UK-based Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd has released its latest port sector report, Annual Review of Global Container Terminal Operators 2005, which highlights the increasingly powerful position that global box terminal operators enjoy.

Bromma is extending its Tandem spreader “family” to accommodate different requirements now and in the future. But there are still many unresolved questions relating to side-by-side lifting.

Last year was a bumper one for crane spreader suppliers – not surprising given the record volumes of container crane activity, and 2005 should also be good, due to the order backlog carried forward from 2004 and the continuing high level of demand. “Congestion” has become the “norm” for container terminals on many port ranges.

Transhipment cargo is notoriously “fickle” but several new terminals backed by global port operators are set to make the fight for transhipment traffic even more competitive in coming years. Throughput at Busan grew 10 per cent in 2004 to reach 11.4 mill TEU and the port is looking to the Pusan Newport (PNC) development to cement its place as a hub port for services to China and Japan.

The need to minimise crane downtime makes spreader management a key issue for container terminals. There are many ways of communicating with spreaders but a popular way is to use a databus. The so-called “two wire” system avoids the need for extra conductors, so the spreader cable remains the same size even though the spreaders have become more complex. Databuses are reliable, have a high transfer rate and can recognise data error. They also work well in “noisy” electrical environments such as a

The south Indian state of Kerala has launched a 100-day action plan to speed up the process of finalising tenders for at least three ports, including Vizhinjam.

UK-based Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd has released its latest port sector report, Annual Review of Global Container Terminal Operators 2005, which highlights the increasingly powerful position that global box terminal operators enjoy.

Bromma is extending its Tandem spreader “family” to accommodate different requirements now and in the future. But there are still many unresolved questions relating to side-by-side lifting.

Transhipment cargo is notoriously “fickle” but several new terminals backed by global port operators are set to make the fight for transhipment traffic even more competitive in coming years. Throughput at Busan grew 10 per cent in 2004 to reach 11.4 mill TEU and the port is looking to the Pusan Newport (PNC) development to cement its place as a hub port for services to China and Japan.

Last year was a bumper one for crane spreader suppliers – not surprising given the record volumes of container crane activity, and 2005 should also be good, due to the order backlog carried forward from 2004 and the continuing high level of demand. “Congestion” has become the “norm” for container terminals on many port ranges.

The south Indian state of Kerala has launched a 100-day action plan to speed up the process of finalising tenders for at least three ports, including Vizhinjam.

The need to minimise crane downtime makes spreader management a key issue for container terminals. There are many ways of communicating with spreaders but a popular way is to use a databus. The so-called “two wire” system avoids the need for extra conductors, so the spreader cable remains the same size even though the spreaders have become more complex. Databuses are reliable, have a high transfer rate and can recognise data error. They also work well in “noisy” electrical environments such as a