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Terex names new Chief Executive Officer

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He will also becomea member of the Terex Board of Directors effective November 2, 2015. Garrison will succeed outgoing CEO Ronald M. DeFeo, who will continue to serve as
Executive Chairman of the Company through December 31, 2015. Mr DeFeo will continue as a consultant for Terex after December 31, 2015 through December 31, 2016. Mr. Garrison joins Terex from Textron, Inc. (NYSE: TXT) where he served as President and CEO of their Bell Helicopter Segment. Prior to that, Mr. Garrison was President of Textron’s Industrial Segment and E-Z-GO. He was also President and CEO at Azurix Corporation and held senior leadership positions at Case Corporation, and served as an officer in the United States Army.

“John is a proven leader with considerable experience across a variety of industries. The Board considered a highly qualified pool of outstanding candidates and we strongly believe that John is the right person to lead Terex and Konecranes Terex into the future,” said David Sachs, Terex Lead
Director. “We are grateful for Ron’s many contributions to Terex over the years and his leadership through both good and bad economic cycles in continuing to improve the Company into the premier company it is today. We are pleased that Ron will be available through the leadership transition.” Mr. DeFeo added, “I am proud of the company Terex has become in my 23 years as Terex’s leader. With my planned retirement, this day was inevitable and I am confident that John will be able to continue to create value for our shareholders and the shareholders of Konecranes Terex.” “I am extremely excited to be leading Terex at such an important time in its history. I look forward to building on the strong foundation the team has built and positioning Terex and Konecranes Terex for success in the future,” said Garrison.

Cavotec co-launches Norwegian shore power initiative

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“We supported research and development into electric cars in Norway, now we need to establish an innovation platform for the electrification of ships,” Sofus Gedde Dahl, Managing Director of Cavotec Norway, recently told Norwegian technology publication Teknisk Ukeblad.

The project, named ReCharge, is headed by leading certification and classification group DNV GL. Along with Cavotec, Port of Oslo is also partnering on the project, together with Enova, a technology- and data analytics-driven online lending company, which is contributing almost half of the project’s total NOK 1.45 million budget.

ReCharge will review the practicalities of expanding the availability of shore power at Norway’s ports, and research different power systems, such as battery-powered vessels and hybrids.

Shore power, or cold ironing, is the process of connecting ships in port to the electrical grid and switching off their engines. This reduces
emissions of NOx, SOx, and particulate matter. Cavotec has extensive experience of the design, manufacture and installation of high and low voltage ship-based, shore-based, and mobile shore power, or Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) systems. The Group first started working with
AMP in the 1980s in Sweden, and has since supported customers worldwide with the technology.

The Group also developed the world’s first combined Cavotec MoorMaster™ automated mooring and AMP system for two passenger ferry berths in the Norwegian fjords. The AMP system in this application recharges batteries aboard a battery-powered passenger ferry.

ReCharge conveners say that they want to see Norway become the world leader in environmentally friendly ships. And while Norway is not an EU
state, improved availability of shore power would keep it in line with conditions of an EU directive which requires all ports in the 28-member bloc to
make shore power available by 2025.

“Charging options are critically important for batter-powered ships and plug-in hybrid vessels. Shore power will therefore play an increasingly important role in port infrastructure of the future,” says Project Leader Hans Anton Tvete, DNV GL.

According to DNV GL, some 40 hybrid ships are on order for Norwegian shipping lines, with a similar number of plug-in hybrid vessels also due to enter service in the coming years.

Organisers have also stressed the role of government support in expanding the availability of shore power.

“To establish shore power and associated infrastructure, we need the support of central government. The development of infrastructure is critical. Shipping lines want to see a return on their investment within a relatively short time scale,” Bjørn Vartdal, Programme Leader for Maritime
Research at DNV GL told Teknisk Ukeblad.

On the technical side, Cavotec points out that despite the difference between voltages used by many ships, (60Hz), and on land, (50Hz), it is possible for growing numbers of vessels to connect to shore power.

“If we pool our expertise with fellow suppliers, customers and other stakeholders, I believe that we have the necessary technical know-how and
insight to significantly broaden access to shore power,” says Gedde Dahl.

Transas Vessel Traffic Management System for port of Ajaccio

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This project was implemented in partnership between Territorial and State Authorities of Corsica.

Within the project Transas delivered and installed its Navi-Monitor surveillance solution to monitor and manage the vessel traffic within the port in real-time mode. The Harbour Master’s Office represents the heart of the system. The Operator Display Units installed ensure the operational marine traffic picture is available in real-time and is based on the accurate data transmitted from several high-performant sensors including radar, antennas and VHF radio, AIS base station and weather station. This allows port officers to fulfill their daily tasks and responsibilities related to maritime safety and security in accordance with the State Transportation Code.

The VTS system installation is a part of the ambitious modernisation plan aiming at improving overall port capacity and increasing safe navigation in its operational areas. The system delivered by Transas allows for surveillance of the Ajaccio Bay and Ricanto area, as well as for control of the access channel. It will reduce collision risks, protect the environment, help to optimize the use of port resources and improve the quality of the services offered.

Haifa Port welcomes first call for Giant Shipping Alliance 2M in Israel

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Haifa Port welcomes first call for Giant Shipping Alliance 2M in Israel

The line, which began in the ports of East Asia, arrived on the morning og 15th Octobermorning to Haifa Port with the biggest vessel ever to call at Israel. Haifa Port workers unloaded the ship in a rate of 135 moves per ship hour, using 4 of the 6 STS cranes in the Carmel Terminal. Mendi Zaltzman, port CEO: “This is a great day for the Israeli economy and a huge day for us. We are thankful for the trust and cooperation we get from MAERSK and MSC”

At 367 meters in length, the immense container ship Gustav Maersk has with a maximum capacity of more than 10,000 TEU.

This call represent the dawn of a new era for East Asian imports to Israel – Israel’s largest and most important trade route aside from Western Europe. According to the Israel Shipping & Ports Authority, these imports will total more than 200,000 containers annually once the 2M Alliance’s ships begin to call at Haifa Port on a weekly basis.

The choice of Haifa Port as a port of call for the Alliance’s ships is no simple coincidence, as the port has already demonstrated meticulous
adherence to schedules and operational efficiency required by the Maersk and MSC managements, including a high average productivity of 30 containers per crane hour. And to prove that, the GUSTAV reached a rate of 135 moves per ship hour in its call, using 4 of the 6 STS cranes in the Carmel Terminal.

Starting today, the ships of the AE12TP2 line will make a weekly call at Haifa Port. This line runs from the port of Busan in South Korea, through
Shanghai, Ningbo, Chiwan, and Singapore, and from there to Port Said and Haifa Port. After calling at Haifa, the line’s ships continue on to several ports in the Adriatic: Koper (Slovenia), Trieste (Italy), and Rijeka (Croatia).

Mendi Zaltzman, Haifa Port CEO: “This is a great day for the Israeli economy and a huge day for us. We are thankful for the trust and cooperation we get from MAERSK and MSC. I am satisfied by our efficiency today, dealing with such a big vessel, and I am sure that this cooperation between us and the 2M will expand in the near future.”