Market Briefing from WorldCargo News Online

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 LA/LB announce Green awards At the 6th annual Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Air quality Awards the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach recognised five companies for their efforts to reduce emissions in San Pedro Harbour.... Click here for more Jade for Ghana Jade software has secured an order for its Master Terminal TOS from the Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority (GPHA).... Click here for more Volume dips at LA The Port of Los Angeles has reported a 7.2% decline in its June volume to 646,650 TEU.... 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 "Misleading" forwarding statistics A new report claims that the "3.1% growth in the global freight forwarding market is greatly misleading"... Click here for more Charleston up 9% The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has reported a 9% increase in container volume for its fiscal year ending on June 30.... Click here for more People on the move Latest round-up of appointments in the shipping, ports and allied sectors known to WorldCargo News... Click here for more GPA and Cordele sign agreement The Georgia Port Authority (GPA) has announced a "new inland port agreement" with Cordele Intermodal Services (CIS)... Click here for more Konecranes "breakthrough" in Australia Konecranes has received its fist order for RMGs from an Australian intermodal operator... Click here for more ABP secures £70M EIB loan Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced that its intermediate parent company, ABP Acquisitions UK Ltd (ABPA), has signed a £70M loan facility with the European Investment Bank... Click here for more Imperial Holdings looks to West Africa South Africa's Imperial Holdings has bought a 49% stake in Nigerian logistics firm MDS for US$26M... Click here for more 5M up for RSC Rotterdam Rail Service Center Rotterdam handled its 5M-th intermodal loading unit on 12 July... Click here for more Simatech orders 4,350TEU-class vessels Dubai-based Simatech Shipping, which offers common user feeder and intra-regional import/export cargo services, principally within the Middle East region, has ordered 2 x 4,350 TEU post-Panamax containerships from Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding in China.... Click here for more K & N uptick in second quarter Leading NVOCC Kuehne & Nagel posted a 3.3% increase in turnover in 2Q/2013, to CHF10.394B... Click here for more NSW Ports in for long haul The new owners of Port Botany and Port Kembla have moved quickly to assure investors and users that they will provide the industry with policy certainty and long-term stability.... Click here for more Oz dock code closer Australian waterfront employers and unions are moving closer to agreement on a new stevedoring code of practice.... Click here for more Could ports get cross about tyres again? A major product launch at TOC CSC Europe could change the thinking about tyres on mobile container handling plant.... Click here for more Swiss get tunnel vision The state-of-the-art freight corridor via Gotthard makes up a major part of the operational requirement for combined traffic, says Hupac.... Click here for more MSC goes on camera in Antwerp MSC Home Terminal has installed two new camera systems from vision specialist Orlaco.... Click here for more Look into the eyes of the crane How 3D-laser technology supports automated container handling and supplies exact position data for the crane control, is shown by the example of automatic stacking cranes (ASCs) from Kalmar at HHLA's Buchardkai terminal (CTB) in Hamburg.... Click here for more CargoBeamer for Calais-Poland run French property developer DCB International is proceeding with Calais Premier, a new logistics park that aims to become one of the leading gateways for goods distribution between the UK and continental Europe.... Click here for more Good timing means everything Now is not a good time to be opening new container terminals in Europe.... Click here for more Of losses and leviathans Ship losses are down, but there are fears over the accumulation of risk with growing numbers of larger ships.... Click here for more Global operators on a roll Despite high levels of volatility and uncertainty over container growth prospects, global terminal operators continue to invest heavily.... Click here for more Club launches container cover Norway's Gard P&I Club has introduced the latest product to its range, a property policy to cover damage to or loss of containers - on and off the ship. Launched in March, the Container and Equipment Cover (CEC) was developed to meet the needs of container owners, operators or lessees, typically liner vessel operators.... Click here for more Weighing up all the box weighing options TOC CSC Europe in Rotterdam in June includes "round table" workshops on container weighing and a closely allied safety issue, safe packing.... Click here for more Container terminals still E-power mad There remains plenty of RTG electrification work around, for newbuilds and retrofits.... Click here for more Pintsch Bubenzer charting a new path Pintsch Bubenzer is investing in a new generation of brakes while developing MYPort into a crane and terminal service company.... Click here for more Step up to the next tier Last year, Hyster's Nijmegen big trucks plant recorded its highest output since being established in 1953, with 1927 mast trucks and reach stackers of between 6t and 54t manufactured - beating the previous record set in 2008 prior to the global economic financial crisis. Such is Hyster's confidence, it is taking on 50 production line workers, who will undertake a 2-week pre-training course, off the main assembly areas and using technical Lego to illustrate the work process.... Click here for more Rijeka gears itself up Croatia's port of Rijeka is readying itself to handle a bigger slice of the growing liner trade between Asia and central/eastern Europe.... Click here for more Braking cranes on the run In an effort to prevent crane runaways, dynamic rail clamps are now recommended in Japan.... 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