

News1 Feb 2011

Germany-based Vahle GmbH has reported the completion of an order to modify eight RTGs in operation at Mardas port, near Istanbul, to run off...

News1 May 2010

Cable chains, “drive-in” conductor rails, overhead pantograph systems and medium voltage power cables are all on the list of options for...

News1 Jan 2005

Energy chains have been gaining momentum in the past 3-4 years as alternatives to festoon systems, originally on yard cranes but increasingl...

News1 Jan 2004

Cable chains have gained in popularity but opinion is divided as to whether they are a better solution than conventional festoons in all app...