Day: November 5, 2012

E-Crane handles fertilizer with ease

Energy efficient bulk material handling solution The E-Crane excels when it comes to bulk material handling applications requiring heavy-duty production cycles. Specifically designed for barge unloading processes, anything from fertilizer to coal to limestone to grain to scrap steel can be handled. The E-Crane is a truly versatile machine in that it can easily switch between commodities and still offer the high production required at many ports and industrial facilities. Built for 24/7 duty cycle operation, E-Cranes have unprecedented life cycles, high...

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Pay E-Crane Worldwide a Visit during the Open House Days

Ghent, Belgium: Three years after the installation of the first large E-Crane to offload Panamax-sized vessels at the Van Heyghen Recycling export terminal in the harbor of Ghent, Belgium, a second identical unit was erected. The E-Crane erection crew finished the first phase in October. Commissioning of this new 2000 Series E-Crane is planned for mid-November, followed by an official inauguration on November 16th. In the past, scrap loading, unloading and stockpiling operations on the dock were carried out by contracted large rubber tired mobile harbor cranes. The first E-Crane has proven...

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Shamrock Materials ‘turns the tide’ with E-Crane transloading

Shamrock Materials, Petaluma, CA provides ready-mix concrete and a diverse line of concrete accessories and building materials, as well as masonry, stone products and landscaping materials from six CA locations. The company has been in business since 1954. In 2005 Shamrock built a transloading facility at Petaluma to unload sand and gravel to be used for production of concrete. These materials arrive by ship from Canada and are transferred to barges at anchorage in San Francisco Bay. After staging, barges are taken one at a time up the Petaluma...

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E-Crane wins repeat order at Van Heyghen Recycling in Belgium

Ghent, Belgium: Three years after the installation of the first large E-Crane to offload Panamax-sized vessels at the Van Heyghen Recycling export terminal in the harbour of Ghent, Belgium, a second identical unit was erected. The E-Crane erection crew finished the first phase in October. Commissioning of this new 2000 Series E-Crane is planned for mid-November, followed by an official inauguration on 16 November. In the past, scrap loading, unloading and stockpiling operations on the...

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