All Equipment articles – Page 62

  • Piracy incidents have fallen, but there is still much to be concerned about
    News

    A supporting role

    2012-09-05T10:30:00Z

    Ports should embrace the opportunities presented by combating modern day piracy, advises HFW''s Katie Lenko

  • Asciano's container terminal at the Port of Botany, Sydney
    News

    Cargotec wins major Australian carrier order

    2012-09-04T17:07:00Z

    Finnish cargo equipment company, Cargotec, has won an order to deliver 44 automated straddle carrier systems (AutoStrad) and related automation technology to Australian port operator Asciano’s container terminal at Port Botany in Sydney.

  • Technically difficult reclamations, like the work at Mubarak Al Kabeer Boubyan Seaport, are becoming more common
    News

    Soft options needed firming up

    2012-09-04T10:30:00Z

    Kuwait’s huge Mubarak Al Kabeer port project had “very difficult” ground conditions says Bob Gascoigne of Royal Haskoning. Soft clay and silt went down 25 metres, so dredging it all out was uneconomic to say the least.

  • A wharf had to be reclaimed to provide a place to manufacture the concrete counterforts for Port Botany
    News

    A leg to stand on

    2012-09-03T10:30:00Z

    Stevie Knight explains the merits of getting dredging contractors onboard from the off

  • The global container port industry is forecasted to boom by 2017
    News

    Capacity growth to lag future demand

    2012-08-31T14:32:00Z

    Global container port throughput is forecast to surpass 800m teu by 2017, but port capacity growth will remain 6% below demand growth, according to the latest port sector report from Drewry Maritime Research.

  • BMT Asia Pacific has provided a master plan for Sime's development of Weifang Port
    News

    BMT provides port planning for Sime

    2012-08-28T21:28:00Z

    BMT Asia Pacific, a BMT Group Ltd subsidiary, will be providing port planning for Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Berhad as it prepares to expand its Weifang Port, Shandong province, China.

  • Remote vehicles can be built to almost any spec
    News

    MIRA aims to make ports safer

    2012-08-21T19:26:00Z

    MIRA, a UK engineering company specialising in delivering automotive technology to the defence sector, is exploring port security as a potential commercial market.

  • Grandweld Shipyards recently delivered two new tugboats to Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi
    News

    Grandweld tugs for Khalifa Port

    2012-08-17T11:30:00Z

    Dubai''s Grandweld Shipyards recently delivered two new 55 tonne bollard pull escort tugboats to Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi, and a special ceremony was held to mark the occasion.

  • Trelleborg's innovative DFM fender system
    News

    New fender system from Trelleborg

    2012-08-15T11:43:00Z

    Trelleborg Marine Systems’ has received patent for its new DFM (design or maintenance) fender system.

  • MoorMaster automated mooring units
    News

    Cavotec wins landmark order

    2012-08-14T17:24:00Z

    Engineering group, Cavotec has won an order to supply a Mediterranean sea port with 18 MoorMaster automated mooring units for a container handling application.

  • Port wireless systems need to be flexible, adaptable and mobile
    News

    Covering the great outdoors

    2012-08-13T10:30:00Z

    Luceor WiMESH Systems has spotlighted three pressing problems with outdoor wireless communication systems: flexibility (outdoor coverage has to deal with topology which often changes over time); integration with the existing infrastructure, and also mobility.

  • Antwerp's communications systems are praised by welfare organisations. Credit: Mission to Seafarers
    News

    Making communications count

    2012-08-10T10:30:00Z

    Are ports using the latest technology facilities for communication, asks John Bensalhia

  • Bühler’s Bargolink in action
    News

    Barge transport gets more efficient

    2012-08-03T11:30:00Z

    Transportation by barge is an ecological and cost effective alternative to rail and truck – and Bühler, the German dry cargo and grain logistics expert, is aiming to make this mode of transport even more competitive.

  • Tecondi is getting HTS OCR automation
    News

    Santos Brazil to get automated

    2012-08-01T19:27:00Z

    The second largest terminal in Brazil, Tecondi, is set to get automated – it has just awarded an integrated OCR project to Hi-Tech Solutions (HTS), a specialist in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and computer vision systems.

  • Last year's GreenPort Congress
    News

    GreenPort Congress programme released

    2012-08-01T18:07:00Z

    The programme has just been released for this year''s GreenPort Congress taking place from 3-5 October 2012 and hosted by the Marseille Fos Port Authority.

  • Stena ferries are plugging into shore power to reduce fuel consumption and emissions
    News

    Shore power inaugerated at Rotterdam

    2012-07-31T18:06:00Z

    Since the first shore based power system was activated at the Stena Line terminal in Rotterdam last month – the new system has been inaugurated by the partners involved in the project.

  • Laura Sandys MP at the PATCH Workshop
    News

    PATCH workshop reveals blue energy potential

    2012-07-20T11:30:00Z

    Exploring the potential of wave and tidal power, or blue energy, for ports was the agenda of the recent PATCH workshop held recently in Ramsgate, UK.

  • News

    Smart processes speeds customs process

    2012-07-19T21:11:00Z

    US Customs and Border Protection have used Smartphone technology to boost security and customs operations even further.

  • To complement planned expansion ITSA is looking for a strategic partner
    News

    Terminal opportunity

    2012-07-12T13:41:00Z

    International Terminal Services Augusta (ITSA) has commenced the search for a strategic partner – terminal operator or shipping line – in order to further develop its business in the port of Augusta, Sicily.

  • Eight of Cargotec’s Kalmar DRF100-54S6 models are destined for Hamburg’s container terminals
    News

    Deal won by both technology and support

    2012-07-06T10:30:00Z

    Eight low emission Kalmar reachstackers are going to Hamburger Container-und-Chassis-Reparatur GmbH (HCCR), but the order was won by the support agreement as well as the technology.