Singapore, Tuesday 6th May 2025: AAL Shipping (AAL) has successfully transported three fully assembled Konecranes port cranes from Schiedam and Westdorpe, Netherlands, to ports in Mexico and Chile. The over 220,000 freight ton shipment was executed using the 32,000 deadweight Super B-Class vessel, AAL Hamburg, in an innovative open hatch sailing configuration – marking a first for this vessel type.
The Gottwald ESP 10 mobile...
Konecranes Lift Trucks has entered a new distributor agreement with Terberg Tractors Belgium, enhancing its presence in the Belgian material handling equipment market.
The agreement, finalized on 16 April, empowers Terberg Tractors Belgium to sell and service Konecranes lift trucks throughout Belgium, utilizing their advanced sales and support center in Gent.
Lies Barra, Managing Director BeNeLux from Terberg Tractors Belgium, commented: “This agreement allows us to broaden our offerings and...
https://container-news.com/konecranes-lift-trucks-distributor-deal-terberg-tractors-belgium/
Combined Cargo Terminals B.V. (CCT) in the Netherlands has ordered a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.7 Mobile Harbor Crane equipped with an external power supply.
The order was booked in the first quarter of 2025 and delivery to CCT’s Moerdijk terminal is scheduled for the third quarter of 2025.
With its 51-meter working radius and visibility for crane drivers, the Konecranes Gottwald ESP.7 Mobile Harbor Crane is the successor of CCT’s existing Model 6 cranes. The equipment is expected to increase...
https://container-news.com/konecranes-to-provide-cct-netherlands-with-new-handling-equipment/
GCT Global Container Terminals has ordered 10 hybrid Konecranes rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes for its GCT Deltaport terminal and one battery-powered Konecranes RTG for its GCT Vanterm terminal.
The agreements were signed in the first quarter of 2025, and the 11 cranes will arrive at the Canadian terminals by the third quarter of 2026.
The new orders will expand GCT’s fleet of Konecranes RTGs to 43 units. The terminal operator’s earlier RTGs are equipped with Konecranes’ Diesel Fuel Saver...
Portonave, the first private box terminal in Brazil, located in the southern part of the country, has ordered 14 fully electric RTGs from Konecranes.
The order, which is the first deal between Konecranes and the Brazilian terminal, was booked in the fourth quarter of 2024, and the equipment will be delivered in mid-2026.
The road to zero tailpipe emissions operation in container handling, Ecolifting, will reach Portonave when these Konecranes RTGs get to work in 2026.
On an annual basis, the box...
Chile’s Iquique Terminal Internacional (ITI) has acquired a Gottwald ESP.10 mobile harbor crane, the largest in the Konecranes portfolio, to move containers on super-post Panamax (SPP) vessels.
This investment will allow ITI to efficiently operate the largest ships calling on the west coast of South America. The crane was shipped pre-assembled on the MN AAL Hamburg from the Dutch Port of Westdorpe and is expected to arrive in Iquique by the end of this week.
The new crane, which cost US$8...
https://container-news.com/iti-to-receive-largest-mobile-harbor-crane-in-chile/
Port Houston is adding to its large fleet of Konecranes RTG fleet with an order for 16 hybrid Konecranes RTGs. Delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2026. In addition, Konecranes Port Services will retrofit eight existing Konecranes RTGs currently operating at the port. The retrofits will be completed by fourth qharter 2025.
With these new orders, the port, which handles more container traffic than any other Gulf Coast port, will be operating a fleet of 163 Konecranes RTGs – including 73...
During its regular monthly meeting, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority awarded a contract to Konecranes Finland Corporation for the purchase of 16 hybrid rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes for Bayport Container Terminal.
These new RTG cranes will be Port Houston’s first “one-over-six” container stacking units, setting a new standard moving forward while continuing to expand the port’s hybrid fleet to 46 in total.
This move marks Port Houston’s second-largest purchase of cranes and...
https://container-news.com/port-houston-adds-new-hybrid-handling-equipment/
Copenhagen Malmö Port’s (CMP’s) new STS-cranes, which will be installed at the new container terminal in Ydre Nordhavn, have begun their journey to Denmark.
CMP is expected to start receiving the new Konecranes equipment by the end of this week. These large cranes will be shipped one at a time to the new container terminal in Ydre Nordhavn and are expected to arrive a few weeks apart.
“The cranes’ journey to Denmark takes about four days, followed by a few days at the quay for securing and...
https://container-news.com/copenhagen-malmo-port-to-receive-new-sts-cranes/
The Saguenay Port Authority in Quebec has placed an order for a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6B Mobile Harbor Crane as part of a new cargo-handling system currently under development.
The order was confirmed in the first quarter of 2025, with delivery scheduled for the third quarter of the same year.
Located on North America’s only navigable fjord, Port Saguenay offers year-round access to north-central Quebec for cargo ships. Its deepwater facilities can accommodate vessels of up to 100,000 tonnes....