Equipment – Page 109
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NewsPier 400 chooses Trellex
Use of Trellex fenders at the new Pier 400 in Los Angeles has enabled the port''s engineers to meet two key design challenges. Pier 400 is an all-new facility built by Taylor Pacific. The pier is occupied by APMT.
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Bromma to supply Busan
New berths and container areas are set to open, expanding on a first phase which was completed in 2002. In total, Pier 400 adds six new berths which cater for vessels up to and including 230,000dwt. APMT and engineers from the Port of Los Angeles adopted the Trellex design using ...
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Gottwald reports strong MHC sales
During the first quarter of 2004 Gottwald received orders for some 16 harbour cranes, nine from Europe. Two cranes were ordered from Africa and one from Asia. One crane was sold to North and one to Latin America. The remaining two were ordered from the Middle East.
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NewsSearch Mirror Reflects Quality
Searching for contraband under vehicles has been facilitated by a trolley-type mirror launched by internal security specialist PW Allen.
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ISPS: Is the port community prepared?
Nick Sansom of the TT Club' s Southeast Asia branch, has warned: " In addition to enduring possible sanctions handed down by the regulatory authority (this will be the national or contracting government that is an IMO member) there are three chief dangers inherent in non-compliance.
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NewsVTS TAKES ON NEW ROLES IN POST 9/11 WORLD
Vessel Traffic Systems (VTS) are set to play a major role in the new security regime imposed by the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, as David Foxwell explains.
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NewsFROM RIB TO TUG SOMETHING FOR EVERY OCCASION
Mention of the term workboat conjures up a variety of images and frequently means different things to different people, reports Jack Gaston .
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NewsMini and multi cats for Tuapse
Damen Shipyards has delivered two workboats to the Black Sea port of Tuapse, the Damen Mini Cat 803 for mooring operations and general services, and a Multi Cat 1506 for debris collecting, pollution control and bilge water collecting.
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NewsHyster upgrades heavy-duty forklifts
Hyster' s H8.00-16.00XM heavy-duty forklift trucks with capacities of 8 to 16 tons, now feature a new TE-10 automatic transmission to coincide with the availability of the Perkins Tier 2 engine. The new transmission provides three speeds either in forward or reverse and is fully automatic. However, in order to ...
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CIRIA's Accelerated Low Water Corrosion solution
A new form of aggressive, localised corrosion has occurred on unprotected steel marine structures over the past 20 years or so. It affects structures at or around the low water level and is called accelerated low water corrosion (ALWC), lowest astronomical tide corrosion (LAT) or concentrated corrosion.
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NewsConCat hits the road
Kongsberg Maritime and Uniteam International are showcasing the ConCat Survey catamaran.
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Thamesport orders Terbergs
Demonstrations of the innovative turnkey survey platform will take place during the coming months across the UK, USA and Canada.Thamesport has ordered 11 new Terberg terminal tractors. The first of the four YT220s will be leased through Barloworld. The remaining seven will be purchased outright through Transtec Equipment. The tractors ...
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NewsNew radar for VTS
A new X-Band radar system with a ' frequency diversity' technique designed for VTS operations, the Atlas 9760 RTX FD, has been unveiled Atlas Elektronik.
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NewsIf you can't grow out, grow up
Kalmar is to increase the height of the eight Kalmar RTGs currently in operation at Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia. The modification will raise the lifting capacity of the cranes from 1 over 3 to 1 over 5 containers and increase BCT' s handling capacity from an annual 400,000TEUs ...
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Liebherr's Turkish Delight
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has ordered two Liebherrs for its port of Mersin - the first Turkish order for the company.
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NewsScans lead with new oil filtration process
Traditionally known for their green conscience, Scandinavians are constantly pioneering new ideas to make the world a greener place.
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NewsGLOBALISATION IMPACTS STOWAGE
As with many other sectors of the shipping business, towage companies, especially those engaged in providing shiphandling services, are increasingly influenced by the effects of globalisation reports Jack Gaston .
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NewsWHAT'S IT DOING OUT THERE?
In weather sensitive operations the availability of short term, high-resolution data can greatly assist in the effective utilisation of time and equipment, and in optimising the profitability of operations.
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NewsAlimak supervises
A new service from container crane lift specialist Alimak, contains a threefold testing procedure to eliminate all errors before the lift is put into operation. The lift is scrutinised through a 24-hour commissioning test routine, to ensure that the product is flawless and tested at time of delivery, being supervised ...
