Products & Services News – Page 94
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Fos opens gate to CAMCO
Gate specialist CAMCO Technologies is to supply its Gate Automation system to the greenfield MSC terminal in Fos-sur-Mer, France.
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Cargotec testing centre on track
Manufacturer Cargotec is to invest E35m ($48.4m) in a testing centre in Tampere, Finland.
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NewsLasstec helps prevent accidental lifting
An incident on the quay, caused by twistlocks not being fully disengaged or getting jammed in the castings, can hold-up operations and result in costly repairs.
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Liebherr awarded Moroccan contract
Liebherr Container Cranes has secured an order for the supply of two ship-to-shore cranes to Marsa Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
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Blog to aid port decision makers
Trelleborg Marine Systems has launched a blog for port owners, contractors and consultants to encourage knowledge sharing.
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Halcrow to move under CH2M HILL
Global engineering and construction firm CH2M HILL is to spend £124m on its purchase of consultant Halcrow.
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NewsMaersk calls ports to the table
Describing 2009 as “a year we would rather forget”, Lars Oestergaard Nielsen, managing director UAE, Qatar, Oman & Iran, Maersk Line has called on the ports industry to help it level out peaks and troughs.
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NewsTrelleborg secures new contract with Salerno Port
Trelleborg Marine Systems has secured a new contract to supply Super Cone Fenders and Tee Head bollards to Salerno Port in Italy.
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NewsKeeping the detail in view
It’s not the information you have but what you do with it – this is the message from James Cutler of emapsite.
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NewsSmaller feeders face marginalisation
The recent wave of newbuilding contracts for vessels of over 8,000 teu will start to tell on the ports themselves, as smaller feeder facilities start feeling the impact of the increases.
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Nigerian order for Konecranes
Konecranes has received an order for ten Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes from Ports and Cargo Handling Services Ltd in Lagos, Nigeria.
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APS wins Rio crane automation carnival
The MultiRio container terminal in Rio de Janeiro has awarded APS Technology Group a crane automation solution project.
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Konecranes' temporary layoffs
Konecranes has said it is starting negotiations regarding possible temporary layoffs in Finland in response to what it calls a “weakened demand” for its machine-tool services.
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NewsLight masts star in radio role
Taking an innovative stance on fast deployment and cost savings, one US container facility is making light fittings double up as radio masts.
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NewsPorts need clearer piracy procedures
Ports in piracy-threatened regions must make clear how they will accommodate armed guards and issue transparent guidelines to shipowners and operators, Dom Mee, president of Protection Vessels International, has warned.
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Tideworks TOS to service APL
Tideworks is to implement its TOS solutions at APL’s new intermodal facility in Joliet, Illinois. Scheduled to go live in the fourth quarter of 2011, the project will serve APL’s customers in Chicago and the surrounding areas, and will eventually replace its existing Chicago container facility.
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Fender choices driven by price
Price-driven fender purchases could “increase costs and reduce the efficiency of ports over the longer-term”, according to research from Trelleborg Marine Systems.
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NewsChallenging a communication culture
Ineffective communication could be losing port and terminal operations significant sums of hard money. Or, as Captain John Wright of WrightWay Training told Port Strategy, “One plus one plus one doesn’t always equal three.”
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NewsClean fuel will save lives in port areas
A research paper published this week showed that air pollution near ports and next to shipping lanes drops dramatically when vessels shift to cleaner, low-sulphur fuels.
