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Savi began developing the SaviTrak solution commercially in 2002 as a provider of networking technology to the Smart and Secure Tradelanes initiative, which included thousands of RFID-tagged container journeys from origins in…

1st March 2006

Kalmar go-karting

1st March 2006

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To coincide with its 100th anniversary this summer Gottwald has launched a new generation of harbour cranes.

1st March 2006

Gottwald Launches Generation 5

1st March 2006

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Asked how wireless is received by those who have to use it, Frans Kok reckons very well. It is seen by workers as an endorsement of their operational role. Training is not…

1st March 2006

The human factor: friend or foe?

1st March 2006

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Two German companies have teamed to develop a new type of mooring system for vessels in exposed locations of the type likely to be used for the new generation of offshore LNG…

1st January 2006

Mooring solution could prevent interruptions

1st January 2006

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As a new generation of LNG tankers looms, the terminals for such ships will - in most instances - be located far from conventional, sheltered harbours. David Foxwell investigates.

1st January 2006

A taste of life Offshore

1st January 2006

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Towage companies whose core business is aimed principally at providing ship-handling services are becoming increasingly concerned with the need to comply with recognised international standards for quality and safety. Jack Gaston reports.

1st January 2006

Safety and quality paramount

1st January 2006

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Transportation industry veterans have launched a new information technology firm focused on helping the container shipping industry address transportation challenges. TransTech Partners has been founded by Catherine Tiersten, former coo of Global…

1st January 2006

VETERANS INDUSTRY APPLY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

1st January 2006

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The new spreader damping ('anti-sway') system consists of two backwards mounted damping cylinders. It performs the multiple tasks of achieving 'controlled sway' of the container spreader under highly variable dynamic load conditions…

1st January 2006

VAN OORD RECLAIMS IN BAHRAIN

1st January 2006

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The purpose of the lasers in a Berthing Aid System is to measure speed of the approaching ships in order to ensure safe berthing. In ports with large tidal range, problems arise…

1st January 2006

Simplifying speed measurement

1st January 2006

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California United Terminals (CUT) at Long Beach has ordered five 16-wheel all-electric RTGs from KCI Konecranes. The investment will replace older diesel hydraulic units.

1st January 2006

RTGS FOR CUT

1st January 2006

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67% of oil and bulk shipping companies believe fleet scheduling is getting more difficult. The majority of fleet chartering and scheduling managers spend half of their working week re-planning existing schedules according…

1st January 2006

50% of planning time lost on re-scheduling

1st January 2006

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Four one-over-five RTGs for Petrolesport, St Petersburg; another similar RTG for Dublin; and another for Immingham mark Liebherr Container Cranes start to the year.

1st January 2006

Liebherr chalks them up

1st January 2006

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As container ships get bigger, as LNG projects proliferate, as ports compete for traffic, inevitably the call to deepen approach channels, harbours and berths grows louder. And in some cases, so do…

1st December 2005

Politics never far away

1st December 2005

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The worlds most powerful self-propelled ocean-going cutter suction dredger was christened in Dunkirk recently.

1st December 2005

All for one and one for all

1st December 2005

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The rationale for capital and maintenance dredging is one thing but land reclamation is driven by an entirely separate set of criteria. Many ports still have little idea of the economics involved…

1st December 2005

The reclaim game

1st December 2005

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TransponderTech has won a contract to supply Automatic Identification System (AIS) base stations in China as part of a major extension of AIS coverage along Chinas coastline.

1st December 2005

SAAB

1st December 2005

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Tideworks has launched a new Mainsail Ro-Ro module aimed at helping terminal operators more efficiently manage their rolling stock and other non-containerised cargoes.

1st December 2005

Tideworks

1st December 2005

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Magenta Technologys intelligent scheduling and continuous planning application, i-Scheduler, has been selected by supply chain manager Noble Group to facilitate co-ordination of its logistics operations.

1st December 2005

Noble selects Magenta

1st December 2005

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Navsoft of Rio de Janeiro and Transas USA have teamed to provide an Automatic Identification System (AIS)-based marine surveillance and monitoring solution for the CVRD port of Ponta da Madeira, Sao Luis,…

1st December 2005

TRANSAS

1st December 2005

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Kalmar has established its own subsidiary in India through the acquisition of 51% of Indlift, which has been the agent for Kalmar products in India since 2000.

1st December 2005

Kalmar

1st December 2005