Both building and decommissioning nuclear plants imposes very special requirements on lifting gear. Julian Champkin finds the regulations as mountainous as the loads to be moved. Not everyone in the h[...]
A new range of fittings for wire rope-based lifting equipment, including shackles, turnbuckles, open spelter sockets and safety bolts has been released. Dutch manufacturer Van Beest has expanded its G[...]
DP World has signed agreements with two port crane manufacturers to purchase 19 ship-to-shore quay cranes and 50 rail-mounted gantry cranes for its Terminal 3 development at Jebel Ali Port, Dubai. Loc[...]
The chain hoist has been around for many years. Julian Champkin finds modern additions to a design that works. The manually operated chain hoist is ubiquitous in factories and small workshops everywhe[...]
DP World has ordered 14 Kalmar automatic stacking cranes and 14 Kalmar one-over-one shuttle carriers for the Port of Brisbane in Australia. Cargotec aims to fulfill the order with deliveries in 2013 a[...]
A 110.5M berth extension plan for Visakhapatnam Port Trust’s Visakha Container Terminal is expected to include buying two Super Post-Panamax quay cranes and four RTGs from Konecranes. According to T[...]
Promat took place in Chicago in April, with crane and handling equipment manufacturers lining up alongside other members of the logistics industry. Daniel Searle attended. Germany-based Demag celebrat[...]
A crane malfunction has caused a 27t container of avocados to fall 7m from a container crane on to a ship loading at the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand, local news reported. The incident saw a supporti[...]
Work started last week to dismantle the launching gantry dubbed ‘Big Blue’ on the Newmarket Viaduct Replacement Project, the New Zealand Transport Agency has announced. It will take four weeks to [...]
Accomplished hoist operators can move a load without causing it to sway. But it is a skill acquired only with training and experience. Julian Champkin finds that anti-sway systems do even more than th[...]
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