Container & Cargo Handling – Page 42
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NewsBlue sky thinking
Balloons and robotised box parks could soon be helping ports compete, writes Stevie Knight
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The pitfalls of automation planning
The cost overruns at TraPac''s Terminal at Los Angeles have entered forklore, and there is certainly a keenness to get to the bottom of the automation miscalculations - no more so that at the port itself.
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NewsFollow the leader?
Beware of following the herd when it comes to investing in automation, writes Martin Rushmere
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NewsInvestments and arrivals
Despite the naysayers, London Gateway remains one of DP World''s flagship operations. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsItalian terminal merger
A merger has been agreed between Speter SpA in La Spezia, Italy and La Spezia Container Terminal SpA (LSCT), part of the Contship Italia Group.
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NewsEastern promise
A strong yen and rising growth have boosted cargo movements at Osaka, finds Tim Maughan
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NewsA high bed for twistlock solution
A twistlock handling station can offer gains beyond the elimination of the human factor, as long as the positioning in the port is right.
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NewsEfficiency's undoing
Twistlocks are a necessary evil and a design overhaul is long overdue, as Stevie Knight explains
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NewsThe need for effective port planning
Bechtel, the international engineering and construction specialist, has unveiled ground-breaking port research to help improve the safety of shipping ports when it comes to wash.
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NewsAre renewables a viable alternative for ports?
Ports looking to upgrade their power supply might be tempted by heavily hyped green alternatives, but should they jump feet first into these murky waters?
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NewsPower surge
Well planned energy upgrades can increase efficiency and enhance supply as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsEase of access
Port of Vancouver USA plays the distance card as it looks to bring in Pacific Rim shippers. Martin Rushmere reports
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NewsDon’t forget the hidden structure
Freyssinet New Zealand business development manager Kane Miller, whose firm specialises in construction, repair and maintenance in the civil engineering sector, emphasises that corrosion suffered by structural elements at ports can have costly flow-on effects.
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NewsStop the rot
Corrosion strategies need to strike a balance between cost and common sense, explains Iain MacIntyre
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Covering all bases
If ports are looking to capitalise on the growing demand for biofuels, then they need the right equipment to do the job.
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NewsFuture fuel fix
With aviation moving in on biofuels, what opportunities are there for ports asks John Bensalhia
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NewsHigh wire act
The idea of skipping a few steps between mine and ship could prove attractive if the output promises to be large enough, and there are ‘high in the sky’ possibilities with lightweight rope-bridge style conveyors.
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NewsLeap of faith
Ports need to weigh up total versus piecemeal handling options for bulk cargo, finds Stevie Knight
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NewsUK traffic picture never static
Fisher Associates has been appointed by the UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) to develop a UK Port Traffic Forecasting Model. The work will go ahead this year, and will include consultation with leading maritime industry and government agency representatives, says principal Chris Fisher.
