Container & Cargo Handling – Page 81
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Look to achieving cost efficiency
Dan Pettersson, product manager at Kalmar, puts the view of the equipment providers: " For some time now there''s been really a very high demand for dedicated empty handlers. This is partly driven by the growth of empty containers needing to be handled and also a continued strong trend for ...
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On or Off-Dock?
Nick Elliott seeks the views of experts on the thorny question: what to do with the empties?
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NewsReorganisation: The Pay-Off
Southampton Container Terminal (SCT) has one of the worst imbalances of trade in Europe with empties accounting for over a quarter of throughput. Benedict Young finds how they''re combatting the problem.
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NewsCutting your Cloth
Many new container terminals are built to a tried and tested formula, particularly by the big global operators. Benedict Young talks to two experts on the different rationales and approaches.
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News‘Deepening’ concerns
Dave MacIntyre analyses how Pt Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) has to be a mix of commercial operator, diplomat and pressure group to achieve its strategic ambitions.
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NewsThe Paper Chain
Stora Enso, producer of pulp, paper, packaging and forest products, hopes to realise significant cost savings with its new North European Transport Supply System (NETSS), as David Foxwell reports.
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NETSS - The Pay-Off
Phase 1 of NETSS has seen the implementation of a new route between Kotka and Gothenburg for the southern Finnish mill, and separate lines from Gothenburg to Immingham, Tilbury, and Zeebrü gge established. Shipments can be transferred by cross-docking for onward distribution by rail to local distribution centres around Tilbury ...
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NewsGateway to London?
When news broke that Morocco was to establish a brand new deepsea port just 35km from the city of Tangiers, many believed the scheme would not go ahead. Alex Hughes finds out why they might be wrong.
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NewsChina: The Heart of the Matter
While more mature markets in Europe may have cooled off, buoyant Asian demand for coal and iron ore has driven massive demand for new dry bulk terminal development - and the equipment to go with it. John Balfe reports.
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Saldanha surfs steel price wave
In South Africa, too, multi-million dollar improvements are taking place at the country''s biggest deepwater port, Saldanha, to improve the export capacity of the iron ore bulk handing facility, at a time when developments have been brought forward in response to high steel prices. While steel prices have now peaked, ...
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NewsWhat will it take?
Is investing in AGVs all a question of labour costs? Partly yes, but other factors should also be assessed when comparing them with alternative handling systems. Neil Madden reports.
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They don't take meal breaks
Gottwald''s own calculations suggest that at facilities with significant labour costs (more than US$25 per man/hour) the use of AGVs can bring substantial annual costs savings. Apart from the primary accountable operating costs there are some secondary aspects that also contribute to the cost effectiveness:
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Yard Conundrums
Richard Clarke , director of ports at Halcrow, explains the difficulties confronting high-capacity box terminals wanting to take advantage of multi-lift spreader systems.
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NewsChina forcing up prices
Demand from China, notes spokesperson Fernando Azpiri, is very definitely impacting on price which affects the ability of importers in Spain to source scrap abroad at a price they are willing to pay.
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NewsAsian Market potential 'enormous'
Alex Hughes talks to scrap metal terminal operators in Europe and the US discovering that while prospects for the trade are excellent there are inherent risks in handling the commodity.
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NewsLook to the supply chain
The Europees Massagoed Overslagbedrijf (EMO) terminal at the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam is the largest dry bulk terminal in Europe specialising in the discharge and storage of iron ore and coal. Handling over 35m tons annually, EMO feeds into the supply chains of Europe''s steel and electricity industries. Around one third ...
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News'Trust Me' pays off
Whilst forecasters warn dry-bulk volume growth is expected to slow - though not just yet - on opposite sides of the world terminal operators are working with their partners to streamline supply chains. Kevin Chinnery and Nick Elliott report.
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NewsSlowing - but not by much
This year, according to the latest update to Global Insight''s World Trade Model, total world (international) trade will climb by 4.1%, slower than last year''s 5.0% and even slower than the "record" growth of 6.2% in 2003. Total tonnage this year will hit more than 8.7 billion metric tons.
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The pros and cons
Assessing the benefits of modifying ship-toshore cranes is far from an exact science. It is unlikely that modernising an older crane will match the performance of a new unit but it will certainly improve productivity and extend the working life. Although each crane is likely to have to be out ...
