Container & Cargo Handling – Page 87
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THE DRIVE FOR BETTER CRANE CONTROL
To gain an insight into the way system designers can build intelligent controls into a crane, PS asked Wales-based Control Techniques Ltd to explain their approach.
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MAN vs MACHINE THE CONTROL SYSTEM CONUNDRUM
Container ship-to-shore gantry cranes. Not only are these pricey behemoths the key interface between the ship and the landside, they also represent today and tomorrow' s boundary between manual and automated operation on the terminal.
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NewsCLIMBING THE HILL
This feature looks first at the potential for multi-loading systems at ro-ro terminals, and secondly at the market for, and recent developments in, the ro-ro tractor sector.
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NewsCRANE WARS
At anywhere upwards of $6m apiece, ship-to-shore container cranes don' t come cheap. So it' s hardly surprising that price is an issue in this specialist sector where a handful of European and Far Eastern manufacturers battle it out for market share. Nick Elliott reports.
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NewsSPEND A LITTLE SAVE A LITTLE
David Foxwell highlights the issues to consider when choosing new fendering, and the growing number of standards and guidelines port engineers can use to correctly specify a long-lasting product.
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NewsOUTSOURCING MAINTENANCE: Thought About it Recently?
Nick Elliott asks contractors what are the benefits to the terminal of contracting out equipment maintenance.
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NewsRTG's-R-US
Fazilette Khan casts an eye over the automation of the RTG, its perceived limitations and advantages.
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OUTSOURCING MAINTENANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: AN AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
The decision whether or not to outsource maintenance is influenced by different factors in different situations, writes Ted Adlard .
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NewsCAN THE AGENT HELP BEAT CONGESTION?
By bringing efficiencies to their shipowner principals, shipping agents can help solve the port congestion problem, argue the boys from Inchcape Shipping Services.
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NewsMOBILITY EQUALS FLEXIBILITY
Mobile pneumatic ship unloaders find their place where flexibility comes before pure capacity - and if storage space is at a premium, reports Alex Hughes .
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NewsMINI-SPRINTER-SHUTTLE-CONTRUNNER-STRADS COME OF AGE
Fazilette Khan reports on how the fast new mini-strad carrier is finding its rightful place in the terminal equipment hierarchy.
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NewsTERMINAL SOLUTIONS for Smaller Ports
Terminal operating systems are well-established features of the bigger container ports but smaller terminals are grasping their benefits too. Cathy Hayward reports.
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NewsSTACK 'EM HIGH
Fazilette Khan finds that forklifts continue their vital role in moving breakbulk cargoes and empties around the terminal. And the technical specs are still being tweaked.
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NewsGRAIN EXPORTS Parched by the Weather
Changing global weather patterns are playing havoc with the market for world grain, writes Alex Hughes .
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NewsGRABBING OPPORTUNITIES
Times are tough for grab manufacturers and any change of fortunes are over the horizon, writes Benedict Young
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NewsSUPER CRANE
Andrew Foxcroft tracks the inexorable growth of the super post-panamax ship-to-shore gantry and explains why terminals are right to favour them.
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NewsJack of all TRADES
The mobile harbour crane is proving to be a popular cargo handling solution due to its versatility and cost effectiveness, writes Benedict Young
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NewsVolatile Global Markets affect Coal Forecasts
It''s not easy being a major coal exporting terminal in an essentially volatile global marketplace, writes Alex Hughes , but terminals are having to learn how to adapt.
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NewsBulky issues
Today' s pneumatic unloaders offer significant operational advantages but energy consumption can be a prohibitive issue, writes Benedict Young
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NewsBeating Box CONGESTION
Benedict Young investigates some of the new container handling technologies which promise to streamline operations for the ultra-efficient terminals of the future.
