All Equipment articles – Page 112
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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.
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NewsFROM RIB TO TUG SOMETHING FOR EVERY OCCASION
Mention of the term workboat conjures up a variety of images and frequently means different things to different people, reports Jack Gaston .
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NewsScans lead with new oil filtration process
Traditionally known for their green conscience, Scandinavians are constantly pioneering new ideas to make the world a greener place.
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NewsHyster upgrades heavy-duty forklifts
Hyster' s H8.00-16.00XM heavy-duty forklift trucks with capacities of 8 to 16 tons, now feature a new TE-10 automatic transmission to coincide with the availability of the Perkins Tier 2 engine. The new transmission provides three speeds either in forward or reverse and is fully automatic. However, in order to ...
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NewsNew radar for VTS
A new X-Band radar system with a ' frequency diversity' technique designed for VTS operations, the Atlas 9760 RTX FD, has been unveiled Atlas Elektronik.
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Thamesport orders Terbergs
Demonstrations of the innovative turnkey survey platform will take place during the coming months across the UK, USA and Canada.Thamesport has ordered 11 new Terberg terminal tractors. The first of the four YT220s will be leased through Barloworld. The remaining seven will be purchased outright through Transtec Equipment. The tractors ...
