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Operator Assistance: Revolutionising Ports & Mining

Operator Assistance: Revolutionising Ports & Mining

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By
Alisa Evans
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March 2018
At Paterson Simons we make it our business to monitor developments in emergent technologies in the industries we support. Automation is a hot topic and one that some customers can find intimidating. We thought that we would share our interest via the two case studies below. In the two examples...
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Photo essay: Reachstacker Refurb: MPS

Photo essay: Reachstacker Refurb: MPS

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By
Alisa Evans
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March 2018
We are pleased to share the work that Noel Gottsch, Alban Venyellu and Godwin Mensah completed last month refurbishing a Konecranes Reachstacker at the MPS terminal in Tema, Ghana. First the spreader assembly was removed, along with the boom assembly. The team then removed the lifting cylinders, the fuel tank, hydraulic tank,...
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The high benchmark of Product Verification at Manitowoc, Shady Grove

The high benchmark of Product Verification at Manitowoc, Shady Grove

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By
Alisa Evans
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March 2018
The Manitowoc factory in Shady Grove, Philadelphia, USA produces Rough Terrain Crane, Industrial Crane and Lattice Boom Crawler Crane lines for Manitowoc/Grove. During a recent visit to the Shady Grove facility Paterson Simons staff spent some time with the Product Verification Team, here a few highlights of thier ground-breaking work. The Product...
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How will Big Data affect the Marine Industry?

How will Big Data affect the Marine Industry?

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By
Alisa Evans
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February 2018
As automation and data become buzzwords across the logistics industry, Trelleborg recently commissioned an independent study on the into the use of Big Data to understand the opportunities it can offer, and importantly, how well the industry is taking advantage of them. The research covers the following main points: –...
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Lifting Safety Conference: Report

Lifting Safety Conference: Report

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By
Alisa Evans
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December 2017
Paterson Simons recently concluded another Lifting Safety Conference in Takoradi, Ghana. Previous conferences were held in 2010, and 2012, however 2017’s has been declared the most successful to date with a record turn-out this year of over 60 attendees. We were thrilled that customers and other interested parties from across...
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Terberg unveil revolutionary automated terminal tractor

Terberg unveil revolutionary automated terminal tractor

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By
Alisa Evans
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October 2017
Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are centrally controlled, driver-less horizontal transportation vehicles that have been a part of advanced port technology for a number of years, with perhaps the most prominent example being PSA Singapore’s fleet of 30 AGVs. Leading port technology manufacturer, Terberg Special Vehicles of the Netherlands, has been at...
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SOLAS Weighing in Cameroon Port, No problem for Konecranes Reachstacker

SOLAS Weighing in Cameroon Port, No problem for Konecranes Reachstacker

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By
Alisa Evans
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September 2017
A while back we wrote about the new SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) regulations, which require shippers to provide a VGM (Verified Gross Mass) to carriers, prior to any ladened container being loaded onto a vessel. This means that ports across the globe have been moving swiftly to install weighing systems in...
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Buy a JCB Teletruk Forklift Today from a Brand-approved dealer.

Buy a JCB Teletruk Forklift Today from a Brand-approved dealer.

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By
Alisa Evans
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August 2017
Paterson Simons is an accredited JCB forklift stockist and service dealership. Our experience with sales, service, maintenance and repair of JCB Teletruk Forklifts in West Africa is second-to-none. Our factory-trained JCB Teletruk forklift and crane engineers are based throughout the region in Ghana, Nigeria, Togo and Cameroon and can be deployed further afield to Liberia, Niger,...
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A brief history of the shipping container

A brief history of the shipping container

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By
Alisa Evans
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January 2017
Container ship revolution by BRIAN J. CUDAHY Browsing through a general-purpose bookshop section on “Transport by Sea” would lead to titles on the stately passenger liners of yesteryear, old-fashioned paddle-wheel steamboats, luxury cruise ships, and warships of every shape and size. Few, if any, volumes would cover the seagoing merchant...
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Foam Fenders: Trelleborg calls for sea change in testing.

Foam Fenders: Trelleborg calls for sea change in testing.

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By
Alisa Evans
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January 2017
For five years Trelleborg Marine Systems has put foam fenders under the spotlight, researching their production and testing. The results of this research have now been issued as a white paper called “Smart Foam Technology”. Foam fenders are currently seen as a commodity product, one that requires little specification and engineering....
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Paterson Simons develops mobile app for crane engineers

Paterson Simons develops mobile app for crane engineers

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By
Alisa Evans
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December 2016
Paterson Simons, West African heavy lifting equipment dealers, have launched a mobile app to assist their crane engineers to complete service reports in the field. Paterson Simons has a vast territory covering almost the full span of the West African region. The company provides heavy lifting equipment sales and service...
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Konecranes Truconnect making VGM simple in Ghana.

Konecranes Truconnect making VGM simple in Ghana.

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By
Alisa Evans
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December 2016
Five reachstackers at the Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority terminals, three at GPHA and two at the Amaris Terminal, have been successfully retro-fitted with Konecranes’s Static Weighing System. This means customers of the port are now able to receive a VGM service. On 1 July 2016 the new IMO SOLAS...