Ship-to-Shore Cranes
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Planning ahead pays off
Cranes with very long outreaches are now being put in position at major ports around the world. But is existing port infrastructure sufficient to be able to accommodate them? 20 Sep 2011 - Port Strategy
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Larger than life
The big ships are coming, but where are the orders for equipment to serve them asks Alex Hughes 19 Sep 2011 - Port Strategy
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Life extension for PSA Mersin gantries
Over the past few years, Portunus Port Spares & Services has built a good reputation and gained experience in refurbishing and modernising cranes. 10 Sep 2010 - Port Strategy
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Economic upswing lifts STS crane sector
The slight upswing in the global economy is prompting terminal operators to invest again in new equipment. Patrik Wheater reports. 09 Sep 2010 - Port Strategy
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Looking beyond the price barrier
Regardless of steel price fluctuations, a price differential between European units and cheaper, Asian-manufactured products undoubtedly remains. 05 Aug 2009 - Port Strategy
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Western stronghold
European crane manufacturers refuse to be squeezed by the Asian price crunch. Alex Hughes reports
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Size matters
Stephanie Knight finds that ship-to-shore crane manufacturers are already thinking beyond the 'standard' 22 container outreach 13 Oct 2008 - Port Strategy
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Take a load off
The time wasted in positioning containers can be a huge drain on crane resources. David Foxwell seeks advice on how to improve ship-to-shore crane operations
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Testing the outer limits
Europe's crane manufacturers are increasingly delivering equipment with wider reaches, but the ceiling is far from being hit, as Alex Hughes finds out 01 Dec 2006 - Port Strategy
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Lower lead time a boon for users
The average lead time for a quayside gantry crane is now in the region of 15 months, a period that Gerry Bunyan, sales and marketing manager for Liebherr's container cranes division, believes is more than satisfactory for the industry. 01 Dec 2006 - Port Strategy
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Craning for a better view
China may house the price leaders in the manufacture of quayside gantry cranes but the technical forefathers are still found in Europe. Alex Hughes headed west to find out what operators can expect in the near future 01 Dec 2006 - Port Strategy
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Selective outsourcing
" The importance of good maintenance cannot be over-emphasised, " says KS Won, president of Portek Indonesia. The company is part of Portek Group, and maintains a total of 28 quay cranes, 40 RTGs and four MHCs across the whole Indonesian archipelago. 01 Mar 2006 - Port Strategy
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Demand holds strong
Ports and terminal operators are continuing to invest heavily in additional ship-to-shore container gantry cranes, in order to keep pace with the sizeable annual growth in box traffic volumes. Rowland Armstrong reports. 01 Mar 2006 - Port Strategy
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The pros and cons
Assessing the benefits of modifying ship-toshore cranes is far from an exact science. It is unlikely that modernising an older crane will match the performance of a new unit but it will certainly improve productivity and extend the working life. Although each crane is likely to have to be out of service for at least a month to complete a regeneration project, this is far quicker than ordering new units which can typically take up to two years. 01 Sep 2005 - Port Strategy
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Biting the Bullet
If your quay cranes aren't big enough to handle new generation containerships, it may be time to replace them - but there are alternatives. Benedict Young investigates two very different approaches to resolving what can be a mammoth predicament. 01 Sep 2005 - Port Strategy
