Container & Cargo Handling – Page 80
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What about the workers?
Because pneumatic unloaders produce less dust emission, equipment operators consequently inhale lower quantities of dust which makes them safer to work with. In comparison to grabs, from which material can so easily escape, practically nothing gets out of an enclosed pneumatic discharge operation. This lack of dust is much more ...
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NewsBigger, Smarter, Greener
The current boom in port development is creating record demand for new RTGs and they are getting bigger, smarter and greener, writes Benedict Young.
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NewsBuffer against competitive failure
With bigger vessels in the offing for the main East-West trades, and the “cascade effect” showering incumbent vessels down to some of the feeder routes, what are the implications in terms of fendering requirements?
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Technology's helping hand
There are a large number of companies currently supplying equipment for automated gate systems.
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NewsTechnology delivers speedy ROI
In this report Alex Hughes considers the role played by technology in bringing economies and efficiencies to the gate and hastening a return on investment.
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NewsWest Coast revolution
Following last month''s look at gate systems in the Philippines, France and Brazil, Alex Hughes now reports on a labour and technology revolution in the US.
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Integrate software to increase throughput
It is estimated that Felixstowe has almost doubled its throughput, without the need for additional equipment, since introducing its Tug Scheduling System (TSS). TSS is a bespoke system which provides real time scheduling, monitoring and control of tractor/trailers in the container terminal.
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That short but critical distance
For maximum productivity, container handling must be synchronised from the quay to the yard. Benedict Young investigates.
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NewsDurban deliberates
Durban''s new Pier 1 is set to deliver major new capacity and switch to an RTG system in the process but the jury is still out on the role of the private sector.
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NewsHigh costs and heavy weather
The opening of Shanghai''s new Yangshan port may well solve some draught and congestion problems, but it raises some important cost and operational issues as well. James Macpherson reports.
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NewsDriving forward
Vehicle manufacturers and shippers are increasingly seeking to streamline the supply chain while at the same time reducing costs and integrating value added services, as Benedict Young discovers.
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Keeping track
To keep track of vehicles, barcodes remain the industry standard but radio frequency identification (RFID) and global positioning satellite (GPS) technology is beginning to gain greater acceptance.
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Extending technology's helping hand
Next month in the second part of this feature, PS examines the issues which determine an effective gate system including:
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NewsAutomate the Gate?
In the first of a two-part series Alex Hughes talks to terminal operators in Manila, Santos and Le Havre discovering that there is still at least one barrier to full automation.
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NewsAvoiding a Dust-up
Insurer TT Club shares a case history from its files and concludes that community care should now be an essential element in any risk assessment and management strategy.
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NewsCancer risk from ports
A draft study produced for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) published in early October suggests that air emissions from ships and cargo handling equipment in the port of Los Angeles and Long Beach - the busiest port complex in the US - raise the risk of cancer for people ...
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NewsOccupational Disability and Box Terminals
Sam Ignarski , editor of industry e-zine Bow Wave (www. wavyline. com), looks at workman''s compensation in the container terminal environment.
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Cold ironing helps
Recognising the problems associated with diesel particulate matter emissions, the Port of Los Angeles has been examining alternatives to ships using their auxiliary engines to provide onboard power when in port.
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NewsWhen the Big Boys move in
Overseas investors vie to enter China''s fast-expanding grains storage market and are the force behind consolidation in the Former Soviet Union. John Balfe reports.
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. . . and it's not over yet
Few believe that the spending is over with years of consolidation of Russia''s grains sector anticipated. Russia''s 2005 grain harvest exceeded 78m tons, with an estimated 10-12m tons set for export and overseas interests believed to control around 20% of the market. International competitor Louis Dreyfus of France already has ...
