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World’s largest bulk export port orders two mobile harbour cranes
Pilbara Ports in Western Australia has ordered two Konecranes Gottwald ESP.9 Mobile Habour Cranes for Port Hedland, the world’s largest bulk export port by tonnage. The cranes were ordered in the fourth quarter of 2024 and are expected to be delivered to the port’s Lumsden Point development in 2026.
Image credit: Konecranes/Linkedin
The two 200-tonne lifting capacity cranes will help the port handle more containerized bulk material and project cargo. Each crane will have a 100-metre cable reel for an external power supply, improving energy efficiency and reducing exhaust emissions and noise on-site.
Race is on to save world's third-oldest warship
In a historic Scottish port city, preservationists are mounting an urgent campaign to rescue the 200-year-old HMS Unicorn, one of the world's last surviving warships from the age of sail.
HMS Unicorn, the third oldest warship still afloat, has received a $1 million lifeline from Britain's National Lottery, jumpstarting an ambitious $12 million preservation project. But the clock is ticking for this maritime treasure.
"Unicorn is a symbol of Dundee's rich maritime history and without support may not survive," said Matthew Bellhouse Moran, executive director of the preservation society overseeing the vessel's restoration. "We urgently need the support of individuals, businesses, and organizations."
The Unicorn presents a unique window into naval history. Built in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, she never received her masts or rigging, instead serving her entire career as a naval training and depot ship. For much of the 20th century, she was home to reservists before retiring from naval service in the late 1960s.
Now a floating museum in Dundee's harbour, the ship requires extensive restoration work as part of a broader waterfront revitalization project. The preservation society faces an April deadline to raise an additional $820,000 to unlock the full $12 million in project funding.
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