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HYUNDAI LAUNCHES JOINT VENTURE FORKLIFT MANUFACTURER

News Story - 27 Jun 2002
BEIJING, China

A joint venture between Korean and Chinese companies has established a new forklift manufacturer which expects to achieve sales of at least USD84 million a year. The new Beijing Hyundai...

KALMAR WINS ROUEN PORT CONTRACT

News Story - 27 Jun 2002
ROUEN, France

Port Autonome de Rouen has ordered two Kalmar Nelcon ship-to-shore (STS) cranes after the company beat five other manufacturers for the tender. Kalmar chief executive Christer Granskog said the order...

SEVENTH GENERATION ELECTRIC TOYOTA FORKLIFT RELEASED

News Story - 27 Jun 2002
ANCENIS, France

Toyota Industries Corporation (TIC) wants its seventh-generation battery electric forklift to be the platform for a European assault, in an effort to grow its market share from seven percent to...

MITSUBISHI LAUNCHES THREE-WHEEL ELECTRIC FORKLIFT

News Story - 27 Jun 2002
TOKYO, Japan

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has launched a budget-priced, 24-volt, rear wheel drive, three-wheel electric counterbalance forklift for light-to-medium-duty applications. With capacities from one tonne to 1.5 tonnes, the Mitsubishi RT series...

FORKLIFT DRIVER JAILED FOR PHONE THEFT

News Story - 27 Jun 2002
BATHGATE, United Kingdom

A forklift driver has been jailed for a year after admitting he was the inside man in the theft of mobile phones worth GBP900,000.

Inside the News - Edition #62

Inside the News - 20 Jun 2002

USED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION Members who have opted for Forkliftaction.com's optional used equipment email will have received the first of the weekly bulletins this week. This is a members-only service, which...

GBP50 MILLION DEFENCE CONTRACT FOR BARLOWORLD

News Story - 20 Jun 2002
MAIDENHEAD, United Kingdom

Barloworld Handling Ltd has won an eight-year, GBP50 million (USD73 million) contract with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) to supply and maintain more than 2000 pieces of materials handling equipment.

FIRST DAEWOO FORKLIFT SHOW A GREAT SUCCESS

News Story - 20 Jun 2002
INCHEON, Korea, Republic Of

Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery has booked several orders following its Daewoo International Forklift Show 2002.

ZPMC PERFORMS MARITIME ACROBATICS TO DELIVER CRANES

News Story - 20 Jun 2002
OAKLAND, United States

Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co Ltd (ZPMC) has delivered four super-sized quayside container cranes to the Port of Oakland, California. Each crane costs USD7 million, including delivery, and can handle...

ELECTRIC VEHICLE ASSOCIATION MARKS 20TH SYMPOSIUM

News Story - 20 Jun 2002
LONG BEACH, United States

The Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas (EVAA) has announced the theme for the 20th Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS) to be held from November 15-19, 2003, in Long Beach, California.

FORKLIFTACTION.COM CAPTION WINNER CROWNED

News Story - 20 Jun 2002
United States

Forkliftaction.com News's caption competition has been voted a huge success by the 30,000-strong readership.

CRANE TOPPLES AFTER SHIP COLLISION

News Story - 20 Jun 2002
SWANSEA, United Kingdom

A container crane has crashed onto a warehouse at Swansea Docks after being hit by a ship.

Inside the News - Edition #61

Inside the News - 13 Jun 2002

MANUFACTURERS ONLY Manufacturers listing products are invited to keep their electronic business cards updated with their latest contact information. Companies should email a JPEG logo to www.forkliftaction.com for inclusion in...

CVS FERRARI ACQUIRES BELOTTI

News Story - 13 Jun 2002
ROVOLETO DI CADEO, Italy

CVS Ferrari has bought fellow container handling equipment manufacturer Belotti. The price has not been released.

DELEGATES DROP IN THE MHEDA JUNGLE

News Story - 13 Jun 2002
MARCO ISLAND, United States

The Material Handling Equipment Distributors' Association (MHEDA) 2002 convention and manufacturers' fair saw lower attendance figures than last year, but participants enjoyed high-quality workshops and activities, says MHEDA vice-president Liz...

** ADVERTISEMENT ** ARGENTINIAN CRISIS FORCES MASSIVE FORKLIFT SALE

Advertisement - 13 Jun 2002
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina

Rental fleet managers, forklift dealers and buyers: take note. With the ailing Argentinian economy affecting all businesses, forklift dealer Vialven SA is offering a large number of substantially discounted, new...

DEALERS PUT MATRIX TO THE TEST

News Story - 13 Jun 2002
THE DOCKLANDS, United Kingdom

Hyster Europe has hosted almost 500 European, Middle Eastern and African dealers at the launch of its Matrix reach truck model.

MHD 2003 TAKES A FRESH APPROACH

News Story - 13 Jun 2002
SYDNEY, Australia

The Australian Materials Handling & Distribution (MHD) exhibition, scheduled for March 2003, has a twist in its format, according to the organisers.

CAPTION COMPETITION: WEEK TWO

News Story - 13 Jun 2002
United States

Forkliftaction.com's caption competition will run for a second week, due to a technical hitch which meant the hyperlink to the photo did not make it to your mailboxes. Forkliftaction.com apologises...

Inside the News - Edition #60

Inside the News - 06 Jun 2002

TECHNICAL GLITCH In last week's issue of Forkliftaction.com News, a technical glitch saw a sponsored media release appear verbatim in the newsletter. We apologise to readers who may have been...

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