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Kalmar to deliver container handling machines to DP World Australia
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almar, part of Cargotec, continues its longterm cooperation with DP World Australia, the country’s largest stevedore, with orders of 38 new machines for its new logistics arm, DP World Logistics Australia. The orders include 7 Kalmar reachstackers, 11 loaded and 20 empty container handlers. 22 units have successfully been delivered to DP World Logistics Australia’s Botany Intermodal terminal with the remaining equipment to be delivered by September 2017. The new machines add to DP World Australia’s existing fleet of Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs), straddle carriers and terminal tractors and
will serve operations in Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle and DP World Australia’s semi-automated terminal in Brisbane. Kalmar reachstackers will be equipped with Kalmar K-Motion transmission technology, which secures uptime and productivity while reducing fuel consumption and emissions. Four units will also include overheight legs. All the Kalmar machines will be powered by Volvo IV Final engines to meet emissions standards and will feature the Kalmar SmartFleet system for performance-boosting remote monitoring and reporting. Visit: www.kalmarglobal.com
STRABAG to build Cracow’s tallest high-rise tower
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he European-based construction group STRABAG has been hired to build a five-building business centre in the Polish city of Cracow. Currently an unfinished high-rise building stands at the prominent location in the centre of the city. “With the construction of the Unity Centre, this abandoned building, which has stood unfinished in central Cracow since 1979, will finally be resurrected. At a height of 102.5m, the Unity Tower will also be the city’s tallest tower,” explains Thomas Birtel, CEO of STRABAG SE. Another unique feature of the Unity Tower will be Cracow’s highest viewing platform, the
so-called Unity Eye. The project, which was commissioned by investor TREIMORFA Project Sp. z o.o., will cost around €89 million. STRABAG will not only revitalise the existing building and construct four additional ones (up to nine storeys), but will also provide the technical infrastructure. The construction design was prepared in 4D: The 3D model was expanded through the addition of a temporal component so that the progress of construction could be simulated in the model at any time. The project is scheduled for completion in mid-2021. Visit: www.strabag.com
Gunnebo to supply Marseille Airport
immigration control will raise efficiency and help improve the flow of cross-border traffic without compromising security. The work is part of the French government’s PARAFE programme, or Automated Fast Track Crossing at External Borders. It will be completed in partnership with Imprimerie Nationale, specialists in biometric passports.
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he Gunnebo Group will supply Marseille Airport with biometric border control gates in a deal worth €830,000. Using biometric fingerprint authentication technology, the gates will enable passengers to cross the border simply, quickly and without delays. With passenger volumes constantly increasing at the airport, automation of
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BB has won an order to supply and install a substation at the 3000 MW Rumaila power plant, located in the Basra region of southern Iraq. The completed power plant will be operated by Shamara Holding Group (SHG), one of Iraq’s largest private industrial conglomerates and an independent power producer. The Rumaila power plant is expected to increase power generation capacity by about 20% and address acute shortages of electricity, hampering economic growth in the country. The 3000 MW from the Rumaila power plant will add to Iraq’s current generation of 13,000 MW, which is short of the country’s peak load demand of about 23,000 MW. Iraq balances its high power demand and low supply capacity through load shedding, which means power is only available to its 34 million citizens for about 15 hours each day. The addition of new generating plants will increase electricity supply and support economic growth. ABB will design, engineer, supply and install the 400 kV air insulated switchgear (AIS) substation, which will be equipped with technology and instrument transformers from ABB. The substation will also be equipped with advanced digital control, protection and telecommunication systems. Visit: www.abb.com
“Gunnebo has understood our needs and proposed the right solution for us,” comments William Colo, Maintenance Director at Marseille Airport. “Their capacity to deploy within a short planning period with a high level of project management was key. This project is important for us as it will impact on passengers, airport processes and our image.” Visit: www.gunnebo.com
