All Equipment articles – Page 111
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NewsPMSi and CRG team up
Control Risks Group''s international maritime division has joined forces with PMSi (Port Maritime Security International) to offer a complete security solution throughout the logistics supply chain.
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Lazero Cardenas and Ningpo opt for Navis
Lazaro Cardenas Terminal Portuaria de Contenedores (LCT), operated by Hutchinson Port Holdings, has selected Navis SPARCS, the terminal planning and control software, to optimise container-handling operations at its new terminal.
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NewsLIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS 'THE NEXT BIG THING' IS HERE
The current main driver for change in the port sector, as in the global energy market, is the increasing demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG). As Mike Corkhill reports, for a growing number of ports, LNG represents not only a rapidly expanding traffic but also a major new responsibility.
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Kalmar supplies ASCs to Delta
Rotterdam' s European Container Terminal (ECT) is continuing the expansion of its Delta container terminal with fully automated stacking equipment developed together with Kalmar.
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NewsAntwerp takes 99th MHC from Gottwald
Gottwald has recently supplied an HMK 360 EG MHC to Antwerp Bulk Terminal (ABT), operator of five bulk terminals in the port. The new crane is also the ninety-ninth to be delivered to Belgium by Gottwald. The HMK 360 EG is the largest four-rope grab MHC ever built.
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IHC pulls new orders worth €130m
Besides the orders for a 1,000m 3trailing suction hopper dredger for Iran, three standard cutter suction dredgers and a Delta Pusher, the final order for the construction of a selfpropelled mega cutter suction dredger was received from French customer, SDI, part of Belgian-based DEME.
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NewsHope for liner sector
Drewry Shipping predicts the liner shipping industry is about to enter a period of sustainable growth. The Annual Container Market Review and Forecast 2003/04 provides historic development and five-year projections on supply, demand and pricing matters in the container liner shipping industry.
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NewsKalmar strads for Hesse-Noord Natie..
Belgium' s Hesse-Noord Natie has ordered nine Kalmar EDRIVE ESC straddle carriers for operation in its River Schelde terminals, Quay 869 and Quay 913. This latest order calls for five ESCs with normal spreaders and four with extendable twinlift spreaders equipped with a 50-ton capacity.
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NewsGottwald's fruits of success
HHLA Frucht-und Kuhlzentrum which runs Hamburg' s fruit terminal, has ordered two leading-edge HMK 90 E Mobile Harbour Cranes from Gottwald to enable faster discharging of banana and other fruit cargoes on pallets. The HMK 90 E is a 30-tonne crane with dieselelectric drive. Gottwald says the crane is ideally ...
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New fertilizer terminal for Muuga
UK based AS-C Materials Handling has won a contract for the system design of all mechanical, structural, electrical and control elements at a new fertilizer terminal at Muuga, Estonia. AS-C has also supplied all control components for the facility as well as upgrading and integrating the control system for the ...
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NewsMUSC urges faster uptake
Maritime and Underwater Security Consultants (MUSC) have been made a Recognised Security Organisation (RSO) for Irish ports. The London-based maritime consultants were awarded the status by the government department of Maritime Safety. It means MUSC can now assist port facilities to comply with the security measures enforced by the new ...
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New container sensor system
Three supply chain security companies, E. J. Brooks Company, RAE Systems (AMEX: RAE), and Savi Technology have unveiled an interconnected sensor system that adds new levels of intelligence to cargo containers, enabling them to automatically detect intrusions, sense interior environmental changes in temperature or humidity, detect hazardous cargo such as ...
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NewsSassnitz-Mukran flexes cargo muscles
Europe''s biggest fish processing plant has opened near the port of Sassnitz-Mukran closing a gap in the supply chain between product and consumer in the German Baltic state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The former GDR seaport is better known for its ferry and ro-ro traffic. The settlement of the € 80m Dutch-owned ...
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News..while Patrick goes all the way
Meanwhile Patrick Stevedores of Brisbane has placed an order for 14 Kalmar ESC straddle carriers to be equipped for unmanned operations.
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Ports of the World is out
Lloyd' s List Ports of the World 2004, featuring over 2,600 commercially active ports, has been published. 55 new ports have been added to the two-volume set which costs £ 249/$413.
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NewsGottwald MHC for Tecon
Gottwald Port Technology has sold another 100-tonne HMK 300 E Mobile Harbour Crane to Tecon in the port of Rio Grande on the Uruguay border.
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NewsKalmar's terminal tractors go global
Kalmar' s aim to develop a global production latform for terminal tractors has moved forward with the first units rolling out of its Shanghai assembly plant.
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TT Club to shine the light
Starting next month, the TT Club will be contributing to Port Strategy on the ubiquitous topic of port security.
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NewsSimulation tests viability of the choice
Kalmar is offering a new range of services through its Terminal Development Unit. Its clients can now use a simulation software application for the planning of logistics solutions and investment decisions at various types of container ports.
