All Equipment articles – Page 60
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Strainstall tackles container weighing debate
As the container weighing debate powers on, Strainstall has developed its own system “specifically developed to enable port authorities, shipping companies and couriers to establish the exact weight of containers”.
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Konecranes places gantry crane order
Konecranes has booked orders for nine rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Bolloré Group.
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Port of Liverpool extends carrier fleet
In the United Kingdom, the Port of Liverpool has announced the purchase of six straddle carriers, bringing the fleet to 40.
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Libra Terminals orders truck gate systems
Brazilian operator Libra Terminals has placed an order for 20 OCR truck gate systems with Israel’s HTS.
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DPW supplies cranes for Jebel Ali port
DP World has signed agreements with Trans Gulf Port Cranes and ZPMC for the supply of 19 ship-to-shore quay cranes and 50 rail mounted gantry cranes for its 4m teu Terminal 3 development at Jebel Ali.
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NewsUK ports benefit from 3G access
Mobile network, Three, has launched a national campaign with the help of the Merchant Navy Welfare Board, to provide 500,000MB of free mobile internet access to ports across the UK.
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NewsBig data, small operations
Keeping control of the container chain has proved tricky in the past, finds Stevie Knight
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Terex makes Maasvlakte II inroads
Terex Port Solutions has won orders from APM Terminals and Rotterdam World Gateway to equip both operators’ new container terminals on Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte II site.
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Gottwald small crane launched
Demag subsidiary Gottwald Port Technology has unveiled its new Model 2 Harbour Crane, designed with the needs of smaller terminals and river ports in mind.
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Cargotec SmartPort first
Cargotec has landed its first SmartPort automation order, to be integrated into 110 existing terminal tractors and 23 quay cranes at Malta Freeport Terminals.
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Megamax order for Liebherr
Liebherr Container Cranes has secured an order for a pair of high-tech Megamax cranes from Maher Terminals for its Port of New York/New Jersey terminal.
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Three’s a charm for Konecranes
Konecranes has won its third RTG order from Turkey, this time for eight fully-electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes.
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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
