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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 Port unions move against DP World The International Transport Workers' Federation plans global action against DP World, including a "global day of action" in September... Click here for more Virginia up 10% The Port of Virginia has reported a 10% increase in volume over its 2013 financial year (ending in July), taking its container throughput to 2.165 M TEU.... Click here for more Jade into Philadelphia Jade Software Company has won a contract to install its Master Terminal TOS at Penn Terminals, a privately owned 80-acre multi purpose terminal in Philadelphia.... Click here for more TOPS for Lome Realtime Business Solutions (RBS) has won a contract to install its TOPS-Advance TOS at the new Lome Container Terminal (LCT) in Togo.... Click here for more Private cloud for LGW DP World London Gateway will use a private cloud to support some of the IT infrastructure for its new terminal in the UK.... Click here for more Jiangsu for Pelindo III A consortium involving China's Jiangsu Gangyi Heavy Industry Co has won an order for eight single jib level luffing cranes from Indonesian state-run port operator Pelindo III.... Click here for more RTG from Vietnam Doosan Vina has completed what it claims is the first fully "made in Vietnam" container crane, an RTG for the Port of Da Nang... Click here for more Automation first for Cavotec Cavotec will supply what it claims is the "world's first combined automated mooring and shore power system" for two ferry berths in Western Norway.... Click here for more TVH celebrates "MyTotalSource" Leading FLT parts supplier says that mytotalsource.tvh.com, which it set up one year ago, has proved to be a big success... Click here for more Duisport advises DP World DP World has commissioned Duisport with drawing up an integrated port-hinterland concept for the Port of Jebel Ali in Dubai... Click here for more Top civilian award for Dunkirk CEO Christine Cabau Woehrel has been awarded the Legion d'Honneur... Click here for more GPA/Cordele sign agreement The Georgia Port Authority (GPA) has announced a "new inland port agreement" with Cordele Intermodal Services (CIS).... Click here for more Amsterdam spreading its wings In April the Port of Amsterdam became incorporated, with City of Amsterdam as the sole shareholder. The new status enables the port authority to act autonomously and more quickly, and have access to new funding sources.... Click here for more Port congestion crunch in Brazil The situation is getting worse while arguments over port reforms continue.... Click here for more Antwerp looks to take a left turn Along with other ports in the Hamburg-Le Havre range, Antwerp's 2012 performance was relatively stable, with a total of 184 Mt handled (- 1.6%). Container traffic was off by 0.3% to 8.64M TEU, although containerised tonnage fell by 1% to 104 Mt. This 1:12 TEU/tonnage underscores the port's continuing "cargo generation" role relative to other leading North Continent ports.... Click here for more Singapore in pole position? Singapore is quietly confident that automation will give it an advantage in the battle for transhipment traffic as bigger ships come on stream.... Click here for more Is Singapore going up in the world? The US$1M prize-winning entry in Singapore's "Next Generation Container Port Challenge" contest uses a two-storey yard system and triple trolley cranes.... Click here for more Betting on Black in uncertain times After mixed fortunes in recent years there is optimism for the future of Turkish and Black Sea ports, but is too much capacity being built, particularly in Turkey?... Click here for more Rotterdam gives rise to new berths Construction of the new container terminals on Maasvlakte II is on schedule.... Click here for more Looking to fulfil their potential Mainstream container handling remains an elusive target for Zeeland Seaports.... Click here for more Reefer monitoring set to roll IDENTEC Solutions has launched three new pilot projects for its Reefer Asset Management System (RAMS) over the last six months. All are at container terminals that are looking for a system to automate the reefer monitoring process as far as possible.... Click here for more PNCT goes mobile Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) in New Jersey has deployed a new App called Lynx MCA (Mobile Customer Access) to give truckers and other customers real time access to information from its Navis applications.... Click here for more WiMESH for GMP Generale de Manutention Portuaire (GMP), a joint venture between DP World and CMA CGM, has installed a WiMESH network from Luceor at two terminals in Le Havre. The terminals have a total capacity of 1.3M TEU and a combined quay length of 2400m.... Click here for more Collision avoidance on the radar Positioning system specialist Symeo has successfully tested a collision avoidance system at a major straddle carrier terminal.... Click here for more Malta takes Telematics Freeport Malta is now using a telematics system to provide information on vehicle location for yard planning purposes to its Navis TOS, and on machine condition to its IBM Maximo maintenance and fleet management software.... Click here for more Orbita to launch crane OCR Spanish process automation and engineering specialist Orbita Ingenieria is shortly to announce a crane OCR solution to add to its GateSuite gate automation system.... Click here for more Auckland's efficiency drive Ports of Auckland is trying a new yard planning scheme as it gears up to transition to SPARCS N4.... Click here for more E-seals at Antwerp gate DP World Antwerp has now been operating the "Janus Gate" RFID e-seal system from Belgian company Leghorn Perfra since December 2012.... Click here for more 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. 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