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IPAF has appointed Roger Schaffner as its new auditor and member support representative for Switzerland, reflecting IPAF's continuing commitment to improve the quality of its services and training programs. Roger Schaffner has more than 25 years of experience in rental, technical operations, and safety training in the powered access industry. He began his career in […]

  Construction is underway on landmark container terminal Liverpool2, Peel Ports‘ £300 million in-river container terminal which will enable post-Panamax vessels of up to 13,500 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) to call directly at the Port of Liverpool, UK. The project will involve the installation of 6,100m of new crane rails with eight ship-to-shore cranes and […]

  Terex Port Solutions has received the largest order for rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes in the history of the company. Beginning April 2014, Terex will hand over 26 cranes to Malaysian terminal operator Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas for use in the port of Pelabuhan. The order also includes an option to order an additional 32 cranes, […]

  Statech, a dealer for Italian access provider CTE, staged a successful open day in Dolní Beøkovice, near Prague, recently where customers gathered from the Czech and Slovak Republic, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and Poland. Truck-mounted aerial platforms were on show in addition to a fleet of Genie platforms.

  Norty Turner, CEO of access rental specialist Riwal, will speak on U.S. and European access rental techniques and their relevance to Asia at the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) Asia Conference on 2 August 2013 at the Singapore Expo. Before joining Riwal, Turner worked for 17 years in operational and sales roles culminating as […]

  Terex Material Handling will equip two cement stores with Demag process cranes and storage controllers. After commissioning, planned for the first quarter of 2014, the two crane stores in Colombia and Mongolia will run automatically in 24/7 operation. Lutz Dowy, vice president, sales and product management at Terex Material Handling said: “With our automated […]

  Liebherr Container Cranes has secured an order from Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos in Paita, Peru for the delivery of a Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) crane and two rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes. The cranes are due for delivery at the end of this year. The STS crane has a safe working load of 55t under […]

  As part of ongoing development of facilities in Ireland, Liebherr Container Cranes has recently commenced building work on a 16,400 square metre production hall at its Killarney plant. The investment, valued at €50m, will add to capital investment that Liebherr Container Cranes has made in the Killarney Facility since 1999. The new production hall […]

Engine supplier Power Solutions International, Inc. has announced successful results for its Tier 4 diesel engine replacement program with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. PSI supplies Hyundai with 4.3-liter liquid propane engines for its 7A series 60/70L LPG forklift trucks, supporting production at Hyundai's manufacturing facility in Ulsan, South Korea. "PSI is delighted to work […]

Miller Lifting Products announces it has added representation to its outside sales forces. These companies include Medcraft Sales and McCarren and Associates.   Medcraft Sales of Southern California and McCarren and Associates of Portland, Ore., begin service June 1, 2013. Medcraft Sales is responsible for the territory that includes California, Arizona, and Nevada; McCarren and […]