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Port Of Miami Adds Two
New Mobile Container
Cranes From Germany
The newest additions to the Port of Miami's cargo-handling equip- ment - two mobile container cranes - were unloaded in sections from the vessel The Barde Team, which ar- rived from Rotterdam, Holland.
Manufactured by the Mannesmann
Demag Corporation of Germany, the 280-ton Gottwald mobile cranes are part of the Port's $400 million ex- pansion and upgrade program to completely modernize its cargo han- dling facilities. The investment in new equipment will allow for a higher volume of container move- ment through the port at a given time. The two mobile cranes are to be utilized at the Lummus Island gantry facility to supplement the six 40- and 50-long-ton fixed cranes currently in operation. With a reach of 148 feet, the cranes have the capability of loading and unloading 25 containers per hour and can hoist up to 110 tons of heavy lift. The cranes were assembled and opera- tional by mid-November.
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World's Largest Sloop Sets
Sail With Simrad-Robertson
Vessel Control Systems
The world's largest sloop, the 150- foot motor sailing yacht Zeus, re- cently set sail on her maiden voyage equipped with the Simrad-
Robertson Commander, reportedly one of the most advanced steering systems in the marine market to- day.
Outfitted with the world's tallest carbon fiber mast at 175 feet and sail area of 6,600-sq.-feet, the wing keeled Zeus is expected to be the fastest mega sailing yacht in the world, achieving speeds off the wind of between 20 and 30 knots. The realization of a dream of owner An- gus Robertson, the Zeus is me- ticulously finished, from her six lav- ish, exotic wood-accented state- rooms to her powerful, clean-burn- ing, resiliently mounted 680-hp
MAN B&W diesel main engines, to her impressive, sophisticated elec- tronics suite.
The Simrad-Robertson Com- mander, part of the company's proven family of multipurpose pilot steering systems widely used in the offshore, research and military ma- rine markets, enables the master to have accurate fingertip control of the megayacht not only when in transit, but also when maneuver- ing in restricted waters. The Com- mander combines the Simrad-
Robertson AP9MKII, one of the world's most advanced autopilots, with integrated joystick control of the megayacht's bow thruster, main engines, propellers and rudders.
Designed for optimal automatic steering, the AP9MKII autopilot accepts position reference informa- tion from all common vessel naviga- tion and position receivers includ- ing gyro and magnetic compass in- put. The unit has a built-in inter- face for navigation receivers with an NMEA 0180 or 0183 output, making waypoint steering possible.
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Sponsoring Organizations
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Maritime Council (BIMCO)
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