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NewsTHE HANDS-FREE BOX TERMINAL
As reported in PS (November/December 2003) Australia' s ambitious Patrick Stevedores is betting that low-cost terminal automation based on driverless straddles will give it a fresh competitive edge.
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THE DRIVE FOR BETTER CRANE CONTROL
To gain an insight into the way system designers can build intelligent controls into a crane, PS asked Wales-based Control Techniques Ltd to explain their approach.
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MAN vs MACHINE THE CONTROL SYSTEM CONUNDRUM
Container ship-to-shore gantry cranes. Not only are these pricey behemoths the key interface between the ship and the landside, they also represent today and tomorrow' s boundary between manual and automated operation on the terminal.
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NewsCLIMBING THE HILL
This feature looks first at the potential for multi-loading systems at ro-ro terminals, and secondly at the market for, and recent developments in, the ro-ro tractor sector.
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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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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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NO SPACE PROBLEMS IN MIDSTREAM
One thing which you may take from the current ports and terminals scene is that the industrial demand for new capacity in container ports is likely to come up against the NIMBYism of the surrounding community. NIMBY stands for Not in My Back Yard. Although it seems that the world ...
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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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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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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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NewsConCat hits the road
Kongsberg Maritime and Uniteam International are showcasing the ConCat Survey catamaran.
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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NewsUK'S SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT TOO LITTLE BUT NOT TOO LATE
New facts and figures underline that the UK Government still has time to take a more coordinated approach to adding new containerport capacity. Mike Mundy reports.
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NewsA POLITICAL FAVOURITE
The Baltic Sea is a busy place with over 60 ports handling some 230m tons of cargo annually. The Russian port complex at St.Petersburg is the largest of these and, in its entirety, is known as the ''Great Port''. Lena Beloglazova reports.
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NewsTECON'S FRUIT HARVEST
International Container Terminals Services Inc (ICTSI) is to invest $15m at its Tecon Suape container terminal located in north-eastern Brazil. The new investment, which will bring ICTSI''s total investment to date at Tecon Suape up to a level of $55m and includes funds for two new post-Panamax cranes and new ...
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NewsBUOYANT TRADE PITY ABOUT THE IMBALANCE
There has been a serious re-shuffling of the alliances on the trade routes between Europe and South America as lines seek to get to grips with an uncomfortable balance between imports and exports. Rainbow Nelson reports.
