APM Terminals Crane & Engineering Services’ Managing Director, Halfdan Ross, discussed solutions to the challenges presented by the latest and future generation of Ultra-Large Container Vessels (ULCV) that confront port and terminal operation and design at the TOC Container Supply Chain Asia Conference in Hong Kong. Addressing the topic “Terminal Planning & Operations: Driving New [...]
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Caley Ocean Systems is upgrading the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) R/V Atlantis research vessel’s A-frame handling system, to handle the new ‘Alvin’ deep submergence vehicle. The Caley A-frame handling system was originally designed and installed in 1983 to launch and recover the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute’s submersible ‘Alvin’ from the RV Atlantis II. It [...]
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During the same week that Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) was officially inaugurated by HRH The Crown Prince of Denmark and the Vice Minister of Transportation of Vietnam, CMIT also achieved a new productivity milestone for handling a container vessel in Vietnam. Whilst working the Gjertrud Maersk on 30th November, CMIT achieved a new berth [...]
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For a third year running Cargotec has won an International Bulk Journal (IBJ) award for the technology that it offers the bulk-handling market; this year its new Siwertell sulphur safety system has taken top prize in IBJ’s safety in bulk handling awards Cargotec has developed a system, known as the 4S (Siwertell sulphur safety system), [...]
Kongsberg Evotec AS, a Kongsberg Maritime company, has been awarded a contract with Kleven Maritime (Myklebust), Sanco Shipping and Dolphin Geophysical, for the complete back-deck handling system on Sanco Shipping’s new (up to) 16 streamers seismic vessel built to be operated by Dolphin Geophysical AS. The ST324 designed by Skipsteknisk in Aalesund, will be built [...]
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Anupam Industries Limited (Anupam) of India have jointly established Anupam-MHI Industries Limited, a company to manufacture heavy-duty material handling equipment, including quayside container cranes, in India. The creation of the new JV is aimed at aggressively exploring India’s fast-growing market, with the Asian and Middle East and Africa (MEA) [...]
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Since the start of 2011, Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) Ships Agency has been successfully dealing with the needs of vessels calling in European ports with regard to Advanced Cargo Declarations. These regulations require all carriers to pre-alert customs authorities of goods going in and out of the EU, Switzerland and Norway by providing an Advance [...]
![Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Port Dredging Project to Allow Handling of All Types of Vessels]()
The Dar es Salaam Port is set for massive dredging under a project to increase the depth of all the seven berths to allow the handling of al… By Sebastian Mrindoko (AllAfrica) Source: AllAfrica, October 31, 2011
![Germany: EUROGATE, MSC Gate Increase Efficiency in Handling Mega Ocean Carriers]()
With the relocation of a total of six container cranes, Bremerhaven’s container terminals, EUROGATE and MSC Gate, are even more efficient and flexible in handling mega ocean carriers in future. On this Wednesday September 28th, a special vehicle transported an around 1,000-tonne crane to the south end of the Bremerhaven quay, the longest quay [...]
![China: Yuexin Shipyard Launches Another AHTS Vessel for Tidewater]()
Launching ceremony for 69.9m Anchor Handling Tug\Supply Vessel YX3137 built for Tidewater was held in Yuexin Shipyard. Andy Tunnah, the Project Superintendent of Tidewater and Mr. Tan Weibo, the Board Director of Yuexin Company and other senior managers attended the ceremony. The vessel was launched successfully. The vessel applies the design of Focal Marine & [...]
