RUBBER-TYRED MOBILES ENCROACH ON PORTAL CRANE MARKET
The increasing acceptance of mobile cranes as mainline equipment threatens the dominance of rail-mounted installations for ship-to-shore operations in small and medium-sized ports. Even in high throughput terminals, heavy duty mobiles are achieving utilization figures in excess of 2000 hrs/yr -- mostly on the quayside -- and considerably reduced periods of amortisation.
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Corporate Authors:
Cargo Systems International
Arun House, 201-205 High Street
New Malden KT3 4BH, Surrey, England - Publication Date: 1977-11
Media Info
- Pagination: 3 p.
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Serial:
- CARGO SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL
- Volume: 4
- Issue Number: 11
- Publisher: Deutsche Bahn AG
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Cargo handling equipment; Cranes; Equipment; Intermodal terminals; Mobile cranes
- Old TRIS Terms: Terminal facilities
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00174291
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 31 1978 12:00AM