Container & Cargo Handling – Page 50
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NewsCargotec enters the AGV fray
Earlier this year, PSA announced that it had asked ZPMC and Singapore Technologies Kinetics Limited to each develop an AGV prototype with energy-efficient hybrid technology. As part of the project, Cargotec was contracted to supply a common equipment navigation system.
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NewsAutomation justification
Automated guided vehicles make sense on a productivity and a labour cost front if the expense can be justified. Alex Hughes report
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NewsTowards a zero emissions reachstacker
As governments across the world insist on engines being ever cleaner, is it realistic to assume that one day we can expect to see a 100% green reachstacker? The manufacturers we approached were split on this point.
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NewsMoving targets
Comparing apples with apples is mission near-impossible when it comes to reachstacker emissions, as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsBridging the gap
Finding access that will adapt to suit future ship design changes can be a challenge, Stevie Knight explains
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NewsEpicentre of Gulf trade
Characterised by steady growth, Houston remains the main anchor of the Gulf. Martin Rushmere reports
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NewsSpeed study will mould future design
In its effort to determine reasonable and relevant berthing velocities for the design of fender systems, PIANC Working Group (WG) 145 is continuing to collect and analyse berthing data from sources around the world.
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NewsCredibility check
Do third party assembled fenders compared with original equipment manufactured products?
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NewsDusting off the handling questions
It’s a conundrum: although dry, granular bulk is traditionally a simple and low cost cargo, Stevie Knight finds out the handling machinery is being pushed relentllessly in the other direction.
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NewsEuropean LNG infrastructure in the spotlight
The upcoming ECA limit on sulphur in marine fuel was the driver behind the EU-funded TEN-T study into LNG infrastructure in Northern Europe.
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NewsTaking the leap
Which comes first, the LNG bunkering facility or the LNG fuelled ships? Felicity Landon reports
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Best on test: virgin versus recycled rubber fenders
Compound test results of Trelleborg fender versus low cost fenders conducted in 3rd party laboratory: Sample: Collected from fenders delivered to a Trelleborg client (ie. shared client). Tests conducted: Physical and chemical analysis, using sophisticated analytical methods.
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NewsTaking the whole terminal view
The longer term future of operating systems will leave no terminal stone unturned, according to developers.
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NewsSpreading their wings
Software suppliers are eagerly eyeing the utopia of including all terminal tasks in a TOS. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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Everybody needs good neighbours
One thing that port operators need to bear in mind is how they interact with the nearby community: noise and pollution levels are just two factors that port operators need to consider with respect to the neighbours.
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NewsOutside influences
Grain ports battle the weather, the economy, and industrial action to move this invaluable cargo. John Bensalhia reports
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Monitoring cable stress a questionable investment
The question as to whether some terminals make poor use of cables and thereby shorten their working lives is a thorny one.
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NewsWired for gains
Cable suppliers are basking in the gains of rising eRTG popularity, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsPerformance guaranteed
Ship-to-shore crane guarantees from the big manufacturers vary little in their approach. Sometimes, the warranty offered by Konecranes, for example, will also include the spreader; however, if the supplier sourced its own spreader, clearly the onus is on it to negotiate its own warranty with the spreader provider.
