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Click here for more Kim Fejfer pushes the productivity button The CEO of APM Terminals is determined to push ahead with the company's "Global Transformation" programme... Click here for more Ystad AMP-ing seminar The southern Swedish port has invested heavily in cold ironing systems... Click here for more Kalmar books deal for 25 stackers The reach stacker order from GICEP in Algeria is worth around €10M... Click here for more Long Beach executive director to resign Christopher Lytle has stated that he will resign to take the top post at the Port of Oakland. Lytle will remain at Long Beach until mid-July, and is expected to begin his new job in Oakland shortly thereafter... 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 Sunrise cancels soya purchases The Chinese Sunrise group is to cancel purchases of almost 2 mt of soya from Brazil due to delays in loading consignments at ports. According to Shao Guori, the manager responsible for Sunrise's soya division, the company has not received the cargo, which he says amounts to a default on the part of the suppliers, because they failed to load it.... Click here for more Waters on the rise in France? French inland waterways accounted for 7.738B tkms, or 2.3% of all land transport of goods in 2012. According to CAF, the committee of inland waterway vessel owners, this was the first time the 2% level has been breached in 25 years.... Click here for more Samskip Van Dieren expands rail service Samskip Van Dieren Multimodal is expanding its intermodal network with the addition of a shuttle service between Duisburg and Almhult in Sweden.... Click here for more COA commissions flexitank standard The Container Owners Association (COA) has commissioned the UK's national standards body, the British Standards Institution (BSI), to develop a standard for the manufacture and testing of flexitanks. A Publicly Available Specification (PAS 1008) is expected to be released later this year.... Click here for more New Valenciennes barge terminal Around €10M is to be invested in a new container barge terminal on the Escaut (Schelde) at Saint-Saulve, just downstream of Valenciennes in France.... Click here for more NZ study finds boxes toxic... A New Zealand study completed in May last year, but only released last month after an Official Information Act request, has found a high proportion of import containers contain dangerous gases.... Click here for more TCB Railway expanding TCB Railway, part of Grup TCB, reports that it has reached a monthly transportation capacity of 17,000 TEU between the Port of Barcelona and hinterland intermodal terminals in Zaragoza, Vitoria, Selgua, Azuqueca de Henares, Burgos and Valladolid. "With the current operational capacity of 280 trains per month, TCB Railway has been responsible for the most ambitious railway commitment that has been seen in any Spanish port," said Xavier Moline, CEO of TCB Railway.... Click here for more Towards grey reefers? International food freight forwarder foodcareplus and container lessor SeaCube Container Leasing have published a White Paper on the viability of establishing a new generation of independent refrigerated container pools to help address growing equipment repositioning and supply challenges in the world's containerised perishables trades.... Click here for more "Harmful" reefers come under EC scrutiny Following a meeting in Brussels between representatives of Maersk Container Industry (MCI) and the European Commission (EC) on 20 March, investing in reefer containers may prove to be a riskier business than usual if owners continue to specify polyurethane insulation foam blown with HCFC141b.... Click here for more Warrant partners with Leschaco Supply chain specialist Warrant Group has taken over the operational and commercial operations of the German Leschaco Group's deepsea ISO tank container business in the UK.... Click here for more MSC sets up rail subsidiary MSC has set up a subsidiary, MSC Rail, in Portugal to operate container block trains between the port of Sines and freight terminals at Bobadela (Loures) and Entroncamento. The move, explained MSC Portugal's president Carlos Vasconcelos, was made because of uncertainties surrounding the possible privatisation of CP Carga, the freight arm of Portuguese Railways (CP). Doubts have been raised, he said, about future quality and service reliability.... Click here for more New crane for Frankfurt terminal Contargo Rhein-Main GmbH, the container terminal in the Frankfurt Osthafen, has invested €5.2M in a new widespan bargeto-shore crane and a 6000 m2 extension of the working area.... Click here for more Cold store comes on stream in Savannah Nordic Cold Storage has opened the first phase of a new, state-ofthe-art temperature-controlled storage and blast freezing facility close to the Port of Savannah.... Click here for more CBP to launch box cargo residue test programme The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) reports that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials are to institute a pilot programme by October 2013 that will apply new requirements on containers and other conveyances that enter the US carrying cargo residues.... Click here for more First STS cranes for Pointe Noire Two new STS gantry cranes have been installed at Congo Terminal in the port of Pointe Noire in Congo-Brazzaville. They are one tranche of a contract for eight cranes that will be delivered to the port during the course of this year and next from China.... Click here for more Ottmarsheim-Kaluga intermodal service The French Upper Rhine ports of Mulhouse-Rhin (Ottmarsheim, Huningue and Ile Napoleon), managed by CCI Sud Alsace Mulhouse have played a key part in the development of a logistics chain for automotive parts dispatched by PSA Peugeot-Citroen to its car assembly plant in Kaluga, near Moscow.... Click here for more Single window for Kiwi shippers New Zealand's Customs Service and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will this month begin introducing a single electronic portal for imports and exports transiting the country's borders.... Click here for more Shipping companies should explore leasing solutions International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens says shipping companies should explore leasing opportunities as a way of adjusting their self-owned and chartered-in tonnage balance in response to the radical changes that have taken place in ship financing in recent years.... Click here for more Intermodal in the cloud A new cloud-based intermodal freight brokerage, called Freight-Arranger, has completed user acceptance testing with two domestic intermodal operators in the UK and has proceeded to the next stage of "parallel bookings" testing on selected routes.... Click here for more Shippers urged to think barge Imports by rail from Mexico into the US showed a large increase in January 2013, jumping over 18% to U$2.57B, according to data from the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). According to Joseph P Linck Jr, CEO of Nafta Marine Highway Company and a former CEO of the Port of Brownsville, most of Mexican railborne cargoes pass through South Texas bridges at Laredo and Brownsville, which is located on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Many are long haul to the midwest and USEC and could, says Linck, "move via our inland waterway barges, saving shippers millions in rail freight bills."... Click here for more New slewing crane for containers Australia-based Prolift Solutions Pty Ltd has launched a new slewing jib crane designed to provide a safer means of lifting heavy loads into and out of standard ISO containers.... Click here for more IAS updates ChassisManager International Asset Systems (IAS) has added a number of new features, simplified processes and new ocean carrier functionality to the ChassisManager program that is being used by Hampton Roads Chassis Pool (HRCP) to allow ocean carriers to exit the provisioning of chassis in the Port of Virginia.... Click here for more Unifeeder changes hands Aarhus-based Unifeeder, which is one of the largest intra-North Europe container operators, is to be sold by Montagu Private Equity to Nordic Capital Fund VIII.... Click here for more SeaCube takeover completed The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) has completed the acquisition of SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd following approval of the transaction by SeaCube shareholders at a special general meeting held on 23 April 2013.... Click here for more ...cleaning up in Oz A joint government/industry initiative in Australia is streamlining biosecurity procedures for containers arriving from the Pacific region.... Click here for more Kellogg ups its green highway commitment Global cereal company Kellogg has increased the volume of breakfast cereals it will transport using Peel Ports' "green highway network" on the Manchester Ship Canal container shuttle service.... 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. 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ABOUT US SUBSCRIPTION ADVERTISING CONTACT US - Edition: 1471 Headlines India's grounded Kingfisher posts $380m loss Singapore Airlines orders 30 more Airbus A350-900s Westports to raise $500m in October listing Global Ports in talks to buy container terminal operator PSA International buysinto Fujian Jiangyin port Israel's ZIM banks on rate rise to trim debt Tianjin Port eyes Australia infrastructure UPS opens Hangzhou healthcare facility Mangrove makes counter-offer for ASCO Peruvian firm embraces CargoWise technology Emirates overtakes Air India in market share Malaysian Airline's Q1 loss widens France to reduce stake in Paris airport operator China opens its skies to two new airlines Modest growth in air freight in April ZIM improves EBIDTA loss Hong Kong dockers cry foul over dismissals ART Logistics launches multimodal service TNT Express introduces mobile depot in Brussels Indian firm buys 55 acres for phase II of Logicity project Contents India's grounded Kingfisher posts $380m loss India's debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines, which has not flown since last October, reported yet another quarter of loss, and the resumption of operations is still not in sight as it struggles to win regulatory approvals, reported Reuters. Singapore Airlines orders 30 more Airbus A350-900s Rolls-Royce Holdings said Singapore Airlines plans to order 30 additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, taking the total number of A350 aircraft ordered by Singapore Airlines to 70, reported Dow Jones Newswires. Westports to raise $500m in October listing Westports Malaysia, operator of the country's busiest port, is expected to list on the local stock exchange in October this year in a deal that will raise up to US$500 million, two sources close to the deal told Reuters. Global Ports in talks to buy container terminal operator London-listed Russian ports operator Global Ports said it was in talks to buy National Container Company (NCC), which owns container terminals and a dry port in and around St Petersburg. PSA International buys into Fujian Jiangyin port Singapore's PSA International has taken a stake in China's gateway port Fujian Jiangyin International Container Terminal (FJCT), becoming the second largest shareholder after Fuzhou Port Group (FPG). Israel's ZIM banks on rate rise to trim debt Debt-strappped Israeli shipping company ZIM said it hoped an increase in rates would follow signs of rising demand as it posted a narrower quarterly loss, reported Reuters. Zim, negotiating with banks to ease its US$2. Tianjin Port eyes Australia infrastructure The main operator of China's massive Tianjin Port is considering investing in proposed new rail and port facilities in Australia's iron-rich Pilbara region, reported Dow Jones Newswires. UPS opens Hangzhou healthcare facility UPS has officially opened its new healthcare facility in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, a move that represents a significant expansion of its Asia healthcare distribution network, reported Business Wire. Mangrove makes counter-offer for ASCO Mangrove Holdings today announced that it has rejected an offer made by joint venture partner ASCO Holdings for the shares it holds in ASCO Freight Management and instead made a counter offer to acquire ASCO Holdings' majority share. Peruvian firm embraces CargoWise technology CargoWise, a provider of technology solutions for logistics service providers announced the successful adoption of ediEnterprise delivered through WiseCloud by Peruvian freight forwarding and logistics experts of International Freight Shipping, part of Emirates overtakes Air India in market share Two airlines stood out most prominently amid the gloom pervading the Indian aviation scene in financial year 2013 — budget carrier IndiGo was the only Indian carrier to remain profitable even as its peers bled, while Dubai-based Emirates overtook Air Malaysian Airline's Q1 loss widens Malaysian Airline System (MAS), the country's national carrier, posted a bigger net loss in the first quarter, hurt mainly by foreign exchange loss and finance costs, reported Reuters. MAS reported a US$91. France to reduce stake in Paris airport operator The French government plans to sell around 10 million shares, corresponding to an around 10 percent stake in Aeroports de Paris but will retain a majority stake in the airport operator, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said. China opens its skies to two new airlines China's aviation regulator has lifted a years-long ban against new independent airlines with its recent approval of two start-up carriers, a sign of liberalisation in one of the nation's most tightly regulated sectors. Modest growth in air freight in April The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released figures for air freight markets in April which showed modest growth of 1.4 percent compared to April 2012. This small increase helped to offset the 2. ZIM improves EBIDTA loss ZIM ends the first quarter of the year with an improvement in all operational parameters compared with the same quarter last year and an EBITDA loss of US$6 million. Hong Kong dockers cry foul over dismissals Three dockers have been laid off unfairly after they took part in a 40-day strike at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals, the Union of Hong Kong Dockers claims. ART Logistics launches multimodal service ART Logistics has launched a multimodal freight service connecting Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand with Central Asia. Cargo is moved by sea from the regional ports of Jakarta, Port Kelang, Bangkok, Haiphong, Keelung and Singapore. TNT Express introduces mobile depot in Brussels TNT Express is introducing a mobile depot in Brussels to improve the efficiency of its parcel delivery operations and service to customers in the busy city centre, while contributing to a better environment. Indian firm buys 55 acres for phase II of Logicity project Shri Kailash Logistics Ltd (SKLL), which commissioned the first phase of its Logicity at Oragadam near Chennai last year, has completed the second phase of land acquisition, reported The Hindu.   Produced by Cargonews Asia 10/F, Block C, Seaview Estate, 2-8 Watson Road, North Point, Hong Kong. Tel: 852-3965 7800 Fax: 852-2508 0255 Contact Editorial: cnaedit@cargonewsasia.com.hk Advertising: octang@cargonewsasia.com.hk Other enquiry: customer@cargonewsasia.com.hk You have been sent this email because you requested to receive it, either as a registered user of CargonewsAsia.com, or as a registered reader of Cargonews Asia newspaper. If you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter click here. If you received this newsletter from a friend and you would like to subscribe to it free of charge please go to the cargonewsasia.com registration page and fill out the registration form. 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