All ships great and small Schelde-Natie unloads them all

2026-03-12T17:22:32+01:00

October 8th, 2006: Schelde-Natie unloads first Panamax size vessel with new E-Crane®(*) “Does size matter…” is a question often asked ! When looking at the Schelde-Natie operations at the Cargill dock (dock 506) in the harbor of Antwerp the answer is without any doubt: no. Indeed, no matter the size of your barge, ship or vessel, Schelde-Natie provides an efficient and immediate 4-star service unloading rapeseed ...

All ships great and small Schelde-Natie unloads them all2026-03-12T17:22:32+01:00

E-Crane® Receives New Contract from MultiServ

2026-03-12T17:19:56+01:00

E-Crane International USA has been awarded a new and important contract for the supply of several new scrap handling E-Cranes for the Villa Constitucion plant of Acindar Industria Argentina de Aceros SA. Supporting Acindar’s plans to further increase production and efficiency, the E-Cranes will play a key role in the comprehensive on-site scrap management services provided by MultiServ. The installation of these new E-Cranes is done ...

E-Crane® Receives New Contract from MultiServ2026-03-12T17:19:56+01:00

A Good Deal – on Balance

2026-03-12T17:19:58+01:00

They look very much out of place. That is often the first impression of an Equilibrium Crane (or balance crane) in action. Being used to 'straightforward' design of bulk loading and unloading equipment, the huge 'block' of counterweight on the back of the crane makes an awkward sight. But seeing the crane in operation one is made aware of the benefits of the "big hump on ...

A Good Deal – on Balance2026-03-12T17:19:58+01:00

New Year’s Reception 2007

2026-03-12T17:20:00+01:00

Finally, on Friday 26th January, the annual new year's reception, organized by the direction of Indusign/ E-Crane Worldwide for their employees, could take off. As every year, the extra invitees were Mr. d'Ancona, Mrs. Hendrickx and Mr. Tolhuizen from ECI-Europe, and Mr. De Meyere from the production plant in Poland. Instead of making one long speech, executive director Lieven Bauwens divided his messages over several shorter ...

New Year’s Reception 20072026-03-12T17:20:00+01:00

3000 Series E-Crane® fully assembled in 3 days

2026-03-12T17:20:04+01:00

When you build and install very big equipment world-wide, like E-Crane® does, you get involved in some of the largest and most complicated erection projects. Our E-Crane® engineers develop transport and erection procedures that consider the full range of site constraints and we design comprehensive plans to erect our cranes in the safest and most efficient manner possible. The E-Crane® project for the new coal unloader ...

3000 Series E-Crane® fully assembled in 3 days2026-03-12T17:20:04+01:00

Mark Osborne recorded hole-in-one during Men’s League play

2020-05-30T18:28:37+02:00

Mr. Osborne used a 6-iron to ace the 150-yard, par-3 eighth hole. The odds of getting a hole in one for the average golfer is more than 8,000 to 1 ! It should not be a surprise that getting an ace is a golfer's biggest trill and it is said that it keeps a golfer in a good mood for the next 12 months. On behalf ...

Mark Osborne recorded hole-in-one during Men’s League play2020-05-30T18:28:37+02:00

Schelde-Natie’s new E-Crane® successfully unloads Panamax rapeseed cargo

2020-05-30T18:22:56+02:00

A common question is "does size matter?". For Schelde-Natie in the port of Antwerp in Belgium, the answer is now "no". Schelde-Natie can now offer efficient and immediate high-quality unloading of rapeseed using its new E-Crane®. The first Panamax vessel to be unloaded using the new crane arrived on 8 October last year. Unloading the Cargo gave the 1000- series E-Crane® a full workout. With an ...

Schelde-Natie’s new E-Crane® successfully unloads Panamax rapeseed cargo2020-05-30T18:22:56+02:00

Steam Coal Handling from the US Perspective: getting the right Balance

2020-05-30T18:21:08+02:00

Over 50% of the electric energy consumed in the USA is generated by fossil fuel (coal) burning power plants. Utility companies burning fossil fuels require a carefully blended mix of coal which is sourced from US mines as well as Latin American and international suppliers to minimize fuel expenses and to meet increasingly stringent emission regulations. Now these fossil fuel-burning power plants also need to offload ...

Steam Coal Handling from the US Perspective: getting the right Balance2020-05-30T18:21:08+02:00

Catering for the coal boom

2020-05-30T18:19:42+02:00

The global demand for coal, particularly in Asia, shows no signs of abating and is expected to continue at least for the next few years. To cope with this record demand there is a wave of port expansion projects, both at existing terminals and new ones, and along with this is a good demand for coal handling systems. Not only are coal volumes being shipped at ...

Catering for the coal boom2020-05-30T18:19:42+02:00

Bucyrus – A small area company moves big things here and abroad

2020-05-30T18:19:11+02:00

E-Crane International, 236 S. Sandusky St., is a state-of-the-art firm that helps design and implement E-Cranes® using equilibrium to move heavy objects. "We're a small, but growing company," said Mark Osborne, president. Operating from a modest office downtown, Osborne's staff of eight full-time employees works on projects involving large cranes in places from California to Venezuela. Three of them are service engineers. "We began in 2000 ...

Bucyrus – A small area company moves big things here and abroad2020-05-30T18:19:11+02:00
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