Gantry Cranes

Ports call out ‘sensationalized’ targeting of foreign container cranes

WASHINGTON — Legislation that could shut down a port’s container operations for an alleged security risk is misleading and misguided, according to the American Association of Port Authorities.

The Port Crane Security and Inspection Act of 2023, introduced Wednesday by U.S. Reps. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., and John Garamendi, D-Calif., would require federal authorities to inspect cranes and the software used to operate them if they were manufactured in countries considered adversaries of the U.S. —...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-call-out-sensationalized-targeting-of-foreign-container-cranes

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

4 new gantry cranes at Port NOLA part of multimillion-dollar expansion

After more than a month sailing around the world from where they were made in Shanghai, four 1,600-ton container gantry cranes recently arrived at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal at the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA).

With the arrival of the gantry cranes, Port NOLA will be able to handle ships in the 8,000-to-9,500-TEU range more efficiently.

“Containerized cargo has more than doubled over the last decade at Port NOLA, and this investment positions Louisiana to grow as a major economic...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-gantry-cranes-at-port-nola

Port of Savannah ramps up container capacity as cargo delays ease

A parcel of land being cleared to expand an existing container storage area.

Congestion at the Port of Savannah continued to improve last week, and an infusion of 1.6 million shipping units of yard capacity in the next six months should further enhance cargo flow, according to the Georgia Ports Authority.

The number of container vessels at anchor off the Atlantic coast port waiting for a berth fell to 13 as of Monday, down from 15 a week ago and 23 on Nov. 2, as temporary off-dock storage sites and customers clearing cargo more quickly freed space for new shipments to be...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-savannah-ramps-up-container-capacity-as-cargo-delays-ease

Port NOLA moves forward on new container terminal

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) reports that it is set to begin the due diligence process for a potential $1.5 billion multimodal container terminal to serve the largest container vessels calling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Following unanimous approval at yesterday’s Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, Port NOLA intends to acquire property in St. Bernard Parish and begin a two-year due diligence and permitting period that will include robust community engagement.

Port NOLA says the...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/port-nola-moves-forward-on-new-container-terminal/

Video: MSC’s Giant Container Ship Takes Down Crane In Valencia, Spain

One of the world’s largest ship in the world with 23,000+ TEU capacity, MSC MIA, collided with a gantry crane while leaving container terminal at the port of Valencia, Spain.

The crane collapsed after hooking the cables with the ship while performing a docking manoeuvre. The rest of the installation bent over the quay.

The incident occurred at 9 am shortly after undocking manoeuvre of MSC MIA, injuring the crane operator who was rescued by the fireman and rushed to the hospital shortly after the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/video-mscs-giant-container-ship-takes-down-crane-in-valencia-spain/

Capital improvement funds allocated for South Carolina terminal

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) this week adopted a $319 million capital spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.

The SCPA’s board of directors on Wednesday also approved a fiscal year 2021 plan that projects the handling of 1.24 million pier containers and generation of $81.4 million in operating cash flow. The SCPA’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.

“We are in the final year of a six-year capital improvement plan,” SCPA President and CEO Jim Newsome said. “We are preparing...

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Photos: HHLA CTB Welcomes Two Additional Container Gantry Cranes

Lieferung neuer Containerbrücken zum Burchardkai

At 11 p.m. on the evening of Monday 4 May, two new container gantry cranes arrived at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB). With its total of five new container gantry cranes – the first three of the same type were delivered at the beginning of November 2019 – HHLA provides an additional mega-ship berth for the Port of Hamburg at Burchardkai.

The two state-of-the-art container gantry cranes arrived at their temporary berth at Athabaskakai on board the “Zhen Hua 26”. Preparations for the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/photos-hhla-ctb-welcomes-two-additional-container-gantry-cranes/

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