Container & Cargo Handling – Page 56
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NewsIt's not always down to fuel efficiency
The rising cost of diesel fuel and the availability of more fuel efficient new pieces of equipment aren''t factors necessarily undermining the second-hand market.
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Green agenda stunts US second-hand sales
It is getting harder to sell older handling equipment to some parts of the US, according to Port International Equipment''s chief executive Terry Troutman.
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NewsA good record
It''s all about the maintenance records in the second-hand equipment game, as Alex Hughes discovers
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NewsNelson learns some hard noise lessons
The experiences of New Zealand’s Port Nelson with the vexatious issue of noise and a juxtaposed community reveal how far a port company may have to go to seek a solution.
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NewsNeighbourly love
Major ports all over the world face a similar problem – how to get on with the neighbours.
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NewsDoing more with less
Draught issues have failed to dent throughput at India''s gateway port, as Stevie Knight discovers
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Tubeless solutions on the horizon
The future of tyres will be affected by various outside influences. Price rears its ugly head again, especially bearing in mind the recent news that tyre prices will increase further due to the high costs of natural rubber used in production.
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NewsMaking quality count
John Bensalhia looks at how rising prices, efficiency standards and maintenance need to be carefully juggled when making a tyre choice
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Reel versus bar debate rumbles on
When it comes to RTG conversion, a cable reel system can give flexibility of movement between stacks, but APM Terminals prefers the drive-in/drive out bus bar system.
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Conversions all the rage
Such is the pace of change in the industry that the Conductix-Wampfler Group has created a specialist business unit – E-RTG – dedicated solely to converting existing diesel RTGs to electric operation.
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NewsAll systems go
Advances in technology, cost-effectiveness, functionality - port operating systems need all three, finds John Bensalhia
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NewsCutting costs or corners?
Alex Hughes asks whether cutting equipment maintenance spending is a sensible measure
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NewsUK 'energy capital' prepared and proud
Milford Haven brands itself as the ‘energy capital of the UK’, handling 25% of the nation’s petrol and diesel provisions.
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NewsAny eventuality
Felicity Landon asks whether it’s possible to be prepared for every eventuality when drawing up emergency plans
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NewsWonder drug for poor life expectancy
With good maintenance, structurally, a quayside gantry crane could remain in service for more than 40 years. But drive control systems are letting the team down, with a life expectancy of just 15 years.
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NewsTackling tool expense
Hybrid drive solutions offer a timely method to slash crane operating costs, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsDBCT remains operational
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal remained operational throughout Queensland’s flooding, says Greg Smith, DBCT’s general manager of operations.
