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CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LATEST WCN E-NEWSLETTER IN YOUR BROWSER Welcome to the latest eNewsletter from the publishers of WorldCargo News, the world's leading resource for international cargo professionals. Click here to view a sample issue of WorldCargo News and subscription information. Click here for information on advertising in print or online. Market Briefing Kalmar SmartPort for TTI Long Beach Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has reported a recent order for Kalmar SmartPort process automation from TTI, Long Beach... Click here for more Gottwald notches 1500th crane Terex Port Solutions recently supplied its 1500th Terex Gottwald mobile harbour crane, a G HMK 6407 B... Click here for more ZPMC bags Lazaro Cardenas deal ZPMC has won a US$120M contract to supply STS cranes, ASCs and other RMGs to APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas SA... Click here for more Antwerp imposes fines on operators The Deurganckdok operators, Antwerp Gateway and PSA, have been fined a total of €13.48M... Click here for more CMA CGM opens Baghdad dry port The French carrier has opened a new bonded dry port in the Abu Ghreib area, near Iraq's capital city, Baghdad... Click here for more Hamilton lighting award A major lighting retrofit at the Lake Ontario port has received an environmental award... Click here for more Eurotunnel opts out of ports bid The Channel tunnel, freight rail and and ferry operating group has decided not to put in a bid for the ports of Calais and Boulogne... Click here for more Felixstowe to double rail capacity The UK Port of Felixstowe is set to double its rail capacity with the arrival of three state-of-the-art rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs).... Click here for more Hapag-Lloyd merger off The owners of Hapag-Lloyd said the planned merger with fellow German operator Hamburg-Sud has been called off because terms could not be agreed... Click here for more People on the move Latest round-up of appointments known to WorldCargo News... Click here for more APMT consortium named preferred bidder for Abidjan A consortium made up of APM Terminals (APMT), Bollore Africa Logistics and Bouygues has been named the preferred bidder to manage a second container terminal at the Port of Abidjan.... Click here for more PROMOTION Free White Paper - Calculating the Return On Investment of a Specialist Intermodal IT System This white paper from Real Asset Management provides crucial cost saving information for companies involved in container leasing, tank leasing, tank container operating and trailer leasing. It contains the information they need to assess the benefits of implementing a specialist software package and to compare costs against expensive in house systems, including sample ROI calculations, strategic benefits and cost considerations. Click here to request your free copy New RMG for Moscow terminal Global Container Services (GCS) has added a second RMG at its MANP terminal on the outskirts of Moscow.... Click here for more Robinson launches Navisphere app CH Robinson Worldwide Inc, one of the world's largest logistics companies, has developed a mobile app to extend the reach of its Navisphere platform and allow users to access critical shipment information using Apple or Android mobile devices.... Click here for more New terminal operator in Ancona A new common user container and general cargo terminal with a 344m long quay has been set up in the Italian port of Ancona at Molo 22.... Click here for more New tank locator Netherlands-based Intermodal Finder has launched a new web service for tank containers called tankcontainerfinder.com.... Click here for more New depots for Lake Tanganyika Twin inland container depots (ICDs) are planned for each side of Lake Tanganyika in the latest sign that the security situation in central-eastern Congo is improving.... Click here for more Peel beefs up ship canal box service Peel Ports has deployed a substantially larger vessel in its Manchester Ship Canal container service after a marked increase in demand from customers including Kellogg, Princes Foods and Kingsland Wine.... Click here for more Turkey's ports thriving In 2012, Turkey's main container ports handled 7.2M TEU, up 9.5% over 2011's throughput of 6.57M TEU.... Click here for more CakeBoxx/Valspar team up CakeBoxx Technologies, the developer of the CakeBoxx doorless container, has announced a strategic partnership agreement with Valspar Corporation for the supply of coatings for its new line of containers.... Click here for more APMT crane lift/hour rate rises by 8% Just one year into its new Global Transformation Programme, APM Terminals (APMT) says it has reached an important milestone in its quest for efficiency gains.... Click here for more Electric ro-ro access MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract to deliver electrically-driven ro-ro access equipment for two new car carriers under construction at Shin- Kurushima's main facility, Onishi Shipyard, in Japan. Each ship will be supplied with a stern ramp, a side ramp, six internal ramps, a ramp cover and hoistable car decks.... Click here for more APMT opens dry port in Mombasa APM Terminals (APMT), in a joint venture with local company, Great Lakes Ports Ltd, has opened a new 7.3 hectare dry port 4 km from Kenya's main port of Mombasa.... Click here for more CMHI moves into Djibouti Hong Kong-registered China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) has bought a 23.5% stake in PDSA for US$185M, following on from similar investments in West Africa.... Click here for more Swedish Army ups Klinge reefer order Following the delivery and extensive testing of a prototype unit last year (see WorldCargo News October 2012, p17), the Swedish Defence Material Administration (Forsvars Materialverk - FMV) has almost doubled the size of its contract for a new design of reefer container booked with US-based Klinge Corporation.... Click here for more CMA CGM direct in Italy Container carrier CMA CGM is introducing its own intermodal rail service in Italy, connecting shippers and NVOs in the north of the country with trains that it organises over the ports of Trieste, Genoa and La Spezia.... Click here for more Vic port rail to get Oz bucks The Federal and Victorian Governments have combined to fund a A$5M joint study into a proposed Western Interstate Freight Terminal (WIFT) in outer Melbourne.... Click here for more InRail moves into Slovenia Italian rail freight company InRail, based in Genoa and Udine in the north east of the country, has commenced operations in Slovenia, thanks to an agreement with Slovenian Railways (SZ) and a licence obtained from AZP, the Public Agency for Rail Transport of Republic of Slovenia.... Click here for more Mombasa on track for 1M TEU in 2013 The Kenyan port of Mombasa should exceed the 1M TEU throughput mark this year, with management expecting further strong growth in both the port's gateway and transit cargo sectors.... Click here for more MCI urges EU action on "harmful" reefers Reefer container manufacturer Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has called for tougher enforcement of European environmental legislation designed to protect the Earth's ozone layer and help prevent climate change.... Click here for more Royal Wolf roars Australian container lessor and trader Royal Wolf, rated one of the most successful stockmarket floats of 2011, has delivered first half trading EBITDA growth of 16.1% for 2012-13.... Click here for more Spanish haulier problems Spain's National Competition Commission (CNC) has imposed a fine of 15.21M on the container transport association, ALTC, and a fine of 5.26M on the Cotraport transport cooperative, for restrictive road haulage practices. In addition, it fined Barcelona Port Authority 100,000 for allowing such practices to dominate the port's container road haulage market.... Click here for more First HPH Brisbane berth available The first of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)'s new Brisbane terminal berths was declared ready for use in early February, but the company has yet to announce any customers.... Click here for more LHT study completed A study on longer and/or heavier freight trains (LHT) by Panteia/NEA on behalf of the UIC has been completed. The study provides a snapshot of LHT operations across the world, assesses the technical and operational challenges and provides recommendations for implementing LHTs, defined as trains with a trailing weight of more than 3500t and/or more than 750m long, on European and wider international corridors.... Click here for more Bidders line up for Webb Dock The Victorian Government will not release a list of respondents to its Expression of Interest (EOI) process for Melbourne's new Webb Dock international container terminal, automotive terminal and PDI hub but has pronounced itself "heartened" by the level of interest in the development.... Click here for more Purfresh launches Total Active Environment California-based Purfresh Inc, best known for its Purfresh Transport ozone-enhanced active atmosphere technology, has added modified atmosphere, temperature control and shock monitoring functions to the system.... Click here for more DB Schenker's Czech move DB Schenker Logistics has started the construction of a new logistics centre in Rudna u Prahy, close to the Czech capital, Prague.... Click here for more as one drops out of Botany race The New South Wales Government is remaining similarly silent about the shortlist of bidders for the 99-year leases of Port Botany and/or Port Kembla but the Australian financial press is not so coy.... Click here for more STB nod for chassis pool plan The US Surface Transportation Board (STB) has approved a chassis pooling agreement proposed by North American Chassis Pool Cooperative LLC (NACPC), clearing the way for the group's members to begin pooling chassis for intermodal freight transport.... Click here for more Brookfield eyes Chile port investments Canada-based investment fund Brookfield Asset Management, Inc is looking to expand its operations in Chile, spreading beyond its initial participation in highway and hydroelectr ic power projects.... Click here for more Ambrogio takes 45ft palletwide open tops Italy-based intermodal rail operator Ambrogio Trasporti SpA has taken delivery of 50 x 45ft high cube palletwide open top containers built by Sicom SpA in Cherasco. The containers will be operated on behalf of Sider-logistics, to transport steel coils between Italy and Germany.... 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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 38th TOC Container Supply Chain: Europe With the Maasvlakte 2 Development on time for first phase completion in 2013 Rotterdam is the ideal location for TOC Container Supply Chain: Europe, the world's leading port and container event. 25-27 June 2013 Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Click here for more information Intermodal South America 2-4 April 2013 Transamerica Expo Center, Sao Paulo Brazil Click here for more information Cool Logistics Africa 16-18 April 2013 Vineyard Hotel & Spa | Cape Town South Africa Click here for more information Multimodal 2013 23-25 April 2013 NEC Birmingham UK Click here for more information 2nd Sri Lanka Ports, Trade & Logistics Conference, Exhibition and Awards 2013 1-3 May 2013 Hilton Hotel, Colombo Sri Lanka 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 Neva 2013 24-27 September 2013 St Petersburg Russia Click here for more information PPI Transport Symposium Baltimore 2013 28-31 October 2013 Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore USA Click here for more information Transport Security Expo 2013 13-14 November 2013 Olympia, London UK Click here for more information Transport Security Expo 13-14 November 2013 Olympia, London UK Click here for more information Multimodal Middle East 2013 9-11 December 2013 Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai  United Arab Emirates Click here for more information Cargo Logistics Canada Expo & Conference 29-30 January 2014 Vancouver Convention Centre West Canada Click here for more information Powered by Blogger.