Equipment – Page 83
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Hyster's compact series
Hyster has boosted its Fortens'' forklift truck range with an 8-9 tonne capacity series. The manufacturer says the H8.0-9.0FT series is well suited to industries such as paper, wood, beverage, metals, ports, automotive or construction materials. With a wheelbase of 2,450mm, the forklift is one of the smallest in its ...
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NewsLeave it to the experts
Hydrographic surveying is "definitely best left to the experts", says William Heaps, chairman of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS).
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NewsA clear understanding
Effective hydrographic surveying demands a great deal more than simply buying in the latest equipment or calling in outside contractors, as Felicity Landon explains
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ICTSI Ecuador handling first
International Container Terminal Services Inc''s Ecuador unit has taken delivery of three new ZPMC quay cranes and eight rubber-tyred gantry cranes. The container handling equipment is the first of its type to be introduced in Ecuador.
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Liebherr wins repeat Jeddah order
Liebherr has won a contract to supply six megamax ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes and ten rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTG) to the Jeddah North Container Terminal.
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Crane sensors could save thousands
Mutual insurer TT Club has recommended that port and terminal operators fit electronic sensor devices to all quayside crane booms to prevent them accidentally colliding.
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TSB supports Gothenburg
Sweden''s Port of Gothenburg has awarded a second software contract to Total Soft Bank to install the provider''s Port Logistics Unifying System in place of the port''s vessel traffic management system.
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Kalmar moves crane production to Asia
Kalmar has announced that the design and construction of its quayside gantry cranes is to move to Asia, from where cranes will be sold to terminals around the world.
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NewsThe long chill
Twist-locks and other high-wear metal components that get pounded in port could see their working lives extended through a new treatment process.
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Bromma hits high
Spreader manufacturer Bromma set an all-time sales record in 2008, spurning the downturn in the economic markets.
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NewsOvercoming the logistics
Faced with a handling challenge at Herne Container Terminal in Germany, port equipment manufacturer Hyster came up with an innovative solution.
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Megamax out in Middle East
The Port of Khorfakkan Department of Seaports and Customs has ordered four tandem lift megamax container cranes from Liebherr.
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NewsFending off the problems
Fender specialist start-up, SystemFender aims to help keep fenders in one piece for longer, with solutions to extend operating life while keeping down costs - without sacrificing safety or efficiency.
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Kalmar's 4,500th straddle carrier
Kalmar has delivered its 4,500th straddle carrier to Eurogate at Bremerhaven, Germany.
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Electric RTGs for multipurpose port
Livorno port in Italy has invested in a set of six all-electric RTGs from Kalmar. Two cranes have just been delivered and the rest are expected in the summer of 2009.
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NewsA century on the Thames
An exhibition embracing everything from Polar expeditions to 1930''s Christmas parties is being opened to tell the stories behind the well-known face of the Port of London Authority.
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Specialised solution for aluminium firm
Finnish truck manufacturer Meclift is supplying two of its specialised trucks for loading aluminium bundles into 20ft and 40ft containers. Qatar Aluminium is paying ¢ 1.2m ($1.6m) for the 30 tonne variable reach trucks with customised lifting attachments.
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NewsHandling equipment "fire hazard" warning
Insurance mutual TT Club has strongly urged all operators of mobile equipment to raise awareness of the risk of hydraulic fires.
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NewsSoftware boosts Subic Bay
International Container Terminal Services Inc''s new Subic Bay container terminal has boosted its gate efficiency through new software.
