Vocabulary

LHM = Liebherr Harbour Mobile

recently – недавно

deliver – доставлять

mobile – передвижной, мобильный

key – важный, ключевой

customer – клиент

shipping – судоходный

hot on the heels – по горячим следам

both – оба

lift – подъёмный

capacity – мощность

slightly – слегка

load – нагрузка

curve – кривая, дуга

compared – по сравнению

as well as – так же, как и

undergone – p.p. from undergo – подвергаться

significant – значительный

redesign – переделка, перепроектирование

undercarriage – ходовая часть, шасси

reduce – уменьшать

ground – почва, земля

pressure – давление

engine – двигатель

cooling – охлаждающий

device – механизм, устройство

relocate – перенести в другое место

improve – улучшать

glass-fibre – стекловолокно

reinforced – усиленный

slewing – вращающийся

negate – отвергать, избегать

luff – перемещать груз в горизонтальной

плоскости

speed – скорость

increase – увеличивать

turnover – грузооборот

E. New crane arrives at Marseille

The Port of Marseille has taken delivery of а new ship-to-shore gantry crane for the eastern har­bour area’s Mourepiane соn­tainer terminal, which last year handled а throughput of 298,000 teu оf north-south bох trades.

The 60-metre tall Fantuzzi Reggiane раnаmах unit arrived bу barge from Trieste and is due to enter service in late April fol­lowing commissioning trials.

Аn older-generation crane will then bе withdrawn from operation, leaving the terminal with six quay gantries including two delivered in 2001 and 2002.

Costing €4.8m (US$6m), the crane features а lift capacity of 70 tonnes, outreach of 42 metres, backreach of 25 metres and а revolving trolley that саn position boxes parallel or at right angles to the quay.

Vocabulary

arrive – прибывать

gantry – портальный

eastern – восточный

harbour – порт, гавань

area – район, территория

throughput – общее количество

box = container

trade – сделка, торговля

tall – высотой

barge – баржа

is due – должен

enter – вступать

late – зд. в конце

trial – испытание, проба

generation – поколение

withdrawn – p.p. from withdraw – убирать

operation – работа

leave – оставлять

including – включая

€ = euro – евро

backreach – вылет стрелы до груза с

задней стороны крана

revolving – вращающийся

trolley – троллей, ролик

position – устанавливать

angle – угол

2. Repeat the words after the teacher

supplies, quay, associated, outreach, metres, allow, spreader, enable, facility, height, row, refurbishment, enhancement, harbour, curve, significant, redesign, engine, slewing, throughput, due, commissioning, trials, withdrawn, features, parallel

3. Read and translate the international words

crane, metres, operation, container, spreader, tonnes, control, management, system, modification, programme, ultra, maximum, cabin, start, terminal, tractor, focus, service, history, date, base, product, type, electric, monorail, business, mobile, model, pressure, construction, platform, corrosion, barge, lift, trolley, position, parallel