Equipment – Page 47

  • News

    MacGregor secures orders worth $50m

    2014-07-20T11:07:00Z

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply its further high efficiency cargo handling solutions for Hyundai Heavy Industries.

  • News

    Liebherr takes Chilean order

    2014-07-20T11:07:00Z

    Ireland-based Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd is to supply three ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes to Chile’s Terminal Pacífico Sur Valparaíso.

  • Unlike standard sodium lighting, LED’s distribute the colours of the spectrum more evenly mimicking natural daylight
    News

    Measuring lighting impact

    2014-07-02T18:49:00Z

    Yazi Fletcher, chief technical officer, Phoenix Products Company, outlined the benefits of LED lighting at this year’s TOC Europe exhibition.

  • SICK says its AOS will ensure "trouble-free" operations
    News

    SICK helps launch “trouble-free” operations

    2014-07-02T17:17:00Z

    Germany-based SICK is making container terminal operations “trouble-free” with a new range of sensor solutions, launched at TOC Europe.

  • News

    Land acquisition eases inland start-ups

    2014-06-30T10:00:00Z

    In bolster its inland ambitions, Rotterdam Port Authority has bought up land for inland terminal development to lease to private companies involved in the logistics sector, all the while retaining its landlord role.

  • On track: Spain's TCB invested in rail connections to better serve its customers
    News

    Moving on out

    2014-06-29T10:00:00Z

    Smart ports have extended their natural boundary to get a foothold in the wider logistics chain. Alex Hughes reports

  • News

    Vision for the future

    2014-06-26T17:56:00Z

    International automotive expert, Vision Systems Automotive, equipped Merford''s port crane cabin with a smart solar protection solution at this week’s TOC Europe exhibition.

  • Russian growth: Far Eastern ports, including Vostochny, are still experiencing growth, but imports are stagnating
    News

    Russian ports' performance

    2014-06-26T17:46:00Z

    Deep sea vs transcontinental transit through Russia and the potential for further development was a hot topic for the TOC Container Supply Chain Conference (CSC) at this year’s TOC Europe exhibition.

  • Student challenge: Sweden’s Blekinge Institute of Technology and the University of Hamburg went head-to-head to tackle "Optimising Landslide Container Traffic Flow and the Terminal Interchange"
    News

    Nurturing new talent in the ports sector

    2014-06-26T16:49:00Z

    Trucker troubles: something the North American ports have become only too accustomed to over the last year where there have been strikes on the back of congestion and waiting times.

  • The seven straddle carriers have resulted in a 37% decrease in fuel consumption compared to a conventional diesel-electric machine
    News

    Kalmar sets emissions benchmark

    2014-06-26T16:42:00Z

    Kalmar’s hybrid straddle carriers, delivered to MSC Home Terminal in Antwerp earlier this year, have set the industry benchmark for fuel consumption and emissions.

  • PEMA Forum: The PEMA safety panel emphasised that 50% of insurance claims are caused by equipment
    News

    Ten years of PEMA

    2014-06-26T12:38:00Z

    The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014, which it helped mark by a special programme of educational activities and events at TOC Europe this week.

  • Shipping south: The southern route can be less expensive and save fuel says Contship Italia
    News

    Italian operator eyes bigger picture

    2014-06-26T11:49:00Z

    Italian port operator and logistics expert, Contship Italia, is eyeing the bigger picture from a strategic point of view and wants to do more transhipment business across Europe.

  • ABB said customers are recognising that automation can not only increase productivity, but also improve safety
    News

    Moving forward with automation

    2014-06-26T11:25:00Z

    ABB Group''s cranes and harbour business is entering the delivery phase for the remote control crane order boom it received back in 2012.

  • News

    Even coverage

    2014-06-26T10:00:00Z

    Optimising application of coatings is just as important as the choice of coating, explains Rachael Doyle

  • The new tower variant has been extended by 4.3m compared to the short tower design
    News

    New Terex option for operators

    2014-06-25T14:50:00Z

    Terex Port Solutions is giving terminal operators another option for handling vessels up to post-Panamax class with a high tower variant of its diesel-electric Gottwald Model 5 harbour crane.

  • Andy Barrons
    News

    Navis wishes for better integration knowledge

    2014-06-25T12:04:00Z

    The industry needs to address the knowledge gap on the integration, capability and implementation of software systems today, according to Navis.

  • AMPT leases around 484 acres at POLA, where it will raise its cranes to better serve large vessels
    News

    APMT reaches new heights

    2014-06-20T16:26:00Z

    APM Terminals’ (APMT) request to raise the height of 14 existing cranes at its Port of Los Angeles (POLA) terminal, has been approved by the Los Angeles Board of Harbour Commissioners.

  • P3: Maersk said that it will achieve its objectives for a more efficient network with or without the network Photo: Chris Zielecki
    News

    P3 alliance scrapped

    2014-06-17T16:36:00Z

    Maersk Line says that the P3 shipping alliance has been scrapped following non-approval by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) in China under the country’s merger control rules.

  • Auto save: Pelindo III makes 'historic' order
    News

    Konecranes in ARTG operational first

    2014-06-10T11:29:00Z

    Konecranes’ supply of a comprehensive automated rubber-tyred gantry crane system to Indonesian state-owned terminal operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III) will create the world’s first commercially operational ARTG system.

  • News

    Closing the security ‘gap’

    2014-06-05T11:46:00Z

    The ‘gap in the fence’ of port security has been the focus of a new, autonomous underwater vessel (AUV) trialled by BMT Group at the Port of Lisbon this week.