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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 Maasvlakte II opened Amidst a flotilla of 25 vessels ranging from classic three-masters to a modern containership, Dutch transport minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen has officially opened Rotterdam's new expansion area... Click here for more BG Freight doubles Liverpool frequency Peel Ports' affiliate BG Freight Line will call Liverpool twice/week from Rotterdam... Click here for more Rijeka ready for gateway future The delivery of container handling equipment worth €24M to Adriatic Gateway Container Terminal (AGCT) in Rijeka yesterday (19 May) is aimed at starting a new era for the Croatian port... Click here for more MSC Belgium steps up security The ship agent has introduced innovative technology for secure collection of containers in Antwerp... Click here for more Houston Puerto Rico link The new service fills a gap in the market, says National Shippers of America... Click here for more Luebeck-Ruhr rail service A new block train service with six weekly pairs will commence on May 22nd between Lubeck-Travemunde and Duisburg-Hohenbudberg... Click here for more Corpus Christi outlines new rail yard project The Commissioners of the Texas port of Corpus Christi have approved a TIGER grant agreement with US MARAD outlining the terms and conditions for the use of the US$10M grant for the Phase I construction of the Nueces River Rail Yard (NRRY).... Click here for more Transnet opts for more empowerment South African transport utility Transnet has awarded its internal audit contracts for the next five years to two black empowerment enterprises (BEEs), SekelaXabiso and Nkonki Inc, to work alongside KPMG.... Click here for more Ukraine steps up port spend The Ukrainian government has set a target of reforming and upgrading the country's seaport sector, with the aim of expanding total cargo handling capacity by 50 Mtpa to 200-210 Mtpa by 2027. The infrastructure ministry is already working on a US$3B programme covering the period 2013-17.... Click here for more Vizag expansion plan India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a project to expand the container terminal at Visakhapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh state.... Click here for more Automated container store for Dunkirk An automated container storage and retrieval system worked by an automated overhead travelling crane will form part of a new logistics complex to be built in the western part of the Port of Dunkirk. The development is known as Dunkerque Logistique International Sud (DLI Sud) and the container stacking system will be the first of its kind in France.... Click here for more Portek moves into Latvia Singapore-based international port operator and engineering firm Portek International has expanded its ports portfolio with the acquisition of 80% of the share capital of Rigas Universalais Terminals SIA (RUT) in Riga, marking its market entry into the Baltic and northern Europe.... Click here for more Botany/Kembla bring A$5B bonanza The sale of 99-year leases of Port Botany and Port Kembla has reaped twice the expected return for the New South Wales Government from a consortium of Australian superannuation funds and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).... Click here for more Tribulations at Tanger Med Agence Speciale Tanger Mediterranee (TMSA) hopes that by early 2017 its Tangier Med port complex in northern Morocco will have four container terminals capable of processing 8.5M TEU/year (see page 26).... Click here for more Cork unveils development plans Ireland's Port of Cork Company has unveiled details of potential port development plans in Ringaskiddy.... Click here for more Moresby on the move The Papua New Guinea Government has announced plans to relocate the main facilities of the capital Port Moresby's port to a new site in Fairfax Harbour.... Click here for more Multidocker launches rubber-tyred crane Sweden-based hydraulic mater ials handler manufacturer Multidocker Cargo Handling AB has launched its first rubbertyred crane, designated the CH70. The first machine was shown at Bauma in Munich and is due to be installed for a Swedish port customer shortly.... Click here for more Truck queues at DP World in Melbourne DP World has had issues with the transition to new IT systems at its two Melbourne terminals, West Swanson Terminal (WST) and Melbourne Intermodal Terminal.... Click here for more Temporary contract for Bunge Antaq, Brazil's national waterways transport agency, has declared that the concession agreement between Bunge Alimentos and Paranagua and Antonina Port Authority (APPA) has now officially ended. However, it has approved a new 180-day contract, which will stay in effect until a new tender can be issued.... Click here for more Katoen Natie up for more in Montevideo Uruguay's national ports authority (ANP) has announced that Katoen Natie has indicated an interest in investing US$75M to build a second container terminal in the port of Montevideo. The Antwerp-based port operating and logistics group already operates the port's dedicated container handling facility - Terminal Cuenca del Plata (TCP) - in partnership with ANP, with the latter holding a 20% stake.... Click here for more HHLA in upbeat mood As reported in WorldCargo News Online on 9 April, the Steinwerder site in the middle of Hamburg port may be redeveloped for cruise activities rather than container handling in the medium term, but this reflection on the future for container business in the port has not stopped HHLA, the port's biggest operator, being positive about its own immediate prospects.... Click here for more Kandla concession terminated Kandla Port Trust (KPT) in India's Gujarat state has cancelled ABG-Kandla Container Terminal's 30 year concession to operate the container terminal at Kandla Port.... Click here for more Atlas and Mantsinen in strategic alliance Two hydraulic material handling machine manufacturers, Atlas Maschinen GmbH of Germany and Mantsinen Group Oy Ltd of Finland, have announced a new strategic partnership that will include technical and R&D co-operation covering the manufacturing of their respective equipment.... Click here for more Auckland's new plan Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) has unveiled a new plan to extend its Bledisloe terminal into the Waitemata Harbour. Last year POAL proposed extending the Bledisloe wharf by 283m into the harbour to expand the terminal area by 226-ha. Images of the project showed a dramatic impact on Auckland Harbour and provoked widespread community opposition. In unveiling its new plan. POAL admitted it had made a mistake. "The images were based on the 1989 port development plan which, to be honest, hadn't been looked at with fresh eyes since," an official stated. "Since then, we've taken on board the feedback and gone back to the drawing board. With the help of Dutch consulting firm TBA, we revisited the plan."... Click here for more Global Ports set to increase capacity In a bid to satisfy the growing domestic demand for container handling, Global Ports Investments (GPI), the Russo-Danish ports operator, is planning to expand the capacity of its three Russian facilities.... Click here for more Liftcom modifies straddle carriers Netherlands-based Liftcom BV has completed a project to modify a number of straddle carriers operated by APM Terminals (APMT) in Rotterdam ahead of schedule.... Click here for more New E-RTG business Terex Noell Crane Systems (China) Ltd, majority-owned (70%) by Terex Port Solutions, has received an order worth US$40M from PTP Tanjung Pelepas for 26 RTGs.... Click here for more Gottwald lands key OCUPA deal Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has reported an order from existing customer Operadora de la Cuenca del Pacifico SA de CV (OCUPA) in Manzanillo, Mexico, for a Gottwald model G HMK 8410 variant mobile harbour crane, which it says will be the largest of its type built to date.... 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. 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