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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 Hong Kong port strike update The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has issued an update on the situation in the Port of Hong Kong where subcontracted workers have now been on strike for 28 days.... Click here for more VTG and Kuehne & Nagel in rail merger talks The parties signed a letter of intent. A majority participation by VTG is aimed for... Click here for more Gearing up for 750m long trains British rail freight depots are preparing for longer trains moving over the main container ports.... Click here for more Container weighing - compression or tension? This is a good way of thinking about where in the supply chain container weights should be verified in the run-up to DSC/18's SOLAS amendment meeting... Click here for more Mantsinen links up with Atlas The Finnish and German hydraulic crane manufacturers have announced a strategic partnership... Click here for more Dutch rail freight hit by strike Stoppages by DB Schenker Rail loco drivers are spreading in the Netherlands, halting much freight business... Click here for more Trucking case reaches US Supreme Court The American Trucking Associations' challenge to the attempt by the Port of Los Angeles to impose a comprehensive licensing scheme on trucks reached the US Supreme Court on April 16... Click here for more Strike Club results reflect growing labour unrest According to The Strike Club, the market leader for delay insurance for the maritime trades, the early months of 2013 have been marked by extremely damaging strike action in several countries, which has punished shipowners and charterers even though they are innocent parties.... Click here for more Amsterdam wins new cocoa contract Ter Haak Intermodal and Kaoten Natie have jointly won a new cocoa contract from Cargill with an innovative handling and intermodal package deal, consolidating Amsterdam's position as Europe's leading cocoa port... Click here for more Orbita for Grup TCB Spanish process automation and engineering specialist Orbita Ingenieria has won a contract from Grup TCB for agate automation solution for its flagship Barcelona terminal... Click here for more PTP expanding PTP Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia's biggest container port, is proceeding with its RM1.4B (US$450M) phase 2 expansion plan, aimed at increasing capacity by 25% to 10.5M TEU.... Click here for more Bromma climbs the ALPs... Bromma Conquip AB is hoping that full commercial launch of the automatic lashing platform (ALP), a fully automated twistlock and cone fitting and removal device will be possible during this year.... Click here for more SSA Marine for Stockton The Port of Stockton (Ca) has selected SSA Marine to manage its terminal for the new "M-580" marine highway corridor service with Oakland.... Click here for more Concession for Iquique questioned Iquique Port Company (EPI) has sent a query to the competition authorities in Chile in respect of the terms of reference for the proposed tender for Terminal 1. These will be analysed to ensure that free competition will continue at the port once a concessionaire is appointed.... Click here for more Kalmar racks up more Bolipuertos orders Cargotec's Kalmar has secured its third large order for port equipment from Venezuela's government-owned port operator Bolivariana de Puertos (Bolipuertos) in 18 months.... Click here for more Automated box rack for Osaka The Osaka Port Corporation and Japan's JFE Engineering are developing an automated empty container rack system with a total capacity of 1040 TEU.... Click here for more Sumo Glove cuts forklift damage Sumo Industrial & Allied Products Marketing Ltd (SIAPM) has recently introduced to the British market the Sumo Glove, a simple protective cover made from industrial grade polyurethane that fits to the tips of an FLT's forks and reduces the incidence of damage to palletised loads.... Click here for more Oz unions to fight automation plans The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has reversed its co-operative attitude towards DP World's plans to introduce semi-automated systems at its Brisbane terminal after discovering the size of proposed job losses.... Click here for more ...first ASCs arrive at APMT MVII The first two of 26 automated railmounted gantry cranes (ARMGs) ordered from Hans Kunz have been delivered to APM Terminals (APMT)'s new Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam for local erection, testing and commissioning.... Click here for more ...while Caucedo turns green DP World Caucedo recently became the first commercial customer for Bromma's "Green Zone" spreader productivity and maintenance software. The full package has been ordered, comprising all three modules - Fleet Doctor, Roadmap and Work Order. As previously reported, Fleet Doctor is a tool for maintenance staff to identify potential problems on individual spreaders, to help prevent downtime, while Roadmap provides management with a ready view of spreader fleet performance. These were introduced in 2011. In 2012 Bromma introduced Work Order to assist service and maintenance planning on a daily basis.... Click here for more Uruguay moving on with new bulk port Four major studies have been put out to tender in the preliminary stage of Uruguay's US$700M deepwater port project at El Palenque in the south eastern Rocha department (see WorldCargo News August 2012, p8).... Click here for more New cranes for Beira Modernisation of Mozambican ports continues to gather pace. Two new Konecranes' STS gantry cranes have been commissioned at Beira container terminal, which is operated by Cornelder de Mocambique under a long term concession.... Click here for more APMT books ZPMC for Lazaro... ZPMC has won a US$120M contract to supply ship-to-shore cranes, ASCs and other RMGs to APM Terminals (APMT)'s Lazaro Cardenas development.... Click here for more Sennebogen launches 875-E Sennebogen GmbH will launch a new crane, designated 875-E, at BAUMA in Munich in April. With equipment lengths up to 27m and a maximum load capacity of 7.5t, the 875-E further strengthens the Sennebogen line for port machines and is designed for various piece goods and bulk goods via a range of quick-release attachments. It is equipped with a Cummins 391 kW diesel engine meeting Stage IIIB/Tier 4i requirments or, alternatively, a 430 kW energy-saving electric motor.... Click here for more Amsterdam set to be incorporated The Port of Amsterdam will cease to be an integral part of the Municipality of Amsterdam at the end of March. From 1 April onwards, it will operate as a public enterprise, albeit with the municipality initially being its sole shareholder.... Click here for more DP World sells HK assets DP World is selling off its interests in two container terminals and a logistics centre in Hong Kong in two separate transactions valued at US$742M.... Click here for more Inductive power for reefers? It is understood that a leading terminal operator is investigating the possibility of using an inductive system to connect a reefer container to the main power supply in container terminals.... Click here for more Liebherr bags Latin deals Liebherr Werk-Nenzing has reported continued success for its mobile harbour cranes in Latin America. After two very successful years, during which over 30 machines were delivered in South and Central America, 2013 has got off to a good start, with orders for four top-of-the-range LHM 600s.... Click here for more Sany into Hong Kong Sany Port Machinery has confirmed a contract to deliver two small barge handling cranes to Hutchison Port Holdings' flagship facility, Hong Kong International Terminals (HIT).... 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