Operations News – Page 145
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NewsEuro Auto Trades
These are exciting times for Europe''s car handlers, as transhipment trade swells. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsRotterdam nails colours to the mast of sustainability
Sustainability is paramount in Rotterdam''s vision of its future, as Stuart Pearcey explains
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NewsTreating your piles
While cathodic protection is an acknowledged preventative measure for new construction, the technology is seldom used on ageing structures, reports Patrik Wheater
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Science behind the magic
Cathodic Protection reduces the corrosion of metal surfaces by making the steel surface the cathode of an electro-chemical cell by using either a galvanic sacrificial anode, usually an electrochemically active alloy such as aluminium, zinc or magnesium, or by using an impressed current system.
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NewsSomething to aim for
When goals are clearly defined at the beginning, it is relatively easy to work towards them, says John Lund, sales manager of Finland's Visy.
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NewsGate Systems
Operators shopping for a new gate management system must take time to consider the unique needs of their port or terminal. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsSimple identification is now old hat
Where gate systems in the past were limited to identification only, today''s systems require container and truck optical character recognition (OCR), IMO label detection, video files, voice over IP, biometric identification of driver, damage inspection of the container, seal integrity - and so on, says Hi-Tech Solutions Phil Elovic.
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Optimising
Proper integration and clear advance planning are key factors for ports looking to install automated gate systems, says Phil Elovic, chief executive of optical character recognition (OCR) specialist Hi-Tech Solutions (HTS).
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NewsForklifts article
Forklift trucks for empty container handling are proving their prowess on the quay, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsSheet piling
Wider, thinner, more strength for less steel - Felicity Landon reports on the evolution of sheet piling in the ports sector
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Sheet piling side
ESC broke the mould by supplying clients with the exact lengths that they required rather than just standard six metre and 12 metre. General manager Bruce Colson says this ensures there is no wastage, so there are savings for the client.
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Sheet piling side 2
A notable sheet piling project under way in the UK right now is within the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)''s project to turn the 8.35 km of waterways that intersect the Olympic Park into "green corridors".
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NewsClydeport investment
Clydeport has invested in a fleet of Hyster Fortens H5.5FT-A, 5,500 kg capacity diesel-powered lift truck supplied by Barloworld.
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Emissions focus
The reduction of emissions is a key driver in designing new heavy duty and empty container handling forklifts, says Ray Zuschlag of Hyster Company.
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NewsSydney Third Terminal SIDEBAR
A "once in a generation" opportunity to widen competition needs to be taken at Sydney''s Port Botany, says one of potential bidders for the new terminal concession.
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NewsSydney Third Terminal Operator
Just as all hope seemed lost, Sydney’’s incumbent operators find they may yet be invited to the Botany concession hoedown.
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NewsInterview: PANYNJ's Admiral Rick Larrabee
At the helm of the largest port complex on the US East Coast, Rear Admiral Rick Larrabee takes it all in his stride, as Barry Parker finds out
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"Broader environmental strategy" propels PANYNJ forward
Head of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey's (PANYNJ) Port Commerce Department, Rear Admiral Larrabee, whose Coast Guard career including three years as Captain of the Port in New York, takes a long term view of the port's future.
