Equipment

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Maintaining channels and berth depths has become an operational migraine as dredgers flock to more lucrative reclamation projects instead, as Stevie Knight discovers

7th January 2009

Dredging – no bottom in sight

7th January 2009

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Port Services Engineering Ltd (PSEL) has added another facet to its competencies by acquiring a training and HSE company.

4th January 2009

PSEL adds global training arm

4th January 2009

EQUIPMENT

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The very first two Liebherr rail-mounted stacking container cranes are on order for Russia.

1st January 2009

Cranes go east

1st January 2009

EQUIPMENT

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Demand for Brommas Greenline range of all-electric spreaders showed no sign of waning in the last quarter on 2008.

31st December 2008

Ongoing orders for electric spreaders

31st December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mitsui OSK Lines has successfully tested a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled shore power supply system on the containership MOL Enterprise.

29th December 2008

LNG power is a shore thing

29th December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Gas-powered, versatile container hustler machines that are at home both on and off-road, are being tested by Total Terminals at Ports America facilities in Long Beach, California.

22nd December 2008

Off road trials for gas machines

22nd December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new Tractor Pooling feature which reduces the time tractors hang around a vessel while waiting for the one in front to finish, has been released by Tideworks as part of its…

17th December 2008

Tractor pooling for better utilisation

17th December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new waterproof, rugged mobile phone has been developed for people who work in the maritime industries.

17th December 2008

Maritime phone for port operatives

17th December 2008

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A method for detecting nuclear shielding in hidden containers without interrupting the flow through the port has come about through the teaming up of two specialists in the field.

16th December 2008

Reading the nuclear footprint

16th December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Yilport Container Terminal in Turkey is investing in a crane training simulator.

15th December 2008

Simulator training for Turkish terminal

15th December 2008

EQUIPMENT

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An energy management system that tackles the problem of data and energy chain breakages has been expanded by the addition of an emergency decoupling system.

11th December 2008

Less of a drag

11th December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dubai Maritime City has ordered Cavotecs Panzerbelt system, designed to protect power cables from traffic damage by heavy port vehicles.

10th December 2008

Ports opt for cable protection

10th December 2008

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Finlands Mantsinen Group has developed two new generation models of electrically powered cranes to meet the demands of increasingly environmentally-aware customers.

8th December 2008

Mantsinen launches greener unloaders

8th December 2008

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EQUIPMENT

Purchasing decisions on handling equipment are now getting grass-roots input by taking the drivers preferences into account, according to truck and reachstacker manufacturer Hyster.

21st November 2008

Purchasing power for drivers

21st November 2008

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Although there is still no legal requirement for a vessel management system, satellite, radar and VHF tracking systems could make port operations safer, swifter and more commercially viable, as Patrik Wheater finds…

20th November 2008

Traffic Control

20th November 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A special range of hardwearing tyres developed by Michelin has been extended into sizes suitable for port equipment.

17th November 2008

Port tyres can take a load off

17th November 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A crane especially designed for the extreme climatic conditions of an intermodal terminal in Artem has been ordered from Baltkran.

13th November 2008

Extreme cranes

13th November 2008

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EQUIPMENT

Liebherr has boosted its European presence with a clutch of recent orders.

10th November 2008

Liebherr grows European orders

10th November 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Terminal Ukrtranscontainer, Russia (part of the NCC Group), has introduced an IT system that brings together container handling, document flow, tariffing and financial accounting in a paperless system.

6th November 2008

Paperless system for Russian terminal

6th November 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bromma has introduced a new, lighter member to its ship-to-shore spreader family.

6th November 2008

Lighter crane powers savings

6th November 2008