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Finnish manufacturer Konecranes has received an order for nine rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes from the Port of Houston Authority. Houston’s Bayport container terminal will receive the cranes in mid-2016, bringing the total of Konecranes RTGs at the port to 69. The nine RTGs on order will have 16 wheels each, a lifting capacity of 40 LT, a stacking height ... Read More »
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Port of Houston opens longer to handle extra traffic
The Port of Houston Authority has extended opening hours at its container terminals to allow truckers to deal with a 23.4% year-on-year rise in import traffic in November. The port authority and US Customs and Border Protection have agreed to a six month evaluation period, which sees a one-hour extension at the Barbours Cut and Bayport terminals where in-gates and ... Read More »