Container & Cargo Handling – Page 74
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Where does the buck stop?
For the P& I clubs, the dangers associated with lashing operations are only too clear.
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NewsPowerful Pulling
Manufacturers are responding to demands for enhanced productivity by introducing more cost-effective, environmentally friendly terminal tractors, as David Foxwell explains
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NewsTransmission re-vamp
Terberg’ s overhaul of its terminal tractors’ powering gear has made a significant dent in fuel consumption, as David Foxwell reports
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Handling success for innovative TTS cassettes
In recent weeks, TTS Liftec Oy has secured a substantial contract from UPM-Kymmene Seaways, one of the world’ s leading forest products groups, for the supply of 200 cassettes that will be used to transport products such as paper and timber on routes between Finland and Santander and Ferrol in ...
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NewsJobs piling up
There’ s mounting demand for quayside upgrade projects as ports tussle to accommodate larger ships and swelling volumes, as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsCorrosion bug needs careful consideration
Accelerated Low Water Corrosion – a bacteriological attack on steel – has in the past contributed to the loss of two thirds of the structural design life of many quay walls before major maintenance, says UK specialist Nuttall John Martin.
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NewsFinal piece of jigsaw
In signing up Japanese car carrier experts NYK and K Line to its car terminal ambitions, PSA has cemented Singapore’ s number one position, writes Wing Kah-goh
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NewsHydraulic inroads
With thousands of fixed and rail-mounted slewing jib cranes around the globe nearing the end of their useful working lives,dry bulk terminals are seeking to replace them with more flexible units. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsDitch the cables for faster,more cost efficient handling
Forget traditional cable-operated mobile harbour cranes, hydraulic units have a better overall performance, provide higher levels of operator comfort, generate improved cost efficiency, are more operationally precise, are lighter and highly flexible.
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Crane Upgrades & Cab Design Container Handling
Port operators can inject new energy into tired cranes by upgrading and modernising.Alex Hughes investigates
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NewsWhen u[grades become a serious consideration
Obsolescence can sometimes be a key driver in the quest for crane upgrades, as Gottwald company spokesperson Peter Klein explains.
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NewsAdded value
Manufacturer Gottwald views crane upgrades as just another service to its clients, as Alex Hughes finds out
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Making a business case for upgrades
An investment return on a crane upgrade can be made in less than ten years, according to Kalmar’ s Gert Jan Doornewaard.
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NewsSmarter box moves
Well-designed and implemented container terminal management systems can make a huge difference to productivity, as David Foxwell finds out
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NewsTop to bottom control
Central Systems & Automation in the UK cites the example of the container terminal management system at the Port of Waterford in Ireland as an excellent example of how technology can help container terminals respond to the challenges facing them. A key commercial pressure facing Waterford Container Terminal (WCT) is ...
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NewsWhere's my box?
Customers want to know exactly where their container is in the supply chain and terminals need to have the information at their fingertips. David Foxwell reports
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Keeping abreast of the container tracking trail
Despite the most advanced software solutions in use, every terminal will occasionally misplace containers, particularly if drivers may not always be able to correctly execute the instructions they receive. To avoid this, Cosmos in Belgium has integrated differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology into its applications, resulting in higher operational ...
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NewsFaster, safer, more secure
Manufacturers of auto-mooring equipment for ports and harbours see only benefits for users,as David Foxwell explains
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Salalah tests put MoorMaster through its paces
Patrick Rosenwald, technical director of Cavotec Specimas, believes that the benefits of the MoorMaster automated mooring system are best illustrated by the results of testing done at the Port of Salalah in Oman in the summer of 2005.
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NewsFinnish record breakers
Kotka''s monster gate operating system will unite two competing operators without compromising data privacy. Felicity Landon reports
