Gaining Momentum

Ports sector in India is gaining momentum with steadily growing cargo traffic and the expansions progressing at various ports. Development of new ports add to this momentum. Port equipment players are looking at this trend positively.

Ports of Opportunities

Capacity expansion plans at Indian ports is giving a renewed hope for port equipment players. Many port operators are acquiring new equipment as part of modernisation and expansion of handling capacities at these ports.

More Konecranes electric RTGs to reach Slovenian terminal

The Port of Koper operator in Slovenia, Luka Koper d.d., has ordered five electric Konecranes RTG cranes. The cranes will be equipped with cable reels featuring an auto plug-in system. They will be delivered in the summer of 2019. The contract was signed in June and the order was booked in Q2 2018.

Krishnapatnam Port commissions 5 new e-RTGCs

Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal (KPCT), a deep drafted container terminal on the east-coast of India, announced the commissioning of five new electrical Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (e-RTGC), further bolstering its container handling capacity in the backdrop of a strong year-on-year container volume growth of 88 per cent in FY 2017-18.

Puncture-proof Tyres for Severe-Duty Applications

Tyres are the only connect between the vehicle and the terrain hence ensuring that tyres are reliable, safe, performance worthy any time and every time, is critical specially for severe duty applications such as construction, industrial plant, mining, recycling, scrap handling etc.

Gensets for Port Cranes

Covering an area of almost 40 sq km, the Port of Constan?a, in Romania, is the largest port in the Black Sea. It is able to handle 100 million tonne of cargo per year.

We see a lot of demand coming in from e-commerce sector

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Out of the Box

Container logistics in India has transformed over the last decade in many ways. The constant change is challenging the established methods of handling and transportation of containers. More and more stringent rules for safety and weighing of containers are keeping all manufacturers of container handling equipment in a constant innovation mode.

Terex bags BMCT orders

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has received orders from Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Pte Ltd (BMCT), a wholly owned subsidiary of PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) to supply various types of Terex stacking cranes.

Terex bags BMCT orders for stacking cranes

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has received orders from Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Pte Ltd (BMCT), a wholly owned subsidiary of PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) to supply various types of Terex stacking cranes. The orders include 18 Terex rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTG) and four Terex rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMG).

Container Handling: Future?s Bright

A Healthy Outlook

Increasing investments and cargo traffic point to a healthy outlook for India?s ports sector. Cargo traffic, which was 976 million metric tonne (mmt) in 2012, is expected to reach 1,758 mmt by 2017.

Malaysian port orders RTGs from Terex

Malaysian terminal operator Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has ordered 26 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Terex Port Solutions (TPS).

Huge surge on the horizon

There is going to be huge surge in the demand for material handling equipment at Indian ports, for both bulk and container handling. Also, containerisation as a medium of trade will grow steadily to the levels of developed countries;

New Power Pack for RTGs

Konecranes launches a new hybrid power pack which completes its full range of power options for RTG Cranes.

We make safe, reliable, cost-effective, higher productivity equipment

There is going to be huge surge in demand for material handling equipment at Indian ports ? for both bulk and container handling. Also, containerisation as a medium of trade will grow steadily to the levels of developed countries.

TIL is committed to providing total solutions to its customers

TIL has been in the port segment for a long time and their current offerings include a range of equipment for material handling at ports like ship-to-shore cranes, level luffing cranes, rubber tyre gantries, reach sta?ckers, empty container handlers, la?den container handlers and mobile cranes,

Ports of Call

The statistics are impressive. Indian ports are expected to handle one billion tonne of cargo in 2011-12, two billion tonne by 2016-17 and 2.4 billion tonne by 2019-20.

Terex Cranes delivers 10 RTGs

Terex Cranes delivered ten rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs), ordered by COSCO Pacific and Xiamen Haicang Investment Company, to operate in the Xiamen Ocean Gate Container Terminal Co based in Xiamen, China.The cranes were ordered as part of a larger 20 units RTG for Phase 1 port terminal contract, to serve the increasing TEU volumes in Xiamen area generated by the rapid development of China?s booming economy.

Fuel-saving RTG crane

The new fuel-saving RTG crane, featuring a variable-speed diesel alternator system, diminishes fuel consumption significantly by eliminating high-speed idling.

New Fuel-Saving RTG Crane from KoneCranes

Konecranes has recently introduced a new type of fuel-saving TG crane featuring a variable-speed diesel alternator system.