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Issue 6 2011 New factory will plug


Latin American reefer gap M


Industry (MCI) is to build a factory in San


Antonio, Chile, to produce refrigerator containers, in response to an export boom from Latin America. The $170 million factory will begin operating by the end of 2013 and is expected to produce 40,000 reefer containers and 30,000 reefer machines a year. MCI CEO Peter Nymand said the


new factory would complement an existing one in Qingdao, China, which is also expanding. MCI says the new


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facility will avoid having to ship in tens of thousands of new containers empty from Asia and elsewhere into Latin America. John Pearson, vice president of


TAL International, one of the largest leasing companies, confirmed: “At times TAL has positioned new reefer equipment to South America to cater to the large reefer export. Such expensive repositions will sooner or later become history with this initiative of MCI.”


New factory will cater for a Latin American boom


Crane safety questioned aſter tragedy at Tilbury


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crane operator has died after his machine toppled over at


Tilbury Docks’ shortsea terminal on the afternoon of Sunday, 23 October. A paramedic who treated the driver said the impact had caused the driver to fall out through the glass cab which was ten feet of the ground. The man was declared dead at the scene. Later, the Unite trade union


complained that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) had not responded to calls from its representatives at the port to launch an investigation, nor had the port of Tilbury chosen to conduct a joint investigation alongside the Unite safety representatives, as set out in its own Health and Safety Policy. Unite convenor at the port and


Unite executive member for docks, Andy Green, said: “We are at a loss then to know why the HSE will not speak to us, their behaviour


is nothing short of shameful. However, we have been touched by the kind words of condolence from dockworkers in every port throughout the UK.” Speaking on National Inspection


Day (26 October), Unite’s national officer for docks, Julia Long, called for health and safety action across all ports to reflect the dangers within the port industry. She said: “The government has set the ports as a ‘low risk’ industry. This tragic incident shows that the government needs to have a rethink on their position. We now call on the HSE and port management to work with us and immediately launch an urgent joint investigation into what happened.” The port of Tilbury later


added that an investigation was being carried out by the HSE and the Police and that it was fully cooperating with it.


Cargotec starts work on technology centre


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argotec laid the foundation stone of a €35 million


Technology and Competence Centre in Tampere, Finland which will be built over the next two years. Located on a ten-hectare industrial site close to Tampere University of Technology, it will form part of Cargotec’s global network of competence centres.


Cargotec president and CEO


Mikael Mäkinen, said: “We are creating the future of container handling in Tampere.” The site will host Cargotec’s


most extensive test area capable of simulating a number of solutions, including automated equipment and fleets, navigation systems and remote steering and control.


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HL Global Forwarding, has signed a master lease


agreement with Ohio-based temperature-controlled airfreight container provider, CSafe. DHL says its customers can now choose from a wider range of special air freight containers,


Keeping cool Daikin unveils new reefer box


allowing it to expand its services for


Life Sciences customers.


CSafe’s heat-and-cool container maintains in-flight temperature within a +4-25°C range through rechargeable batteries in ambient temperatures ranging from -30°C to +49°C.


Rutges helps green research


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irfreight haulier Rutges Cargo is taking part in the Dutch


independent research organisation TNO’s


‘Truck of the Future’


demonstration program to reduce fuel usage and CO2 emissions in association with the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment. The aim of the project is to


identify possible fuel savings, focussing on systems that lower resistance, stimulate fuel management and encourage economical driving. The findings of


Rutges will help Dutch boffins build greener trucks


Cargotec signs deals in Singapore and Russia


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argotec has signed a cooperation agreement


with Singapore


Technologies Kinetics to develop automated port equipment. The cooperation will focus first on developing applications and related systems for container terminal customer and is a continuation of Cargotec and ST Kinetics’ earlier successful cooperation. ST Kinetics delivers integrated


land systems and specialist vehicles for defence and security and commercial applications. The company is the land systems arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering, one of Asia’s leading defence and engineering companies. Earlier, Cargotec signed a strategic


cooperation agreement with Russian port operator Rosmorport to coordinate marine transport infrastructure development in Russia.


General director of Rosmorport


Andrey Lavrishchev said: “Their know-how of port automation will be very beneficial for us when we discuss Russian ports infrastructure development. This agreement shows that Russia is interested in cooperation with Finnish companies to modernize its port capacity.” The documents were signed in


the presence of the Russian and Finnish trade ministers, deputy prime minister Sergey Ivanov from Russia and minister for trade and European affairs of Finland Alexander Stubb. Sergey Ivanov added: “Russia


is going to modernise its ports, especially on the Northeast Passage and Arctic region. Russia needs long term co-operation with trusted partners like Cargotec which has important know-how in optimising harbour activities.”


the research will be made available to the transport sector in the Netherlands. Rutges’ managing director, Gussinklo, said that


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his company had initiated an investment in innovative technology to achieve lower resistance, for example via the implementation of ‘spraydown’ mudguards that lower air resistance and would also install a system to monitor tyre pressure in order to achieve a lower rolling resistance.


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aikin Reefer has unveiled its new LX10F container


refrigeration


unit, to be marketed as the Zestia. The manufacturer says that its patented DC inverter scroll compressor technology delivers energy savings of approximately 45% compared with existing designs. The technology has been adapted from the global air conditioning sector - Daikin is currently the world’s largest supplier of DC inverter-based air conditioning. Traditional single speed


compressors can only deliver a fixed amount of cooling and heat and have to operate on a ‘stop-start’ principle to maintain a set temperature. In contrast, inverter compressors run at variable speeds, allowing cooling capacity to be adjusted according to cargo needs, ambient conditions and how the refrigeration unit is being used. This, says Daikin, is a more flexible, energy-efficient and accurate way of dealing with the extremes of perishable cargo transport. The Daikin Reluctance DC


motor uses a strong neodymium permanent magnet for improved efficiency at all rotational speeds. The new Zestia will be marketed


as a premium product and goes into full production this November at Daikin’s manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China alongside the established LXE10E scroll compressor container refrigeration machine, now in its eleventh year of production. The Zestia also incorporates an enhanced microprocessor controller which has been significantly enhanced, with a large, backlit LCD screen to give a clear view of temperature records even in the dark, and authorised users can also now download trip data and upload soſtware by using a USB memory stick in around 30 seconds, rather than needing to plug a laptop into the controller. LED indicator lights on the controller help users identify failed parts and avoid misdiagnosis of faults.


Has your reefer been serviced in Vietnam?


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here have been a number of reports of


reefer containers


exploding or catching fire aſter they will filled with the wrong type of refrigerant liquid, including three fatalities. Shortsea container line


Unifeeder said that the cause of the problem apeared to be compressor units that have been serviced, re- charged or topped up in Vietnam within


the last seven months.


The operator is asking customers to inform it if any of their reefer containers already booked or to be booked fall into this category and it reserves the right to refuse bookings for the units in question. APL said on 2 November that its


refrigerated container fleet was safe and announced new precautions


to prevent equipment mishaps, following the reports that at least four of its competitors’ units had exploded during 2011. The line said it was ensuring that refrigerant used in all its reefer containers met equipment manufacturers’ specifications, and it was grounding about 100 refrigerated boxes for detailed inspection. APL


is also restricting


refrigeration system repair work to a smaller number of certified providers and was taking out of service all 103 boxes that underwent refrigeration system repairs in Vietnam during 2011. Maersk Line was reported to


have removed 844 of its reefer containers that have been serviced in Vietnam since February.


All systems go on Teesside T


eesside logistics specialist AV Dawson has chosen Fargo


Systems’ CYMAN (Container Yard Management) soſtware solution for its new £2.6 million intermodal rail terminal in Middlesbrough, for which it recently received planning permission.


CYMAN will manage all container movements and activities at the new


site, providing efficient solutions, with options of integrating transport and interfacing with existing account packages. It can also be easily ‘scaled’ as the business develops, for example with additional yards and storage areas. Fargo can also provide EDI links with many shipping lines for managing gate moves and container repairs.


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