A safety and training innovation centre being built at Vantec HQ in Sunderland will create a UK-first ‘living warehouse’ focusing on accident prevention in the logistics industry, drawing on the latest innovation in training and health and safety. The innovation centre is the result of a unique partnership between Vantec …
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Outstanding reliability from its first Mercedes-Benz Actros steered Teesport owner PD Ports back to North-East Dealer Bell Truck and Van with a follow-up order for another nine. Commissioned in 2017 as part of an evaluation exercise which also involved tractor units by two other manufacturers, the initial vehicle has lived …
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The Port of Grangemouth’s new multimillion pound crane gets to work this month at Scotland’s largest container terminal. At 45metres high, the new crane has changed the skyline at the port as it joins two other ship-to-shore container cranes. For the first time, a trio of Liebherr cranes, were able …
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Visitors to the Greenport Congress from 16-19 October 2018 received an exclusive look at the Hyster® zero emissions laden container handler currently in development. Prior to the event, the zero-emissions truck, which will be powered by a Nuvera® fuel cell combined with a lithium-ion battery, has only been shown in …
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Every minute counts at ELA Container GmbH where mobile buildings must be loaded and unloaded quickly in the depot so that they can be used for office and school buildings, sleeping quarters and kindergartens, plus as bank branches, sanitary facilities, treatment and storage rooms. Hyster® heavy-duty forklift trucks transport the …
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Ahead of the Greenport Congress from 16-19 October, Hyster Company has announced the receipt of a grant from California Climate Investments (CCI) to support the development of a zero-emissions container handling truck powered by a Nuvera® fuel cell. The funding, awarded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), part of …
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Container line HMM (Hyundai Merchant Marine) is the latest global carrier to join the BoxTech Global Container Database, making details of more than 11 million units in total available to registered users. HMM, the 12th largest global carrier, joins 2M carriers Maersk and MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company), which have already …
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An official authority that supports Belgium´s Port of Antwerp has certified the new Hyster® Empty Container Handler series as approved equipment for double reefer container handling. Using the Hyster® Empty Container Handler with a capacity of up to 11-tonnes, demanding operations within the Port of Antwerp will have the opportunity …
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At TOC Europe from 12-14 June 2018, Hyster Europe showcases new products and innovative handling solutions for inland terminals and port applications and addressed topics such as zero emissions operations and double reefer handling. At stand B22 at Ahoy Rotterdam, the Netherlands, delegates had the opportunity to speak to experts …
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Shipping giant MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) has joined other mega-carriers in registering its global container fleet on the BIC’s BoxTech Global Container Database. As a result, the technical details of more than 10 million containers, or approximately 40% of the global container fleet, are now available to database users, which …
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