Information on port layout and facilities, based on paper by Vainio of Finnish shipbuilders and engineers Valmet O/Y; model harbor is divided into three areas; one next to ship is reserved for containers leaving harbor; next to quay there is storage yard for containers arriving by sea where containers for which no continuation land transport has been booked are placed; at inland extremity of terminal, area is provided for loading and unloading trucks; straddle carriers move along fixed roads in areas adjacent to ship; Valmet container crane, which features thyristor control, has outreach of 14.5 m, etc.
Container handling -- Finnish evaluation of merits of straddle carrier system of terminal handling
Shipbldg and Ship Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 110 , n 16
1967
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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