All Equipment articles – Page 46
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NewsEnergy efficiency top of the agenda
In the first meeting of a new European energy efficiency project a number of developments were agreed upon that aim to push the port industry towards more efficient operational models.
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NewsContinued slow growth for ports
Global ports continued to experience slowed growth during the third quarter of 2014, according to the latest Global Port Development Report, which is largely due to insufficient shipping volume along the Chinese and American coasts.
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NewsCranes for Manila
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) will supply six additional Terex rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Manila North Harbor Port Inc. (MNHPI), the latest example of intense demand for its port equipment in Asia.
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NewsTerex eco-friendly gantry cranes for Ningbo
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) will supply ten eco-friendly E-RTGs to the Yuandong Terminal at the Port of Ningbo which are currently in production at its facility in Xiamen, China.
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NewsStaying special
Are free trade and special economic zones still a differentiating feature for ports, asks Felicity Landon
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NewsMore Konecranes carriers for USA
Konecranes is to supply eight more straddle carriers to the USA’s Maher Terminals LLC, which when delivered, will take Maher’s Konecranes fleet to 27.
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NewsXVELA launch to solve port productivity limitations
A new Navis company and cloud-based vessel stowage collaboration platform is set to improve productivity in ports, which has been affected by the introduction of mega vessels and carrier alliances.
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NewsForklift ‘first’ points to emission-free future
A collaboration between UK-based Briggs Equipment and Honda has resulted in the production of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered truck that relies entirely on renewable energy sources – a milestone in the development of forklift truck design.
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NewsStop the spread
Ebola has forced a tightening up of health regulation enforcement, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsTime to step up
While AIS has its benefits, ports need to move past simple identification, as Martin Rushmere explains
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NewsGetting more for less
Carly Fields spoke with Navis’ Frederik Stork about the need for the company’s optimisation team to boost productivity
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NewsInvesting in developing countries
Some of the world’s largest asset management and private equity firms have joined together in a new initiative which may help to unlock billions of dollars for private investment in infrastructure in the developing world.
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NewsGreen RTG orders
As we move in the last quarter of 2014, there have been a spate of green RTG orders from leading port equipment suppliers Liebherr and Kalmar.
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STS air draft issues causing headaches
Reports have surfaced claiming that brand new super-post-panamax cranes ordered specifically to enable box terminals to handle the largest ships afloat are experiencing air draft issues.
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NewsInteractive truck training
The importance of training is paramount to achieving efficient operations and terminal productivity, but the issue of how it is delivered is quite complex and can be expensive and ineffective if it’s approached in the wrong way.
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Konecranes RTGs for Guatemala
Konecranes is to deliver five rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for Grup TCB-owned Terminal de Contendores Quetzal SA (TCQ) in Guatemala.
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NewsHybriLift technology at Antwerp
Finland''s Mantsinen Group Ltd has delivered a Mantsinen 200 M HybriLift to Cuypers Vorkliften at the Port of Antwerp in Belgium.
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NewsKalmar to boost Felixstowe efficiency
Kalmar is to help boost efficiency at the UK’s Port of Felixstowe with the delivery of four reachstackers for laden handling.
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NewsLase and Visy take on damage detection
Germany’s Lase Industrielle Lasertechnik has teamed up with Finland’s Visy to produce a “game-changing” product series, developed to enable the automatic detection of damage to containers, without disturbing the workflow.
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NewsFollow up crane order
Terex Port Solutions has won a follow up order for a second Model 5 mobile harbour diesel-electric G HMK 5506 variant crane for the Lübeck Cargo Terminal.
