PEMA explores key issues for port operations

Two of the information papers have been prepared by the association’s Safety & Environment Committee and cover shore power connection and lighting technologies.

The shore power paper provides a summary of current regulatory developments and includes detail on best practice regarding electrical shore connection of ships in port. It presents a number of real-world examples of the introduction of shore power at container handling, RO/RO and RO/ROPAX ferry, and cruise ship applications around the world.

It is written by Lorène Grandidier, Cavotec and vice chair of the PEMA Safety & Environment Committee; Diederik Lenssens, WCS Group; Jana Blechschmidt, Prysmian Group; Luciano Corbetta, Cavotec; M Tiling, Igus; S Caballero, Schneider Electric; G Fischer, Siemens; and Knut Marquart, Siemens.

In addition ‘Lighting Technologies in Ports and Terminals’ presents an independent look at conventional and emerging lighting techniques used in ports and terminals. It covers the advantages and limitations of conventional lighting technologies, and highlights the advances made in contemporary lighting techniques and briefly considers the emergence of light emitting plasma alternatives.

The paper was prepared by Melissa Stephany, Phoenix Products Company Inc., as its main author, together with Ryan Hertel, Phoenix Terminal Solutions.

Lastly, PEMA’s paper on ‘Container Terminal Automation’ provides an overview of adoption trends and current technologies in the global container terminal automation sector.

Produced by PEMA’s Automation & Control Technologies Committee, it describes the equipment and technology components of automated container terminal operations and outlines the various approaches that have already been adopted and those currently under consideration.

All papers can be found on the PEMA website.