Products & Services News – Page 104
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NewsCold ironing info-resource to aid emissions fight
The World Port Climate Initiative has launched a new website to create a one-stop-shop for the latest information on onshore power supplies (OPS) for ports and terminals.
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B&W shiploader for Yarmouth grain facility
Gleadell Agriculture has chosen a shiploader from B&W Mechanical Handling for its brand new grain loading facility currently under construction at the UK’s Port of Great Yarmouth. The 45 metre boom shiploader will be fed by twin integral Samson feeders enabling average rates of 600 – 700 tonnes per hour.
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Exis unveils bolt on US dangerous goods training
Exis Technologies has enhanced its IMDG Code e-learning training tool with the addition of a 49 CFR module to cover US movements of dangerous goods.
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Bromma ups safety offerings
Spreader specialist Bromma has tackled the thorny issue of mis-declared container weights head on with a loading sensing system on its twistlocks.
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NewsFree port podcast service gains following
A free podcast service aimed at port professionals from Coracle Online is picking up a following.
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Recycling tyres into fenders
American company Maritime International has developed a new style of marine fender made entirely from scrap tyres. Its ‘raw material’ is recycled waste tyres which would otherwise be sent to landfill, and the resulting product is being used by Shell, Kinder Morgan, Port of Los Angeles, Valero, Cargill, Motiva, Ergon, ...
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Tyre-maker recycles its water
Two months of operation of water recycling and harvesting rainwater has allowed Goodyear South Africa to save 5.6m litres of water; enough to supply 180 homes for a month. The Uitenhage plant is finding a new use for wastewater from its boiler house, and saving steam condensate. The recovered water ...
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LA gets smarter
Managing the 46 miles of waterfront and more than 350 fixed cameras on site at the Port of Los Angeles can be arduous.
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Kalmar’s Peruvian order
DP World Callao has placed an order for two Kalmar DRF450 reachstackers and two Kalmar DCE80 empty container handlers for its new terminal operations in Peru. Meanwhile, in Asia Yingkou Port Group Corporation has ordered eight Kalmar DRF450 reachstackers and one DCE80 empty container handler. The new machines will ...
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Training provision goes further
GAC Training & Service Solutions Limited (GTSS) is a new initiative that will provide innovative and cost saving training solutions for the LNG and tanker markets, as well as other commodity and maritime sectors. The company will deliver a portfolio of training courses for both seafarers and shore-based shipping ...
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NewsAPM welcomes Apapa simulator
Manufacturer ARI Simulation has delivered a crane simulator at APM Terminals Apapa facility in Nigeria. The simulator, said to be the first of its kind in the West and Central African sub-region, is designed to boost productivity and safety in cargo handling operations.
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NewsEastern orders for Gottwald
With a further order from Lebanon and a follow-up order from Qatar, Gottwald is strengthening its position in the Middle East.
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NewsHydrostatic straddles for Central America
The Port of Acajutla, El Salvador, will be the first container terminal in Central America to use Terex Noell hydrostatic straddle carriers (model NSC 634 H) to improve operational efficiency.
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Further automation for Yilport
Yilport Container Terminal and Port Operators Inc is implementing APS’ container automation solutions at its facility in Gebze (near Istanbul) in Turkey.
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Hakata electric move
Conductix-Wampfler AG has won an order to fit its drive-in technology to 13 existing and four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes in Hakata Port in Fukuoka. The order for the electrification of diesel-powered RTG cranes is eligible for state support under the Japanese government program for CO2 reduction.
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RFID tags could improve safety
New technology which aims to bring significant safety benefits to terminal and yards through the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has just been released.
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NewsSydney improves vision
Sydney Ports Corporation has instructed technology firm SOFRELOG to install a vessel surveillance system for both Port Botany and Port Jackson, to be operational by May 2011. Under a A$12m investment, the system will “improve surveillance and tracking of all vessels including over 4,500 International ship movements a year” said ...
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NewsICTSI Brazil unit gets new RTGs
ICTSI subsidiary Tecon Suape SA (TSSA), recently received eight new rubber-tyred gantries (RTGs) for its Suape Container Terminal.
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Small shifts for bigger gains
Engineers at APM Terminals Algeciras and the University of Cadiz, in Spain has led to a number of terminal equipment design improvements and patents improving both efficiency and safety.
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NewsAutostore order for Szczecin
Central Systems & Automation Ltd is to supply its terminal operating system Autostore to Deutsche Bahn’s Port Szczecin. The implementation will incorporate Autostore Container Terminal Management System, Autostore Warehouse Management System and Autostore Resource Management System.
