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Issue 2 2012


///EQUIPMENT CORNER


Cargotec bridges the box automation gap


Handling specialist Cargotec says it has “bridged the automation gap” at container terminals with a new automated lashing platform, the only fully automated coning and de-coning device on the market for ports, it claims. It replaces manual removal of twistlocks during the discharge process and fixing them during the load process. It needs no external power and produces


zero emissions. It can handle most twistlock types in everyday use. Under the terms of an exclusive


global licensing agreement, Cargotec


has assumed full


responsibility for KALP GmbH’s automated lashing platform products and services. The platforms will be rebranded under Cargotec’s daughter brand, Kalmar. Cargotec has also appointed


Frank Kho as senior vice president, terminal projects and offerings as part of its strategy to strengthen its expertise in the terminals business. Mr Kho brings with him over 20 years of industry experience in several


senior management


positions at world’s leading port operators, such as the Antwerp terminals of PSA and several terminals of HPH.


He says: “By using automation to


insert and remove semi automatic twistlocks on the quayside, the time for coning and de-coning is reduced from more than 20 to less than one second. When you save around 20 seconds per container, there is an obvious boost to productivity, especially when unloading ships with thousands of containers.”


DP World goes for Navis


DP World London Gateway has selected Cargotec’s Navis SPARCS N4 as its terminal operating system, CEO Simon Moore told the TOC Asia conference on 14 March. It will run processes at the gate, in the automated container yard with its automated container handling equipment, at the rail terminal


and will manage the transfer of containers to and from the adjacent logistics park. The project is the first joint Navis-Cargotec deployment of


soſtware with automated


container handling equipment but it has been tried and tested in other DP World terminals, including Antwerp.


4x4 = better productivity


Peel Ports has invested in two new Terberg RT 283 4x4 tugmaster tractor units for heavy haul ro-ro operations at the port of Liverpool and plans to take delivery of a further two shortly. The 165 tonne tractors are designed to cope with heavy work in the most challenging conditions of port operations. David Huck, head of port operations for Peel Ports Mersey,


said: “This latest investment will significantly improve the ro-ro capability of the port and is in response to this growing sector”. The tractors have been supplied


with Terberg Safenecks to improve stability and safety during ramp operations by ensuring optimum weight distribution between axles. The Safeneck also increases payloads by up to 250% compared to a conventional gooseneck.


Barloworld offers ports free advice


mapping and 3D simulation soſtware to test different scenarios before any investment is made. Ports and terminals sales


Barloworld Handling has extended its range of solutions to ports, terminals and freight operations in the UK and is also providing free advice to companies.


Its national team of ports and terminals specialists is offering a comprehensive site survey of any operation’s materials handling needs. They then use materials


manager Mike Parkin says: “The analysis helps ensure the right mix of equipment is chosen according to the operators’ current and future capacity needs. We can also provide fuel and carbon emission projections to help customers understand the total cost of ownership.” New equipment recently added


to Barloworld’s ‘Ports Centric’ range include heavy capacity Hyster


container handling trucks, forkliſts, electric warehousing equipment and specialist equipment such as terminal tractors and sideloaders. Meanwhile, Hyster Europe has


launched a compact 24V rear wheel drive forkliſt truck series. Designed to be among the most compact 1,250kg and 1,500kg capacity forkliſt trucks in their class, the new rear wheel drive A1.3XNT and A1.5XNT forkliſt trucks have an overall width of only 996mm, which helps to support block stacking where space is limited in a warehouse operation.


voyages by slowing down the natural ripening process. The membrane filters out the


Etihad Airways is introducing new freight containers manufactured from a range of composite materials including Kevlar, the material used in making bullet- proof jackets. They are part of a programme, in partnership with its unit load device (ULD) partner Jettainer, to replace


New group extols the 45ſt box


Geodis director of business and development support Claude Bouley has started a new LinkedIn group - 45 Feet Pallet Wide Container. Its Manifesto for the 45’ Palletwide Container argues that if the longer, wider unit was used by deepsea as well as short-sea shipping lines, it would save a lot of empty container transport in Europe and lead to fewer trucks on the roads. The 20’ and 40’


ISO containers currently used


in maritime transport do not optimise palletised shipments and hence are not used for intra- European land transport. Many containers go back to the port empty and for export movements, the first leg from port to shipper’s premises is oſten an empty container movement.


www.emargence.com/45eng.pdf


Keeping it under control


Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is now offering its Star Cool Integrated Reefer controlled atmosphere (CA) container with a membrane system. CA technology prolongs the shelf life of fresh produce on long sea


air, allowing only CO2 to pass. This in turn controls ripening process inside the reefer during transport. MCI states: “Now, with additional production capacity, CA is affordable and available for more MCI customers who will be able to ship fresh produce to even more distant markets. Customers will in addition save money on operations as cost per trip is


kept to a minimum.” Until now, focus has


been on bananas and avocados, but on-going tests at MCI include most lower- respiring cargoes.


‘Bulletproof’ ULDs


3,000 aluminium containers with lightweight


versions. An


average weight saving of 17kg per unit is expected to cut emissions by about 5,000 tons in 2012. The airline is also studying the introduction of lightweight pallets made of carbon fibre and lighter weight pallet nets.


SAS switches to CHEP


SAS has appointed CHEP Aerospace Solutions to supply and manage its unit load device (ULD) requirements under a five-year contract. CHEP is providing


the Scandinavian


airline with containers and pallets from its global pool


of more than 45,000 ULDs, removing the cost and hassle for SAS of positioning, repairing and managing its own fleet. SAS will also have an option to switch to lightweight containers supplied from CHEP Aerospace Solutions’ pool.


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