Container & Cargo Handling – Page 50
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Best on test: virgin versus recycled rubber fenders
Compound test results of Trelleborg fender versus low cost fenders conducted in 3rd party laboratory: Sample: Collected from fenders delivered to a Trelleborg client (ie. shared client). Tests conducted: Physical and chemical analysis, using sophisticated analytical methods.
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NewsTaking the whole terminal view
The longer term future of operating systems will leave no terminal stone unturned, according to developers.
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NewsSpreading their wings
Software suppliers are eagerly eyeing the utopia of including all terminal tasks in a TOS. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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Everybody needs good neighbours
One thing that port operators need to bear in mind is how they interact with the nearby community: noise and pollution levels are just two factors that port operators need to consider with respect to the neighbours.
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NewsOutside influences
Grain ports battle the weather, the economy, and industrial action to move this invaluable cargo. John Bensalhia reports
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Monitoring cable stress a questionable investment
The question as to whether some terminals make poor use of cables and thereby shorten their working lives is a thorny one.
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NewsWired for gains
Cable suppliers are basking in the gains of rising eRTG popularity, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsPerformance guaranteed
Ship-to-shore crane guarantees from the big manufacturers vary little in their approach. Sometimes, the warranty offered by Konecranes, for example, will also include the spreader; however, if the supplier sourced its own spreader, clearly the onus is on it to negotiate its own warranty with the spreader provider.
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NewsIn perfect harmony
STS cranes and spreaders go hand in hand, but is the union always a happy one asks Alex Hughes
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NewsCapacity commitment
Dubai''s ports continue to shine in all cargo areas, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsA key ingredient
Corporate social responsibility is now an important part of the concession mix. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsPutting the community first
A series of corporate social responsibility programmes were implemented by APM Terminals Callao when it started operations in July last year. These ranged from health & safety training and anti-corruption training to various community projects.
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NewsA closer look at accident findings
When we at the European Shippers'' Council read the analysis of the MAIB report on the structural failure of the MSC Napoli, we came across some important additional findings that have been undeservedly neglected in the current container weight debate.
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NewsWeighing in
ESC''s Marco Wiesehahn says that container weighing is just one of many factors affecting port safety
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NewsLearning curve
Durban is coming to terms with operational and cultural changes, as Stevie Knight explains
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NewsReaching higher and further
Hammar has launched what it says is the world’s first sideloader able to stack three containers high. The MegaReach, with an added extension to the top crane arm, can also stack and pick containers in a second row away from the sideloader.
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NewsA bit on the side
Sidelifters can add flexibility, but opinions vary on their role in the port environment. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsTaking responsibility
Alex Hughes finds that one terminal tractor manufacturer takes it social and environmental responsibilities seriously
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NewsKeeping the environment in mind
It''s now an increasingly common practice for mobile harbour cranes to help the environment. Manufacturers have devised the cranes so as to make sure that they will reduce emissions and save energy.
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The extra green mile
How seriously are mobile harbour crane manufacturers taking the green issue, asks John Bensalhia
