Market Briefing from WorldCargo News Online

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To find out more, why not visit us at Stand B10 at Intermodal 2012 in Amsterdam. If you cannot attend the show or would like to request a brochure, just click the link below. Click here to request your free solution overview Shenzhen port operators spread their wings Facing stagnant growth, port operators in Shenzhen in south China are investing in faster-growing ports in other parts of the country and diversifying their business.... Click here for more Nuneaton Chord inaugurated A key piece of rail infrastructure facilitating modal shift has been opened by the UK track authority, Network Rail... Click here for more Hoyer's "smart" IBCs Hamburg-based bulk liquids logistics service provider Hoyer has started to equip its intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) with radio frequency identification tags.... Click here for more Patrick woes hit Sydney trade Ongoing labour and equipment issues at Patrick's Port Botany terminal appear to be having an impact on Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC)'s recent monthly figures.... Click here for more Cavotec posts 3Q/2012 figures The group has reported revenue of €51.9M in 3Q/2012, up 13% year-on-year... Click here for more GNTC opposes French rail reforms France's national combined transport association has come out against the plan to bring all French rail organisations under a single new organisation... Click here for more Valencia-Burgos intermodal service TVC Railway will start a rail intermodal service between the Port of Valencia and Miranda de Ebro... Click here for more ICTSI reports traffic slowdown Revenue from port operations was 5% higher at US$179.7M during the quarter, and is up by 7% for the first nine months of the year to US$524.7M, but traffic has recently slowed down... Click here for more Cargotec posts ro-ro access deals Cargotec has reported two new orders for MacGregor ro-ro access eeuipment... Click here for more Continental renames industrial tyres unit The new name will be Commercial Specialty Tires, with effect from next January... Click here for more Mantsinen picks Cooper SH for British Isles Cooper Specialised Handling is now representing Finnish hydraulic crane maker Mantsinen Oy in the UK and Ireland... Click here for more TEC2 groundbreaking at Lazaro Cardenas The first stone has been laid at APM Terminals' new concession in the Mexican port... Click here for more Rotterdam cuts tariffs again The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced a further cut in port dues for 2013... Click here for more Liebherr books Tauranga strad deal The NZ port will become the first customer for Liebherr straddle carriers outside the British Isles... Click here for more Reefer demand cools down Machinery manufacturers have benefited from the reefer construction boom of the past two years, but demand has tailed off in recent months.... Click here for more Container weighing: a process challenge Can verifying the weight of containers before they are loaded be achieved without unduly disrupting terminal operations?... Click here for more Forklift trucks do the rounds Linde Heavy Truck Division (Linde-HTD) is to offer a rotating cab as an option on its 10t to 18t range of hydrostatic FLTs as an alternative to a fixed cab with a rotating console and is planning to extend this option to the 18t to 32t range in the near future.... Click here for more Prospects for containerisation in Russia* Today, when more than half of all world freight is shipped in containers, most Russian cargo is still transported in bulk. Containerisation rates in Russia are significantly lower than those in the EU; the numbers are almost reversed. According to World Bank statistics, in 2010 container port traffic in Germany and the Netherlands reached 14.6M TEU and 11.3M TEU respectively, while all Russian ports handled only 3.1M TEU.... Click here for more The Port of Tyne hopping ahead Gottwald Port Technology (now known as Terex Gottwald) has provided more information on the innovative dedusting hoppers it supplied earlier this year to the Port of Tyne in north east England.... Click here for more JOIN US ON LINKEDIN The WorldCargo News LinkedIn group complements WCN in print and online and offers you the opportunity to discuss key issues and network with your peers and a wide cross-section of industry experts. Join the discussion now at http://lnkd.in/x932Pg Unsubscribing You can change your selection of content in your Market Briefing from WorldCargo News Online, or unsubscribe at any time. Click here and then click on 'Edit your email Alert' to modify your selection or to unsubscribe. 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This comprehensive 245 page study is an in-depth analysis of capacity constraints, productivity, selectivity and flexibility of different container handling systems in terminals of different types and sizes: common-users or dedicated; hub centre (transshipment and/or relay) or import/export vocation; gateway or feeder port; intermodal rail or truck distribution inland; with or without CFS, etc. Click here for more information Upcoming events Featured Event Intermodal Europe 2012 Europe's leading event for container transport and logistics across road, rail and sea. 27-29 November 2012 Amsterdam RAI, Holland Click here for more information Transport Security Expo 2012 14-15 November 2012 Olympia, London UK Click here for more information Intermodal Europe 2012 27-29 November 2012 Amsterdam RAI Holland Click here for more information TOC Container Supply Chain Americas 2012 4-6 December 2012 El Panama Hotel, Panama City Panama Click here for more information TOC Container Supply Chain: Asia 12-14 March 2013 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) Hong Kong Click here for more information Cool Logistics Africa 16-18 April 2013 Vineyard Hotel & Spa | Cape Town South Africa Click here for more information IAPH 2013 6-10 May 2013 JW Marriott at LA LIVE, Los Angeles, California USA Click here for more information 38th TOC Container Supply Chain: Europe 25-27 June 2013 Ahoy, Rotterdam Netherlands Click here for more information Powered by Blogger.