All Equipment articles – Page 110

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    SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS TAKEN UP FROM A BROADER INDUSTRY BASE

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    ESC's gate technologies will be deployed for the inbound and outbound security gates at Global Terminal and Container Services, Inc. in Jersey City and at New York Container Terminal (NYCT), formerly Howland Hook Container Terminal, on Staten Island.Software-based terminal management and operating solutions are on the increase as the industry ...

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    HPC CTIS FOR PICT

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Liebherr-Werk Nenzing's 100th unit order was placed by the Iranian Ports and Shipping Organisation, a long time client of the company which has now ordered a total of 26 mobile units including two LHM 250 units in 2002 and nine LHM 500 units in 2003, offering a maximum capacity of ...

  • Gottwalds HPK 330EG: destined for pontoon-mounted work in Mississippi
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    ..and Gottwald diversification

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Gottwald Port Technology has announced its diversification into another sector of the cargo-handling equipment supply market - pontoon mounted cranes, or barge cranes. At the same time, it has reported the first order from its new HPK range of Harbour Pontoon Cranes, a HPK 330 EG unit destined for service ...

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    OOI selects ESC systems

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Two US east coast terminals of the Orient Overseas International (OOI) group, which has the same parent company as Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), have placed orders for Embarcadero Systems Corporation' s (ESC) smartGATE suite and Intelligent Camera system to manage their gate operations.

  • Kalmar is convinced new design efficiencies built into its medium capacity range of FLTs underpin increased sales
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    ..and reports success for medium-weight FLTs

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Nearly two years on from its introduction, Kalmar is reporting success with its medium-weight FLT range offering capacities of between nine and 18 tonnes. Greater service intervals, enhanced availability and operating costs 15% lower than other models are all claimed by Kalmar in the light of operational experience. Further, the ...

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    IGNORE US AT YOUR PERIL

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    A study just published on the global container feeder industry offers some interesting views and data to port readers, not the least of which is that it is a big mistake to treat the sector as a poor relation. Mike Mundy takes a look.

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    KOPER ORDERS UP SSG

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Konecranes VLC Corporation has received an order for a Panamax dimension ship-to-shore gantry from the Luka Container Terminal at the Port of Koper.

  • Tideworks supporting military operations
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    Tideworks Technology for military

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Tideworks Technology of Seattle has been selected to be part of a team led by Computer Sciences Corporation to provide terminal operating system support to the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) in North Carolina, USA.

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    Search mirror redesign

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    UK-based security equipment specialist PW Allen has redesigned its range of CEM Search mirrors - mirrors used to look under vehicles and access other normally difficult to-access areas.

  • URSA at work in Coega
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    DREDGING PROGRESS AT SOUTH AFRICA'S NEW DEEPWATER PORT

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Dredging for South Africa' s new Coega deepwater port in the Eastern Cape is progressing for completion by the end of the year. The project - on Algoa Bay at the mouth of the Coega River - is designed to act as a catalyst for regional economic development. The new ...

  • Planned STS installation at Deurganckdok
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    Antwerp STS orders for Kalmar

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Kalmar has received an order for six (plus three options) super post-Panamax STS container cranes from a consortium led by P& O Ports Antwerp for the new Antwerp Gateway terminal at the Deurganckdok on the Schelde left bank. With an outreach of 55 metres, the high-speed cranes will be capable ...

  • DEMES AMAZONE deepening the port of Freeport, Bahamas: works were completed early 2004
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    THE BOOM IS OVER BUT IT'S NOT A COLLAPSE

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The total market for global capital dredging projects is worth somewhere in the region of € 7 billion although only about half the contracts awarded could be said to be the result of genuinely open tenders.

  • Customers shifting to electric machines
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    Kalmar's latest strads have eye to customer's bottom line

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • RTGs arriving at Houston
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    Konecranes chalk up RTG orders

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Coast Guard reported 49 ships non-compliant after first week
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    ISPS compliance: some did, some didn't

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    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)

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    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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    EMBARCADERO'S EUROPEAN STRATEGY

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    "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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    MHI SUPPLIES GANTRIES AND REMOTE-CONTROLLED RTGS

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    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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    Milford Haven's new pilot system

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Milford Haven has become the first port in the UK to invest in a portable satellite-based system to help pilots guide ships along the waterway to their berths with pinpoint accuracy. The £ 60,000 E-Sea Fix, supplied by Atlantas Marine Ltd, is a selfcontained, portable piloting and docking system which ...

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    Liverpool Water

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Liverpool Water demonstrated its multi-purpose harbourcleansing, pollution control, shallow-water credging craft at the Seawork 2004 exhibition recently.