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Converteam to add
Liebherr’s Jeddah big six
Cargotec
life to TCS cranes
Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd
cuts back
has reported an order from Gulf
Stevedoring Contracting Co Ltd Cargotec is responding to the
Tilbury Container Services Ltd Alistair Crawford, materials
for six Megamax container cranes “continuing low demand for
(TCS) has engaged Conver- handling UK sales manager for
and 10 RTGs for the Jeddah cargo handling equipment” with
team’s regional business centre Converteam said, “We are par-
North Container Terminal. negotiations with the unions to
in Gillingham, Kent, to extend ticularly pleased to have been se-
The cranes have a waterside extend ongoing temporary layoffs
the life and enhance the reliabil- lected by TCS on this project.
outreach of 60m, span of 30m and until further notice and possibly
ity of two Paceco Portainers, TCS has chosen to invest in
a landside backreach of 16m, with to make permanent layoffs at the
which are to be relocated from these cranes as a sound eco-
lift height under spreader and (Kalmar) plant in Tampere.
their current riverside location nomic proposition and to dra-
above rail of 41m. SWL is 65t The planned possible tempo-
to the inner dock at the TCS matically enhance operator fa-
under twin lift spreader and 75t rary layoffs are estimated to affect
deepsea container terminal. cilities at the same time.
under hookbeam. The crane around 300 people and the perma-
Converteam (formerly “The outcome will be meas-
drives are dc with Liebherr nent layoffs around 90 people, al-
Alstom) has overall responsibility urable in terms of reduced
Digivert speed control. though the latter are partly due to
for design, delivery and commis- downtime, improved productiv-
The RTG cranes are of 16 a planned re-organisation.
sioning of electrical systems, con- ity and a significant overall re-
wheel configuration, stacking 6 + “These measures are necessary
trol equipment, mechanical sys- duction in capital expenditure
1 and 1 over 5 x 9ft 6in high. SWL to adjust the production capacity
tems and for repainting the cranes. and operating costs. Rather than
is what Liebherr describes as an
Liebherr barge-to-shore crane in Dortmund, spanning four rail tracks and with
to meet the low demand of prod-
Aspects of this work include approaching the end of their life,
“impressive” 65t under twinlift
plenty of stacking capability and a truck lane under the backreach. Not visible
ucts and to ensure [our] competi-
installing modern DC drive sys- it is estimated that this project
spreader.
in this shot is the rotating trolley
tiveness in the global markets,”
tems under PLC control, refur- will ensure a minimum of a fur-
The first three cranes and five said Cargotec.
bishment of motors/gearboxes, ther 10 years of productive life
RTGs will be delivered by the end As previously reported, the barge- Hoist speeds are 40/80 m/min In order to lower the cost envi-
upgrade of the electrical supply for these cranes.”
of this year and will work along- to-shore crane, purchased by and top trolley speed is 120 m/ ronment, the company plans to rent
system and installation of a new The operational and plan-
side five superpost-Panamax Dortmund Hafen AG for Con- min. Long travel speed is 100 m/ production and office facilities in
e-chain to replace the trolley fes- ning needs of TCS mean that
cranes and 15 RTGs previously tainer Terminal Dortmund min and a slewing machinery Poland and it has now revealed that
toon system, new operator’s there is a tight schedule for this
supplied to JNCT by Liebherr. (CTD) has a span of 61.15m, a house trolley has been installed. it hopes to start assembly of spread-
cabin, new lift, new long travel project and the work on both
Liebherr also reports the de- waterside outreach of 18m and a SWL is 40t under spreader and 60t ers and terminal tractors there
cable reel and the overhaul/re- Portainers is scheduled for com-
livery of a widespan trimodal landside outreach of 20m, with a under hook. Crane drives are within this year. In the initial stage
placement of the storm brakes. pletion by the end of 2009.
RMG to the Port of Dortmund. lift height of 19m. Liebherr AC and the crane is the focus is on recruiting key per-
equipped with Liebherr’s Visuscan sonnel and setting up training for
crane management system. product assembly.
YOUR PARTNER IN TRAILER CONSTRUCTION
Quays for heavy
crane loads
Engineers from Technical Univer- millimetres, as are the bolts with
sity Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) which they are fixed, despite large
have developed a new system to cross-sections. The wall elements
evaluate the suitability of quay are 35m long by 1.10m high, the
Product range:
walls to withstand the wheel loads largest currently available.
· Skeletal trailers
of ship-to-shore cranes that are big The readings taken during the
· Cornerless trailers
enough to handle 18,000 TEU construction period and later
· Rolltrailers
ships. when the quay is in operation will
· Goosenecks
This capacity is based on a show the strain they have to with-
· Multi-trailer train systems
post-New Panamax ship envelope stand. The piles will also deform
of more than 400m length, 70m and this will also provide impor-
· Industrial trailers
beam and a draft of 21m, designs tant information for future con-
· Custom-built and special trailers
for which already exist. At the fur- struction projects.
thest outreach, it is assumed that The data are being collected
the cranes will be able to lift four by the Hafentechnische
loaded 20fts simultaneously based Gesellschaft (Association of Port
A future you can meet with confi dence on some kind of tandem lifting Construction in Germany) and
capability. will be published in the prestig-
Houcon Cargo Systems b.v.
A team from TUHH led by ious Empfehlungen des
Houcon
Alexander Bellstraat 7, 3261 LX Oud-Beijerland
Professor Jürgen Grabe and Dr Arbeitskreises Ufereinfassungen
P.O. Box 1569, 3260 BB Oud-Beijerland Steffen Kinzler recently presented (recommendations of the work-
The Netherlands Cargo
its findings in Hamburg, based on ing group for shore construction).
Phone: +31(0)186 - 620930, Fax: +31(0)186 - 615160
E-mail:
info@houcon-group.com
an analysis of quay construction Meanwhile TUHH have
www.houcon-group.com
Systems
and the forces to which the quays formed a development group with
are subjected by crane loads, wind DFG Deutsche Forschungs-
loads on cranes, etc. gemeinschaft (German science
The current project to extend organisation) to develop a seaports
Eurogate’s Predöhlkai in Hamburg course for future container vessels.
has provided a local opportunity The project lasts six years and has
for extensive testing, using special E0.6M of finance. It will cover the
“Inklometers” (expansion and ac- entire subject including modelling,
celeration meters). This is new calculation, geotechnics, construc-
quay wall being built over water tion, fluid dynamics, ship’s theory,
and it has been found that the ship’s construction, steel construc-
huge key anchors and steel plates tion, statics, etc. Hamburg Port
are deforming slightly by a few Authority is co-operating.
werksfoto maschinenfabrik gustav
eirich hardheim / foto bernhard
DB Schenker (formerly EWS) has turned to OTR to help solve problems
with tyre wear at its four intermodal freight terminals in northern England.
OTR has introduced its TotalTyreLogic system to the application, together
with regular monthly inspections, to extract the best value from the tyres and
maintain evenness of wear throughout their lifetime. This picture shows a
18.00-33 tyre change on a Fantuzzi Transtacker
2 March 2009
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