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The first direct service between the Port of
Shantou in eastern Shenzhen and
Ro-ros get the SPS
Kaohsiung in Taiwan following the
agreement between China and Taiwan to
restore shipping links across the Taiwan
Strait was launched on 18 January when
the 599 TEU FAR EAST CHEER operated
Overlay treatment
by China United Lines departed from
Two ro-ro vessels, the 6500 gt MARIA istics to conventional stiffened steel. SPS
HPH’s Shantou International Container
ROSARIO and the 2640 gt CACICA ISABEL, Overlay is the trade name for SPS as used
Terminals (SICT). The service will call
at SICT every Sunday, with a port
which operate a dedicated service linking for maritime repair. It utilises an existing
rotation of Huangpu, Shekou, Shantou,
Puerto La Cruz with Margarita Island off worn surface, a new top plate and an
Kaohsiung and Yantian. “The service will
the coast of Venezuela, have had their ve- elastomer core.
expand Shantou’s cargo catchment area,”
hicle decks reinstated using SPS Overlay. Conferry’s Rafael Antonio Martínez said Ronald Wan, general manager of
MARIA ROSARIO (ex-PURBECK) had SPS Tovar said,“These were very effective re- SICT. “Now, cargo from eastern
Overlay applied to a small area beneath pairs carried out nearby with minimum
Guangdong, south-eastern Fujian and
the main vehicle elevator in 2002. A fur- disruption. SPS Overlay has given us the
southern Jiangxi can be directly shipped
ther 67 m
2
was added at the Venezualan opportunity to extend the lives of the
to Taiwan via Shantou Port. This will
naval shipyard Dianca (Diques y Astilleros vessels and ensure their ongoing safe op-
greatly reduce transit time and lower costs
for shippers and consignees.”
Nacionales CA) in Puerto Cabello, link- eration in the future.”
ing the original SPS with a newly rein-
stated area at the base of the 80t elevator.
The ferries’ owner and operator
Consolidada de Ferrys (Conferrys) took
the decision to repair CACICA ISABEL while
the SPS Overlay team and equipment were
on site. Five separate areas of the vehicle
deck, totalling 361 m
2
, were repaired with
Experience the market leader.
SPS Overlay as the vessel lay alongside the
owner’s terminal at Puerto La Cruz. An
independent steel contractor was hired to With an impressive fi gure of 102 units Liebherr is the fi rst
carry out the necessary steel work. mobile harbour crane manufacturer to publish more than
SPS (Sandwich Plate System) from 100 machines on its annual reference list. On top of that,
UK-based IE Intelligent Engineering, is a double-digit growth in delivered units during the last
a patented construction technology based three consecutive years is clear evidence that Liebherr
on a composite material comprising two sets the pace as the reigning market leader.
metal outer plates bonded to a solid
acc. to WCN January 2009 "Still room for upward mobility"
elastomer core.
The plates are separated and continu-
ously supported by the more ductile core.
This gives SPS global strength and stiff-
ness with a much less complex structure
that has superior performance character-
Zeppelin in
SkySails JV
Ernst Susanek, chairman of Zeppelin group
(left) and Stephan Wrage, managing director
of SkySails sign the joint venture agreement
Zeppelin Power Systems and SkySails
have signed an agreement whereby the
two companies will jointly market the
SkySails system. Zeppelin Power Systems
will become a strategic partner to estab-
lish an optimal basis for the next phase of
SkySails’ development - introduction into
the market.
The new company will operate under
the name Zeppelin SkySails Service- und
Vertriebsges mbH & Co. KG to combine
their joint competencies. The partners say
that they want to set new standards for die-
sel-wind hybrid propulsion technology and
systems in a joint marketing and sales ef-
fort. Zeppelin has invested €10M in the
newly-established company.
“Increasing bunker costs and climate
protection requirements are forcing the
international shipping industry to change
their way of thinking,” said Ernst Susanek,
chairman of Zeppelin group. “In combin-
ing the most modern diesel engine tech-
nology of MaK and Caterpillar and the
wind propulsion systems of SkySails, we
are opening new horizons for the industry,
in line with the tradition of innovation of
both our companies’ founders.”
Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
The new partners say they expect to
P.O. Box 10, A-6710 Nenzing/Austria
deliver up to 1000 SkySails by 2015. “Our
Tel.: +43 50809 41-725
investigations have shown that there could
Fax: +43 50809 41-447
be demand for the equipment for 10,000-
mobile.harbour.crane@liebherr.com
20,000 vessels. Of the total fleet of 100,000 www.liebherr.com The Group
vessels, around 60,000 units would be suit-
able for our system,” said Susanek.
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