Products & Services News – Page 64

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    DBA wins Baku contract

    2016-06-21T15:40:00Z

    The DBA Group has reached an agreement with Baku International Sea Trade Port to supply architecture and engineering services for the new Port of Baku in Alat.

  • Ports need to prepare for the worst. Credit: Equipe Integrada
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    Contingency planning now essential for VGM

    2016-06-21T14:09:00Z

    Just days until the enforcement date of the IMO’s SOLAS amendment on container weighing, the industry is being told to put contingency plans in place as upwards of 70% of containers are expected at ports without a verified gross mass come July 1, according to ICHCA International.

  • MoorMaster AMS units during At Sea Demonstrations
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    Cavotec nets second combined MoorMaster order

    2016-06-20T16:38:00Z

    Cavotec has announced that it has won a second order for its combined MoorMaster and battery charging system for a hybrid passenger ferry application in Finland.

  • Kalmar FastCharge technology aiming to expand
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    Kalmar FastCharge expansion

    2016-06-17T13:11:00Z

    Kalmar has announced that it will expand FastCharge technology into its hybrid straddle and shuttle carrier product portfolio.

  • Konecranes presented a new Static Weighing System at TOC Europe
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    Static Weighing System at TOC

    2016-06-16T09:27:00Z

    Konecranes Life Trucks announced a new container weighing system at TOC Europe in Germany.

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    Konecranes launches new RMG

    2016-06-15T13:17:00Z

    BOXPORTER - Konecranes new rail mounted gantry (RMG) crane – promises a smarter cabin offering the “clearest view in intermodal container handling”.

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    Kalmar unveils business intelligence solution

    2016-06-15T13:17:00Z

    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has introduced a new product for real-time visibility of terminal productivity and performance, called Kalmar Insight.

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    JLT completes delivery to large Scandinavian port

    2016-06-15T13:17:00Z

    JLT Mobile Computers, a developer and manufacturer of computers for demanding environments, has delivered 70 rugged vehicle-mount VERSO 12 computers to an undisclosed container port in Scandinavia.

  • Terex updated simulator training
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    Terex launches new training program

    2016-06-15T13:17:00Z

    Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has launched a newly-designed training program for harbour crane operators, building on years of experience of its instructors with simulator training courses.

  • The ContiFlexBox tyre management system enables drivers and fleet managers to manage their fleets in a safe, efficient, and environmentally-friendly way
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    Efficient tyre management

    2016-06-15T12:45:00Z

    Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) is presenting new products from its extensive port tyre range and launching a new tyre management system at this year’s TOC Europe.

  • Hyster aims to increase fuel efficiency and reduce cost
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    Fuel efficient cargo processes

    2016-06-15T12:45:00Z

    Hyster addressed options for fast, fuel efficient cargo processes and handling equipment at this year’s Terminal Operators Conference (TOC) in Hamburg.

  • Liebherr has released a new range of material handlers, including the LH 110 C High Rise Port Litronic
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    Liebherr unveils latest material handlers

    2016-06-14T14:04:00Z

    Manufacturing giant, Liebherr, has presented the LH 110 C High Rise Port Litronic material handler at construction trade fair, bauma 2016.

  • New LiDAT smartApp will use big data to optimise cargo handling.
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    Liebherr launches smartApp

    2016-06-09T09:06:00Z

    Liebherr is extending its product range of IT tools and services with the launch of the LiDAT smartApp, a telematic system that promises to optimise the cargo handling performance of cranes and related processes by utilising big data analytics.

  • Communication is key to successful implementation of the VGM requirements, ICHCA concluded.
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    ICHCA calls for collaborative communication on VGM

    2016-06-09T09:06:00Z

    With under one month to go until the SOLAS verified gross mass (VGM) regulation enters in force, less than 15% of International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member States have issued guidelines on how they plan to enforce the amendment, according to ICHCA International.

  • News

    Visy ‘captures’ Estonia order

    2016-06-08T10:04:00Z

    Finland-based Visy Oy, specialist in gate automation and port technology, has been awarded a contract to supply Estonia stevedoring company, Transiidikeskuse, with TopView, an imaging and optimal character recognition (OCR) system for container handling equipment (CHE) spreaders.

  • The Kalmar straddle carriers will be delivered in Q3 2016
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    DP World orders 10 Kalmar hybrid strads

    2016-06-07T10:52:00Z

    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to deliver 10 diesel-electric straddle carriers to DP World’s West Swanson Terminal in Melbourne, Australia.

  • The Port of Felixstowe has placed an order with Bromma for its VGM weighing system
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    Felixstowe opts for Bromma VGM solution

    2016-05-31T11:34:00Z

    The Port of Felistowe has selected spreader manufacturing giant, Bromma, to supply spreader twistlock based weighing systems in preparation for new SOLAS regulations that require shippers to obtain the verified gross mass (VGM) of packed containers in advance of ship stow planning.

  • Auto store: Amazon employs Kiva robots in its warehouses to deliver a 20% reduction in operating costs. Credit: JBLM PAO
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    Whatever you want

    2016-05-27T10:43:00Z

    Warehouses and ports need to adapt to seismic shifts in consumer expectations. Felicity Landon reports

  • Law-bound: North America is described as the "most overregulated place on the planet", a problem for agents. Credit: Port of Long Beach
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    Double agent

    2016-05-27T10:42:00Z

    Independent ship agents weigh up better IT with increased officialdom, finds Martin Rushmere

  • BGT has installed the Navis Sparcs N4 TOS at its terminal in Umm Qasr
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    ICTSI Iraq goes live with Navis TOS

    2016-05-26T09:30:00Z

    Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), owned by International Container Terminal Service, Inc., and the leading container terminal in Umm Qasr in Iraq, has announced the successful implementation of the Navis Sparcs N4 terminal operating system.