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Milestones for mobile cranes

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The leading suppliers of mobile harbour cranes have recently passed major milestones, and this sector continues to benefit from product inno...

Bulking up on mobile cranes

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2011 was a good year for Liebherr mobile harbour cranes (MHCs). Sales were the second best on record, and the LHM 420 was successfully intro...

Mobile forces sweep forward

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Harbour mobile cranes and specially-adapted mobile material handlers are a familiar sight in bulk terminals and their popularity appears to ...

Grab unloading here to stay

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Although the gradual demise of bulk ship unloading by grab was being predicted in the 1990s for reasons of its inefficiency and environmenta...

Grabbing at market openings

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In a market that already is tight and highly competitive, independent grab manufacturers could face a decline in demand as hydraulic armtype...

Gottwald grabs attention

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Gottwald reports recent sales of two 4-rope mobile harbour cranes for bulk handling to operators in Brazil. Loxus Granéis Ltda in Imbituba ...

Gottwald for Ålborg

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Denmark’s Port of ålborg, also known as the Nordic Transport Centre, has ordered a Gottwald G HMK 7608 B mobile harbour crane, a variant ...

Coal market prospects

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India looks set to import more tonnages of both steam and coking coal this year. The growing volumes of coal handled necessitate that suppli...

Unloaders grab greater attention

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Rising commodity prices and volumes traded are leading to port congestion and increased demurrage at a time of rapidly increasing freight ra...

Gottwald floats ahead

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Gottwald reports that its new Generation 5 of harbour cranes, launched earlier this year, has been received well by both existing and new cu...

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