Operations News – Page 116
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NewsThe next frontier
Seattle has to decide just how ambitious it wants to be, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsThinking outside the box
Sometimes, ports and their customers have to go outside the square when it comes to thinking up storage solutions.
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NewsA moving target
Varied storage solutions are needed to cater for different cargoes and strategies. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsBuilding a network
Ports adopting a port community system can create a strong network among its many stakeholders, according to South Korea''s Total Soft Bank, well known for its PLUS (Port Logistics Unifying System).
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NewsA collective voice
Intelligent port community systems can give hubs the edge when chasing cargo. Alex Hughes reports
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Fleet management system aids productivity
Transmon has produced a fleet management system that can increase both safety levels and ensure efficient operations.
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NewsSafety stance
How are fork-lift truck manufacturers helping to raise health and safety levels in their products? What add-ons are available to cement safety levels? What can port operators do to ensure that their fork-lift truck operators know all the ins and outs of safety? John Bensalhia investigates...
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Sophistication and standards
In terms of port development, Africa is still the least sophisticated region, with only South Africa keeping up with the latest moves.
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Need for vigilance
A secure port is a good way to get more business, as Martin Rushmere explains
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NewsRemote breakthrough could catch on fast
The two Maasvlakte 2 terminal orders show that the remote control of STS cranes has made its breakthrough, according to ABB. The company expects other terminals and terminal operators to follow.
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NewsRemain grounded
Europe''s first remotely controlled STS crane orders get pulses racing, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsCustomer collaboration counts
Many crane grab manufacturers are working in close collaboration with customers in order to provide them with the right choice.
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NewsEvery last detail
Grab manufacturers are meeting the demands of the job, as John Bensalhia discovers
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Plan for it 'going wrong'
An inherent Achilles’ heel with greater reliance on computer-based terminal maintenance management - ie, system failure - can be negated with appropriate planning, according to industry experts approached by Port Strategy, writes Iain MacIntyre.
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NewsMaintaining control
The ''if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ maintenance mentality needs a serious rethink, as Dave and Iain MacIntyre find out
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NewsLook to a more automated future
APM Terminals'' Frank Tazelaar sees a future speckled with automated terminals, particularly in north-western Europe and the US.
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NewsCargotec enters the AGV fray
Earlier this year, PSA announced that it had asked ZPMC and Singapore Technologies Kinetics Limited to each develop an AGV prototype with energy-efficient hybrid technology. As part of the project, Cargotec was contracted to supply a common equipment navigation system.
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NewsAutomation justification
Automated guided vehicles make sense on a productivity and a labour cost front if the expense can be justified. Alex Hughes report
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NewsTowards a zero emissions reachstacker
As governments across the world insist on engines being ever cleaner, is it realistic to assume that one day we can expect to see a 100% green reachstacker? The manufacturers we approached were split on this point.
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NewsMoving targets
Comparing apples with apples is mission near-impossible when it comes to reachstacker emissions, as Alex Hughes finds out
