TAS Offshore IPO to raise RM69mil Aug 1, 2009
Lau said the company would acquire machinery and equipment, like gantry cranes. He said the existing shipyard could build an average 23 vessels a year and was now running at full capacity. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Gantry Plaza Park gains six acres Jul 10, 2009
Friday July 10, 2009. Gantry Plaza State Park features a waterfront promenade and seating with views of Manhattan. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Ethiopia: DP World Djibouti Rejects ESL Request for Dedicated Berth Jul 7, 2009
The two berths ESL showed strong interest in are berths number one and two, which were handling containers, fitted with two gantry cranes. Signed by Jerome M. Oliveira, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Port of Djibouti, the letter DP World wrote on June 21, 2009, says it "would not be possible for Djibouti Port to honour" ESL's request. (allAfrica.com)
Alain de Botton, Matthew Crawford on working Jun 25, 2009
Most of us "know nothing about the gantry cranes and iron-ore bulk carriers, who register the economy as only a set of numbers, who have avoided close study of switch gears and wheat storage and spare ourselves close acquaintance with the manufacturing protocols for tensile steel cable.". In one unforgettably tender profile, he chronicles the life of a shy painter who has spent close to a decade making paintings of the same huge oak tree over and over again, from different angles and with... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Shippers: What recession? Jun 1, 2009
The Jacksonville terminal will be similar in that it will also use rail-mounted gantry cranes to transport containers between the yard and the ship, Rooney said ... The terminal at Dames Point will have 12 to 15 rail-mounted gantry cranes. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
It's time for an ambitious new literature of the workplace May 31, 2009
Hence how ignorant most of us are, surrounded by machines and processes of which we have only the loosest grasp; we who know nothing about gantry cranes and iron-ore bulk carriers and amortization, who register the economy only as a set of numbers, who think - even now - that it is only about money. Naturally, non-work themes are eternal and essential. (Boston Globe)
Let us now praise. . . PLEASURE BAY May 24, 2009
On his left, the blue gantry cranes of the harbor squat hugely on the horizon. Beyond them, Logan -- the air fills periodically with the thick chord of a descending airplane, its landing gear already down. (Boston Globe)
Railpower Files Fifth Default Status Report and Obtains Additional Extension of Stay Period Under CCAA May 23, 2009
It has also designed and is marketing hybrid power plants for rubber tyred gantry cranes (Eco-Cranes). Its technologies have broader potential and applications in other markets and industries. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Vetrazzo countertops are green and colorful May 11, 2009
One section, called the Craneway Pavilion, still has overhead gantry cranes that used to load cars and tanks bound for the market - or to war - onto ships. The cavernous space is used for large events, and the cranes are used to hang curtains for theater performances. (San Francisco Chronicle)
PTP seeks RM4bil more for capex Feb 14, 2009
Other new equipment included 20 rubber tyred gantry cranes scheduled to arrive in the third quarter and 50 prime movers early this year, he said. So with all these equipment, we should be able to handle about 10 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on 12 berths for customers, Ismail said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Container Cranes Arrive in Guam Feb 7, 2009
PITI, Guam, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Three gantry cranes purchased jointly by Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: ) and Matson Navigation Company arrived today at the Port of Guam. The two U.S. Jones Act container carriers acquired the cranes from the Port of Los Angeles in 2008 and have retrofitted and modified the cranes to enhance their productivity and handling capabilities. (PR Newswire)
