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• Advanced Lift-truck Technology: In light of Cargotec’s Port2060 concept, develop a container handling vehicle that would meet the changing needs of ports and harbours 50 years from now. (Deadline: 1 June)
• June: Create a more ergonomic and foolproof system of providing essential operating information to the driver of an excavator, telehandler or straddle carrier. (Deadline 4 June)
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