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Liebherr mobiles in Kuwait
Cargotec extends
VeriTainer
Kuwait-based Al Ghanim & Al
Majid Logistics Group (AGAM)
IAT cooperation
into Asia
has taken delivery of nine Liebherr US-based VeriTainer Corporation
mobile harbour cranes (six LHM
Cargotec Port Security, LLC lyse, through proprietary soft-
has formed a wholly-owned sub-
400s and three LHM 500s), to
(CPS), the US-based affiliate of ware, a particular radiation
sidiary, VeriTainer Asia Pte Ltd,
support the concession for con-
Cargotec Corporation has ex- source and then identify and
which will be headquartered in
tainer handling it was recently
tended the scope of its co-op- distinguish isotopes from natu-
Singapore and headed up by
awarded in the ports of Shuaiba
eration with Innovative Ameri- rally occurring radiological
Annie Chew, who was formerly
and Shuwaikh.
can Technology (IAT) - already material.
chief information officer of Nep-
According to Liebherr, tre-
a key partner for its crane- Nine members of the IAT
tune Orient Lines.
mendous demands in respect of
mounted radiation detection team are now assigned to con-
“With our partners in Singa-
operational performance and
system (RDS) - in order to tinuing development of CPS’s
pore, we will deliver the most sen-
availability under most stringent
strengthen further its internal port security applications and
sitive passive detection solution
temperature conditions were de-
technical resources. they are said to be experts in
on the globe and it will be com-
manded by the tenderer, Kuwait
Under a new service agree- the following fields: nuclear en-
pletely seamless to port opera-
Port Authority (KPA), but another
ment, senior IAT technical staff gineering; micro-machine tech-
tions,” said Lawrence Alioto, ex-
strong influence in KPA’s decision
will largely work on RTIS (Ra- nology; radiation instrumenta-
ecutive vice president of
was Liebherr’s after sales service
diation Threat Identification tion; radionuclide-identifying
VeriTainer. “Also, embedded
set-up for mobile harbour cranes
System) products and services portal monitors; spectroscopic
within our solution, will be
in this region.
Two of the new LHM 400 mobile harbour cranes in action in Kuwait being marketed by CPS. RTIS pagers; information technology;
shielding detection capability
Six of the cranes were deliv-
is a broad technology platform embedded applications, net-
completely unique to VeriTainer.”
ered in one shot from the Liebherr laboration with the customer’s gantry cranes for the two remark-
that can be installed on various working and communications
As previously reported,
waterside plant in Rostock. Four own team. They are fitted with ably buoyant Kuwaiti ports, add-
kinds of mobile equipment, architecture; user and database
VeriTainer’s crane-mounted ra-
partly-assembled cranes in a com- Liebherr’s in-house developed and ing that no civil works were nec-
such as marine vessels engaged software; and embedded soft-
diation detection system, Veri-
missioned condition were carried manufactured Litronic crane con- essary to receive the cranes.
in security operations, and not ware and hardware systems.
Spreader, has QATT status from
on deck and two were shipped trol system and economy software. “This major order is another
just crane spreaders or straddle “Cargotec Port Security
the US DHS (see WorldCargo
disassembled in the hold. All six Liebherr argues that its large proof of our advanced technology
carriers - the areas where CPS/ now has the strongest, deepest
News September 2007, p52). Last
were fully in-house tested. mobile harbour cranes are a chal- in the maritime container handling
IAT have so far focused. technical bench of any com-
month VeriTainer and Singapore-
Liebherr is providing extensive lenging alternative to the conven- sector,” said Dipl Ing Johannes
Whatever the equipment pany working in the area of
based NSL Engineering Pte Ltd
know-how and training in col- tional and existing ship-to-shore Malin, senior sales manager at
application, says CPS, RTIS container security,” said its presi-
(RAM Spreaders) launched the
Liebherr’s sales and service division
technology can detect and ana- dent Troy Thompson.
RAM VeriSpreader, and the first
in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone. unit (a twin 20) is scheduled to
be built this year.
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VOLUME 16 NUMBER 3 • ISSN 1355-0551
SPARCS N4
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