Container & Cargo Handling – Page 55
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NewsMaking communications count
GSM-equipped reachstackers are becoming more common as operators look to improve communications and diagnostics of units.
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NewsGet with the programme
The interface between automated vehicles and non-automated vehicles is often the weak link in the chain, finds Stevie Knight
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NewsPIANC speed checks to aid designers
PIANC - the global organisation providing guidance for sustainable infrastructure for ports – is part way through a study of vessel approach speeds that will be invaluable for fender designers.
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NewsBetter protected
Fender failure can be avoided with shrewd purchasing and better sector regulation. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsPlanning 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?
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NewsLarger than life
The big ships are coming, but where are the orders for equipment to serve them asks Alex Hughes
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Meeting differing customer demands
When there’s no such thing as a ‘standard customer’, manufacturers face the challenge of producing a variety of products, each with their own characteristics, all priced differently.
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NewsTaking the weight
A lack of research and price pressures could hold back cable and wire development, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsKeeping the cargo moving
With no standardised template for grain-handling port design discharge methods and speeds can vary widely, and even the faster ports can hit a brick wall when it comes to onward movement of grains.
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NewsAge not the only concern
Yossi Bassan, the Port of Ashdod''s vice president Logistics & Engineering, sings the praises of the many good, independent workshops around the port of Ashdod.
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NewsGoing with the grain
Bulk handlers have to strike a fine balance between over and under utilisation of port assets. John Bensalhia reports
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NewsRecycling a win-win for Lyttelton
About one million tonnes of earthquake rubble is likely to be used for reclamation in Lyttelton Port’s expansion plans.
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NewsBeating land pressures
High land prices, particularly in coastal areas, make reclamation a relatively ‘cheap’ option for many port expansion projects. Felicity Landon looks at the latest developments.
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NewsCaptive to Casablanca
Morocco''s original ''super-port'' risks being overshadowed by national neighbours, as Stevie Knight explains
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NewsCargotec gears up for golden anniversary
Cargotec recently celebrated the production of its 50,000th unit at its US manufacturing facility in Ottawa, Kansas. The machine was part of an order from Safeway, Inc. for twelve 4x2 Kalmar Ottawa terminal tractors.
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NewsA sizeable shopping list
Customer demands keep the terminal tractor manufacturers on their toes, as Felicity Landon discovers
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A focus of the recession
Both Steelbro and Boxloader used the economic slowdown to focus on product development.
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NewsSupport from the side
The sidelifter offers practical and economic advantages for smaller ports, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsDefining supply chain boundaries
Stevie Knight questions where to draw the line when exploiting port assets that might conflict with existing interests
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NewsNewcastle pioneers queue management
After years of struggling with lengthy vessel queues at anchorage waiting to load coal, it was the grounding of the Pasha Bulker in June 2007 under heavy conditions at Nobbys Beach at Newcastle that finally saw port stakeholders at Newcastle take action.
