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CARGO HANDLING
news
Sign of the times? Idle container
handlers in the Port of Long Beach
Hyster helps at Herne
have been for supply, operation
and maintenance contracts that are Two Hyster reach stackers with segment, thanks to the powerful year and reportedly have given no
long and complicated and often combi-attachments, a 46-33 IH and 224 kW Cummins engine, and problems. One point of note is site
never get awarded. a specially-adapted model 46-38 LS they feature a standard load sens- conditions. The trains are up to
IH, are intensively used at Con- ing device, prohibiting overload. 700m long, requiring significant
Get the wind up tainer Terminal Herne (CTH), lo- Hyster says that CTH’s works long travel for the machines, and
Finally, Siemens AG has applied for cated in the heart of the Ruhr- manager Dirk Kapeller and his ground conditions are difficult.
a patent on a method for mount- gebiet in north west Germany. drivers reviewed and tested sev- In addition, the available op-
ing wind turbine components us- Intermodal units weighing up eral machines from different sup- erating space at CTH is very tight,
ing a reach stacker. Wind turbines to 27t can be lifted off wagons on pliers before selecting Hyster’s so the trucks’ movement must be
are commonly assembled by a the second rail at 6.8m load cen- trucks, supplied through the local almost “millimetre perfect” around
mobile crane but Siemens says a tres. To achieve this, the standard dealer, Zeppelin. the site, making demands on both
reach stacker “is in some situations wheelbase of the 46-38 LS IH was the driver and the machine ex-
better adapted for mounting of at
Giraffe House 2 at Linde-HTD
extended by 0.8m from 5.9m to Driver feel tremely high.
least two components of a wind As already reported on high and removes a crucial bot- 6.7m and a hydraulic forward sta- “An important factor in coming CTH uses IT tools to send ship-
turbine with each other than a
worldcargonews.com, Linde has ex- tleneck in production. biliser and larger counterweight to a decision was the driver’s en- ment reports to customers auto-
crane or a mobile crane,” as its panded its Heavy Truck Division So far at least Linde-HTD were built on. This also delivers a vironment, cabin and ergonom- matically by email, text or fax ac-
fixed, manoeuvrable lifting attach- (HTD) plant in Wales with the seems to have escaped the layoffs capacity of 46t at the first rail. ics,” Kapeller is quoted. “This is cording to their requirements. This
ment makes it easier to position a completion of a £1.5M invest- that the company has made in The machines are required to important when you are seated is aimed at ensuring that local col-
blade against the turbine hub. ment in a second 900 m
2
assem- smaller FLT manufacturing, no- operate round-the-clock (three inside for seven hours with an lection and delivery truck drayage
Whereas a mobile crane typi- bly hall for tall masts and reach tably at Basingstoke. Managing di- shifts) from Monday to Saturday, important job to do. The service can be organised efficiently, and that
cally can be used only in wind stacker booms as part of the rector Roland Hartwig described each clocking 4000 hours/year. support and parts supply was also the load units are available in the
speeds below 8 m/sec, reach stack- £16.5M investment programme 2008 as a very productive year for They are fitted as standard with a extremely important to us, and we right place at the right time. Such
ers can operate safely in 13-15 m/ in new products and infrastructure the company, with output of the forward-sliding Vista Cab, to help have seen that this is excellent.” a time-sensitive operation is highly
sec winds. More importantly, per- announced last year when the new biggest trucks up by 40%. the driver when locating the pig- The machines have now been dependent on the reliability of the
haps, Siemens notes that a mobile EC mast trucks were launched. Even in December Hartwig gyback attachments to swap bod- in operation for more than one reach stackers, says Hyster. a74
crane costs in the region of “Giraffe House 2,” as the 80ft was talking of further expansion. ies or trailers.
DKr25,000 per day to rent, but a (24m) tall facility, with 15m high The British pound fell 26% against
A sporting chance: in accordance with Container Terminal Herne’s request, the
reach stacker can be had for just doors, is known, will be used to the US dollar and 23% against the Fast lifting
specially-adapted 46-38 LS IH was delivered with blue and white livery, to
match the colours of the local first division football team, Schalke 04
DKr1500 per day and requires a finish construction of vehicles ca- Euro last year - an enormous com- Hyster reckons they have the fast-
much smaller crew. a74 pable of stacking up to 8 x 9ft 6in petitive boost for Linde-HTD. a74 est lifting/lowering times in the
HELPING YOU WEA THER THE STORM
52t Svetrucks for Multiserv
At docksides where Sweden-based Svetruck has re- fication for Multiserv, explains
salt ingress and harsh
ported the dleivery of three model Sleabond’s director and general
52120-60 FLTs to Multiserv, for manager Les Morris, is quite com-
weather conditions increase
use at the Corus steel plant in plex, but briefly the machines have
Scunthorpe, painted in Multiserv’s increased ground clearance and a
both corrosion and chain
corporate colours, white and grey. strengthened carriage.
failure, Zi-Co coated chain
The order, worth almost £1M, Special fittings include a Kidde
was placed with the Swedish com- Thorne fire protection system for
helps you battle the elements
pany’s UK distributor Sleabond in the engine, rear view cameras with
November 2007. Two machines colour monitor screen and rear-
- lasting up to five times
were delivered last December and facing radar to detect unseen ob-
the third one was handed over jects behind the truck.
longer than standard chain.
earlier this month. They are fitted with a stand-
The model 52120-60 is one ard 4m mast. The power train is a
of Svetruck’s biggest machines, 12-litre Scania engine driving a
rated at 52 tonnes-1200mm and Kessler drive axle through a fully-
with a 6m wheelbase. The speci- automatic ZF transmission. a74
L to R: Les Morris, director and general manager of Sleabond Ltd; Peter Baines,
business manager of Multiserv; and Wayne Turtl, Multiserv’s workshop manager,
with one of the new Svetruck 52120-60 FLTs in the background
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Hoist throws its hat
into the container ring
Last month Hoist Liftuck of nois factory, including the
Bedford Park, Illinois entered spreader, steer axle and mast for
For mor e information call:
the dedicated container mast the ECH machine.
truck market when it com- The hydraulic system uses
+ 44 (0)161 877 7373
pleted its first empty container Hoist’s own cylinders with seals,
handler. The machine is the pumps and other components
www.chaintec.co.uk
first in a new series that Hoist from Parker Hannifin. The drive
aims to bring to market this train is virtually an industry stand-
year, with laden handlers and ard 6.7L Cummins engine with
then reach stackers to follow. Dana 32,000 series transmission.
Hoist’s CEO and owner Marty In other key areas, however,
Flaska has a philosophy to build Hoist’s design is different to the
in-house wherever possible and market leaders in North America.
over 75% of the components on Hoist consulted leading terminal
its machines are built in its Illi- operators and drivers in the US
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