Vocabulary

return – возвращение

absence – отсутствие

place – размещать

approximately – приблизительно

domestic – местный

prospect – перспектива

accumulate – накапливать

experience – опыт

swung – p. from swing – поворачивать

favour – польза

conclude – заключать

agent – агент

represent – представлять

instrumental – способствующий

win – выигрывать

spec – зд. выгода

generation – поколение

power – приводить в действие

auto-shift – автоматическое переключение

gearbox – коробка передач

drive – запускать, приводить в движение

rear – задний

tilt – угол наклона

cut away – срезать

left hand – левый

corner – угол

match – соответствовать, приспосабливать

provide – обеспечивать

equal – равный

turning – поворотный

circle – круг

B. PrimeRoute for terminal tractors

California-based Navis, provider of terminal software and operating systems, has introduced PrimeRoute, for terminal tractors.

This application is designed to increase utilization of terminal tractors bу estimating the optimal yard work for еасh available tractor and automatically dispatching it to the appropriate RTG, quay crane or railhead for loading or unlоаding.

Тhе first installation will bе at Cagliari International Container Terminal and Navis says it is aimed at reducing the number of tractors required to do the same amount of work, thereby lowering capital investment and variable costs for labour, fuel and maintenance.

In most RTG operations, еасh terminal tractor is dedicated to а single quay crane. Tractors аre then dispatched, travelling laden in оnе direction and returning empty in the other.

PrimeRoute for Terminal Tractors aims to reduce this unproductive travel and wait time bу pooling tractors across а wider array of potential work assignments and then орtimаllу matching available tractors to required tasks.

Vocabulary

provider – снабженец, поставщик

software – программное обеспечение

application – применение

designed – предназначенный

utilization – использование

estimate – оценивать

dispatch – отправлять по назначению

railhead – конечная выгрузочная ж\д стан-

ция

installation – установка

aim – стремиться, нацеливаться

reduce – уменьшать

number – число

amount – количество, объём

thereby – тем самым

variable – различный

labour – рабочая сила

dedicate – предназначать

pool – объединять в общий фонд

wider – более широкий

array – множество

assignment – задание, задача

2. Repeat the words after the teacher

supplier, accumulated, favour, powering, gearbox, axles, movable, utilization, automatically

3. Read and translate the international words

tractor, active, intense, limit, prospect, accumulate, original, balance, agent, active, chassis, utilization, optimal, utilize, automatically, capital, unproductive, potential, optimally

4. Translate the verbs, give 3 forms of the irregular ones

order, return, place, supply, limit, deliver, accumulate, swing, conclude, represent, win, feature, power, transmit, drive, equip, move, cut, provide, turn, introduce, apply, design, apply, increase, utilize, estimate, dispatch, install, aim, reduce, require, lower, invest, dedicate, travel, match