To ship cargo on time, ports need to handle large volumes of traffic quickly and efficiently.
Greifensee, Zurich -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/06/2010 -- The Port of Virginia transports more intermodal containers to more cities faster and more efficiently than any other port in the United States. Norfolk International Terminals is the largest of the four general-cargo terminals that handle this large amount of inbound and outbound traffic. Covering approximately 660 acres, Norfolk International Terminals is home to the world's largest container cranes, which are 271 feet high and move as many as forty 50-ton containers per hour. Container storage at the terminal is more than 34,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
Concrete-deck Scales
METTLER TOLEDO has been part of Norfolk International Terminals' success since 1996. By supplying and maintaining 15 concrete-deck truck scales, it enables the terminal to handle the large number of trucks that transport cargo to and from the port. Each truck that enters the site is inspected and then weighed on an inbound scale. After being weighed, the truck proceeds to a stacker crane to have its container offloaded. The empty trucks pick up a container for the return trip and are weighed on an outbound scale.
Reliable Operation
The terminal processes about 2900 trucks per day during its peak season. That equals more than 380 weighings per day for each scale. The port's truck scales have performed reliably. According to Harry Brittingham, Equipment Specialist, Norfolk International Terminals has replaced only two load cells in the past 12 years.
A composite structure of concrete and steel gives the weighbridge exceptional strength and durability. The result is a truck scale that delivers reliable weighing over a long service life.
Preventive Maintenance
Carlton Scale, a certified METTLER TOLEDO distributor, has been there every step of the way since the scales were installed. To keep the scales operating properly, Carlton provides preventive maintenance inspections every 60 to 90 days. Quality products from METTLER TOLEDO and excellent service from Carlton Scale ensure that the terminal's operations keep cruising along.
Please contact us for further information
http://www.mt.com/mt/ed/news/virginia_intl_terminals_news_Editorial-News_1222348750007.jsp