All Equipment articles – Page 112
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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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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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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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NewsPier 400 chooses Trellex
Use of Trellex fenders at the new Pier 400 in Los Angeles has enabled the port''s engineers to meet two key design challenges. Pier 400 is an all-new facility built by Taylor Pacific. The pier is occupied by APMT.
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HITT break even on decreased turnover
HITT which develops technology aimed at safety enhancement and traffic flow improvement, has reported undiminished competition in its market.
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Bromma to supply Busan
New berths and container areas are set to open, expanding on a first phase which was completed in 2002. In total, Pier 400 adds six new berths which cater for vessels up to and including 230,000dwt. APMT and engineers from the Port of Los Angeles adopted the Trellex design using ...
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ISPS: Is the port community prepared?
Nick Sansom of the TT Club' s Southeast Asia branch, has warned: " In addition to enduring possible sanctions handed down by the regulatory authority (this will be the national or contracting government that is an IMO member) there are three chief dangers inherent in non-compliance.
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NewsEquipment manufacturers team up
Representatives from Bromma Conquip, CVS Ferrari, Fantuzzi Group, Hyster, Kalmar Industries, Konecranes, Liebherr, Linde, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Paceco Corp, RAM, SMV Liftrucks, Stinis, Svetruck, Terberg and ZPMC have joined forces to create one of the few global industry associations in the business of port equipment. Other companies are expected ...
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THE FUTURE IS SPELT 'OPPORTUNITY'
As Frans Kok at LXE highlighted, 2.4GHz broadband is opening up opportunities for the transmission of more than just data, and new opportunities are presenting themselves at both extremes of wireless technology development, as increasing wireless bandwidth and tighter integration between wired and wireless LANs open up applications that would ...
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Gottwald reports strong MHC sales
During the first quarter of 2004 Gottwald received orders for some 16 harbour cranes, nine from Europe. Two cranes were ordered from Africa and one from Asia. One crane was sold to North and one to Latin America. The remaining two were ordered from the Middle East.
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NewsSearch Mirror Reflects Quality
Searching for contraband under vehicles has been facilitated by a trolley-type mirror launched by internal security specialist PW Allen.
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NewsWIRE-LESS IS MORE
In the life of a port, time is money, and every minute gained or lost moving containers counts. Fast, accurate and secure container movement is essential for maximum productivity and profitability. Errors, multiple moves and idle time eat away at the bottom line, factors that are leading ports to invest ...
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NewsVTS TAKES ON NEW ROLES IN POST 9/11 WORLD
Vessel Traffic Systems (VTS) are set to play a major role in the new security regime imposed by the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, as David Foxwell explains.
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CIRIA's Accelerated Low Water Corrosion solution
A new form of aggressive, localised corrosion has occurred on unprotected steel marine structures over the past 20 years or so. It affects structures at or around the low water level and is called accelerated low water corrosion (ALWC), lowest astronomical tide corrosion (LAT) or concentrated corrosion.
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NewsIf you can't grow out, grow up
Kalmar is to increase the height of the eight Kalmar RTGs currently in operation at Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia. The modification will raise the lifting capacity of the cranes from 1 over 3 to 1 over 5 containers and increase BCT' s handling capacity from an annual 400,000TEUs ...
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NewsMini and multi cats for Tuapse
Damen Shipyards has delivered two workboats to the Black Sea port of Tuapse, the Damen Mini Cat 803 for mooring operations and general services, and a Multi Cat 1506 for debris collecting, pollution control and bilge water collecting.
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NewsConCat hits the road
Kongsberg Maritime and Uniteam International are showcasing the ConCat Survey catamaran.
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Liebherr's Turkish Delight
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has ordered two Liebherrs for its port of Mersin - the first Turkish order for the company.
