All Equipment articles – Page 107
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NewsMSC boosts Kalmar STS order
Kalmar has received an order for five additional super postPanamax STS cranes from MSC Home Terminal, Antwerp on top of the ten cranes ordered last year (the biggest European STS order ever). The new order, due for delivery in 2006, has been placed in response to anticipated future volume growth. ...
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NewsLa Spezia opts for Control Techniques
La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), has installed a new container crane from Italian crane maker OMG to boost productivity and cut both turnaround times and downtime.
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NewsSIMTAG and Savi cooperate
SIMTAG, a consortium of leading companies in manufacturing, transportation and services to logistics involved in the development of an intermodal portal solution, and Savi Technology, have announced a joint field trial based on an existing supply chain transporting meat products from Namibia to Tilbury. The supply chain is part of ...
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Navis Delivers PrimeRoute for Terminal Tractors
Navis says its new PrimeRoute increases utilization of terminal tractors by estimating the optimal yard work assignment for each available tractor and automatically dispatching it to the appropriate RTG, railhead or quay crane for loading or unloading.
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RESON performs in the East
RESON has sold its SeaBat 8125 multibeam echosounder to Brisbane, Melbourne and Newcastle to support their hydrographic survey and dredging activity within the strict environmental guidelines set by the Australian government. " The imagery that we have been able to produce with the 8125 system has enabled us to have ...
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NewsTHE INTELLIGENT NETWORKED SEAPORT
The seaport industry faces a multitude of pressures. These competitive forces arise from a variety of sources and for a variety of reasons.
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NewsInternational Terminal Solutions
International Terminal Solutions (ITS) have announced the successful implementation of their external Automated Trucker Identification system (ATI), to allow the automatic identification of the external truckers, containers carried, and planned positions in the container yard.
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NewsSPMC
Two SPMC super-postPanamax quay cranes are delivered to Xiamen International Container Terminals (XICT). The cranes, with a lifting height of 38 metres, outreach of 56 metres and a lifting capacity of 45 tonnes, are capable of serving the world''s latest generation of mega container vessels.
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KCI KONECRANES ACQUIRES MORRIS MATERIAL HANDLING
KCI Konecranes has acquired Morris Material Handling Ltd (MMH) of the UK. MMH''s product range covers electric overhead travelling cranes, monorail and chain hoists and crane maintenance services. For the financial year that ended June 2004, MMH had sales of £ 25m.
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VDL ACQUIRES SMITS SPREADERS
VDL Groep of Eindhoven has taken over Smits Spreader Systems of Someren. Besides standard spreaders and rotators, Smits also develops and produces customised spreaders for specific types of handling. VDL Containersystemen develops, manufactures and markets systems for loading and unloading containers on/from lorries.
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NORCONTROL IT AIS SOFTWARE FOR EAST MALAYSIA
Norcontrol IT will supply the shore-based software infrastructure for the first AIS Network for East Malaysia.
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Embarcadero launches auto application
Embarcadero Systems Corporation (ESC) has released VinTelligent 3.0, a web-based application designed to optimize automobile handling throughout the entire supply chain. VinTelligent introduces the Port Processor module that manages the job planning and tracking of finished vehicle up-fitting.This new capability allows port processors to set up processing jobs at the ...
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TIDEWORKS' NEW BABY SCORES IN WALES
Associated British Ports (ABP) has selected Tideworks Netherlands, formerly Sonu Software Solutions to deploy a terminal operating system for its timber operations and warehousing requirements. Forest products can now arrive with a unique unit specification with known articles established in the article files of the system.
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RISING TO THE CHALLENGE
An example of how the industry has risen to the challenge of environmental imperatives, is Jan de Nul''s acquisition of soil and groundwater treatment specialist, Envisan. The company offers groundwater remediation, decontamination of polluted sites, construction and rehabilitation of landfills as well as sludge and sediment treatment. Starting with soil ...
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P&O Nedlloyd to charge
In order to meet costs incurred to comply with the requirements of the ISPS code, P& O Nedlloyd has announced the introduction of a global " carrier security charge" of US$6 per container with effect from January 2005. In addition, Origin and Destination Terminal Security Charges will be passed on ...
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NewsReassess your insurance cover says TT Club
Too many transport operators, from NVOCCs and logistics providers to terminal facilities, are worryingly uninformed about the extent of their insurance cover, the TT Club has warned.
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NewsFUELLED BY A HEALTH CONSCIOUS WORLD
41.6m tonnes of bulk vegetable oils and fats was traded by sea in 2003 according to Oil World data reported by Intertanko. Nick Elliott looks at the principal commodities and trade flows and at the investments being made in terminal and storage facilities.
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GREATER PREDICTABILITY EQUALS REDUCED DEMAND FOR STORAGE
Ronald Okker, md for Vopak''s Vlaardingen facility, told PS the applications for palm oil or vegoils in general, have grown significantly in recent years. " Apart from the food industry there is the feed industry and oleochemicals*.
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Haskoning name dropping
Posford Haskoning will henceforth be known as Royal Haskoning. Posford Haskoning was adopted as a means of introducing the Haskoning name to the UK market three years ago and the job is now done, says the company.
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