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Malaysia’s Port Klang has placed a $126million order with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding for 29 cranes – the largest order in the company’s crane business. The order consists of 14 cranes to unload containers from ships and 15 cranes to transport containers around the port. The automated engine controls on some of the models use […]

William Hackett Chains Ltd, one of the UK’s oldest chain manufacturers has launched the next generation of subsea lever hoists for the oil and gas industry. The new hoist system aims to significantly increase safety and cost efficiency in subsea chain-positioning. Developed over 18 months in partnership with subsea operators and suppliers across the sector, […]

US oilfield service company, Fesco Ltd has bought two new ATF 180G-5 cranes from Tadano America. With a capacity of 200tons and a maximum lift height of 324ft (98.75m). Kevin Franke, Fesco’s crane manager, said that price, reliability, and availability were big factors in the company’s decision to go with Tadano again. “Tadano also has […]

Hyster Company celebrates building its 1,000th reach stacker at its big truck factory in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The milestone reach stacker is one of three Hyster RS46-36 reach stackers that will be used at the PCH Packing Center Hamburg GmbH (PCH), in the Port of Hamburg to transport and stack shipping containers. “Not only is the 1,000th reach stacker […]

Genie announces the Fall Arrest Bar safety accessory, which allows a user to exit the platform and work comfortably around the outside of the platform with a 6-ft lanyard. It attaches to a 6- or 8-ft platform on all Genie telescopic and articulating boom lifts with lift heights higher than 40 ft., with the exception […]

Modulift has released its subsea modular spreader beams for deep water lifting. Complying with DNV-OS-H206 – loadout, transport and installation of subsea objects, the Modulift subsea spreader beams are designed to safely hold weights up 500 tonnes. Unlike Modulift’s standard spreader beams that are manufactured using circular hollow section, the Subsea has an open section design, […]

Van Beest recently finished developing a new type of thrust bearing swivel system for the Grade 8 EXCEL swivel sling hook with clevis. The hook is equipped with needle roller thrust bearings that support rotation under load.   Made up of Grade 8 alloy steel, the swivel sling hook has a safety factor of four […]

Columbus McKinnon is now offering 35 of its latch kits for hoist and rigging hooks in bulk packaging. Hoist latch kits and rigging latch kits will be available in bulk packages of 50 and 100 units and will feature smart part numbers for easy ordering. The bulk packaging option provides customers with cost savings and reduces […]

Material handling equipment new orders in the US grew 8.1% in 2014 and are forecasted to grow 9% for 2015 and 7% in 2016, according to the latest Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing Forecast (MHEM) released by the MHI. Hal Vandiver, MHI executive consultant said, “We expect economic fundamentals to favorably support material handling equipment manufacturing […]

According to the Robotic Industry Association (RIA) material handling was among the fastest growing applications in North America using robots – increasing 11% in 2014 over 2013. According to Alex Shikany, director of market analysis for RIA, the fastest growing applications for robot orders in North America in 2014 were arc welding – 58%, spot […]