container-handling equipment

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container-handling equipment

Items of materials-handling equipment required to specifically receive, maneuver, and dispatch International Organization for Standardization containers. Also called CHE. See also materials handling equipment.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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(ICTSI) recently took delivery of another new quay crane (QC) and eight new hybrid rubber tired gantries (RTGs) for its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), establishing the terminal as having the largest fleet of modern container-handling equipment in the Philippines today with 18 QCs and 58 RTGs.

ICTSI Manila continues equipment roll-out

The berth is equipped with two Mitsubishi ship-to-shore gantry cranes, supported by two Gottwald mobile harbour cranes with a 100-tonne lifting capacity, in addition to container-handling equipment including 18 reach stackers, two empty handlers and 28 terminal tractors, said the UAE group in its statement.

Gulftainer's Iraq port hits 2m TEUs milestone

ICTSI said the MICT, the Philippines' leading international gateway, is further enhancing its fleet of container-handling equipment with four new hybrid rubber-tired gantries (RTGs) from Japan.

ICTSI upgrades flagship Manila International Container Terminal

"The planned capital expenditures will be used to acquire more container-handling equipment, upgrade port systems and technologies and develop new container storage areas within the Manila South Harbor expanded port zone and the Batangas port," ATI said in its filing.

Port firm sets aside P2.8B for capex plan this year

In addition, container-handling equipment will be bought.

-APM Terminals to invest USD900m in Lazaro Cardenas terminal

For example, container-handling equipment speeds are programmed according to the actual equipment specifications, thus yielding realistic times for travel throughout the yard.

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All container-handling equipment such as the new cranes will be fitted with the latest in computer technology.

New Equipment for Port

In a major effort to reduce emissions from its large fleet of engine-powered equipment, Husky Terminal & Stevedoring, a major Port of Tacoma terminal operator, recently began using biodiesel fuel for all diesel-operated vehicles and container-handling equipment.

A husky move toward biodiesel: major port operator in Tacoma switches to biodiesel for its vehicles and container-handling equipment

Seaports throughout the world; manufacturers of container-handling equipment (CHE); and organizations dedicated to improving container operations, such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which develop appropriate containerization guidelines, have all adopted and now foster the use of standardized containers.

Containerizing the joint force: during contingencies, 85 percent of all military cargo is moved by commercial sealift. Except for fuel, most of this cargo is stored and shipped in 20- or 40-foot standardized, intermodal containers

The latter can include unscrambling, layer-packing, and container-handling equipment.