Container & Cargo Handling – Page 69
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Newscement feature
Money from vigourous cement demand continues to pour in for ports happy to handle this needy minor bulk, as Stuart Pearcey reports
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NewsRTG article
Could variable speed generators be the RTG cost-saving measure they appear to be? Alex Hughes investigates
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NewsCapacity spread
Tandem lifts have come of age and both small and large terminals can now justify the benefits of multi-lifts. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsFloating cranes
Innovation is the watchword for equipment designers purveying a new generation of floating crane solutions to port executives, as Mike King discovers
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NewsA viable container solution?
Mario Terenzio, formerly of CoeClerici Logistics, remains one of the stalwarts of the floating crane handling sector with a string of successes in the bulk market. Now plying his trade as chief executive of Genoa-based Logmarin Advisors, he is now examining the potential of the container sector.
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NewsPort Profile
China's Pearl River Delta has effortlessly lifted the crown for the most densely port-populated region in the world, as Wing Kah-goh reports
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NewsKalmar unveils new auto selfloader
To meet projected demand, Kalmar has launched Autoshuttle, an automated self-loading vehicle able to pick, place and transport containers between ship-to-shore (STS) and yard stacking cranes.
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NewsServicing future needs
Larger ships and increasing productivity mean that proper maintenance of terminal equipment is more important than ever, reports Patrik Wheater
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NewsCongestion sidebar
Making sure a terminal is able to run at its peak efficiency is the first thing port operators should strive for when seeking to eliminate congestion, according to the chief operating officer of the world''s largest container shipping company.
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NewsCongestion: Problem child or golden goose?
Is the port congestion plaguing our industry a problem child or golden goose, asks Stuart Pearcey
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Congestion shorts
Iron Ore port Visakhapatnam in India has banned vessels that can''t manage to load at least 1,500tph from two of its jetties. Slower rates cause congestion, say Port Authorities.
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Smaller solutions
Many small- and medium-sized ports are still using "home-made" terminal management systems and often there is resistance to adopting new technology, claims John Holm Jensen, consultant for Denmark''s WM-data.
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NewsFeeling familiar
Terminal operating systems all look and feel fairly similar, says Dave Quennell at Jade.
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NewsSeeing the process through
The introduction of berth scheduling software at Associated Petroleum Terminals (APT) in Immingham a few years ago was not without its difficulties. Bob Law, APT''s oil movements controller, saw the process through. "Many of my colleagues were understandably sceptical," he says. "We had managed berthing operations seemingly quite well until ...
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NewsChange brings higher return on investment
Changing a terminal management system can be a very daunting task for management and staff to consider, says Michael Schwank, president of Tideworks Technology.
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NewsMaking the jump
Too risky to stay with the old, or too risky to move to the new? Felicity Landon investigates the challenges of switching from one terminal management system to another
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NewsCoal: fuel for the future
A 180% increase in seabourne traded coal over two decades has spurred the world''s dry bulk ports into action, as Stuart Pearcey finds out
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Newssidebar for coal
Continuing increases in shipped coal volumes have led Italian company Coeclerici to think outside the box and create a means of expanding ports seawards rather than landwards.
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NewsGhanaian aims high
Privatisation of the Ghanaian ports of Tema and Takoradi has been ongoing since 2000 as part of a World Bank-supported modernisation programme. But while Oscar Cudjoe, public affairs manager for Ghana Ports & Habours Authority (GPHA), accepts that the introduction of new companies has been a success, he says that ...
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NewsDriven by efficiency
Ports can make significant fuel savings by selecting the right drive for their container handling operations, writes Patrik Wheater
