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Striving to be the best

In today’s ‘green aware’ times it seems that manufacturers of straddle carriers are making the best container handling equipment to minimise risk to the environment. WPD looks at recent developments.

Call it  ‘going green’ or  ‘environment awareness’ – whichever way you look at it the straddle carrier industry is caught up in a very competitive race – to make the best environmentally-friendly container handling equipment. Happily for the manufacturers what’s ‘good’ for the environment can also be good for their customers as new technology and fuel saving often result in significant cost savings. 

This article was published in the January/February 2010 issue of World Port Development.

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Total Automation of Container Terminals

As global container traffic becomes more and more extensive, it seems that use of CCR technology will expand in the years to come. Amnon Katchalski, VP Marketing and Sales, Hi-Tech Solutions (HTS) explains…

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DREAMING OF BEAMS: HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING ROUND-UP

Tim Newbound provides an overview of the ever-evolving hydrographic surveying market.

Exercising precision is central to avoiding errors in any walk of life, and a vital discipline when making decisions that could otherwise prove hugely costly to rectify, or even disastrous. This is why hydrographic surveying is such an important cog in the maritime industry, providing as it does data for myriad navigational, safety, security, environmental and research purposes. Its advancement provides the peace of mind that developers and port operators cherish. 

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Beam and boom

According to crane manufacturers there are still a lot of [technological] developments in the pipeline for the design of a new generation of container cranes. World Port Development discovers what is in store.

A couple of years ago, with the arrival of a new generation of container vessels on the horizon the aim of crane manufacturers was to build the biggest and best crane in the world. Nowadays, the vessels have arrived and the focus has shifted from design to improvements to the crane itself with the aim to achieve higher productivity.

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Wish we were wrong say Bucket wheel CSU manufacturers

They saw it coming and they weren’t wrong. Major manufacturers of bucket-type continuous shipunloaders predicted over a year ago they would face a difficult 2009 and they reluctantly admit now that they were right.  Ray Dykes explains…

Sales of this type of continuous shipunloader were few and far between last year leaving some makers working on previous order completions while the more diversified concentrated on other bulk handling equipment that was still selling.

This article was published in the  January/February 2010 issue of World Port Development.

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Benelux Ports - the only way is up…

The Benelux ports may be a little battle torn but they not defeated. Despite the setbacks caused by the global economic downturn the ports are steadfast and talk with cautious optimism about the future. Hans Smit, CEO of Port of Rotterdam sees growth as the best medicine to combat the current situation – if rock-bottom has been reached then up is the only way things can go.