Products & Services News – Page 99
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Liverpool’s straddle carrier solution
The Royal Seaforth Container Terminal at the Port of Liverpool, has invested in a real time location system for its fleet of 34 straddle carriers.
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Patrick works in the dark
Patrick’s AutoStrad Terminal at the Port of Brisbane in Australia has become the first container terminal in the world to operate its night shifts in relative darkness.
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New cranes for Fos
The first ship-to-shore cranes have been delivered to one of the Fos 2XL container terminals being developed at Marseilles Fos under public-private partnership.
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Spreader market developments
Bromma says that it is seeing recent favourable developments including a geographically diverse source for 75 spreaders in November alone – the strongest month of the past year.
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NewsFlexible shiploader for Coquimbo
A fully integrated but still completely mobile system has been installed at the Port of Coquimbo in Chile for loading copper concentrate at rates of up to 1,000 tonnes per hour.
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Real-time software for box operations
Flagship, a part EU-funded maritime transport project, has successfully implemented a real-time optimisation system targeting congestion in container terminals.
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Imtech and VSTEP get together
Imtech Marine & Offshore and VSTEP will be co-operating in a bid to deliver innovative maritime training simulators to the market.
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NewsDelaying operational maintenance a risky strategy
Adopting a ‘prevention rather than cure’ approach to operational maintenance will save ports time and money, according to Trelleborg Marine Systems.
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NewsPlaying in the mud
Answers aren’t always obvious. Take the Port of Emden, in Germany which was probably the first big study on what is called ‘fluid mud’.
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NewsSmall is beautiful
Los Angeles has devised a program to nurture entrepreneurs by making sure that the smallest of enterprises will gain access to the port’s professional service and construction contracts.
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Big orders for Kalmar tractors
Over the last five months Cargotec has received contracts to supply a total of 200 Kalmar terminal tractors to Parsec Inc - the intermodal division of Cincinnati-based O/B Leasing.
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Tideworks unfurls latest mainsail
Tideworks has launched the next generation of its terminal operating system, Mainsail Vanguard.
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Yilport marks Navis/APS first
Turkey’s Yilport Container Terminal has integrated ZES’ Navis SPARCS N4 terminal operating solution with APS Technology’s Automated Gate System, Ship-to-Shore Crane OCR and MatchMaker Rubber Tyred Gantry OCR systems.
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Automatic reporting for G-POS
ITS has added fully automated job step reporting to its G-POS RTLS (Real Time Location System).
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NewsPIANC studies berthing speed
A PIANC working group is preparing a report on actual berthing speeds and the direction of approaching vessels under various environmental conditions.
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Cargotec’s handling gains
Générale de Manutention Portuaire at the port of Le Havre in France has ordered 14 Kalmar Edrive straddle carriers from Cargotec.
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Hydraulic hybrid first for Cargotec
Cargotec has marked a world first with the launch of its Kalmar hydraulic hybrid drive terminal tractor. Paired with the Kalmar Ottawa 4x2 off-highway terminal tractor, the hydraulic hybrid system will initially be available to customers operating in North America.
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NewsTransas targets shore-based pilotage
Transas recently launched its Navi-Harbour 4.3, providing functionality enhancements in radar processing, and record and play back usability, among other things.
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MGI launches online customs regs tool
Software specialist MGI has launched its M-customs online electronic data exchange to facilitate the implementation of Import Control System (ICS) customs regulations for operators.
