Evyap Port, located on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, Turkey, has purchased eight fully-electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTG) , due to be delivered in March 2013. These will be Konecranes' first [...]
Two new gantry cranes have been delivered to DP World Sokhna, Egypt’s commercial gateway between Cairo and the Red Sea, to boost productivity at the port’s container handling operations. The two s[...]
Car and truck makers require huge numbers of hoists, lifts and winches in their factories. Julian Champkin investigates the lifting machinery that is used. The automotive industry has long been recogn[...]
A contract for three process cranes to be used in a South African mine has been awarded by ThyssenKrupp group’s material handling business unit. Demag Cranes AG will build the three 80t ZKKW double [...]
UK chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, met with company directors and workers when he visited one of the country's largest factory crane manufacturers earlier this month. During a visit to ma[...]
A major upgrade to one of the world’s oldest deep underground railways, at Bank in London, relies on a single overhead crane nestled in a side street. Positioning the crane, and the logistics of its[...]
Norfolk-based specialist bearings supplier, Cooper Bearings, has awarded a contract for four cranes to service its expanding UK facility. Konecranes UK has revealed that it submitted the successful bi[...]
Ideanomics, a global company focused on accelerating the commercial adoption of zeroemission vehicles, has announced that its subsidiary, US Hybrid, has been selected by Mi-Jack to convert a rubbertyr[...]
The LiftEx trade show took place in Milton Keynes, UK towards the end of 2018, with a host of innovations on show. Daniel Searle attended the event. Taking place over two days in November and incorpor[...]
Work on a new terminal at the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico is underway, with its operator looking to acquire a number of electric rubber tyred gantry and ship-to-shore cranes. Plans to develop a ne[...]
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