Container & Cargo Handling – Page 60
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NewsEscape the red tape tangle
Free trade zones are evolving into another critical ingredient in slick supply chains, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsCargotec sees increased demand for pre-owned cranes
With shorter-term business contracts of around six months now the norm, ports, terminals and distribution operators are now looking for greater flexibility in rental agreements with equipment suppliers, according to Cargotec.
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NewsOne careful owner
The secondhand crane market is still languishing, depressed by a flood of units. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsCambodian rebirth
The historic capital city port of Phnom Penh is being reborn after years of neglect, reports Michael King
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NewsShanghai takes no chances
Port officials in Shanghai are taking no chances with dangerous cargoes when the eyes of the world are focussed on their city for Expo 2010, which has just begun, and runs until the end of October.
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NewsA dangerous game
More dangerous cargoes in greater volumes place more demands on the people who must load and unload them, as Stuart Pearcey discovers
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NewsTaking the bull by the horns
Michael Mackey investigates the secrets behind the Port of Navegantes'' success
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NewsPlug and play still a way off
For all the bells and whistles that autosteering offers, one thing it can’t do is work straight out the box. But that’s not to say that set up can’t be streamlined by experienced manufacturers.
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NewsSteering a financial case
Automation of crane steering modules should improve safety and save on maintenance, says Alex Hughes
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LED keeps tyre pressures in sight
The ability for anyone to check a tyre pressure without even taking their hands out of their pockets is now available from Nokian.
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Europe gets tough on toxin tyres
It’s predicted that new rules governing tyre manufacture will soon come into force throughout the European Union, banning the use of toxic high aromatic (HA) oils.
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NewsAt biting point
There''s much more than a vehicle and its load riding on the gritty interface between tyre and quayside, says Stuart Pearcey
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NewsWorlds apart
The previously intimate Shanghai and Hong Kong now seem like strangers, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsPreparation key to securing expert third party management
Although the contract with the external services company at Naha is still in its early days, NICTI''s president Edgardo Q Abesamis says, to date, there have been no bad experiences; to the contrary, things have run smoothly.
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NewsOutsourced maintenance
Smaller terminals are sticking to third party equipment maintenance service plans, as Alex Hughes finds out
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Back to business
Imagine your terminal operating system is put out of action; you have 23,000 containers on the park and absolutely no information.
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Working relationships
Ports and terminals are generally not geared up to deal with major emergencies and rely heavily on emergency services, says ports consultant Budha Majumdar.
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NewsWhat about the consequences?
Most ports have ticked the ''risk management'' box by now, but what about "consequence management"? Felicity Landon asks
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NewsFrom TOS to POS
A traditional TOS was first installed at New Zealand''s Port Nelson in 1998 to provide basic gate in/out functionality and yard management.
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NewsTOs vs POS
Michael King examines whether traditional Terminal Operating Systems can be expanded to manage entire ports
