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Ontario-based Equipment Corps Inc. used four customized Straightpoint wireless load shackles and four JD Neuhaus air hoists to install two new exchangers at the Syncrude Refinery in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada during an overhaul at the site. The bobbins on the 125t capacity load cells were modified to accept the …

It is at the Port of Gothenburg Ro-Ro Terminal, GRT, where the Brexit issue is most acute. The terminal has daily movements to and from the UK. Photo: Gothenburg Port Authority. According to the current timetable, the UK is due to leave the EU on 31 October. But what does …

In partnership with SNS, Volvo CE has supplied its first front shovel excavator in Europe to Slovakian dolomite mine operator Dolkam Šuja, meeting the customer’s preference over wheel loaders and backhoes. For more than 40 years, Slovakian dolomite mine operator Dolkam Šuja has tested every combination of machines in search …

At the GreenPort Congress 2019 from 16th – 18th October in Oslo, Norway, experts from Hyster Europe will provide the latest updates regarding the zero-emission Container Handler projects underway at the Port of Los Angeles in the US and Port of Valencia in Spain. In a presentation on 17th October, …

Leading provider of industrial robots, KUKA, offers tailor-made automated solutions for customers in a wide variety of industries. The Italian headquarters of KUKA recently turned to Yale® dealer Unicar to provide Yale materials handling equipment for its Turin warehouse. To meet the warehouse’s needs, Unicar recommended two electric Yale VM …

Someone once said “It doesn’t matter which side of the tracks you are from. The train still rolls the same.“ This is true. The train rolls wherever the rail goes and reliability is just one of the many benefits of rail freight. In this blog post, I have listed the …

BEUMER Group, leading global supplier of automated parcel and post distribution systems, has officially handed over its latest project with Australia Post; the largest parcels handling and delivery centre in the Southern Hemisphere. Located near Brisbane, the new centre is capable of processing 700,000 items daily. This is the 10th …

Auto Maquinaria has been appointed as the new dealer for Hyster® lift trucks in Angola. The company, which is based in Luanda, has been distributing equipment in Angola since 2005, with a team of 60 skilled employees, including a dedicated department for Chinese sales and after sales. It is the …

P&O Ferrymasters has announced the opening of a 17,000 square meter state-of-the-art warehousing facility in Europoort (Rotterdam) to support its trans-Continental operations. The 10-year contract for the additional facilities will significantly expand the warehousing storage capacity of P&O Ferrymasters at Rotterdam, allowing its customers new storage opportunities and flexibility at …

TIP Trailer Services, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, has signed an agreement to acquire Trailer Wizards Ltd., a leading supplier of trailer rental and leasing services in Canada. TIP first expanded from Europe into Canada in 2016 with the purchase of Train Trailer. The acquisition of Trailer Wizards …