Equipment – Page 60
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Tratos wins Jebel Ali contract
DP World has awarded a reeling cable installation contract to Tratos Cavi for its cranes at Jebel Ali port.
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NewsTransas launches port management system
Swedish marine software company, Transas Marine, has launched its Port Management Information Systems (PMIS) – an efficient management solution for ports.
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NewsCargotec unloaders for multiple ports
Finnish cargo company, Cargotec, has received orders for new mobile Siwertell units from ports in Turkey, Denmark and Sweden.
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Piracy statistics make grim reading
The latest International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre statistics show that 20 vessels were hijacked worldwide in the first six months of 2012, with a total number of 334 crew members taken hostage.
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NewsA supporting role
Ports should embrace the opportunities presented by combating modern day piracy, advises HFW''s Katie Lenko
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NewsCargotec wins major Australian carrier order
Finnish cargo equipment company, Cargotec, has won an order to deliver 44 automated straddle carrier systems (AutoStrad) and related automation technology to Australian port operator Asciano’s container terminal at Port Botany in Sydney.
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NewsSoft options needed firming up
Kuwait’s huge Mubarak Al Kabeer port project had “very difficult” ground conditions says Bob Gascoigne of Royal Haskoning. Soft clay and silt went down 25 metres, so dredging it all out was uneconomic to say the least.
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NewsA leg to stand on
Stevie Knight explains the merits of getting dredging contractors onboard from the off
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NewsCapacity growth to lag future demand
Global container port throughput is forecast to surpass 800m teu by 2017, but port capacity growth will remain 6% below demand growth, according to the latest port sector report from Drewry Maritime Research.
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NewsBMT provides port planning for Sime
BMT Asia Pacific, a BMT Group Ltd subsidiary, will be providing port planning for Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Berhad as it prepares to expand its Weifang Port, Shandong province, China.
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NewsMIRA aims to make ports safer
MIRA, a UK engineering company specialising in delivering automotive technology to the defence sector, is exploring port security as a potential commercial market.
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NewsGrandweld tugs for Khalifa Port
Dubai''s Grandweld Shipyards recently delivered two new 55 tonne bollard pull escort tugboats to Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi, and a special ceremony was held to mark the occasion.
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NewsNew fender system from Trelleborg
Trelleborg Marine Systems’ has received patent for its new DFM (design or maintenance) fender system.
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NewsCavotec wins landmark order
Engineering group, Cavotec has won an order to supply a Mediterranean sea port with 18 MoorMaster automated mooring units for a container handling application.
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NewsCovering the great outdoors
Luceor WiMESH Systems has spotlighted three pressing problems with outdoor wireless communication systems: flexibility (outdoor coverage has to deal with topology which often changes over time); integration with the existing infrastructure, and also mobility.
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NewsMaking communications count
Are ports using the latest technology facilities for communication, asks John Bensalhia
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NewsBarge transport gets more efficient
Transportation by barge is an ecological and cost effective alternative to rail and truck – and Bühler, the German dry cargo and grain logistics expert, is aiming to make this mode of transport even more competitive.
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NewsSantos Brazil to get automated
The second largest terminal in Brazil, Tecondi, is set to get automated – it has just awarded an integrated OCR project to Hi-Tech Solutions (HTS), a specialist in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and computer vision systems.
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NewsGreenPort Congress programme released
The programme has just been released for this year''s GreenPort Congress taking place from 3-5 October 2012 and hosted by the Marseille Fos Port Authority.
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NewsShore power inaugerated at Rotterdam
Since the first shore based power system was activated at the Stena Line terminal in Rotterdam last month – the new system has been inaugurated by the partners involved in the project.
