All Equipment articles – Page 48

  • 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"
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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.

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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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.

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    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.

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    Liebherr orders flood in

    2014-05-28T10:59:00Z

    Liebherr Maritime Cranes has seen a flood of orders, including what it calls an “important order” for its mobile harbour crane (LHM) range from a purchasing association of Algerian port operators.

  • Next generation: The new C-series spans the entire Konecranes range of lift products
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    Konecranes presents next generation lift trucks

    2014-05-22T17:12:00Z

    Konecranes’ new C series of lift trucks, revealed at the CeMat exhibition in Germany this week, has been developed to enhance safety, comfort and productivity.

  • New version: The new ECG50-90 truck is designed for use in challenging environments
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    Kalmar reveals ‘revised’ forklifts

    2014-05-22T10:34:00Z

    Kalmar has launched new ‘revised’ versions of the electric forklift truck at the CeMAT exhibition in Hannover, Germany.

  • New heights: SANY’s new Tier 4 reach stacker promises to be even smarter
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    SANY reaches new heights

    2014-05-21T15:35:00Z

    SANY Germany is introducing its new Tier 4 reach stacker at the CEMAT exhibition in Hannover, Germany, this week.

  • Strong start: Bromma's STS spreaders are proving popular
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    Orders flood in for Bromma

    2014-05-15T16:39:00Z

    Stockholm-based Bromma has seen the orders flood in so far this year, increasing its order intake by 20% compared to the same period in 2013.

  • The cranes are of the G HPK 8200 B four-rope-grab variant for use off the coast of Kalimantan
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    More capacity, more RTGs

    2014-05-07T17:34:00Z

    As more terminals are increasing capacity as a result of an increase in demand, equipment companies Kalmar and Konecranes are receiving new and repeat orders for rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes.

  • Konecranes' STS will help the Port of Oslo reduce noise emissions
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    Konecranes, Kalmar and Navis in demand

    2014-04-28T15:07:00Z

    The Port of Oslo is working to strict noise and CO2 emissions limits and has ordered two of Konecranes’ quietest Panamax-size Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes to help.

  • Front runner: some countries, such as the Netherlands, are ahead of the pack on Single Window implementation. Credit: Erwyn van der Meer
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    Getting on with ANNA

    2014-04-28T10:00:00Z

    The ANNA project was born out of the frustration of EU member states that claimed they didn’t have the clarity they needed in connection with Directive 2010/65, enforcing the ''Single Window'' concept. It started out as a working group and was later established as a project co-financed by the EU ...