Equipment – Page 113
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Acajutla doubles throughput
Following 12 months of upgrading work El Salvador''s main box terminal at the port of Acajutla forecasts throughput rising to 50,000TEU in 2003 compared to 41,000TEU the year before and just 12,000TEU in 2001. The traffic increase is the result of the introduction of a private operator raising productivity from ...
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TTS trailer trestles promise manpower savings
Gothenburg-based TTS Ships Equipment, the ro-ro access equipment developer, has unveiled a new design of ro-ro trailer trestle with a built in cargo-lashing system.
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ISPS guide published
A new guide providing a useful insight into the complexities of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code which enters into force on 1 July 2004, has been published.
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Former commandos unite for ISPS deadline
A company specialising in training company and ship security officers in compliance with the ISPS Code has been formed by two maritime security specialists with nearly 50 years merchant navy and Special Forces experience between them.
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NewsHarbour towage sector looks to lower manning
Jack Gaston explains why compact and manoeuvrable harbour tugs are the future.
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NewsWhat to do with the empties?
To remain viable, container terminals must implement effective management strategies for handling empty boxes, writes Benedict Young
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NewsDFDS Tor Line go for rental
DFDS Tor Line has expanded its rental and maintenance agreement with Kalmar to cover its terminal in Maasvlakte, Holland and the North Sea Terminal in Norway.
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Retrofitting Smartrail
Kalmar' s automatic steering and container position verification system, Smartrail, introduced in 1997, has been granted an international patent.
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Atlas Copco provide site power at Hong Kong's Terminal Nine
Jv contractors Hyundai and China Civil Engineering Construction are using Atlas Copco portable compressors and generating sets for quay wall piling works on Hong Kong' s new six-berth container terminal.
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Long Beach Beefs Up Security..
The US West Coast port of Long Beach has called for tenders for a video surveillance system that will include up to 50 cameras and is estimated to cost around US$5.5m.
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Massive Crane Order
Yantian International Terminals has placed a massive order for 57 container cranes with Chinese crane builder Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co.
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NewsGottwald adds Wide Span Gantry cranes
Gottwald Port Technology is supplying four of its new Wide Span Gantry (WSG) cranes to riverside terminals on the Rhine.
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..and Cleans-Up Its Act
The port has also recently announced its intention to use cleaner-burning diesel fuel in all terminal equipment and to fit the equipment with pollution control devices.
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APM Terminals at Constantza using TOPS through VAR arrangement
APM Terminals of Copenhagen has signed a contract for support of its TOPS terminal optimisation software system in Constantza with Global Transportation Solutions (GTS).
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New safety tracking system unveiled at Dover
Vessels passing through the Dover Strait will be among the safest in the world following the recent launch of the latest in ship safety and surveillance by Alistair Darling, British Secretary of State for Transport.
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Spy in the Box
911 continues to prompt the ongoing application of new technology in the container system designed to prevent terrorist acts and as a useful bi-product reduce cargo crime; one of the latest innovations being All Set Tracking''s " Smart and Secure" electronic seal for containers.
