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The Port of Antwerp provisionally handled 183.8 Mt of freight during 2012, 1.8% less than in 2011...
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Buss parked at Steinwerder for four more years
The extension of Buss group's two leases at the Steinwerder area in Hamburg until the end of 2016 mean that the port authority has pushed back its "Central Terminal Steinwerder" plan at least until 2017...
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TOTE orders 3100 TEU LNG-fuelled container ships
The new vessels are claimed to be the largest container ships yet ordered with LNG engines...
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Cavotec books more MoorMaster deals
The latest contracts for the automated vacuum mooring system include the first orders in the Netherlands...
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Bejaia handles millionth TEU
Portek-operated Bejaia Mediterranean Terminal has handled its one millionth TEU after just six years...
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Genoa posts 2M TEU
Container traffic over Italy's biggest sea port has grown by 11.5% during 2012...
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Rotterdam faces labour disruptions
A series of work stoppages could commence on Friday, 28 December, Rotterdam's traditional "Harbour Day"...
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New temperature monitoring solution
Pleasanton, California-based DeltaTRAK, a developer of cold chain, environmental monitoring and food safety management systems, has launched the new FlashTRAK RFID Temperature Monitoring Solution....
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Purfresh granted European patent
Purfresh Inc, the developer of the Purfresh Transport ozone-enhanced active atmosphere system, has been granted a patent on its technology by the European Patent Office....
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DoorLogistics from SIS
SynchroNet Intermodal Services (SIS), which provides repositioning services to move surplus empty containers from inland locations to ports in North America, has launched DoorLogistics, a new service that provides standard ISO container doorto-door pricing and operational support services to the company's customers....
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New tank depot
Peter Hempt GmbH & Co KG has opened a new tank container storage facility at its headquarters in the Industriegebiet Nord area of Worms, Germany, doubling its storage capacity to around 2,000 units....
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Google moving into box tracking?
The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted Internet search giant Google a patent on a system for securing, monitoring and tracking containers....
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Rhine ports to cooperate
In an unprecedented three-country approach, nine inland ports in the Upper Rhine region have set out to explore closer co-operation, particuarly aimed at enhancing rail connections. The string of ports enjoys EC recognition as being instrumental in the Rotterdam-Genoa corridor, a key TEN-T freight corridor....
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Box cleaning by robots
A new automated container cleaning system has been developed by Swedish start-up company IBC Robotics AB....
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Thumbs down for Oz safety code
Protest marches in major Australian ports at the end of October appear to have done little to convince shipowners and stevedores to embrace the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA)'s version of a National Stevedoring Code of Practice (NSCOP)....
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Klinge to launch new dual reefer
US-based Klinge Corporation will be launching a new and improved version of its dual refrigerated container at the Intermodal 2012 exhibition in Amsterdam this month....
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Eko-Flor in the van
Toronto-based Conforce International has received multiple purchase orders for its newly designed Eko-Flor Titan composite floorboard from CIMC Vanguard National Trailer Corporation....
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Cranes go up in Colombus
CSX Intermodal is progressing well with the installation of three widespan RMGs at its terminal in Columbus, Ohio....
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Big plans in Vietnam
The authorities in Vietnam's central Khanh Hoa province are looking to secure funds to build the US$4B Van Phong International Transit Port....
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New joint venture to develop mobile apps
A new company, cenTTra Intermodal (CI), has been formed by Mark North, formerly of Cedex Services International, and Abhijt Joshi, president of WhiteHedge Technologies, a leading software development and business process outsourcing company based in Pune, India, to capitalise on the demand for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) systems and mobile apps....
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Sideloader fee axed
Patrick has backed down from its controversial plan to introduce a A$100 fee for all sideloading trailers using its Port Botany terminal (see WorldCargo News October 2012, p7)....
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Bode adding new piggyback trailers
German freight forwarder Spedition Bode GmbH and Co KG has started adding 50 new Kogel Cargo Rail piggyback trailers to its fleet....
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OneSeal success in patent case
Denmark-based container security seal manufacturer OneSeal has won the patent infringement case it brought against Mega Fortris (Europe) Aps Ltd in respect of the latter's Flexi Klick flexible container bolt seal (see WorldCargo News July 2012, p21)....
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Jebel Ali expansion on track
With 60% of construction work complete, the expanded Terminal 2 at DP World's Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, which will add 1M TEU to the port's annual capacity, is on schedule to open in 1H 2013....
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Bangladesh terminal to open next year
Pangaon Container Terminal (PCT), Bangladesh's first inland container terminal near the capital, Dhaka, will start operations early next year, sources at Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) said....
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DNV and GL to merge
Two of the world's largest classification societies, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL) are to merge under the name DNV GL Group....
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Kalmar wins ECH deal in Charleston
Kalmar has won a contract to supply two ECH mast trucks to South Carolina State Ports Authority by offering the best warranty terms...
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ConGlobal acquires RCS
ConGlobal Industries Inc (CGI), North America's largest container depot operator, has reached an agreement to acquire the business and assets of Refrigerated Container Services (RCS) Group from Carrier Transicold. The transaction is expected to close on January 1, 2013....
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Gothenburg to build new logistics centre
The 2.4-ha facility, representing an investment of €17.3M, will be leased to DB Schenker Sweden...
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Konecranes simplifies company structure
The company is being reorganised as from January 1, 2013 to improve accountability, clarity, speed, and cost efficiency. This will also change the composition of the Group Executive Board...
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Cavotec books Jebel Ali deal
The global engineering group will supply cable management systems for all the STS cranes and ASCs ordered by DP World for its T3, Jebel Ali project...
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SNCF hit with €60.9M fine
The French competition authority has imposed a fine of €60.9M on the state rail company for trying to block new entrants in the post-2006 open rail freight market...
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Florida port marketing deal
Port Everglades and the Florida East Coast Railway will jointly market the near-dock ICTF to be built next year...
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NSW reviews rail access
New South Wales is reviewing its rail freight access regime for the first time since it was introduced in 1996....
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Konecranes Lifttrucks passes 4,000 mark
Konecranes Lifttrucks, part of Konecanes Oy, recently completed its 4,000th lift truck, a reach stacker for laden container handling ordered by Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA)....
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China's eastern ports see strong cargo rebound
Container throughput at two of China's big eastern ports - Shanghai and Ningbo - saw a strong recovery in September and their highest cargo flows of the year, suggesting that the country's export growth contraction is bottoming out as economic growth regains momentum....
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ICTSI acquires stake in Pakistan terminal
Philippines-based port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has acquired a 35% stake in Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) from Premier Mercantile Services (PVT) Ltd for US$60M....
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Bechtel learns the ROPES
An international research initiative, which is expected to lead to new international guidelines for the design and construction of future ports, has moved from the computer simulation stage to tests involving ships in port....
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LB secures EPA grant
The Port of Long Beach has obtained a US$1.34M US-EPA grant towards deployment of cleaner cargo handling equipment at its container terminals....
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Monopolies under fire in Mexico
The decision to award SSA Mexico the concession to operate the Specialist Automotive Terminal (TEA) at the Mexican port of Lazaro Cardenas is being seen by some as a wrong move, since it hands the company control of 90% of the capacity to handle new vehicles on Mexico's Pacific coast. The company already controls 60% of such traffic in ports on the Gulf of Mexico. In effect, it has a virtual monopoly in this traffic segment....
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Starring role for Control Techniques
Control Techniques, part of Emerson Industrial Automation, has won a contract to modernise the control system on two "Starporter" STS cranes at Grup TCB's Terminal de Contenedores de Yucatan (TCY) concession in Progreso, Mexico. The cranes, which are 37 years old, were shipped from Seattle seven years ago....
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Noell strads at Wilhelmshaven
As reported in the January 2012 issue of WorldCargo News (p31), Terex Noell, now part of Gottwald-led Terex Port Solutions (TPS), won the Eurogate order for 36 4-high diesel-electric straddle carrers for phase 1 of JWP Wilhelmshaven. These machines were delivered and commissioned in time for the (delayed) start-up of JWP on 21 September....
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HPH Brisbane cranes arrive
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has taken delivery of two ZPMC ship-to-shore cranes for its new Brisbane Container Terminal (BCT), the first stage of which is due to open before the end of 2012 to mark the company's entry into the Australian market....
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Push for Bell Bay renewed
A new report into Tasmania's port system has renewed calls for the development of Bell Bay as the state's major freight facility, despite shipowners having "voted with their ships" and moved elsewhere....
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La Cisa double spreader
La Cisa Trasporti Industriali Srl, an Italy-based handling and logistic specialist active in the steel, energy and other heavy load sectors, has come up with its own, patented telescopic spreader for handling two empty 20ft or 40ft/45ft containers, 1 over 1....
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RIMA CoBRa belt for Shuaiba
Italy-based RIMA Srl, a leading Italian crane components engineering and manufacturing company, recently completed installation of its "CoBRa" (covered belt for rail crane) cable feeding line on 880m of linear quay at the new container terminal in the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait....
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China opens more to cross-Strait shipping
China has opened two more ports - Yantai in eastern Shandong province and Shenzhen in southern Guangdong province - for direct shipping links with Taiwan....
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First steps at Moroni
Bollore Africa Logistics (BAL) has begun the process of improving services at the port of Moroni in the Comoros. BAL secured the concession to manage and upgrade the port last December, although, at just 10 years, the contract has a shorter time span than most other port management concessions in Africa....
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STVA's Tangiers deal
Geodis STVA Tanger Med (GSTM), the Moroccan affiliate of Geodis and STVA, has won the tender launched by Tanger Med port authority (ASTM) to run a multi-user terminal in the port for a period of two years....
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Krishna up and running
Krishnapatnam port on India's east coast, which is controlled by Hyderabad-based CVR Group, has formally started operations at a new 1.2M TEU/year container terminal built at a cost of Rs55B (US$1.05B)....
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DPW bags JNP deal
DP World has received a Letter of Award from Indian government-owned Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to build and operate a new container terminal at India's largest container port....
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Contents Changi increases landing fee rebates
Changi Airport Group (CAG) is increasing its support for the air cargo sector in the face of continuing headwinds for the air freight business.
Ireland opposed to Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus
The Irish government has decided to oppose Ryanair's bid to take over Aer Lingus after studying details of the plan, the country's transport minister said, in a blow to the budget airline's ambitions, reported Reuters.
Orlando cargo airline shutting down
Orlando-based Capital Cargo International Airlines will close its headquarters and lay off all 79 employees starting at the end of the month, as it prepares to be merged into an Arkansas competitor, reported Orlando Sentinel.
Gol begins daily Miami flights as part of shake-up
Brazilian low-cost airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes has begun daily flights to Miami over the weekend, part of the company's reorganisation of its flight network, reported Dow Jones Newswires.
Turkey's Pegasus Airlines buys 75 Airbus planes
Pegasus Airlines, Turkey's leading budget carrier, is buying 75 planes from Airbus in the biggest commercial order from Turkey ever as the privately owned firm seeks to triple its fleet and tap into a growing market to expand, reported Dow Jones
China firms to buy stake in Taiwan terminal
Taiwan's investment committee has approved China's investment of US$135 million to take a 30 percent stake in a container terminal owned and operated by Yang Ming Marine Transport, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal said, reported Reuters.
CMA CGM Paris IPO by end-2014
CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container group, plans to list shares on the Paris Stock Exchange to get easier access to financing as low freight rates pressure margins, its deputy chief executive said, reported Reuters.
Goldenport sells container vessel for $7.5m
Goldenport Holdings, an international shipping company that owns and operates a fleet of container and dry bulk vessels, has sold the 1993-built container vessel Bosporus to an unaffiliated third party for US7.
Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Sud in merger talks
Germany's largest container shipping companies, loss makers Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud, are exploring a merger to create a global player better able to survive the sector's four-year slump.
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The Maritime Union of Australia has ended a damaging pre-Christmas strike after winning management agreement to a job security clause that will come into force if the port of Fremantle is privatised, reported The Australian Financial Review.
UPS makes new push to secure TNT deal
United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has filed a new set of concessions with European regulators in an effort to win approval for its planned purchase of rival package shipper TNT Express NV (TNTE.
Cathay boss firm on 2% pay offer
Cathay Pacific is seeking common ground with its flight attendants union even though it has said the two percent pay rise offer is very much a final decision, reported the South China Morning Post.
Ryanair's plan to sell Aer Lingus slots 'won't placate EU'
Ryanair's plan to sell off most of Aer Lingus's landing slots at London's Heathrow Airport is unlikely to placate EU concerns about the proposed takeover of the former flag carrier, according to industry commentators, reported Irish Independent.
Thai Airways fined $7.9m for price-fixing
Thai Airways International said it has been fined US$7.9 million for price-fixing, reported Dow Jones Newswires. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission charged Thai Airways and other airlines in 2009 with breaching its Trade Practices Act.
Spain's Iberia reaches union deal to negotiate job cuts
Spanish flag carrier Iberia has agreed to negotiate with its unions over a five-year restructuring plan to ensure the airline's future viability, reported Reuters.
Vinci front-runner for Portugal airport group
Vinci has bid US$3.95 billion for control of Portuguese airport operator ANA, the highest offer among the four groups competing in the privatisation auction, sources familiar with the transaction said, reported Reuters.
Singapore Airlines to increase flights to Australia, Japan
Singapore Airlines plans to increase passenger flights to Australia and Japan to take advantage of increased demand, reported Dow Jones Newswires.
Etihad in final talks to buy India carrier stake
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways, seeking to widen operations in India and other Asian markets, is in the final stages of talks to buy part of either Jet Airways or grounded rival Kingfisher Airlines , an Indian government official said, reported Reuters.
Malaysian Airline to buy 36 ATR turboprop planes
Malaysian Airlines System (MAS), the country's national carrier, has signed a memorandum of understanding with French-Italian aircraft maker ATR to buy 36 turboprop airplanes for US$981 million, reported Reuters.
Vietnam asked to delay opening of $660m port
The Vietnamese government should delay the launch of the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port complex in the southern region to tackle the capacity surplus at seaport group 5 covering Ho Chi Minh City and southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
Rickmers-Linie to get two newbuildings in 2015
Rickmers-Linie is to take delivery of two 20,000dwt newbuildings in 2015, built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China. Both of these multi-purpose vessels will be equipped with two 450-tonne cranes and one 120-tonne crane.
FPS Melbourne wins steel contract
The Melbourne branch of Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) has secured a contract to handle the import, unpacking and inland delivery of 52 containers loaded with 1,138 tonnes of steel coil.
Frantic talks to break Fremantle port strike
The maritime union and state government are locked in frantic negotiations aimed at breaking a costly impasse that has brought West Australia's busiest port Fremantle to a standstill.
Kerry bags Samsonite deal in Thailand
Kerry Logistics has secured a major contract by Samsonite (Thailand) to manage its supply chain. The scope of the contract comprises general warehousing, value-added services, pick and pack and local transportation services.
Four logistics firms fined for price-fixing
Switzerland's Competition Commission is fining air freight forwarders Panalpina Welttransport (Holding) US$3.4 million and Kuehne & Nagel International $1.27 million for their part in a pricing cartel, reported Dow Jones Newswires.
DHL expands road freight network
DHL Freight, a provider of road freight services in Europe, opened a new office in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This strategically important business centre provides direct transport routes to the key logistic hubs of Europe, Russia and China.
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El Al Israel Airlines said a slowdown in business during November's escalation of violence between Israel and militants in Gaza would lower its fourth-quarter net profit by between US$7 million and $9 million, reported Dow Jones Newswires.
BA moves in on more Heathrow slots
British Airways stands to strengthen its grip on Heathrow by gaining the right to buy a large chunk of take-off and landing slots at the airport, as part of proposals Ryanair is offering European regulators to seek approval for its takeover of Aer
United Continental pilots ratify new contract
Pilots at United Continental, the world's biggest airline, have ratified a contract with the US carrier that will provide enhanced pay and retirement plan contributions, reported Reuters.
Portugal gets four bids for airport operator
The Portuguese government has received four binding bids for its airport operator ANA (Aeroportos de Portugal), reported Dow Jones Newswires. The government didn't provide names or bid values in a press statement.
Air France seeks to cut 600 flight attendant jobs
The French unit of Air France-KLM SA connfirmed plans for a voluntary redundancy plan affecting 500 to 600 flight-attendant jobs.
Cathay November cargo traffic up 6.3%
Cathay Pacific Airways freight traffic rose for the third consecutive month in November, up 6.3 percent year-on-year, driven by significant shipments of hi-tech consumer products out of key manufacturing centres, reported Reuters.
New China Life denies deal to join AIG unit buyout
New China Life Insurance yesterday became the second company to distance itself from a US$4.23 billion deal billed as the largest Chinese acquisition of an American company, reported the South China Morning Post.
AA chief outlines stand-alone exit plan
In a closed meeting with pilot union leaders, the top executive at American Airlines defended his company's desire to exit bankruptcy before pursuing a merger, reported The Dallas Morning News.
Mundra Port bucks trend with 16.7% box increase
Adani Group's Mundra Port has registered more than 16 per cent growth in containerised traffic handling for April-November on a year-on-year basis, bucking the gloomy trend seen in all other key container handling ports such as Jawaharlal Nehru Port,
| | Hamburg port offers cost relief for large-sized ships
The Port of Hamburg will significantly reduce the port calling costs for large-sized ships.
Asciano boss bullish after bumper box volumes
Asciano chief executive John Mullen has told Australians not to be too pessimistic about the resources slowdown after the ports and rail group transported record volumes of goods in recent months, reported The Australian Financial Review.
Dachser acquires Iberian partner Azkar
Effective January 15, subject to the approval of the anti-trust authorities, logistics provider Dachser is to acquire the Spanish logistics provider Azkar. Dachser has held a 10 percent stake in its Iberian logistics partner since 2008.
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Alberto Aleman Zubieta belives that the Panama Canal is due for at for at least one additional expansion at some stage after the present "new Panamax" works are completed...
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CMA CGM buys into Pier J, Long Beach
The world's number three container line is buying a 25% stake in Pacific Container Terminal, Port of Long Beach...
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Combilift for Felixstowe Warehousing
Felixstowe Warehousing, part of the John Good Group of companies, has invested around £150,000 in a Combilift container straddle carrier...
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Cavotec books "cold ironing" deals in Los Angeles
Global engineering group Cavotec has won substantial multiple orders for its shore-to-ship electrical power systems at the Port of Los Angeles...
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MIT in box deluge
Manzanillo International Terminal in Panama is struggling to cope with a surge in transhipment containers as lines juggle services to cope with Venezuela's import backlog...
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Terberg DTS breaks 400 barrier
Terberg DTS has reported that it recently supplied the 400th used vehicle to the British market...
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PEMA recommends airbags for straddle carriers
The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association, TT Club and ICHCA International launched a revised version of the "Minimum Standard Safety Features for Container Yard Equipment" document at the TOC Americas Container Supply Chain conference in Panama...
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Khalifa now in full swing
Abu Dhabi Terminals has completed the strategic transfer of lo-lo container traffic from downtown Abu Dhabi to the new terminal located 60 kms east of the city centre...
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Wilhelmshaven sees double on the rails
JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven now has a double track railway connection with Germany's main grid...
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AAPA reaches a century
The American Association of Port Authorities has celebrated its 100th anniversary...
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Busan and PSA sign MOU
Busan Port Authority and PSA International have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate cooperation towards a long term and strategic partnership...
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UIRR backs lo-lo against horizontal techniques
The UIRR has backed traditional vertical means of transferring semi-trailers between rail and road against the CargoBeamer and Modalohr system...
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Long Beach and Panama sign new MoU
The Port of Long Beach and the Panama Canal Authority have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding initially signed in 2010 for a period of five years...
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Liebherr books 24-wide cranes at Southampton
Associated British Ports (ABP) has awarded a £26M contract to Liebherr to manufacture four 24-wide (65m outreach) STS cranes as part of its redevelopment of berths 201/202 at Southampton....
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OTO enters lift truck market
OTO SpA, part of Italian steel maker Marcegaglia, is a new entrant to the heavy lift truck market, designing, engineering and manufacturing heavy machines in the 16-52t range, including container handling reach stackers....
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Singamas sells tank factory
Singamas Container Holdings, the world's second largest container manufacturer, has sold its tank container manufacturing subsidiary, Foshan Shunde Singamas Tank Container (SSTC), to PRC-incorporated investment holding company Guangdong Fuwa Machinery Holding Co for RMB171.5M (US$27.27M)....
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More horizontal transfer systems
DB Schenker Rail recently demonstrated two rail/road horizontal transfer systems to customers in Wolfsburg, Germany....
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Positive prospects for Oz ports
Australia's port sector continues to be an attractive target for investment, according to the latest Port Operators in Australia industry report from strategic analysts IBISWorld....
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In search of market niches
The mobile harbour crane (MHC) is already the most flexible quayside crane concept and new applications are still being developed....
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Yard crane output picks up again
Although RTG production dipped sharply during 2010-11, in the wake of the 2009 trade recession, it has picked up again in 2012 and looks set to hold firm for the coming year, Meanwhile, demand for ASCs has soared....
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Heavy lift operators take stock
Consolidation is taking place through several mergers and joint ventures....
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Melbourne seeks triple tender
The Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) has formally gone to the market to seek expressions of interest (EOIs) for three key developments in its A$1.6B (US$1.64B) Port Capacity Project....
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Security seal standard passes final hurdle
The past year has seen ISO 17712:2010, covering container security seal specification, manufacture and end-use, finally go live after a decade of debate and development by ISO TC104....
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Enter a top lift piggyback trailer
A "dream" intermodal unit will be a reality within the next year or so....
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Keeping handling operations in the black
New tyres are being developed to meet the requirements of container handling mobile plant....
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