CANADA are also cheaper to maintain .
With ships steaming slower to conserve fuel as prices continue to rise , ports are under increasing pressure to provide faster turnaround times and with these new cranes , Halterm is in position to discharge and load vessels at the rate of 30 containers per hour per crane , or a massive 120 containers per hour with all four cranes working simultaneously .
Technological advances have also played a role in the success of Halterm . Dinning explains that every truck that arrives with a container passes through a building lined
with camera arrays designed to capture images of the truck and its cargo from every angle . The cameras also identify the container number and the license plate of the truck so that when the truck moves forward to the Scale , or weigh station , Halterm ’ s terminal operating software has already updated the container records allowing for faster processing at the gate . “ The unique thing for us is that while in other terminals here in Halifax and across North America , all the cameras are sitting out in the open , ours are protected by purpose-built shelters , so when it is raining or snowing our
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