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NewsCorrosion bug needs careful consideration
Accelerated Low Water Corrosion – a bacteriological attack on steel – has in the past contributed to the loss of two thirds of the structural design life of many quay walls before major maintenance, says UK specialist Nuttall John Martin.
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NewsFinal piece of jigsaw
In signing up Japanese car carrier experts NYK and K Line to its car terminal ambitions, PSA has cemented Singapore’ s number one position, writes Wing Kah-goh
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NewsHydraulic inroads
With thousands of fixed and rail-mounted slewing jib cranes around the globe nearing the end of their useful working lives,dry bulk terminals are seeking to replace them with more flexible units. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsDitch the cables for faster,more cost efficient handling
Forget traditional cable-operated mobile harbour cranes, hydraulic units have a better overall performance, provide higher levels of operator comfort, generate improved cost efficiency, are more operationally precise, are lighter and highly flexible.
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Crane Upgrades & Cab Design Container Handling
Port operators can inject new energy into tired cranes by upgrading and modernising.Alex Hughes investigates
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NewsWhen u[grades become a serious consideration
Obsolescence can sometimes be a key driver in the quest for crane upgrades, as Gottwald company spokesperson Peter Klein explains.
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NewsAdded value
Manufacturer Gottwald views crane upgrades as just another service to its clients, as Alex Hughes finds out
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Making a business case for upgrades
An investment return on a crane upgrade can be made in less than ten years, according to Kalmar’ s Gert Jan Doornewaard.
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NewsSmarter box moves
Well-designed and implemented container terminal management systems can make a huge difference to productivity, as David Foxwell finds out
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NewsTop to bottom control
Central Systems & Automation in the UK cites the example of the container terminal management system at the Port of Waterford in Ireland as an excellent example of how technology can help container terminals respond to the challenges facing them. A key commercial pressure facing Waterford Container Terminal (WCT) is ...
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NewsWhere's my box?
Customers want to know exactly where their container is in the supply chain and terminals need to have the information at their fingertips. David Foxwell reports
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Keeping abreast of the container tracking trail
Despite the most advanced software solutions in use, every terminal will occasionally misplace containers, particularly if drivers may not always be able to correctly execute the instructions they receive. To avoid this, Cosmos in Belgium has integrated differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology into its applications, resulting in higher operational ...
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SYRIA SIGNS FOR LIEBHERR
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has ordered two new Liebherr LHM 400 mobile harbour cranes for its new Tartous container terminal concession in Syria.
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KONE NETS UKRAINE ORDERS
Odessa''s HPC Ukraina has ordered four rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) Konecranes cranes for Odessa Sea Trade Port, a subsidiary of HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH.
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KALMAR RENTAL COUP
Sweden''s largest timber products company has agreed a multi-year rental contract with Kalmar for 31 specially developed forklift trucks.
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LARNE VTS UPGRADE
The UK''s Port of Larne is to upgrade its vessel tracking system (VTS), currently consisting of two radar sites, closed-circuit TV and recording system,VHF recording and three VTS operator workplaces.
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Piraeus Port loses box traffic
Piraeus Port Authority posted revenue growth of 2.9% in 2006, when it generated ¢ 144.1m ($195m). However, the increase would have been more had the port not been hit by several strikes during the last few months of the year.
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Humber sets legal first with wildlife project
A landmark legal agreement between industry and conservationists has led to the creation of more than 60 hectares of wildlife habitat at a cost of £ 3.5m.
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NewsChina Shipping swaps Spanish services
China Shipping has moved its prestigious AEX-1 service, which links the Far East with northern Europe, from Marítima Valenciana in Valencia to TCB in Barcelona.
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NewsJadeWeserPort crosses planning hurdle
Construction of Germany''s new ¢ 950m ($1.3bn) super-containerport at Wilhelmshaven is set to begin in earnest this summer after planning permission was approved.
