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Click here for more 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... Click here for more 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... Click here for more Terberg DTS breaks 400 barrier Terberg DTS has reported that it recently supplied the 400th used vehicle to the British market... Click here for more 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... Click here for more 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... Click here for more Wilhelmshaven sees double on the rails JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven now has a double track railway connection with Germany's main grid... Click here for more AAPA reaches a century The American Association of Port Authorities has celebrated its 100th anniversary... Click here for more 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... Click here for more 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... Click here for more 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... Click here for more 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.... Click here for more 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.... Click here for more 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).... Click here for more More horizontal transfer systems DB Schenker Rail recently demonstrated two rail/road horizontal transfer systems to customers in Wolfsburg, Germany.... Click here for more 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.... Click here for more 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.... Click here for more 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.... Click here for more Heavy lift operators take stock Consolidation is taking place through several mergers and joint ventures.... Click here for more 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.... Click here for more 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.... Click here for more Enter a top lift piggyback trailer A "dream" intermodal unit will be a reality within the next year or so.... Click here for more Keeping handling operations in the black New tyres are being developed to meet the requirements of container handling mobile plant.... 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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