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Click here for more DB Schenker Rail UK launches D2D DB Schenker Rail UK has launched a "one stop" service for customers in the intermodal market... Click here for more Antwerp's Deurganckdok lock takes another step The first concrete has been laid for the Port of Antwerp's €340M Deurganckdok lock, touted as the largest in the world... Click here for more Skuld branches out Marine insurance provider Skuld has formed a new unit at its Lloyd's syndicate, Skuld 1897, to offer combined physical damage and liability cover to ports and terminals worldwide.... Click here for more People on the move Latest round-up of new appointments known to WorldCargo News... Click here for more Ecoliner "to be ready in 2013" The sail-assisted 8000dwt cargo ship from Dykstra will be deployed by Fairtransport in Atantic trades... Click here for more Maasvlakte 2 terminals "on schedule" Construction of the new container terminals is on schedule, says Rotterdam port authority... Click here for more Reefer prospects remain healthy A new report by Drewry Maritime Research forecasts continued growth in the perishable reefer cargo trade for 2012 and beyond.... Click here for more EPEE in favour of F-Gas phase-down The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), which represents the heating and cooling industry in Europe, estimates that a phase-down of F-Gases in the EU will reduce the direct climate impact of refrigerants by up to 65% in 2030.... Click here for more SynchroNet teams up with Matson SynchroNet Intermodal Services (SIS), which operates North American repositioning services to move surplus empty containers from inland locations to ports, has signed a multi-year service partnership agreement with Matson Logistics.... Click here for more Rena bill settled The New Zealand Government and Daina Shipping Company have reached a settlement over clean up costs following the grounding of the containership RENA on a reef off Tauranga last year.... Click here for more Wallenius extends heavy lift offering Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has acquired a 60% stake in Netherlands-based Abnormal Load Services Holding BV (ALS), which specialises in out-of-gauge transport services.... Click here for more P&I Club highlights sudden power loss The UK P&I Club's latest Risk Focus bulletin has highlighted the issue of sudden loss of power during and after switching to lower sulphur fuels that are now mandated in certain coastal regions.... Click here for more Tex boosts owned portion of fleet Textainer, the world's largest container lessor by fleet size, has acquired 81,000 TEU of standard dry freight containers from its managed fleet for approximately US$98M.... Click here for more Boost for East Kelly Port San Antonio in Texas and Kansas-based shortline railroad specialist Watco Companies have inaugurated a new rail service that, the port says, clears the way for significant new growth at its East Kelly Railport.... Click here for more Beacon taps new funds Beacon Container Finance LLC, a subsidiary of Beacon Intermodal Leasing, has successfully completed a US$250M asset-backed bond placement.... Click here for more Gichner bags army deal Gichner Systems Group, part of San Diego-based Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, has received a contract to provide shipping containers to the US Department of Defense.... Click here for more Klinge completes Swedish Army reefer prototype US-based Klinge Corporation has completed the prototype of a new reefer container for the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (Forsvarets materielverk) at its York, PA, plant.... Click here for more BEST foot forward in Spain The intermodal rail affiliate of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)'s Tercat has launched a new 480 km long rail service between Barcelona and Pamplona.... Click here for more All change in Uganda One the main trade bodies in landlocked Uganda has announced that its members will switch their business from the Kenyan port of Mombasa to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.... Click here for more Investments for Alvsborg ro-ro DFDS Seaways and C.Ro Ports (part of Cobelfret)) are set to invest SEK65M to modernise and upgrade the Alvsborg ro-ro terminal in the Port of Gothenburg. The programme includes new handling equipment and installation of a modern and more efficient IT system.... Click here for more Yanino Customs boost Following the opening earlier this year of the Yaninsky Customs point of Baltic Customs, which has already simplified the transfer of bonded cargoes between the sea terminals of the port of Saint Petersburg and Global Ports' Yanino logistics park (see WorldCargo News July 2012, p15), a permanent customs control zone (PZTK) has now been put into operation to join the rail sidings of the Yanino facility and Zanevsky Post, the adjacent station of the St Petersburg branch of Oktyabrskaya Railway.... Click here for more Setback for Qube plans? Australia's Qube Logistics has suffered a setback in its plans to develop a multimodal terminal in the southern Sydney suburb of Moorebank.... Click here for more ...Embraport set to open next year DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem says operations at the Embraport container terminal in Brazil are expected to start in the first quarter of 2013 and to be at full capacity by the end of next year.... Click here for more ...only bidder for JNP terminal contract... DP World, which already operates the Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP), has emerged as the sole bidder for the concession to develop a new container terminal at India's busiest port.... Click here for more BEST terminal opening Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) subsidiary Terminal Catalunya (Tercat) celebrated the grand opening of its new semi-automated deepwater container terminal - Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) - at the end of last month in the presence of His Majesty the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I.... Click here for more Takoradi upgrade The government of Ghana and Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) have signed contracts to redevelop the port of Takoradi.... Click here for more Brake terminal expanded J Muller Breakbulk Terminal GmbH & Co KG, a privately owned terminal in the German Port of Brake, has recently completed a 2.4M expansion programme at its facility at the Niedersachsenkai.... Click here for more Dry port for Bentheim? The county of Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany, close to the Dutch border, wants to build a dry port to cater for cargo flows over both Rotterdam and Germany's new deepwater JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven.... Click here for more Ultramar buys into Rosario Chilean shipping and logistics group Ultramar has acquired a 30% stake in Terminal Puerto Rosario SA (TPR), which operates a terminal at the Argentinian port of Rosario on the Parana River, from Spanish company Inter Rosario Port Services, based in Tarragona.... Click here for more DPW to set up Indian holding company... DP World is setting up a holding company to bring its Indian assets under one roof as it prepares to expand operations in the country.... Click here for more Hybrid loco for Magdeburg The German Elbe River port of Magdeburg, owned by the city of Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, is to purchase a hybrid locomotive type V100 from Alstom Lokomotiven Service GmbH for internal shunting and train formation work, following uccessful tests.... 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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