Equipment – Page 103
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NewsMedcenter explains strad preference
The latest batch of 32 straddle carriers delivered to Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) in Gioia Tauro has brought the terminal''s total Kalmar straddle carrier fleet to 100.
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TURKS OPT FOR KALMAR RTGS
Mardas Marmara Deniz Isletmeciligi, the container terminal operator in the Mardas Port area of the Ambarli Port Complex in Istanbul, has ordered six Kalmar E-One all-electric RTGs. Each unit will be equipped with Smartrail® and Remote Machine Interface (RMI).
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TRANSAS SIGNS UP NEW CLIENTS
Transas is to supply a Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system for Drogheda Port Company (DPC) in Ireland.
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NewsBemo Rail wins Euromax contract
Bemo Rail, with its partners GTI Infrastructure and Ooms Construction, have secured an infrastructure contract for Rotterdam''s new Euromax Terminal for the installation of rails, electrical and data cabling, security, water and paving for the terminal''s quays.
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NewsMAFI RoRo Tractor MT 36
Bemo Rail's general manager, Teun Druijf told PS that the three partners were selected from a shortlist of six bidders. The award followed a lengthy pre-selection process which was narrowed down to a final shortlist of two. Bemo Rail's portion of the contract will be to provide rail paths for ...
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NewsContainer moves increased by 30%
To cope with growing container traffic the Finnish forest products port of Rauma has acquired a second CH 6600 TA FT fixed twin spreader with both horizontal and transversal adjustment, from VDL Smits Spreader Systems, to operate with its Gottwald HMK300E MHC.
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NewsPatrick Stevedores signs service contract with Kalmar
Patrick Stevedores has confirmed a warranty/ service contract with Kalmar for its automated straddle carrier fleet at the Fisherman Islands terminal in Brisbane.
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Is your cctv system working for you?
According to CCTV specialist AtView, a high proportion of installed CCTV systems are nonoperational, either because they were poorly installed or specified at the outset, or because something has subsequently gone wrong. As a result, there are many existing CCTV systems that would benefit from a thorough check up, some ...
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NewsMeet the Multi-Tasking Girl Fridays
Among the many issues relating to the maintenance of port facilities is how best to support work requiring the use of floating plant. Jack Gaston reports on the wide choice of maintenance work craft available.
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What it takes to do the job
Analysing the main requirements for such a vessel, the following features become obvious.
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NewsITS saves 8% in equipment running time
International Terminal Solutions (ITS) has developed what it believes is the most cost effective and flexible solution in straddle carrier and truck alignment systems, LoadVIEW.
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TUGS FOR BP
The system allows the driver of a truck, trailer-train or straddle carrier to view the vehicle in relation to the stopping position offering a computer-augmented birds-eye view. Most existing systems use lights to show the driver the stopping point making it difficult to judge the exact position. The LoadVIEW system ...
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NewsBromma's Tandem Quattro looms
Bromma is readying availability of its new Tandem Quattro spreader. Tandem Quattro can handle four 20'' containers. Available lift options include one 40'' container; one 45'' container; two 40'' containers; two 45'' containers; two 20'' containers; or four 20'' containers. Tandem Quattro Spreader weight is 24 tonnes.
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REHANDLER FOR PLYMOUTH
Side-shift is also possible on the spreader.Following sales to ABP in King's Lynn last year and Folkestone Harbour in March, Hydrex Equipment has sold a third Fuchs MHL380 wheeled re-handling machine, this time to CatteDown Wharves in Plymouth. In Folkestone the MHL380 is being used for discharging animal feed and ...
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Navtech launches at Bristol
Navtech has just launched its Crane Anti-Collision Sensor in the port of Bristol. The system uses high-resolution radar to identify hazardous obstructions in the path of the moving crane boom.
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NewsMega heavy-duty cutter suction dredger D'ARTAGNAN launched
Launching of the mega selfpropelled cutter suction dredger D''ARTAGNAN built for Societe De Dragage International, part of the DEME group (Dredging, Environmental & Marine Engineering), took place at the yard of IHC Holland Merwede in Kinderdijk recently.
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BARCO IN CANAL DEAL
Should the crane approach the ship too closely or the ship drift towards the crane, the system will generate alarms to the control systems.Visualisation specialist Barco has won a contract from the Shipping Assistance Division of the Ministry of the Flemish Community to install a VTS along the Ghent-Terneuzen canal. ...
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NewsProductivity and economy from Liebherr
The Danish port of Aabenraa bought a Liebherr LHM 320 in 2003. The new crane was equipped with a Peiner grab from SMAG in Germany, with a capacity of 14 cu metres for handling of gravel, sand and other materials.
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Close second for Vistascape's SitelQ
US-based security specialist Vistascape came within a hare''s whisker of picking up this year''s Seatrade Safety at Sea Award but was pipped at the post by Australia''s Mobilarm for its crew monitoring system. Nevertheless, as runner-up Vistacape''s SiteIQ software programme was a worthy contender. SiteIQ provides security authorities with a ...
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KCI KONECRANES PENETRATES US WEST COAST MARKET . . .
APM Terminals is increasing its container handling capacity at its terminal in Los Angeles, USA with seven new Konecranes RTGs.
