Auto review

12.01.2009

2010 Ford Taurus: Flagship Sedan

The 2010 Ford Taurus makes its official debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show as the automaker shows off a flagship sedan with a more chiseled shape and Euro-influenced design. Ford has taken a page from the success of its European midsize Mondeo sedan.

19.12.2008
Mazda Atenza Sporty Edition

18.12.2008
Russian Marussia Supercar

09.12.2008
Family-minded Golf Plus

25.11.2008
World Premiere of the Mazda3 Hatchback

Articles

04.05.2008
BMW X6 First Drive

11.12.2007 2009 Nissan Murano

04.12.2007 New 2008 Mazda5 Facelift

26.11.2007 The New Crossover Nissan Rogue

16.11.2007 New Potential of 2008 Toyota Highlander

Buses & trucks

07.05.2009

Second Generation Hyundai Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus

Korean bus manufacturer Hyundai launched its second generation hydrogen fuel cell bus during the Seoul Motor Show. Based on the most recent Low Floor Aero City bus platform, this fuel cell electric bus features a bunch of technical refinements, making it capable of hitting the 100km/h maximum speed mark.

20.03.2009
Navistar International WorkStar Hybrid

17.12.2008
Double-decker Olympus from Optare

04.12.2008
China First Mining Truck SRT55

27.10.2008
New Temsa Avenue

Articles

25.10.2007
MAN buses will stop global warming

01.08.2007 Li-ion battery powered buses will serve Olympic Beijing

18.06.2007 Mack Performance Tour hits the road

28.05.2007 Iveco displays passenger-friendly buses

03.05.2007 Modec: one more step towards clean sky

Specialty vehicles

03.06.2009

Iveco Defence Vehicles SUPERAV APC 8x8

Iveco Defence Vehicles stand at IDET 2009 featured the latest range of state of the art vehicles specifically designed to meet the demands of the defence and homeland security sectors.

09.12.2008
German submarines for Pakistan

14.10.2008
Phalanx on HEMTT

18.09.2008
Archer Artillery System

01.08.2008
Freedom to conduct sea trials

Articles

06.08.2007
US sends military robots to Iraq

24.07.2007 Canada adopts Swiss low-level air defence system

09.06.2007 LDV presents new rescue vehicle

04.06.2007 Military equipment from Terex

Aerospace industry

08.06.2009

Boeing F-15 Silent Eagle (F-15SE)

The Boeing Company unveiled the F-15 Silent Eagle (F-15SE), a new F-15 configuration. Improvements in stealth include coatings and treatments on the aircraft. With the added advantage of redesigned conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) that allow for internal weapons carriage.

03.09.2008
Kawasaki Heavy Industries XP-1 Patrol Aircraft

29.08.2008
Sikorsky X2 Demonstrator

26.08.2008
Angola Angosat Satellite

29.07.2008
Business-jet Lineage 1000: Masterpiece of Comfort

Articles

20.07.2007
Possible causes of Brazilian plane crash

04.07.2007 Australia: a breakthrough in engine building

Maritime world

23.04.2009

Luxury Superyacht Slipstream

The long and anticipated launching of the new "Slipstream" has arrived. The beautiful black hull is contrasted smartly with a sliver-grey superstructure which in totality was designed by Andrew Winch Designs.

15.12.2008
Heesen Yachts Celestial Hope

16.10.2008
New Motor Yacht Cyrus 34

25.09.2008
Elegant Motoryacht Allogante from Alloy Yachts

28.08.2008
New Moonen 97 Superyacht Darsea

Articles

12.10.2007
Alternative to Offshore Fixed Platforms

26.07.2007 Pacific Northwest becomes a new home for Seawolf

16.07.2007 Hyundai Heavy Industries: a revolution in Korean shipbuilding

22.06.2007 Queen Elizabeth 2 to become a floating hotel

Railway transport

16.12.2008

Automated Metro in Helsinki

Helsinki City Transport (HKL) has chosen Siemens to renovate its metro network. HKL has contracted the Mobility Division at Siemens to supply a driverless metro system worth around 100 million euros.

05.12.2008
The first Korean KTX-II train

22.09.2008
Bombardier Contessa Trains

28.07.2008
New red trains from Alstom

26.06.2008
Germany First Automated Passenger Service

Articles

02.08.2007
Japan launches one more hybrid

05.07.2007 Japan introduces Bullet Trains

Portable power tools

29.05.2009

JCB Portable Lighting Tower LT9

JCB has added a portable lighting tower to the range of generator sets sold by its Power Products division, boosting its range of rental-friendly compact products.

18.12.2008
Super Quiet Generator Terex T30

25.11.2008
Portable Hydronic Heater from Wacker

15.09.2008
Reliable air compressors from Atlas Copco

23.07.2008
Cat Pumps: Excellent durability and long life

Articles

29.06.2007
More power with Atlas Copco

Construction & demolition

23.06.2009

Komatsu WA50-6 Compact Wheel Loader

Komatsu America Corp. announced the introduction of the WA50-6 compact wheel loader designed to bring increased production and added operator comfort. The WA50-6 has an operating weight of 8100 lbs., and features a maximum dump height of 8` 1".

26.05.2009
Komatsu D65-16 Crawler Dozer

18.05.2009
New Cat TH514 Telehandler

15.05.2009
Komatsu WA480-6 Wheel Loader

12.05.2009
JLG New Telehandler

Articles

31.07.2007
Hitachi designers speak on the "Global Machine"

19.06.2007 Seventeen-year-old John Deere loader keeps on ticking

31.05.2007 ASV: a technology breakthrough for rubber track loaders

25.05.2007 JCB stars at SED 2007

02.05.2007 Bauma 2007: parade of records

Farmer`s fleet

25.03.2009

JCB 7000 Series Tractors

In a step away from the popular JCB Fastrac, the latest tractor from JCB the 7000 series looks much more like a conventional tractor, with rear-mounted cabin, compared to the Fastrac`s centre-mounted cab.

12.03.2009
John Deere Launches New Tractors

12.02.2009
Caterpillar 924H Ag Premium Small-Wheel Loader

04.12.2008
Challenger New C Models to MT700, MT800 and MT900 Ranges

02.12.2008
New Sugar Beet Cleaner Loader from Holmer

Articles

08.08.2007
Case launches Steiger and Magnum

02.07.2007 John Deere`s innovation in sprayers

15.06.2007 Cereals 2007 highlights

22.05.2007 Keep drilling with John Deere

16.05.2007 CLAAS tractor: exploring the world

Warehouse equipment

03.04.2009

New Hyster Forklift Range

Hyster has extended its Fortens forklift range with the introduction of an 8-9 tonne capacity series, providing a compact, efficient, high capacity truck that delivers low cost of operation in tough applications.

16.12.2008
Taylor Four Wheel Articulated Fork Lift TX4-300

06.10.2008
New Energy Efficient Electric Pedestrian Pallet Truck Jungheinrich EJE C20

26.09.2008
Multi-Directional Combi CB

04.09.2008
Remarkable FBKRT PAC Series from Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks

Articles

02.06.2008
Kalmar All-Electric Forklift Range

27.07.2007 Teletruks help the flow for Danone

10.07.2007 Warehouse equipment news from China

26.06.2007 Snapshot of UK forklift industry

06.06.2007 Jungheinrich takes part in a study on methanol fuel cells

Lifting equipment

18.06.2009

Truck Mounted Telescopic Crane Liebherr LTF1060-4.1

Liebherr has introduced a 60 tonne truck crane LTF 1060-4.1, its largest to date. The new crane uses the same boom as the LTM1055-3.2.

20.05.2009
Mantis Self-Erecting Tower Crane 36.10

30.04.2009
New Truck Crane from Marchetti

14.04.2009
New Mobile Cranes from Tadano Faun

08.04.2009
Link-Belt TCC-750 Telescopic Crawler Crane

Articles

09.08.2007
Bil-Jax enters the new era of boom lifts

13.07.2007 On Top at the South Pole

21.06.2007 Skyjack`s booming achievement

21.05.2007 Merlo shows evolution with new Roto machines

23.04.2007 Bauma Reports: Crane surprises from Sennebogen

Roads & bridges

13.04.2009

John Deere Tractor Scrapers

John Deere Fixed-Blade Scrapers are built to save money and maximise equipment uptime. Unlike self-propelled scrapers or truck and excavator systems, John Deere`s tractor scraper system can move the same material, if not more, using a third of the capital investment, a third of the operating costs, half the labour and a third of the fuel.

09.04.2009
Wacker Neuson New DPU 4045Ye

31.03.2009
Dynapac Tandem Asphalt Road Rollers

13.01.2009
Volvo MT2000: Innovative milling machine

17.12.2008
Mobile Mixing Plant from Wirtgen

Articles

31.10.2007
Wirtgen SP 1600 to build stable parking areas for Airbus A380

18.07.2007 The advantages of Cat pipelayers

17.07.2007 Mixing update from Liebherr

28.06.2007 Two new dozers from Komatsu

08.06.2007 Cat delivers new benchmark for skid steers

Mining jobs

16.02.2009

Compact Concrete Crushers’ LEMTRACK 48-25

Compact Concrete Crushers’ LEMTRACK 48-25 is a mobile/tracked crushing plant able to crush glass, porcelain, marble, granite, tile, rock, bricks, blocks, asphalt and reinforced concrete. Powered by an Isuzu 3LD1 3-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine, the 48-25 is composed of a crusher, extraction belt and loading belt.

18.12.2008
Fintec 1440 for Quarrying and Demolition

28.11.2008
Hitachi Mining Excavators Dash-6 Series

21.11.2008
Liebherr T282B LMS Technology

16.10.2008
Caterpillar New Mining Trucks

Articles

21.05.2008
Komatsu BR580JG-1 Mobile Jaw Crusher

11.07.2007 DBT to present mining innovations in Australia

25.06.2007 Hillhead preview: safety tops the agenda

24.05.2007 Atlas Copco will provide efficient tunnelling

11.05.2007 The smallest Surface Miner from Wirtgen

Forestry machines

01.07.2009

The Cat 584 and Cat 584HD New Forwarders

Cat Forest Products announced the launch of a new forwarder line with the introduction of two models with 18 metric ton and 20 metric ton capacities. The new Cat 584 and Cat 584HD are designed to withstand the demanding requirements of transporting large payloads long distances over difficult terrain, while providing outstanding operator comfort, controllability and serviceability.

09.06.2009
El-forest F14 Forwarder with Electric Hybrid Technology

18.12.2008
New Stump Grinder from Bandit

26.11.2008
Waratah FL85: Ideal for cutting and harvesting

23.09.2008
New Bandit 1490XP Brush Chipper

Articles

07.05.2008
Volvo High Lift Wheel Loader L180F HL

27.06.2007 Turning farm logwood into cash

05.06.2007 Latest Ponsse products iat SkogsElmia

17.05.2007 Best Swedish and American solutions unite in Prentice logging heads

07.05.2007 Ponsse reports positive results

Components and technologies

20.02.2009

Perkins Unveil Tier 4 Engines

Perkins Engines will be unveiling engines from its latest Tier 4 Interim (Stage IIIB) at Intermat. Called 1200 Series, the new range builds on the strengths of the current, popular 1100D series of engines. At the top of the range is a 7 litre, 6-cylinder engine, capable of 225 kW. This represents a 21% increase in power output over Perkins current 6.6 litre offering.

28.01.2009
New Caterpillar B Series Scrap Shears

16.12.2008
Renault Optitronic Automated Gearbox

03.12.2008
MTU Series 4000 Engines for Mining Equipment

15.10.2008
RockHound 40EX Excavator Flail Mulcher

Articles

23.07.2007
Trimble: new generation of intelligent grading

07.06.2007 Mack to combat downtime

04.05.2007 Topcon presents revolutionary solution

26.04.2007 Bauma Reports: Innovation Awards announced

04.04.2007 Australia to protect us from diesel

Corporate news

06.05.2009

Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Drop

Japan`s three largest construction equipment manufacturers saw sales fall just over -15% in the fiscal year that ended on 31 March. Total construction equipment sales for Komatsu, Hitachi Construction Machinery and Kobelco came to JPY 2.82 trillion (US$ 29.4 billion), compared to JPY 3.33 trillion (US$ 34.6 billion) the previous year.

14.01.2009
Tadano Buys SpanDeck Mantis

29.12.2008
Caterpillar New Plant in Tamil Nadu

18.12.2008
Cummins to Cut 500 Jobs

17.12.2008
Demag Cranes Record Earnings

Articles

12.07.2007
Chrysler continues global sales growth

13.06.2007 Nihao, John Deere!

23.05.2007 Bobcat sale could prove lucrative

14.05.2007 New Holland to fight for football cups

24.04.2007 Bauma Reports: Caterpillar displays 60 new machines

Authorities & officials

25.05.2009

New Fuel Standards For Automakers

President Obama set in motion a new national policy aimed at both increasing fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas pollution for all new cars and trucks sold in the United States. The new standards cover model years 2012-2016 and ultimately require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 mpg in 2016.

02.12.2008
Barack Obama to save US economy

30.06.2008
European Union to Cap Airline Emissions

09.06.2008
Bush Votes Down Climate Bill

22.04.2008
Biofuel Agreement

Articles

09.07.2007
Beijing bans cars to save clean sky

29.05.2007 Volvo will do the grading for UK army

15.05.2007 Hewden`s legal victory

13.04.2007 Selling biofuel to the rich is just a new phase of Brazil colony

28.03.2007 Equipment thefts in UK: only 5% recovered

Logistic headlines

25.11.2008

Piracy Hijackings in the Gulf of Aden

As a result of the recent development in piracy hijackings in the area, AP Moller-Maersk (Denmark) has updated its policy for vessels entering the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of East Africa. For the time being, vessels without adequate speed or freeboard will avoid the Gulf of Aden and seek alternative routing south of the Cape of Good Hope and east of Madagascar.

13.10.2008
OHL to Expand Logistics Operations

26.09.2008
Mazda Goes by Train

01.09.2008
Regional Centre of Logistics in Uzbekistan

31.07.2008
Global tracking from DHL Express

Articles

03.08.2007
CNH Global rejects CAT’s services

20.06.2007 Rotterdam wants to treble capacity

30.05.2007 Logistic market tends to globalise

28.04.2007 US container shipments up

03.04.2007 Freight Expo welcomes to Melbourne