Equipment – Page 114
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NewsEurogate orders STSs . . .
Kalmar is to supply two ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes to EUROGATE' s Container Terminal Hamburg (CTH). The contract includes an option for a third crane.
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Bromma launches Bluetooth functionality
Bromma is making Bluetooth technology available on its SCS2 system for easier accessibility to spreader diagnostics. Bluetooth, an open specification that allows for wireless data communication, uses a globally available frequency band for worldwide compatibility.
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News. . . whilst HHLA takes strads
Following an order from HHLA of Hamburg for eight of its sixth generation CSC340 straddle carriers Kalmar has been awarded two further contracts by HHLA, one for 12 more CSC340 machines and another for four ESC440 machines with an option for four more.
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NewsIsrael orders RTGs
The Israel Ports Authority (IPA) has ordered 24 new generation RTGs from KCI Konecranes and reserved an option to buy 15 more. The order (excluding the option) is worth € 29m and is Konecranes' largest to date.
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Gottwald expands representation
Gottwald Port Technology has appointed Transmate to market its Wide Span Gantries in Holland.
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Iron ore indices launched
Freight Investor Services (FIS) has launched two new iron ore price estimates prompted by the buoyant 530m tonne seaborne trade. They will be known as Iron Ore 1 (C& F Rotterdam) and Iron Ore 2 (C& F China). China''s booming economy has accounted for an explosive increase in the trade.
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NewsAIS Boosts VTS Effectiveness
Paul Eastaugh analyses the pros and cons of AIS in the context of growing VTS utilisation.
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Kalmar's new Smartpath
Kalmar has introduced a new generation of Smartpath, its container position verification system originally developed for straddle carriers. The company claims the technology can now be adapted for implementation on a range of handling equipment helping operators to improve productivity and cost-efficiency.
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El Ferrol to host major coal terminal
Spanish power generating company Endesa Generacion has ratified an agreement with the port authority of El Ferrol in northwest Spain to build a major coal importing terminal on a 106,000 sq m site in the outer harbour development zone. It has also guaranteed a minimum annual cargo of 3.5m tonnes ...
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Acajutla doubles throughput
Following 12 months of upgrading work El Salvador''s main box terminal at the port of Acajutla forecasts throughput rising to 50,000TEU in 2003 compared to 41,000TEU the year before and just 12,000TEU in 2001. The traffic increase is the result of the introduction of a private operator raising productivity from ...
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TTS trailer trestles promise manpower savings
Gothenburg-based TTS Ships Equipment, the ro-ro access equipment developer, has unveiled a new design of ro-ro trailer trestle with a built in cargo-lashing system.
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ISPS guide published
A new guide providing a useful insight into the complexities of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code which enters into force on 1 July 2004, has been published.
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Former commandos unite for ISPS deadline
A company specialising in training company and ship security officers in compliance with the ISPS Code has been formed by two maritime security specialists with nearly 50 years merchant navy and Special Forces experience between them.
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NewsHarbour towage sector looks to lower manning
Jack Gaston explains why compact and manoeuvrable harbour tugs are the future.
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NewsWhat to do with the empties?
To remain viable, container terminals must implement effective management strategies for handling empty boxes, writes Benedict Young
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NewsDFDS Tor Line go for rental
DFDS Tor Line has expanded its rental and maintenance agreement with Kalmar to cover its terminal in Maasvlakte, Holland and the North Sea Terminal in Norway.
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Retrofitting Smartrail
Kalmar' s automatic steering and container position verification system, Smartrail, introduced in 1997, has been granted an international patent.
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Atlas Copco provide site power at Hong Kong's Terminal Nine
Jv contractors Hyundai and China Civil Engineering Construction are using Atlas Copco portable compressors and generating sets for quay wall piling works on Hong Kong' s new six-berth container terminal.
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Long Beach Beefs Up Security..
The US West Coast port of Long Beach has called for tenders for a video surveillance system that will include up to 50 cameras and is estimated to cost around US$5.5m.
