Container & Cargo Handling – Page 53
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An industry at tipping point
The potential risks associated with mis-declaring the weight of containers are self-evident and understood through common sense; recent incidents have included the loss of 18 containers overboard on the Husky Racer in 2010, and in 2007 the collapse of cargo containers aboard the Annabella, which had been stacked such that ...
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NewsA local spanner in port development works
Concerns voiced by local residents are often heard when coal export facility development is mooted, as one planned terminal at Coos Bay, Oregon, can testify.
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NewsTake a load off
A heavyweight container problem is attracting lightweight commitment, as HFW''s Matthew Gore explains
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NewsOre struck
Are coal and iron ore exports high in value – or high in risk? John Bensalhia investigates
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Don’t forget the supporting roles
As well as updating their port infrastructure, countries are also tackling supporting infrastructure, including roads and rail.
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NewsThe commodities downpour
HFW''s Andrew Williams discusses the drivers behind port development and the need for investment in supporting infrastructure
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NewsEfficiency and reliability drive developments
Drives have definitely become more efficient over the years, claims Parker SSD Drives’ Andrew Parker-Bates.
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NewsThe European factor
Continental drive technology still retains an edge over budget competitors. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsBe realistic about operational realities
There is some evidence of ‘optimism bias’ in government support of inland terminals in the Netherlands, as well as in other European countries, says Jason Monios of TRI.
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NewsThe value-add inland option
Dryports can relieve congestion, but their success increasingly depends on administrative efficiency, and ‘added value’. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsTranshipment builds for Kiwi ports
Even in smaller countries such as New Zealand, transhipment is changing the business cases for main ports.
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NewsCooling off
Chasing the transhipment rainbow may be a fool''s errand, as Dave and Iain MacIntyre explain
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NewsIn the zone
Bromma has been helping to make the most of spreader fleet performance with the aid of the Green Zone initiative.
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NewsBells and whistles
Today''s smart spreaders need to do much more than simply lift a container, as John Bensalhia finds out
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Tandem lift splits manufacturers
Straddle carrier customers usually plump for 40-ton single lift units or 50-ton twin lift, but today there is an increasing market demand for 60-ton expanding twin lift capability, allowing it to match the capacity on ship-to-shore cranes.
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NewsMessy play
All-electric straddle carriers remain a pipe-dream for operators fed up with leaky hydraulic components. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsFacing up to falling volumes
Despite rocky times, the Los Angeles and Long Beach box trade dominance will continue. Martin Rushmere reports
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NewsTaking the pulse
Time and money. Two valuable commodities – but as ever in all walks of life, there never seems to be enough of either, meaning that both are as precious as gold dust.
