Operations News – Page 161
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NewsTYPE APPROVAL BRINGS SECTOR INTO LINE
Fender testing and the procedure for reporting fender performance has been a hot topic for many years, ever since the almost universal adoption by consultants and other fender specifiers of the original PIANC testing guidelines back in 1984; but a major milestone was reached recently when the first manufacturer succeeded ...
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NewsTHE NEW KID IN TOWN
A new player, Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), is quietly preparing to emerge onto the international terminal operator scene, writes James Macpherson.
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NewsBOX BUILD-UP
Valencia is getting to grips with the task of adding major new container capacity to meet strong demand, writes Mike Mundy
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NewsI JUST SAT THERE THINKING. . .
When a reporter asked one of the returning astronauts what his secret thoughts had been immediately before the launch he said: " I just sat there thinking that this remarkable piece of hardware had 40,000 components, all of them supplied by the lowest bidder." Just how many crane operators have ...
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WHY'S AND HOW'S OF COMPONENT FAILURE
In a paper entitled ''Crane Modernisation - Why and How'', Tek Soon Chong, Jimmy Liang and Peter Darley of Singapore''s Portek, pick up on a number of useful component issues including that of spare part availability: " The heart of a container quay crane is the drive control system, " ...
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NewsNOT A PORT TO OMIT
The good news is that Malaysia''s premier port, Port Klang, situated on the country''s west coast midway along the Straits of Malacca, was not badly affected by the recent tsunami that caused so much devastation in the region, reports Gavin van Marle.
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NewsCHINA DRIVES SALES
With so much coal and iron ore nowadays going into China, it is not surprising to find that manufacturers of grabs and grab cranes are reporting buoyant sales. Indeed, as Alex Hughes reports, were it not for China, this market sector might currently be experiencing problems.
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NewsINNOVATION KEY TO SUCCESS
Alex Hughes reports from two very different markets on innovations introduced in the handling of paper reels and associated forest products.
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UNDERSTAND IT EMBRACE IT
As the demands of their customers and the expectations of their owners have changed, ports throughout the world have undergone profound structural change.
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NewsNEW STANDARD ON ITS WAY
A new design code for the design of ro-ro ramps, linkspans and walkways - British Standard 6349 Part 8 - is due to be published early next year, enabling ro-ro infrastructure to be planned, designed and built to an acceptable common set of rules, as explains.
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NewsROSAFE UPS THE STANDARD
As highlighted above, although accidents have been relatively rare, passenger safety is of interest to everyone in the industry, and, with this in mind, a new safety device for ferry linkspans has been produced jointly by Royal Haskoning and Bosch Rexroth.
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NewsLIFE CYCLE COSTS DRIVE INVESTMENT DECISIONS
Alex Hughes talks to two of New Zealand''s leading forest products companies about their approach to equipment procurement, performance and ROI considerations.
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OPERATIONAL/STRATEGIC BENEFITS FACTORED INTO ROI
Pan Pac''s fibre supply manager Phil Hardie notes that the initial ROI on equipment purchases was calculated on the basis of both the overall price and previous exchange rate movements, although investment was expected to be recouped within ten years.
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RELIABILITY AND SPEED
To draw a range of opinion on this topic PS invited the comments of one German and two American specialist engineers.
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NewsTHE PRODUCTIVITY GIVE THE CUSTOMER HE REQUIRES
Motorized cable reels provide the crane with the ability to deliver faster spreader bar hoisting speeds. The cable reel system can be made to have properly sized motors that enable the spreader bar cables to be coiled onto or off a reel at the same speeds as the hoisting system ...
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NewsINVESTMENT IN QUALITY PAYS OFF
Gantry motion reels have not changed much in the last few years so I will focus primarily on trolley mounted cable reels servicing the trolley to headblock/spreader electrical connections.
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NewsARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY?
Ergonomics: the science of fitting the workplace to the worker, not the worker to the workplace. Nick Elliott looks at how to make the crane operator''s life more comfortable and improve performance in the process.
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DO TERMINAL OPERATORS KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH THEY ARE PAYING FOR THEIR LIGHTING?
While operational factors obviously dictate the distribution of lighting within a terminal, do operators have a clear idea of exactly how much their bills come to?
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NewsAN TOPIC ILLUMINATING
The way we light ports and terminals has become something of an issue in recent years as public enquiries linked to new port construction have sought to curb what is seen as unwanted additional illumination of the night-time sky. Furthermore, with operational margins under pressure, operators are seeking ways of ...
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NewsA TALE OF TWO TERMINALS
Alex Hughes reports on how Karachi''s two rival container terminals are gearing up for further capacity and volume growth.
