TEC playing it safe
NewsSpain-based TEC Container SA, specialising in lashing systems, overheight attachments and other port equipment, has delivered five lashing cages to Noatum Valencia.
Bitutainer put to the test
UK-based container engineering consultancy TEC (International) Ltd has successfully tested its latest innovation in bitumen transport – the T-coded (IMO 2) Bitutainer – at the SNCF testing station in Tergnier, France.
According to TEC, the unit surpassed its computerised design expectations and withstood a massive 8.3g impact test. The ADRrequirement is 4g and the Canadian Rail requirement is 5g. Furthermore, the patented design of connection between the frame and the tank resulted in a permanent deflection at the top of the frame of just 1mm, reportedly one of the lowest permanent sets recorded in tests at Tergnier.
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