Sphere
#40
2016
07
A Beacon of light in
the Underground
UK Power Networks Services has won
the prestigious Beacon Award for high
standards that demonstrate a proactive
safety culture above and beyond
normal site requirements. The London
Underground Northern Line Extension
to Battersea saw an upgrade of London’s
venerable metro’s electrical systemwith
over one million working hours without
a single lost-time incident!
Infrastructure
Fired-up about newHong Kong power plant
In January 2016, HK Electric commissioned the construction of a new
gas-fired generating unit which will replace retiring units and meet stringent
emission requirements set by the government. Commissioning in 2020, the new
unit will maintain power supply reliability and reduce carbon dioxide and other
emissions. It also lends to the government’s target of increasing the proportion
of natural gas generation to 50 per cent by 2020 to clean Hong Kong’s air.
EnviroNZ rescues
Astrolabe reef from disaster
New Zealand was devastated when the
MV Rena, a Greek tanker, ran aground on
the pristine Astrolabe reef. EnviroNZ,
known to most locals for Kerbside
recycling, took on the ginormous task
of removing and recycling 144 containers
(6,500 tonnes of material) with government
and volunteer citizen partners. Scrap steel,
400 tonnes of wood and even 150 tonnes of
butter were recycled. The reef and nearby
beaches are now recovering, thanks to
EnviroNZ and their partners.
Park’n Fly Makes aWish
When children fly, parents park. Park’N
Fly made it a little easier for needy
families benefiting from the Make-a-Wish
Foundation programme which provides
children who have life-threatening medical
conditions with a chance to travel to their
dream destinations. A total of 632 days of
free parking were provided to 79 families
while they accompanied their children,
courtesy of Park’N Fly.
Ports
Cutting-edge cranes
around the world
Hutchison Port Holdings is always
upgrading! Shanghai Mingdong Container
Terminals installed six electric Rubber-
TyredGantryCranes (eRTGCs) and two new
quay cranes (QCs), while Hutchison Ajman
International Terminals installed three
hybrid RTGCs, the first ever in Ajman Port.
South Asia Pakistan Terminals in Karachi
has four new QCs and six new one-over-
six RTGCs with remote control operating
systems. And Hongkong International
Terminals in Hong Kong installed two new
barge QCs, to replace jib cranes, driving a
30-40 per cent increase in productivity.
