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Cavotec to focus on system automation, electrification at TOC Europe
Blog posts • Jun 13, 2019 11:32 GMT
Cavotec will be at TOC Europe to meet customers who want to know more about our crane electrification, automated mooring, shore power, and connection and charging systems.
Cavotec automated mooring selected for Great Lakes e-ferry berths
Blog posts • Nov 27, 2018 10:00 GMT
Cavotec is to supply its innovative MoorMaster™ automated mooring technology for use with two new-build, fully electrically powered ferries at five berths in Canada’s Great Lakes – the country’s first fully electrical non-cable vessels – highlighting how MoorMaster™ is a key technology for expanding the use of e-vessels.
Automated mooring substantially cuts vessel emissions: report
Blog posts • Jul 13, 2018 08:00 GMT
A new report demonstrates how automated mooring system (AMS) makes substantial reductions in CO2 emissions produced by ferries during mooring operations.
Cavotec supports sustainable development of China’s cruise sector
Blog posts • Jul 06, 2018 08:25 GMT
As ports, shipping lines, and authorities in China strive to reduce emissions from shipping, our innovative shore power technologies are playing a key role in delivering substantive change.
United Nations Global Opportunity Report recognises Cavotec solutions
Blog posts • Feb 19, 2018 14:34 GMT
Our MoorMaster™ automated mooring technology has been included in the 2018 UN Global Opportunity Report that highlights how "innovative technologies are making genuine progress towards a more sustainable world."
Innovative Cavotec PCA systems enhance passenger comfort, operational efficiency at Dubai International
Blog posts • Feb 07, 2018 09:11 GMT
Work is underway to install specially designed Cavotec Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA) systems for Dubai International Airport’s Concourse C upgrade that will rapidly cool wide-bodied aircraft up to the largest aircraft, Airbus A380 – even in hot and humid conditions common to Dubai – and thereby enhance passenger comfort and operational efficiency, and reduce environmental impact.
Cavotec powers Konecranes Boxhunter RTG cranes
Blog posts • Jan 31, 2018 11:12 GMT
Konecranes has selected Cavotec to supply advanced cable reel technologies for two electrically powered Boxhunter Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes at an application in Paraguay. The cranes are the latest generation of Konecranes lightweight RTG cranes, and are set to reduce environmental impact and improve operational efficiency at the port.
Atlas Copco selects Cavotec HOI to improve mining loader safety, efficiency
Blog posts • Jan 18, 2018 13:31 GMT
Working closely with mining group Atlas Copco, Cavotec has developed an innovative Human Operator Interface (HOI) system, incorporating long-range wireless communication, for operators of rugged loader vehicles used in mining applications deep underground. The solution, which first entered service in 2016, has generated substantial safety and efficiency gains at a mining application in Russia.
Cavotec connects Asia’s first e-ferry to electrical power
Blog posts • Jan 12, 2018 15:03 GMT
Our innovative charging technologies have connected Asia’s first e-ferry to electrical power, eliminating emissions and dramatically reducing operating costs, and highlighting Cavotec’s leading position in this increasingly important segment.
Cavotec reels power record-breaking STS cranes
Blog posts • Jan 05, 2018 09:00 GMT
Cavotec engineers have once again manufactured cable reels that set new standards in operational performance with reels that provide electrical power for ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes that boast the highest lifting distance of any STS cranes anywhere in the world today.
Season's Greetings from Cavotec
Blog posts • Dec 22, 2017 11:51 GMT
We'd like to thank all our followers, customers, partners, and suppliers for 2017, and wish you all the best for 2018.
How Cavotec helps transport the world's heaviest objects
Blog posts • Dec 19, 2017 09:00 GMT
We’re proud to support heavy-duty haulage specialist Goldhofer to move some of the world’s heaviest objects. Over the past 10 years, Cavotec Radio Remote Control (RRC) solutions have helped transport NASA’s Space Shuttle Endeavour, shift a vast bridge section on the French island of La Reunion, and carry segments of oil rigs, building structures, and large tanks and reservoirs.
How can airports maintain safe, efficient ground handling operations through winter?
Blog posts • Dec 14, 2017 11:08 GMT
Weather and climate have significant impacts on airport operations. Harsh weather conditions cause millions of dollars of damage each year, and cause disruption. The build-up of snow, ice, and slush affects aircraft access to runways, and risks disruption to ground handling services on aprons. While the weather cannot be controlled, airports do have solutions available to mitigate its impact.
Cavotec RRCs deliver safety, efficiency gains for ZPMC
Blog posts • Dec 08, 2017 09:00 GMT
When ZPMC – one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy duty equipment and STS cranes – needed to ensure safe, reliable, and cost efficient maintenance of STS cranes at automated container terminals in China and Morocco, they selected our advanced Radio Remote Control (RRC) units to do the job.
Automated mooring helps make Salalah fastest riser in One Hundred Ports survey
Blog posts • Nov 24, 2017 09:54 GMT
The Port of Salalah climbed 17 places in the One Hundred Ports survey published by Lloyd’s List. A performance made possible – in part at least – by the installation of our innovative automated mooring technology, MoorMaster.
How do in-ground systems benefit airports?
Blog posts • Nov 11, 2017 09:30 GMT
As the rate of passenger growth accelerates, and pressure to reduce costs and increase revenues intensifies, airports face significant operational challenges. IATA forecasts that more than 7.2 billion passengers will travel in 2035, doubling from 3.8 billion in 2016.
Canadian ports cut emissions with Cavotec shore power technologies
Blog posts • Oct 26, 2017 10:00 GMT
Cavotec shore power systems are helping ports in Canada make substantial reductions in cruise and container ship emissions, with the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) recently reporting that its shore power initiatives are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by some 2,800 tonnes a year.
EX-certified automated mooring enables "new era" in LNG distribution
Blog posts • Oct 12, 2017 13:00 GMT
EX-certified MoorMaster™ automated mooring units have played a key role in enabling the first ever transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a ship to a floating LNG platform, a breakthrough that customer ConnectLNG describes as a “new era” in LNG distribution.
Cavotec at inter airport Europe 2017
Blog posts • Oct 10, 2017 12:26 GMT
Join us at inter airport Europe 2017 this week, where we're demonstrating how our advanced Ground Support Equipment - including 400Hz, PCA, wet services, fuel hydrant and tank farm systems – support airports and MRO hangars worldwide to make aircraft servicing safer, cleaner, and more efficient.
Cavotec at inter airport Europe: showcasing how to power, fuel and cool aircraft safely and efficiently
Blog posts • Sep 29, 2017 13:00 GMT
Join us at inter airport Europe 2017, from October 10 to October 13, at the Munich Trade Fair Centre.