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FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE: 26-UNIT ORDER FOR KALMAR

News Story - 20 Dec 2001
Tsemess Bay, Russian Federation

-- Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) has ordered 26 Kalmar forklifts, terminal tractors and reachstackers for its Tsemess Bay facility to work alongside 44 other Kalmar machines at the port. The...

BRAMBLES SILENT ON US RENTAL DIVISION SALE

News Story - 20 Dec 2001
Sydney, Australia

-- Forkliftaction.com News understands Brambles Industries Ltd and Chicago-based National Equipment Services are in discussions which could result in the sale of Brambles' US equipment rental business. Neither company would comment...

OM PIMESPO (UK) TO SELL KOMATSU AND OM PIMESPO INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS

News Story - 20 Dec 2001
Crick, United Kingdom

-- OM Pimespo (UK) Ltd, a subsidiary of Fiat OM Carrelli Elevatori SpA, will market and sell Komatsu and OM Pimespo forklifts and warehouse trucks in the UK following an agreement...

ROCLA PICKS UP MITSUBISHI-CATERPILLAR FORKLIFT LINE

News Story - 20 Dec 2001
Jarvenpaa, Finland

-- Rocla Oyj and Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe BV (MCFE) have reached an agreement which will see Rocla distributing Caterpillar forklifts in Finland, Estonia and Russia from January. Rocla's Danish subsidiary...

LARGEST-EVER SALE IN CANADA CLOSE?

News Story - 20 Dec 2001
Vancouver, Canada

-- Forkliftaction.com News understands Kalmar dealer Attica Equipment may have closed the largest materials handling deal in Canadian history. Forkliftaction.com sources in the region say Domans Forest Products has ordered 36...

THREE-WEEK CONTAINER BACKLOG AT DURBAN PORT

News Story - 20 Dec 2001
Durban, South Africa

-- The Durban Container Terminal (DCT), Africa's busiest port, has a three-week container backlog to clear after workers walked off the job for three days this month. The strike, which ended...

MOVERS & SHAKERS

News Story - 20 Dec 2001
Adelaide, Australia

-- Napier Turner, director of Prolift Equipment Pty Ltd, in South Australia and Victoria, retires at the end of December after more than 30 years in the Australian forklift and materials...

THIEVES USE FORKLIFT TO STEAL ATM

News Story - 20 Dec 2001
Calabasas, United States

-- Burglars used a forklift to break into a supermarket and steal an automatic teller machine (ATM) on December 9. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told the Los Angeles Times...

Inside the News - Edition #37

Inside the News - 06 Dec 2001

GLOBAL MARKET FEELS PAIN OF US SLOWDOWN: BT INDUSTRIES

News Story - 06 Dec 2001
Mjolby, Sweden

MJOLBY, Sweden -- BT Industries says the global forklift market has been "marked" by the economic decline in the USA. BT's market for warehouse materials handling products decreased in north America...

KALMAR SEALS USD3 MILLION PHILIPPINES DEAL

News Story - 06 Dec 2001
Manila, Philippines

MANILA, The Philippines -- William Gothong & Aboitiz Inc (WGA), the largest inter-island shipping company in the Philippines, has purchased 11 container handlers worth USD3 million from Kalmar Industries. WGA operations vice...

CASCADE: INCOME UP, SALES DOWN

News Story - 06 Dec 2001
Portland / Oregon, United States

PORTLAND, Oregon -- Cascade Corporation president Robert Warren has reported net income for the three months to October 31 of USD3.6 million, increased from USD792,000 in the same period in 2000...

*- ADVERTISEMENT -* TVH MASTER CATALOGUE RELEASED

Advertisement - 06 Dec 2001
Gullegem, Belgium

GULLEGEM, Belgium -- TVH has released its free, 1200-page guide to forklift replacement parts. The TVH Master Catalogue is the largest in the materials handling industry, containing 50 chapters of replacement...

EIGHT RTG CRANES FOR KWAI CHUNG PORT

News Story - 06 Dec 2001
Kwai Chung, China

KWAI CHUNG, China -- Hongkong International Terminals (HIT), a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa, has taken delivery of eight rubber-tyred gantry cranes for use at its Kwai Chung facility. The eight machines...

DESIGN SOFTWARE TO SPEED HELI PRODUCTION

News Story - 06 Dec 2001
Hefei, China

HEFEI, China -- China Heli Forklift Truck Company, a subsidiary of Anhui Forklift Group, China's leading forklift manufacturer, has bought new design software for its products. The three-dimensional computer-aided design software...

LIEBHERR FILLS RTG ORDER

News Story - 06 Dec 2001
Montreal, Canada

MONTREAL, Canada -- Liebherr Container Cranes of Ireland has delivered two four-high stacking rubber-tyred gantry cranes to Montreal Terminals Inc in Canada. A Connecting Cranes report said the eight-wheel RTGs featured...

DEBT COLLECTION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA STYLE

News Story - 06 Dec 2001
Buka, Papua New Guinea

BUKA, Papua New Guinea -- A landowner company has seized two forklifts from a cargo barge, claiming the ship's owners owe it K84,000 (USD22,000) in stevedoring, berthing and cargo handling charges...

AGGRESSIVE MEASURES TO RESTORE KOMATSU PROFIT

News Story - 06 Dec 2001
Tokyo, Japan

TOKYO, Japan -- Recession in world markets has forced Komatsu Forklift to downgrade its outlook, suspend shareholder dividends, and implement "aggressive measures" to increase earnings. Despite the half-year result prompting wide-ranging...

Inside the News - Edition #36

Inside the News - 22 Nov 2001

KALMAR WINS USD27 MILLION STRADDLE DEAL

News Story - 22 Nov 2001
Durban, South Africa

DURBAN, South Africa -- Kalmar Industries will soon deliver the first of 60 straddle carriers in a USD26.8 million contract reached with South African transport conglomerate Transnet. The three-year deal is...

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