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TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

As highlighted above, although accidents have been relatively rare, passenger safety is of interest to everyone in the industry, and, with this in mind, a new safety device for ferry linkspans has…

1st December 2004

ROSAFE UPS THE STANDARD

1st December 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kim Fisher, Head of Navigation & Communications at the Maritime & Coast Guard Agency (MCA) says LRIT has been under discussion at the IMO for some time as part of an ongoing…

1st December 2004

LRIT – FOR EXISTING EQUIPMENT BY 2006

1st December 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

With Vessel Traffic Systems (VTS) and Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) already playing an increasingly important role in port security, Long Range International Tracking (LRIT) of vessel movements could provide an additional layer…

1st December 2004

FROM QUAY TO QUAY LRIT ADDS NEW LAYERS TO PORT SECURITY

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes talks to two of New Zealands leading forest products companies about their approach to equipment procurement, performance and ROI considerations.

1st December 2004

LIFE CYCLE COSTS DRIVE INVESTMENT DECISIONS

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Pan Pacs fibre supply manager Phil Hardie notes that the initial ROI on equipment purchases was calculated on the basis of both the overall price and previous exchange rate movements, although investment…

1st December 2004

OPERATIONAL/STRATEGIC BENEFITS FACTORED INTO ROI

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

To draw a range of opinion on this topic PS invited the comments of one German and two American specialist engineers.

1st December 2004

RELIABILITY AND SPEED

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Motorized cable reels provide the crane with the ability to deliver faster spreader bar hoisting speeds. The cable reel system can be made to have properly sized motors that enable the spreader…

1st December 2004

THE PRODUCTIVITY GIVE THE CUSTOMER HE REQUIRES

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Gantry motion reels have not changed much in the last few years so I will focus primarily on trolley mounted cable reels servicing the trolley to headblock/spreader electrical connections.

1st December 2004

INVESTMENT IN QUALITY PAYS OFF

1st December 2004

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

As the demands of their customers and the expectations of their owners have changed, ports throughout the world have undergone profound structural change.

1st December 2004

UNDERSTAND IT EMBRACE IT

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

While operational factors obviously dictate the distribution of lighting within a terminal, do operators have a clear idea of exactly how much their bills come to?

1st December 2004

DO TERMINAL OPERATORS KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH THEY ARE PAYING FOR THEIR LIGHTING?

1st December 2004