CONTAINER CRANES

Liebherr delivers ship-to-shore crane to PSA Penn Terminals

PSA Penn Terminals at the Port of Philadelphia has received a third Liebherr ship-to-shore (STS) contrainer crane. The crane, designed and manufactured in Ireland, is one of over 130 marine cranes in operation at U.S. ports today.

“This delivery highlights Liebherr Container Cranes position as a trusted partner for U.S. container ports. Manufactured in Ireland and supported by our experienced U.S.-based team, our cranes provide secure, dependable, and high-efficiency solutions for ports across...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/liebherr-delivers-ship-to-shore-crane-to-psa-penn-terminals/

Borderlands Mexico: Gulf Coast ports slam US tariffs on Chinese container cranes

Gulf Coast ports slam US tariffs on Chinese container cranes

Looming tariffs on Chinese-manufactured container cranes will significantly increase prices and could impact future projects at ports across the Gulf Coast, according to port officials.

In July, Port Houston approved the purchase of eight electric ship-to-shore container cranes for more than $113 million, the largest order in the port’s history.

The cranes are being manufactured by Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC); a China-based,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-gulf-coast-ports-slam-us-tariffs-on-chinese-container-cranes

Joint Demonstration Experiment For Container Crane Inspection Conducted

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MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. together with Liberaware Co., Ltd. conducted a demonstration experiment by utilizing the small industrial drone “IBIS”, which was specially designed for indoor spaces, to inspect the internal structure of the quayside container crane, sources MES.

Improving Safety

As an effort to improve the safety and inspection quality of container crane internal structure inspection, instead of continuing the conventional inspection method that requires...

https://mfame.guru/joint-demonstration-experiment-for-container-crane-inspection-conducted/

Port Houston orders $106M worth of cranes to handle demand

With record-breaking volumes at its terminals, Port Houston recently purchased 29 electric cranes to accommodate the increased demand.

The port ordered 26 hybrid rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes for its Barbours Cut and Bayport Container terminals from Konecranes Inc. for $65.2 million. Fourteen of the RTG cranes will be used at Barbours Cut and 12 will be for the Bayport terminal.

Port Houston also recently purchased three dockside electric container cranes from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-houston-orders-29-cranes-to-handle-demand

UK, US kill merger between port crane makers Cargotec and Konecranes

A giant blue crane straddles rail tracks with intermodal container trains. at the Port of Savannah. Konecranes makes the equipment and just abandoned its merger with Cargotec because it couldn't get regulatory approval.

Cargotec and Konecranes, two of the largest global manufacturers of shipyard and container handling cranes for ports, announced Tuesday they are abandoning their planned merger after U.K. antitrust regulators blocked the transaction and the U.S. threatened legal action.

The two Finnish companies agreed in October on a $5 billion deal to create a combined material handling group.

The U.K. Competition & Markets Authority said it blocked the deal because proposed remedies to remove all overlapping...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uk-us-kill-merger-between-port-crane-makers-cargotec-and-konecranes

FreightWaves Flashback: Jacksonville’s 3rd container crane goes up; will handle 1,500 containers weekly

The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each Friday, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.

The following is an excerpt from the October 1973 edition of the Florida Journal of Commerce.

It was 14 years ago that Sea-Land Service began its Jacksonville operation with the arrival of the...

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Tacoma to welcome the new NWSA container cranes

The new container cranes come closer and closer to Tacoma. A huge ship carrying four super-post-Panamax container cranes is scheduled to travel through Puget Sound March 5 to Tacoma.

The cranes are the same with the four that arrived in the Pacific Northwest last year. They are also among the largest on the West Coast.

Puget Sound Pilots are scheduled to board the Zhen Hua 31, a 771-foot-long heavy-lift ship, Tuesday (March 5) morning in Port Angeles and begin the journey to Tacoma.

Here are possib...

https://container-news.com/tacoma-welcome-nwsa-container-cranes/

Three giant container cranes reached Auckland ports

Three giant new container cranes are soaring above Auckland after their arrival from China.

The cranes, which stand 82.3 metres tall and weigh 2,100 tonnes, arrived by ship after three weeks of sailing, creating a dramatic sight as they entered the Waitematā Harbour.

Used for lifting containers, the metal structures stand 13.1m taller than the Port’s current cranes, and top one of the cities tallest buildings, the HSBC building, by 1.3m.

The machines take out a few New Zealand firsts, being able...

http://container-news.com/three-giant-cranes-auckland-ports/