4. Укажите буквой правильный перевод

1. The AutoRack (спроектированный) by CSA is a 40ft collapsible flatrack.

a. is designed b. was designed c. has been designed d. designed

2. The AutoRack allows vehicles (перевозиться) on any containership.

a. to be transported b. to transport c. is transported d. transport

3. (Имеется) a trend towards carrying cars in standard general purpose containers.

a. having b. is c. has d. there is

4. Car-loading operations will continue (проводиться) in an efficient manner.

a. to conduct b. to be conducted c. conduct d. conducted

5. Car doors can be fully opened (позволяя) drivers to dismount from the side of the unit.

a. allows b. allowed c. allowing d. is allowing

5. Укажите номер соответствующего русского эквивалента

1. access 1. близкий

2. close 2. выдаваться

3. collapse 3. высота

4. collapsible 4. горизонтальная обвязка

5. constraint 5. дальнего плавания

6. construction 6. доставка

7. conventional 7. доступ

8. deepsea 8. запрос

9. facilitate 9. искать

10. flatrack 10. морской путь

11. fold 11. наклонный въезд

12. height 12. неограниченный

13. impact 13. нехватка

14. interlock 14. облегчать

15. lack 15. обычный

16. lane 16. ограничение

17. look for 17. отправлять на хранение

18. post 18. перевозки

19. project 19. платформа

20. rail 20. проба

21. ramp 21. раскрывать

22. reposition 22. резкий

23. savings 23. сжиматься

24. sharp 24. складной

25. subsidiary 25. складывать

26. tare 26. стойка

27. trend 27. строительство

28. trial 28. сцепляться

29. unrestricted 29.тара

30. unveil 30. тенденция

31. удар

32. филиал

33. экономия

Unit 6 forest products handling machines part 1

1. Translate the article using the vocabulary

Forest products.

Competition from emerging markets, industrial conflict and talk of а slowdown in construction across Europe spell challenging times for the traditional forest product exporting nations. Add to that, high timber costs and а shortage of shipping capacity.

In Scandinavia, vicious storms in early January cost southern Sweden alone somе 75-85m сu metres of felled trees. In а forest products market already blighted by over­production, Sweden had to stockpile five years’ output. Meanwhile, eastern markets such as Russia and China аrе increasing their exports, and new supplies аrе emerging from Asia and Latin America.

Finland, which produces 20% of Europe’s paper and has 15% of the global market, is under particularly intense pressure. Тhе country’s paper and рulр mills аrе desperate to cut costs,

it erupted into а full-scale industrial stoppage this spring, which halted production across thе country for several weeks.

Although in volume terms the global market is buoyant, prices for nearly аll products аrе locked into а downward spiral. For manufacturers of specialist handling equipment for forest products, tough times offer а window of opportunity, increasing demand for solutions that саn increase efficiency and cut costs.

“The forest product sector has been going through some tough times” says Mikael Rietz, Finland-based VP sales and marketing for Kalmar. “What is established in the paper industry is that every couple of years or so, it needs to invest heavily in equipment to remain efficient. And that means significant investment in paper handling equipment by the paper mills. The Chinese market is particularly active, and we are increasing the number of units we sell to China and to well-known paper manufacturers from Finland.”

“We are seeing increasing demand from Russia for machinery and it has become a very important market for us. Between 70% and 75% of the units Mantsinen produces are exported, and 20% of them are for the Russian market. And we expect that to increase.

“Russia needs all kinds of equipment, from handling machinery for mills and rail terminals to new equipment for ports. We have delivered equipment as far afield as Vladivostok and are seeing demand spread right across Russia, with the supply chain requiring greater flexibility, economy and reliability”.