WCA November 2012

Industry news

All aboard for Tratos cables

TRATOS Cavi SpA has been awarded the contract to supply DP World with Tratosflex-ESDB reeling cables for installation in the cranes at the Jebel Ali port in Dubai. The port is in the process of electrifying its existing diesel-driven RTG cranes as a means of significantly reducing energy costs and CO 2 emissions. As part of this process, Tratosflex-ESDB cables will be fitted to the newly electrified cranes. specify Tratosflex-ESDB cables was based on a combination of quality product used extensively in similar applications worldwide (including the Busan Port terminal in Korea) and strong local support from the Tratos office located in Jebel Ali Free Zone. Tratosflex-ESDB is different from other reeling cables available in that Tratos engineers have modified the internal cable design, tightening the structure against the internal relative movement to accommodate high speed applications; this prevents the common problem of twisting that affects cables reeling at high speed. Twisting makes cable cores elongate unevenly which in turn leads to conductors on the outer layer of a strand facing a greater risk of being broken. A broken cable reeling at high speed is dangerous and can cause extensive and costly damage to equipment. A medium voltage rubber insulated and sheathed drum reeling cable, Tratosflex-ESDB operates in temperatures from -20ºC to +60ºC. Tratosflex-ESDB is one of the range of cables for moving applications from Tratos, which include mono-spiral and multi-spiral reeling, basket reeling, festoons and spreaders. The cables The decision to

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Link between Taiwan and China Taiwan telecom provider Chunghwa Telecom has announced that the first submarine cables linking Taiwan with China, between China’s city of Xiamen and the Taiwanese Kinmen Island, began operation in August. The project is a joint venture between Chunghwa Telecom and China Telecom, China unicom and China Mobile – China’s three major telecom operators.

CANDOR Sweden AB Tel: +46 11 21 75 00 Email: info@candorsweden.com Fax: +46 11 12 63 12 Website: www.candorsweden.com

Chunghwa Telecom – Taiwan

Website : www.cht.com.tw

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