All Products & Services articles – Page 66

  • News

    Improving fender quality tops the agenda

    2012-12-26T21:46:00Z

    The fender debate is heating up, as industry experts clash on the quality of products available in today''s port industry.

  • Cavotec's motorised cable reel technologies will be installed on STS cranes and RMG cranes
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    Cavotec secures orders for motorised reels

    2012-12-18T14:26:00Z

    Global engineering group, Cavotec, has secured three orders for its motorised cable reel technologies from port equipment manufacturer, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co Ltd (ZPMC), and Abu Dhabi based crane manufacturer, Trans Gulf Port Cranes (TGPC).

  • Carly Fields, Editor, Port Strategy was presented the award for International Editor of the Year, by Caroline Creeve, PSA HNN
    News

    Double journalism award for Port Strategy

    2012-12-12T17:49:00Z

    Port Strategy editor, Carly Fields, has won the 2012 Seahorse Journalist Award for International Editor of the Year, and one of its regular contributors, Felicity Landon, also received the Award for Supply Chain Journalist of the Year.

  • Taylor's new TXLC container handlers will be distributed in South Africa by Big Lift Trucks
    News

    Flurry of global equipment orders

    2012-12-04T15:41:00Z

    There has been a flurry of equipment orders over the last week for maritime equipment providers, Cargotec, Taylor Machine Works and Konecranes.

  • The port industry has felt the whip of the double dip, says SISI. Credit: Tom Taylor
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    Global port industry on unsteady footing

    2012-11-29T22:05:00Z

    At the start of the financial crisis in 2009, the port industry was outperforming other sectors, according to Shanghai International Shipping Institute’s Global Port Development Report (3Q12), but the worm has finally turned.

  • News

    Houston opts for Konecranes RTG

    2012-11-29T22:02:00Z

    Port of Houston Authority has contracted Konecranes for the supply of eight rubber-tyred gantry cranes, adding to the 49-strong Konecranes fleet already the Authority’s nine terminals.

  • Trelleborg will supply Marseille with 700 SeaGuard foam fenders
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    Trelleborg celebrates foam fender record order

    2012-11-29T22:02:00Z

    Trelleborg Marine Systems has won its largest ever foam fender contract in terms of size and value. The order, for the Port of Marseille, is for 700 SeaGuard foam fenders and accessories, including chains and anchors, to be fitted at 39 of the port’s quays.

  • News

    Cargotec orders rack up

    2012-11-29T22:02:00Z

    Klaipeda operator Klasco has ordered eight Kalmar terminal tractors from Cargotec.

  • News

    Cargotec wins breakthrough unloader contract

    2012-11-29T22:02:00Z

    Cargotec has secured an order for its largest Siwertell coal unloaders to date.

  • OMC's Optimiser and Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) Chart Overlay will increase capacity at Port Hedland
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    OMC products to increase Hedland capacity

    2012-11-28T17:28:00Z

    Australian maritime engineering company, OMC International, has announced it will deliver two new products to Port Hedland to help increase port capacity.

  • Full scale testing is now underway at the Port of Rotterdam
    News

    New research to mitigate wash in ports

    2012-11-06T15:35:00Z

    USA based engineering and construction firm, Bechtel, has announced the new phase of a study which will improve the safety and future design of ports.

  • The term ‘resilience’ has been used both in the list of security missions and a national strategy for supply chain security
    News

    Resilience: an “all hazards” approach

    2012-10-29T15:57:00Z

    A new report focuses on US ports’ ‘resilience’ to incidents that could compromise their effectiveness as cargo gateways.

  • News

    Bromma wins record all-electric order

    2012-10-25T21:03:00Z

    Spreader specialist Bromma has won the largest combined all-electric STS and all-electric yard crane spreader order in its history.

  • News

    Cargotec smartens up Brazilian terminals

    2012-10-25T21:02:00Z

    Cargotec is to integrate its SmartLanes process automation solution for gate automation at the Brazilian container terminals Tecon Salvador and Tecon Rio Grande.

  • News

    Navis ready to cater for automation surge

    2012-10-25T11:04:00Z

    Software solutions specialist Navis is eyeing a sudden surge in automation projects, expecting a “steady flow” of projects to come on stream over the next few years.

  • News

    Box demand and capacity mismatch concerns

    2012-10-24T12:41:00Z

    A mismatch between container terminal demand and capacity means there is an urgent need for growth in port development through to 2017, according to Drewry.

  • The survey aims to work towards better berthing operations
    News

    Improving berthing operations

    2012-10-23T17:02:00Z

    The UK’s Cirrus Logistics Ltd and the Marine Institute at Plymouth University have developed a survey to look at berthing operations in global terminals and ports in order to get an up to date picture on scheduling and iron out inefficiencies.

  • The first activity will be the mapping of container terminals’ energy profile
    News

    Greentech evaluation for box terminals

    2012-10-22T13:38:00Z

    A new EU project aims to demonstrate the viability of new technologies and alternative fuels through pilot schemes implemented in the container terminals of Valencia, Livorno and Koper.

  • News

    MetriTech develops labour cost tool

    2012-10-19T17:03:00Z

    California based labour management software company, MetriTech, recently developed a new labour cost modelling tool to improve operations at major container terminals.

  • New equipment accidents - are you fully covered?
    News

    TT Club warning over uninsured assets

    2012-10-18T17:03:00Z

    A case study by TT Club points out that normal insurance might not cover crane and vessel collision damage if the crane is in the process of being delivered or installed.