All Products & Services articles – Page 63

  • The Orbita CraneOCR system provides real time ISO code recognition
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    Órbita quay crane OCR technology

    2013-06-11T16:02:00Z

    Spain’s Órbita Ingeniería has launched a new quay crane optical character recognition (OCR) system to automate freight container identification and damage inspection during loading and unloading.

  • The new website has been engineered to incorporate 'responsive design'
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    New Investment in responsive website

    2013-06-06T14:25:00Z

    Mercator Media has made another significant investment in its online offering and redesigned the ‘Port Strategy’ website to incorporate ‘responsive design’ to ensure the best possible display of content on any device.

  • The Kalmar straddle carriers will improve efficiency at Port Otago
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    Kalmar straddle carriers for New Zealand

    2013-06-05T09:57:00Z

    Kalmar, part of Finland’s Cargotec, has received an order from New Zealand''s Port Otago to supply two diesel electric Kalmar straddle carriers.

  • Liebherr says its RTGs are capable of driving up container handling rates by 40%
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    First Liebherr cranes to Peru

    2013-06-03T13:41:00Z

    Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd has secured its first order for STS and RTG cranes in Peru – the equipment has been ordered by Port of Paita operator, Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos.

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    Turkish terminal turns to Terex

    2013-06-02T09:01:00Z

    Grup Marítim TCB’s Turkish Container Terminal (TCEEGE) has added a Terex empty container handler to its equipment portfolio in a bid to increase handling speed, safety and environmental sustainability.

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    Liebherr nets repeat orders

    2013-06-02T09:01:00Z

    Liebherr Container Cranes has confirmed a handful of repeat orders from existing clients. Exolgan Container Terminal in Buenos Aires in Argentina has purchased a ship to shore crane, which has a safe working load of 62.5 tonnes under a twinlift spreader.

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    Cargotec unloads more Turkish orders

    2013-06-02T09:01:00Z

    Cargotec dry bulk handling subsidiary Siwertell has recorded two orders from Turkish operators.

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    Bromma bumper crop for 2013

    2013-06-02T09:01:00Z

    Spreader specialist Bromma has netted a number of sizable spreader orders this year.

  • Hyster designs, tests and manufactures its trucks at the Nijmegen facility
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    Hyster looks to Asia

    2013-06-01T10:42:00Z

    Global equipment manufacturer, Hyster, part of NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG), is setting its sights on the Asian market following success in Europe, writes Rachael Doyle.

  • Hyster designs, tests and manufactures its trucks at the Nijmegen facility
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    Hyster facility celebrates 60th

    2013-05-29T16:42:00Z

    Global equipment manufacturer, Hyster, part of NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG), is celebrating 60 successful years of manufacturing at its factory in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, writes Rachael Doyle.

  • Bromma's STS spreaders have proven popular in Europe
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    Bromma spreaders in demand

    2013-05-28T16:19:00Z

    Swedish crane spreader provider, Bromma, has reported a strong start to the year, with a significant amount of STS spreaders on its order intake list, which it says is driven by larger vessels and the increase in productivity across the logistics chain.

  • 35% of the 132 participating ports already operate welfare levies. Photo: DShieh
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    ISWAN advises on port levies

    2013-05-21T17:39:00Z

    The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has published a new report , ‘Port levies and sustainable welfare for seafarers’, which advises on the benefits of port levies at a time when funding for seafarers’ welfare is under pressure.

  • Automation – a double aged sword?
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    A mixed view on automation

    2013-05-16T17:13:00Z

    Global marine systems business, Trelleborg, says that although port operators expect increased safety from automated systems, the vast majority still use human or manual guidance at their facilities.

  • The port extension is Indonesia's largest
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    RHDHV wins Indonesian contract

    2013-05-15T14:57:00Z

    International consultancy and project management company, Royal HaskoningDHV (RHDHV), has won a contract to supervise the construction of Indonesia’s largest port extension at Jakarta’s Tanjung Port.

  • DP World's asset management policy will improve efficiency at its terminals
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    DP World asset management

    2013-05-14T17:31:00Z

    Global terminal operator, DP World, has launched an asset management programme – the largest in the industry – to improve efficiency across its global operations.

  • ICTSI handled consolidated volume of 1,496,462 teu in Q1 2013
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    ICTSI income on the rise

    2013-05-14T09:27:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has reported a 20% increase in income from port operations for the quarter ended 31 March 2013.

  • Terex Gottwald HMK170E mobile harbour crane
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    Crane frenzy

    2013-05-13T16:49:00Z

    May has been a busy month so far for equipment, with Terex, Liebherr and Cargotec all experiencing somewhat of a crane frenzy.

  • Super Terminais' Manaus terminal gates will be equipped with OCR systems
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    HTS Brazil automation project

    2013-05-09T14:22:00Z

    Brazilian private terminal operator, Super Terminais, has awarded an automation optical character recognition (OCR) project to HTS Brazil, a subsidiary of Israeli OCR system supplier, Hi-Tech Solutions (HTS).

  • What’s really in the box asks the TT Club Photo: Port of Hamburg
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    The trouble with safety sheets

    2013-05-09T14:12:00Z

    The TT Club says that the abuse of safety data sheets (SDS) for cargo bookings is “uncomfortably frequent” leading to the view that shipping execs feel “surrounded by criminals".

  • Elebia Evo automatic crane hooks speed up the loading process and make it safer
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    New automatic crane hook

    2013-04-30T15:22:00Z

    UK product solutions company, Red Plant, has introduced an innovative new automatic crane hook which promises to remove the risk associated with port operatives performing the dangerous duty of hooking or unhooking a load.