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Nissan Forklift Corporation, Marengo, Ill., has awarded its top dealers’ sales professionals of both new forklifts and aftermarket parts with a trip to Costa Rica at its Pack for the Sun event. More than 40 sales professionals joined Nissan Forklift personnel on a seven-day, six-night trip to a resort in Puntarenas, Costa Rica as a […]

Starke Material Handling Group's Professional Series forklifts now include eco-friendly, EPA-approved diesel and LPG engines. These engines are designed with advanced combustion technology for better productivity, reduced fuel consumption, and lower emissions. The Starke Professional uses: GM LPG Engines / Tier IV EPA-Approved Yanmar Diesel Engines / Tier III EPA-Approved Perkins Diesel Engines / Tier […]

Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, Ohio, has announced the opening of its first company-owned Crown Lift Trucks operation in Brazil. The facility, which is in the Anhanguera Logistics Center in Jundiaí, São Paulo, is strategically located to serve the dynamic growth expansion of the São Paulo region.   The Crown Brazil operation features a showroom […]

GE, Berlin, Germany, has developed a new head-block coupling system that enables double hoist ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes to handle different container weights rapidly and easily. Up to four containers with completely different nominal loads now can be handled simultaneously. In addition, the automatic coupling or decoupling of the freely suspended spreaders will be possible […]

Cargotec has delivered a total four Kalmar DRT450-type reachstackers to a major freight forwarder and logistics specialist in Australia. The logistics company will use the DRT450s for rugged heavy-duty handling at the Australian Maritime Complex (AMC) in Henderson, Western Australia. The order was placed in December 2011. Since then, it has had a major impact […]

Effective August 1, 2012, LiftOne, LLC, Nashville, TN, will become the authorized dealer for Yale material handling equipment in the Tennessee markets that were previously serviced by KMH Systems Inc. LiftOne has announced its intent to purchase certain new Yale inventory and aftermarket parts from KMH. KMH presently is an authorized dealer of Yale-brand forklifts […]

  Killarney, Ireland-based Liebherr Container Cranes has recently delivered and commissioned two Super Post Panamax cranes at the Ngqura Container Terminal, South Africa. The terminal is operated by Transnet and the cranes bring to eight, the total number of Liebherr ship-to-shore cranes operating at the Ngqura terminal. The cranes, with an outreach of 52m, increases […]

Colson Caster Corporation, Jonesboro, Ark., has added a Quick-Change Caster Pad to its product line. Requested by Colson customers, the Quick-Change Caster Pad is now available and fits most industrial 4” x 4-1/2” top plate casters. Crafted of unplated carbon steel, the Quick-Change Caster Pad is rugged and safe for welding. Simply weld the caster […]

Konecranes recently received an order for three rubber-tire gantry cranes from transportation supplier CSX Intermodal Terminals. This is Konecranes’ first RTG delivery to CSX. The cranes will be delivered in June 2013.  The value of the order was not disclosed. CSX Corporation is one of the leading transportation suppliers in the United States, and its […]

  LiuGong Machinery Europe B.V. and Hansan Bouwmachines B.V. have signed an official dealership agreement. Hansan is now authorised to provide sales and after-sales support in the Netherlands for the LiuGong brand. LiuGong Machinery Corp. recently opened its European headquarters in Almere, Netherlands. The facility covers approximately 4,000 square metres and is conveniently located about […]