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NewsNAVAL TECHNOLOGY SHIELDS THE WATERFRONT
Sophisticated electronics, signal processing, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) and command and control technology developed for naval applications are all being used to makes ports and harbours safer, as David Foxwell writes.
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PORT CONGESTION: GONE OR JUST "SEASONALLY ADJUSTED"?
Ben Hackett further explores the problem and concludes that poor planning is the culprit.
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Hard Choices
Life is about making choices - some harder than others. And choices have consequences. But once a course has been chosen - right or wrong - then what is done is done and anyway it''s usually impossible to reverse back the way you''ve come.
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BACK TO THE FUTURE
The basics of loss prevention are as relevant today as they have always been, counsels TT Club.
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NewsFROM DESTRUCTION TO RECONSTRUCTION
Whatever your views on how contracts for the reconstruction of war-damaged port facilities are awarded, there is an undeniable need for such work to be carried out - usually in double-quick time. Furthermore, such emergency installation, repair, rehabilitation or reconstruction of critical elements of a country''s infrastructure must often be ...
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NewsTHE INTELLIGENT NETWORKED SEAPORT
The seaport industry faces a multitude of pressures. These competitive forces arise from a variety of sources and for a variety of reasons.
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NewsSPMC
Two SPMC super-postPanamax quay cranes are delivered to Xiamen International Container Terminals (XICT). The cranes, with a lifting height of 38 metres, outreach of 56 metres and a lifting capacity of 45 tonnes, are capable of serving the world''s latest generation of mega container vessels.
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NewsKalmar aids Reunion
Port de l''Ile de la Reunion is utilising the port planning and container handling expertise of Kalmar as it begins work on extensive new facilities at Port Est. The port will take into operation 12 four-high CSC450 straddle carriers with twin-lift spreaders and two TRX182 terminal tractors, each with a ...
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NewsInternational Terminal Solutions
International Terminal Solutions (ITS) have announced the successful implementation of their external Automated Trucker Identification system (ATI), to allow the automatic identification of the external truckers, containers carried, and planned positions in the container yard.
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Navis Delivers PrimeRoute for Terminal Tractors
Navis says its new PrimeRoute increases utilization of terminal tractors by estimating the optimal yard work assignment for each available tractor and automatically dispatching it to the appropriate RTG, railhead or quay crane for loading or unloading.
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RESON performs in the East
RESON has sold its SeaBat 8125 multibeam echosounder to Brisbane, Melbourne and Newcastle to support their hydrographic survey and dredging activity within the strict environmental guidelines set by the Australian government. " The imagery that we have been able to produce with the 8125 system has enabled us to have ...
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NewsMSC boosts Kalmar STS order
Kalmar has received an order for five additional super postPanamax STS cranes from MSC Home Terminal, Antwerp on top of the ten cranes ordered last year (the biggest European STS order ever). The new order, due for delivery in 2006, has been placed in response to anticipated future volume growth. ...
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NewsSIMTAG and Savi cooperate
SIMTAG, a consortium of leading companies in manufacturing, transportation and services to logistics involved in the development of an intermodal portal solution, and Savi Technology, have announced a joint field trial based on an existing supply chain transporting meat products from Namibia to Tilbury. The supply chain is part of ...
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NewsLa Spezia opts for Control Techniques
La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), has installed a new container crane from Italian crane maker OMG to boost productivity and cut both turnaround times and downtime.
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NewsPSA ravenous for acquisition
PSA International is unclear whether its bid for Asian Container Terminals Ltd will be allowed to go ahead. Originally, its offer to buy a 50% stake in the terminal from Sun Hung Kai Properties was accepted on 30 November last year.
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NewsTHE FUTURE SEEMS RAIL-MOUNTED
The debate over the best pick of equipment with which to run a terminal yard - the straddle carrier, the rubber tyred gantry (RTG), or the rail mounted gantry (RMG) - has rumbled on for decades, and continues to, as Kevin Chinnery discovers.
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NewsTYPE APPROVAL BRINGS SECTOR INTO LINE
Fender testing and the procedure for reporting fender performance has been a hot topic for many years, ever since the almost universal adoption by consultants and other fender specifiers of the original PIANC testing guidelines back in 1984; but a major milestone was reached recently when the first manufacturer succeeded ...
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NewsTHE NEW KID IN TOWN
A new player, Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), is quietly preparing to emerge onto the international terminal operator scene, writes James Macpherson.
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NewsBOX BUILD-UP
Valencia is getting to grips with the task of adding major new container capacity to meet strong demand, writes Mike Mundy
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NewsI JUST SAT THERE THINKING. . .
When a reporter asked one of the returning astronauts what his secret thoughts had been immediately before the launch he said: " I just sat there thinking that this remarkable piece of hardware had 40,000 components, all of them supplied by the lowest bidder." Just how many crane operators have ...
