Equipment – Page 98
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NewsAdsteam adds two
Adsteam''s Thames and Medway operation has taken delivery of two new Damen 24/11 tugs.
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Savi releases new RFID tag
Global cargo container shipments now can be monitored automatically in especially harsh environments with the latest Savi Technology active RFID tags - the ST-656, a lowprofile, highly durable container tag option with a rich variety of functions, including an audio beeper, to help defence and commercial organisations better locate and ...
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Smiths Detection wins cargo screening contract
Smiths Detection has developed a system that will distinguish between organic and nonorganic materials in cargo.
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Sabah chooses Kalmar
Sabah Ports has placed an order with Kalmar for seven shuttle carriers, four reachstackers, nine 5-high empty container stackers and 26 terminal tractors for its facility at Kota Kinabalu.
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Wireless workers compete
Wireless technology continues to make inroads, but what are the advantages, how cost-effective is it and how do staff react to its introduction? David Foxwell asks the questions.
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NewsThe human factor: friend or foe?
Asked how wireless is received by those who have to use it, Frans Kok reckons ''very well''. It is seen by workers as an endorsement of their operational role. Training is not a problem either he believes, because the radio computers LXE use are fully graphical and support all languages. ...
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NewsKalmar launches i tractor
Kalmar has introduced the first ever series of tractors to use CAN-BUS control technology *.
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TIDEWORKS
Tideworks Technology has deployed its terminal operations management systems at Intershipping Terminal Services(ITS) in Puerto Cabello. Tideworks'' regional office in Colon managed the project implementation from requirements identification to software installation and training, and provides ongoing support.
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NewsSAVI extends network
Savi Networks, operator of the RFID-enhanced global information service for container shipments, that enables automated tracking, management and security, is now commercially available at two of the world''s busiest ocean terminals - in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
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NewsKalmar go-karting
Savi began developing the SaviTrak solution commercially in 2002 as a provider of networking technology to the Smart and Secure Tradelanes initiative, which included thousands of RFID-tagged container journeys from origins in Indonesia, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Germany and South Africa. The system was further refined in several other global transportation ...
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NewsGottwald Launches Generation 5
To coincide with its 100th anniversary this summer Gottwald has launched a new generation of harbour cranes.
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NewsMooring solution could prevent interruptions
Two German companies have teamed to develop a new type of mooring system for vessels in exposed locations of the type likely to be used for the new generation of offshore LNG terminals. Working in close collaboration with Hatlapa, the new mooring concept was developed by Marine Service GmbH, a ...
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NewsA taste of life Offshore
As a new generation of LNG tankers looms, the terminals for such ships will - in most instances - be located far from conventional, sheltered harbours. David Foxwell investigates.
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Where are the benefits?
Jack Gaston approached Stephen Eastwood ceo Europe, of Adsteam Towage - for PS, with some important questions relating to the application of ISO and ISM standards.
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NewsSafety and quality paramount
Towage companies whose core business is aimed principally at providing ship-handling services are becoming increasingly concerned with the need to comply with recognised international standards for quality and safety. Jack Gaston reports.
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NewsAutoStrad terminal enters new period
The world''s first fully automated straddle carrier (AutoStrad) system started large-scale operations in Patrick Corporation''s Fisherman Islands'' facility in Brisbane when Berths 7, 8, and 9 officially opened for business in December.
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VETERANS INDUSTRY APPLY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Transportation industry veterans have launched a new information technology firm focused on helping the container shipping industry address transportation challenges. TransTech Partners has been founded by Catherine Tiersten, former coo of Global Transportation Solutions and Steven W. Bushey, former President of Americas Systems.
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VAN OORD RECLAIMS IN BAHRAIN
The new spreader damping ('anti-sway') system consists of two backwards mounted damping cylinders. It performs the multiple tasks of achieving 'controlled sway' of the container spreader under highly variable dynamic load conditions giving the same amount of 'controlled sway' of the spreader when the machine is without container, lifting an ...
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NewsSimplifying speed measurement
The purpose of the lasers in a Berthing Aid System is to measure speed of the approaching ships in order to ensure safe berthing. In ports with large tidal range, problems arise at low tide because the ships are lower than the lasers. The previous models of lasers simply ''shoot'' ...
