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Click here for more MyFerryLink deal opposed The UK Competition Commission has provisionally come out against the purchase of three former SeaFrance ferries for cross-Channel operation by Groupe Eurotunnel... Click here for more ZPMC ship "invaded" in Santos Dock workers in Santos have boarded the Chinese heavy lift vessel, Zhen Hua 10, which was preparing to unload equipment for the new Embraport terminal... Click here for more Kion agrees big trucks deal with Konecranes Konecranes will acquire the container handling truck business of Kion Group's Linde brand... Click here for more IAV demonstration in Port of Rouen A new intelligent autonomous vehicle (IAV) developed by the EU-funded InTraDE (Intelligent Transportation for Dynamic Environment) project will be demonstrated as a container transporter at the Radicatel terminal in the Port of Rouen on Wednesday, 27 February... Click here for more PierPass tackles "trouble tickets" PierPass has launched an initiative to reduce the number of "trouble tickets" generated during truck visits to terminals at Los Angeles and Long Beach. Trouble tickets are produced at truck gates when there is a problem with the transaction and are otherwise known as "exceptions."... Click here for more Ennore to try again Ennore Port, a major hub near Chennai on the east coast of India, has invited fresh proposals to develop its long-awaited container terminal project.... Click here for more New crane deals for Cargotec Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has booked an order for 12 mains-powered E-One2 RTGs from Piraeus Container Terminal SA (PCT) in Greece, an affiliate of Cosco Pacific Ltd.... Click here for more Bromma reports new spreader contracts Bromma has reported new orders for the supply of a total of 86 yard crane spreaders. This includes an order for 52 YSX45 single-lift electro-hydraulic spreaders for Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG), the Dubai Ports World-led project at Maasvlakte II. As previously reported, RWG has ordered a total of 50 automated stacking cranes from Gottwald. All the spreaders are required to be on site by September 2014.... Click here for more CMHI invests in Djibouti... China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) has expanded its foothold at the mouth of the Red Sea by purchasing a 23.5% stake in the Port of Djibouti from local authorities for US$185M.... Click here for more Sohar capacity to be expanded Oman International Container Terminal (OICT) at the port of Sohar, which handles mainly feeder ships trading to/from Jebel Ali and Salalah, will be in a stronger position to service mainline vessels when additional stacking space is developed and new equipment is brought on stream towards the end of this year.... Click here for more Hyster scoops Katoen Natie deal Hyster has reported a purchase order for nine RS46-36 reach stackers, a 25t FLT and a 32t FLT from Katoen Natie (KN) for various high intensity container terminal and stevedoring applications around Antwerp, following a challenging tender process designed to identify the best total cost of ownership. After the first months of operation KN measured a 6 litres/ hour saving in fuel per truck; over a 5-6 year period, that could amount to 90,000 litres saved.... Click here for more Shanghai remains top box port Shanghai remained the world's busiest container port last year with a slight improvement in throughput over 2011 despite a slowdown in the shipping market.... Click here for more Oz sideloader fees are back Controversial Australian sideloader fees, first introduced then cancelled by Patrick at its Port Botany terminal (see WorldCargo News November 2012, p11), are back - and spreading.... Click here for more ZPMC equipment for new Cameroon port ZPMC has won a contract for port equipment for the new deepwater port at Kribi in Cameroon.... Click here for more PSA back in for fourth JNP box terminal? Singapore's PSA International and India's ABG Group might get another chance to bid for Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)'s fourth container terminal despite the fact that the consortium failed to sign a concession agreement after initially winning the contract (see WorldCargo News September 2012, p10).... Click here for more AMPT in the safety zone with RFID APM Terminals has introduced an RFID-based proximity system that warns mobile equipment operators when ground personnel and pedestrians are dangerously close. There has been growing interest in using RFID in this application for some time and there are a handful of systems being used or tested in port applications.... Click here for more ...buys into Terminal Link CMA CGM has signed an agreement to sell a 49% equity stake in its Terminal Link affiliate to China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) for €400M.... Click here for more New project for ABPmer Associated British Ports' group sustainable development team has commissioned affiliate ABPmer to develop an on-line interactive data viewer that will enable users to view, search, query, annotate, and print port specific infomaps in a dynamic manner.... Click here for more Gulftainer seeks quick start at Tripoli terminal Sharjah, UAE-based port and logistics operator Gulftainer is investigating the possibility of bringing in mobile harbour cranes to try and encourage lines to use its new concession in Tripoli, Lebanon, before gantry cranes and RTGs arrive later this year.... Click here for more 3-D port animation from Fraunhofer The Fraunhofer CML Institute for Maritime Logistics, part of Hamburg-Harburg Technical University, has developed and tested a 3-D animation package to "visualise" port facilities and terminal operations.... Click here for more Kiel to get first RTG The Port of Kiel is investing around €12M to expand and modernise the Ostuferhafen area, with some backing from the State of Schleswig-Holstein.... 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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