A new Liebherr wheel loader, the L 576 XPower®, recently began operation for Hans Dömkes GmbH, a company rich in tradition.

Container volumes at non-major Indian ports have registered a combined CAGR of 20 per cent (from 1.7 million TEUs to 4.5 million TEUs) for the last five years (2012-17) as against a meager CAGR of 2 per cent (from 7.7 million TEUs to 8.4 million TEUs) by major ports in this period.

Volvo Trucks is gearing up for a renewed focus on construction, including roads, irrigation, quarry, and marble mining. In a meeting recently organised at its manufacturing and assembly facility in Bengaluru, the company has announced its plan to focus on construction segment and displayed the range of solutions.

Sany India recently handed over the SANY SR285 piling rig to J. Kumar Infraprojects to be used for the Line 7 of the Mumbai Metro project, between Malad and Kandivli on the Western Express Highway. In a function being held at the project site, Deepak Garg, CEO, Sany India, handed over the piling rig to Nalin Gupta, Director, J. Kumar Infraprojects and Dharmendra Tiwari, Piling Unit Head, J. Kumar Infraprojects.

As part of a current wind energy project of Jinke New Energy, RATEC technology was installed at two locations for the production of precast concrete elements used in the construction of 120-m high towers for 2 MW wind turbines.

Allen Engineering Corporation (AEC) dedicated and opened its new 34,000 sq ft distribution centre and 4,500 sq ft training facility at its factory and headquarters. This brand new distribution facility combines three separate warehouse locations into one.

Escorts has developed a series of new products to make rail travel safer and faster. The new products include anti-lift AARH couplers, axle-mounted disc brakes, brake disc for high-speed LHB coaches, locomotive brake electronics for both electric and diesel locomotives, high-end dampers for locomotives and LHB coaches besides air springs.

MAN Trucks India inaugurated its 65th dealership at Jaipur. This new set up by Morani Trucks is the fifth location added to MAN’s network this year. The opening of this dealership is in line with MAN’s plan to increase the number of dealerships across India in order to boost sales opportunities and provide the best in class support and service to all customers.

Arjun Mirdha has been appointed as Genie Chief Commercial Officer for Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP). In this newly created role, Mirdha will have global responsibility for all aspects of the commercial side of the Terex AWP business for the Genie brand, including sales, commercial operations, marketing, parts, services and lifecycle solutions.