Container & Cargo Handling – Page 65
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NewsThe bio-barrier
All three plates shown here were submerged for six months at the Thames Barrier. The results show clearly corrosion of the bare aluminium sample, some protection with the sol-gel coating without bacteria and no corrosion/biofouling of the biocoat sample. Currently a similar test is being conducted in the warm and ...
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NewsGood Bacteria to Save the Day?
Professor Robert Akid explains how research into bio-active ''sol-gels'' could result in an effective, low-cost and environmentally-friendly means of combating bio-fouling
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NewsRob van Hove
Despite financial turmoil around the world, Ports of Auckland has not initiated a major equipment outsourcing programme, preferring to make better use of in-house staff.
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NewsMaintenance outsourcing
Will the credit crisis send ports scuttling to outsource costly equipment maintenance, or will greater in-house commitments be the answer? Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsSantos capacity set to double
Capacity at the Brazilian port is set to double over the coming year. Rob Ward reports
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NewsOpinion: Port of Stockton on the Stimulus Plan
California''s Port of Stockton talks to Barry Parker about the importance of port planning and continuing credit lines
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Fewer problems?
Berth scheduling is a real problem only when there is high berth utilisation, according to one global port operator.
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Collaborative approach
A significant expenditure on software is not always required for optimising berth scheduling, says PortVision''s Dean Rosenberg.
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NewsWho's the priority?
How should ports prioritise their ships or cargoes? That depends on the type of operation.
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NewsRight on schedule?
Congestion might be a fond and distant memory for many ports right now - but that doesn''t mean the headache of berth scheduling has gone away. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsSecuring the bottom line
Australia''s Newcastle coal port is looking at riding the downturn by an investment strategy which could potentially double the ports capacity.
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Long-term plans in Brazil
The axe may have fallen on some areas of Brazil''s production, but a $300m deal that includes Caribbean port interests as well as two coal mines was concluded in December by Vale.
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Coal - can it warm a cool economy?
Can coal bring a much needed fillip to stagnating bulk ports? Stevie Knight finds out
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High-bay concept
The most advanced stacking systems of the moment are the latest automated stacking crane (ASC) systems such as those at Euromax in Rotterdam, and Altenwerder and Burchardkai in Hamburg, stacking five or six high, says Jan van Beemen of Haskoning.
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Higher density ... higher power
With the trend towards higher-density stacking, Halcrow is reporting increasing interest in automated terminals with rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes.
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NewsHigh stack, high risk?
How high, how wide, how safe and, ultimately, how efficient? Felicity Landon reports on moves towards higher density stacking solutions
