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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 MyFerryLink blow The British Competition Commission has ruled against Groupe Eurotunnel operating a ferry activity from the Port of Dover. Eurotunnel is appealing the decision... Click here for more ICTSI looks to Hamburg International Container Terminal Services, Inc has appointed Hamburg Port Consulting to deploy its terminal automation expertise in conjunction with a number of projects... Click here for more Liebherr "first" in Peru Liebherr has booked its first order for STS cranes and RTGs in Peru... Click here for more ART launches new sea-rail service ART Logistics has set up a multimodal service connecting South East Asia with Central Asia... Click here for more Maersk to add capacity to Asia/NZ trade Maersk Line is adding larger ships and changing the rotation pattern on its Northern Star and Southern Star weekly services connecting South East Asia with New Zealand... Click here for more Stena Line adds capacity Stena Line will be adding a third ship to its Karlskrona-Gdynia route from 8 July in order to meet the increased demand for freight capacity... Click here for more Fednav adds to Great Lakes fleet Six new 34,000dwt bulk carriers will join the Canadian company's fleet in 2015... Click here for more Gothenburg sells green tomatoes Can Spanish-grown tomatoes that are transported all the way to Sweden be a better alternative from a climate point of view than Swedish-grown tomatoes?... Click here for more PSA expands in Fuzhou PSA International has taken an undisclosed stake in Fujian Jiangyin International Container Terminal, making it the biggest shareholder after Fuzhou Port Group... Click here for more Bremerhaven hosts leviathans CMA CGM ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT made her first call in Bremerhaven on Friday, 31 May... Click here for more Brazil MP 595 furore continues The controversial port legislation for Brazil, Medida Provisoria 595 (MP 595), is moving inexorably forward and the country's President, Dilma Rousseff, is expected shortly to veto many of the amendments put up in Congress... Click here for more Adding wood pellets to the power mix Partnership between the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Drax Biomass expands on record wood pellets exports from North America to Europe.... Click here for more Scandfibre puts rail in the spotlight Scandfibre Logistics is the rail aggregator and logistics operator for five Swedish forest products shippers - Billerud Korsnas, Holmen, Korsnas, Mondi Dynas and Smurift Kappa. They own Scandfibre in equal 20% shares and it is responsible for all their Swedish and Sweden-mainland Europe rail shipments of pulp and paper.... Click here for more Dipping into the pot of recovery in Spain Confidence is slowly returning, but there remains pressure on fees and charges at a time when capacity is still being increased.... Click here for more Building value for the next generation Rukert Terminals in Baltimore looks ahead by embracing both its traditions and its entrepreneurial spirit.... Click here for more Ro-ro operators look to pastures new The Baltic and North Sea ro-ro markets are "static" and many operators feel the position will get worse when the SECA regulations come into force in 2015. This is encouraging them to investigate new markets and consolidate existing ones to strengthen their market position.... Click here for more Sines bucks the trend Bucking the national Portuguese and wider European trend, Sines handled 11% more cargo last year than in 2011, with traffic reaching 28.6 Mt. The port entered the European ports "Top 25" list for the first time, overtaking Dublin and Gdansk and, in terms of ports in the Iberian Peninsula, it is neck and neck with Huelva and just 1 Mt short of Bilbao.... Click here for more Testing times for Italian ports Are the established models of port governance still fit for purpose?... Click here for more North Africa's ports looking to the future North Africa's maritime trading potential remains considerable despite the political and economic storms of the past two years. Moreover, as both corporate investment and consumer confidence levels in the region improve, so does the need to develop new and/or improve existing container handling facilities.... 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. If you have mislaid your password, enter your email address - angelo.evangelista2006.schedule@blogger.com - into 'Your email address' and click on 'Remind me': your password will be emailed immediately to that email address. 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