Equipment – Page 109
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NewsKonecranes chalk up RTG orders
The Port of Houston Authority has placed a repeat order for seven Konecrane RTGs worth over $10m with delivery due in April 2005. " They will help us provide even faster turnaround for container vessels visiting the Barbour' s Cut terminal, " says Houston' s executive director Tom Kornegay. The ...
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MHI SUPPLIES GANTRIES AND REMOTE-CONTROLLED RTGS
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a $35.5m contract to supply 12 remotely controlled RTGs and three super post-Panamax quayside gantry cranes to Tobishima Container Berth at Nagoya.
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EMBARCADERO'S EUROPEAN STRATEGY
"Konecranes RTGs have proven their success in terms of environmental considerations combined with high performance capacity and fast delivery. These have been real strengths in winning recent orders", says Tuomas Saastamoinen, sales manager, container handling at Konecranes. "Providing local support for the RTGs through our harbour crane service experts from ...
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NewsLiverpool Water
Liverpool Water demonstrated its multi-purpose harbourcleansing, pollution control, shallow-water credging craft at the Seawork 2004 exhibition recently.
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NewsMTL partners with TSB
Hong Kong''s MTL is the latest terminal operator to team up with a software provider - South Korea''s Total Soft Bank (TSB) in this case - to develop terminal management systems. Besides fulfilling its own terminals'' needs, the joint venture known as Modern Terminals Operations System (MOTOS), will also market ...
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NewsKalmar's latest strads have eye to customer's bottom line
Kalmar' s newly launched 7th generation straddle carriers are compatible with the company' s remote maintenance interface (RMI) system making it possible to monitor their condition from afar. This allows Kalmar to support customers not only directly through their local service network but also world-wide from its offices and factories ...
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NewsISPS compliance: some did, some didn't
The press releases came in from every corner of the world. Those ports and shipowners that had complied wanted to shout about it. Fair enough considering the effort and expense involved in preparing for ISPS Code compliance by the 1 July deadline - but too many to list here individually.
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SAIC supports Integrated Container Inspection System (ICIS)
The global supply chain is at risk of hijacking by terrorists with the intent to deliver and detonate weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), says US security provider SAIC. Stakeholders in the marine transportation system are working to mitigate this threat. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is pushing the shipping ...
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NewsNew Transas VTS unites Severn ports
A marine-control centre enabling ships to be monitored 24 hours a day as they enter or leave a South Wales port or harbour along the Severn Estuary has been commissioned. Associated British Ports (ABP), owner and operator of five ports in South Wales has invested £ 0.6m in developing the ...
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NewsKalmar boosts MSC Antwerp
Kalmar has received one of the largest orders to date for its EDRIVE ESC straddle carrier with a request for 29 units from MSC Home Terminal in Antwerp. All 29 machines have a three-high stacking ability, while 15 units are equipped with Kalmar' s extendable twinlift spreaders, which have a ...
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NewsNew fenders open Maher terminals to larger vessels
Upgrading of the Maher Terminals facility in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, has included the replacement of the original timber fenders with high performance Trellex Fender units from Metso, enabling the existing structure to withstand higher berthing energy. The infrastructure upgrade, including the new fender systems, gives the terminal the capability ...
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NewsKonecranes grab bulk unloader order from Bristol
The Bristol Port Company has ordered a gantry type grab bulk unloader from KCI Konecranes for its Royal Portbury Dock. Typically these cranes sell for € 5.5-7.0m.
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Electronic vehicle pager for Thamesport
Thamesport has introduced an electronic vehicle pager system, aimed at reducing handling times for hauliers, and increasing productivity and efficiency at the port.
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Norcontrol wins Swedish VTS order
Norcontrol IT has been awarded a new VTS installation contract by the Swedish Maritime Administration to supply upgrades to the Swedish west coast VTS, including replacement of the existing VTS 5000 system at Gothenburg. Built into the contract is also a future expansion of the system to include maritime traffic ...
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NewsRepeat RTG order from Charleston
Konecranes has received a repeat order for four 16-wheel RTGs from South Carolina State Ports Authority in Charleston. The order value is around _5m and there is an option for 4 additional RTGs.
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Survey kit for corrosion monitoring
Test equipment manufacturer Buckleys (UVRAL) has launched a Marine Survey Kit designed for use on marine structures including harbour jetties. The kit is a close proximity testing tool that enables the rapid measurement of corrosion levels, and real-time analysis of results.
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LoranTrack claims first to achieve seamless in-transit visibility
Lorantec Systems says it has proved its unmatched claim to enable tracking of Anything, Virtually Anywhere, Anytime by continuously tracking a container shipped by Matson Navigation from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency''s Defense Distribution Centre in Tracy, California to Honolulu port.
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Port and ship installations the next target
"The feat marks the first time that a container has been successfully tracked intransit without any 'blackouts' associated with limited satellite or cellular network coverage, line-of-sight obstructions or reliance upon costly ground-based infrastructure, " boasts ceo Vaibhav Malawade. The container was even tracked consistently when positioned in the centre of ...
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Dual-Gas Stowcheck seeks and it finds
Continuing its work with organisations that need to check for people attempting to illegally cross borders, Gas Data has won the tender to provide gas detection instruments to the UK''s Home Office.
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NewsNon-intrusive inspection solution
Intertek Foreign Trade Standards (FTS) and PMSi (Port Maritime Security International) have announced a strategic alliance to offer a complete ''non-intrusive inspection'' solution applicable throughout the logistics supply chain.
