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APM Terminals and ZPMC enter into strategic alliance

A memorandum of understanding between the companies will change equipment purchasing from a purely transactional process to a more strategic collaboration with strong focus on automation.With automation being one of the key components of APM …
Oct 22, 2021 / Curious

Ulstein: On course to set new standards

Two Ulstein designed heavy lift vessels, the 'JSD 6000' and the 'Alfa Lift' are currently in their last months of construction before entering the market in 2022 to set new standards in their respective markets.The ZPMC shipyard, China, has reached a …
Sep 14, 2021 / Vessels

SSA Marine brings in four of the largest cranes on the West Coast to Terminal 5 in Seattle

The Terminal 5 Modernization Project will expand gateway cargo capacity and enable The Northwest Seaport Alliance to service the largest vessels in the Transpacific trade.SSA Marine and the Northwest Seaport Alliance welcomed four ZPMC Super-Post …
Jun 15, 2021 / Vessels

Terminal 5 Cranes Begin Voyage to Northwest Seaport Alliance’s Seattle Harbor

On Sunday, May 23rd four ZPMC Super-Post Panamax Cranes departed Shanghai heading east to the Northwest Seaport Alliance’s (NWSA) Terminal 5 in the Seattle Harbor.Traveling on vessel Zhen Hua 36, the cranes have an approximate 30-day voyage before …
May 25, 2021 / Vessels

Port Everglades Commissions New Super-Sized Cranes

Community leaders joined the workforce at Broward County’s Port Everglades on Monday (Mar22) to commission three new Super Post-Panamax gantry cranes during a live-streamed ribbon cutting ceremony available to re-watch at https://youtu.be/I4NwC8j7jpg …
Mar 30, 2021 / Curious

North America’s tallest cranes rise at the Port of Oakland (Video)

Port releases time-lapse video of building a giant craneThey're new, they’re huge and they’re the tallest in North America; three, gigantic cranes are now part of the skyline at the Port of Oakland, California, U.S.A.The Port released a time-lapse …
Mar 12, 2021 / Curious

Arrival of five CRMG cranes at Port of Liverpool marks significant milestone for growth

The arrival will drive forward regional growth as part of the Liverpool City Region’s successful freeport bidThe Port of Liverpool on Thursday (Mar04) welcomed a further arrival of five cantilever rail-mounted gantry (CRMG) cranes as part of the next …
Mar 5, 2021 / Curious

Two ship-to-shore cranes arrive at Wando Welch Terminal

South Carolina Ports welcomes two more massive ship-to-shore cranes to Wando Welch Terminal.The new cranes are part of SC Ports’ strategic investment plan to modernize operations and upgrade infrastructure to handle more cargo and bigger ships at the …
Mar 1, 2021 / Curious

SC Ports welcomes six hybrid RTG cranes to Leatherman Terminal

South Carolina Ports welcomed six hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes to the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal this weekend.The new rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes are the final pieces of cargo-handling equipment to arrive for the container terminal, which …
Feb 17, 2021 / Vessels

UK’s Liverpool2 £400 million expansion nears the next phase of completion

Peel Ports Group, owner of the Port of Liverpool,  welcomed an additional five cantilever rail-mounted gantry (CRMG) cranes on the 7th January, as part of the next phase of growth at Liverpool2, the port’s deep-water container terminal.Produced by …
Jan 19, 2021 / Curious