Operations News – Page 146
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NewsNo immediate fix for bridge contraints
Raising a bridge to improve access to a port is a thorny undertaking at the best of times, but hoisting a bridge that in 2006 accomodated 8.4m vehicles and is one the longest steel arch bridges in the world is a league apart.
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A Challenge to Tradition
Cavotec MoorMaster is challenging port executives to relinquish rope-based vessel mooring systems and instead embrace technological advancement to achieve significant efficiency gains, writes Iain MacIntyre. Through its vacuum-based mooring systems, the company says vessels can be secured on average 12 seconds faster than via traditional methods. Furthermore, with no need ...
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NewsValencia shines
But a dwindling labour force pool is already having an impact on productivity, warns Alex Hughes
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NewsDesign and Deliver
Fender specialists advise that taking take a holistic look at berthing aids will give long term solutions.
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NewsStrads and stackers get to grips with key issues
It can be difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff when choosing the optimum container handling solution, as David Foxwell finds out.
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Electric strad from CVS Ferrari
Having recently invested in new manufacturing facilities, Italy's CVS Ferrari says it will deliver the first examples of its new FSC 4013E electric straddle carrier - a 40 tonne capacity, one-over-three stacking machine - in October. Also new from CVS Ferrari is a mini-straddle carrier, which has been given the ...
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NewsMore new models from Hyster
Hyster has recently unveiled additional models in its RS Series of reachstackersEarlier this year, Hyster's Big Truck Division at Nijmegen in The Netherlands unveiled eight additional models in its RS Series reachstackers, expanding the range, which was introduced in September 2006, from six to a total of 14 models. The ...
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Straddle carriers from Konecranes
Konecranes purchase of Consens Transport Systeme's product rights for straddle carriers earlier this year has given the crane specialist an important foothold in the straddle carrier sector. "Straddle Carriers complement our product range," said Konecranes' Director Jarmo Juntunen, noting that a core group of 12 German experts had transferred to ...
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BOX OUT Waste: Planning ahead
Legislation introduced in 2003 which ostensibly updated existing requirements for UK ports to hold a Port Waste Management Plan, introduced a new provision stipulating that vessels have to contact their destined ports with details of the waste streams onboard and their waste disposal requirements.Associated British Ports has honed its waste ...
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NewsWaste in a mess
Despite legislation in place to combat pollution in ports, ships continue to discharge illegally, reports Patrik Wheater
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NewsFit and forget
Take the time to make crane grab choice right from the offset and save problems down the line, Stuart Pearcey advises
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Radiation risks
The presence of radiation in cargoes presents real risks not only to continued operation of ports, but also to the people who work in them. In other industries, particularly metals recycling, plants can be incapacitated for years, a blow from which they may never recover, if radiation sources are allowed ...
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NewsMaking the calculations
Ports and terminals which choose the outsourcing route for their equipment maintenance can remove the uncertainty of maintenance and life cycle costs, says Kalmar''s Rob van Hove. And increasing numbers appear to be moving down that path.
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Port Modelling
Ports need to integrate with the supply chain if they are to understand the changing focus of shipper selection, according exclusive paper from Adrian Sammons and Mateus Magala
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NewsAdded value options enhance container capacity
The time wasted in positioning containers can be a huge drain on crane resources. David Foxwell seeks advice on how to improve ship-to-shore crane operations
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NewsCost effects
Is it really possible to come up with meaningful life cycle costs for port equipment? Opinions vary, as Felicity Landon reports
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NewsDeep Vision
How does a port choose the right X-ray screening system for its operations? It depends what you’ re looking for. Felicity Landon reports
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Look to software for improved outputs
X-ray scanning technology is somewhat mature, according to Rapiscan’ s Peter Kant. “ We have multiple players in the market to deliver it, and the technology today isn’ t all that different from last year or the year before. “ There was a huge jump three or four years ago, ...
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NewsDodging detection delays
Removing the human element could avoid the time-consuming interpretation of X-ray images, as Felicity Landon finds out
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NewsMobile solutions win over French officials
Smiths Detection, part of the global Smiths Group, recently delivered two HCV-Mobile systems to French customs, to screen trucks for narcotics, contraband and counterfeit goods. It is the first time the French government has purchased mobile scanners for customs applications. The contract includes an option to buy two more HCV-Mobiles.
