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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 Maersk scales back Speaking at the TOC Container Supply Chain conference in Miami this week Maersk's Global Head of Refrigerated Business Thomas Eskesen said its future vessel building programme will focus on bringing supply into balance with much lower demand.... Click here for more MCI releases CA reefer film Reefer container and machinery manufacturer Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has released an animated film that seeks to explain the simple and affordable technology behind the Star Cool controlled atmosphere (CA) system.... Click here for more Improving efficiency in regulation compliance A new three year European research project, partly funded by the EU, has been launched to help increase efficiencies in regulation compliance and enforcement in the maritime sector.... Click here for more More "Autoroutes Ferroviaires" for French rails New routes for "Rail Motorway" services have been announced by Lorry-Rail... Click here for more ART teams with Cargowise ART Logistics has signed a contract with CargoWise to implement its ediEnterprise software solution... Click here for more Samskip launches new Norway service Samskip Multimodal is introducing its own weekly shortsea service to the Norwegian West Coast, connecting its pan-European network to Tananger, Bergen and Alesund via Rotterdam... Click here for more DNV and GL merger approved The new DNV GL group is the largest ship and offshore classification society in the world... Click here for more People on the move Latest round-up of comings and goings known to WorldCargo News... 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 Algeciras to receive Triple-E call APM Terminals Algeciras is scheduled to host its first 18,000 TEU vessel, MAERSK McKINNEY MOLLER on 5 November... Click here for more River port tender Earlier this year Peru's Harbour Masters' Authority (Dicapi) gave permission to Santa Sofia Puertos (SSP), a Romero group company, to make use of part of the Ucayali River to build port installations.... Click here for more Victoria goes Super B-double The Victorian Government has moved to bolster the port of Melbourne's Australian logistics leadership by approving the use of so-called Higher Productivity Freight Vehicles (HPFVs) or Super Bdoubles on selected freight routes.... Click here for more Auckland on hold The Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, has said that no significant decisions about the port's long term future should be taken until a "wider" study is commissioned.... Click here for more Hyster's electric atmosphere Hyster has introduced the new J80-100XN lift truck series to North America. The machines are built in Hyster's plant in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, and were launched in Europe last year, where they are designated the Hyster J4.0-5.0XN series.... Click here for more Mombasa looking west The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has set up an office in the Rwandan capital Kigali as part of a wider plan to ease the movement of cargo to the port of Mombasa.... Click here for more Florida ports eye fresh fruit imports US state and federal agencies are working to finalise a pilot programme to import grapes and blueberries from Uruguay and Peru through Port Everglades and the Port of Miami from October 2013.... Click here for more Sennebogen for Wismar The German Baltic port of Wismar has added another Sennebogen mobile crawler type 870M crane to its equipment pool, which already includes several Sennebogen machines.... Click here for more Tauranga moves into Timaru The Port of Tauranga has signed a deal to acquire a 50% shareholding in PrimePort Timaru on New Zealand's South Island for NZ$21.6M.... Click here for more Lower Mississippi gateway? The focus in the US regarding the impact of the new Panama locks has been on USWC and USEC ports, but what about the Gulf?... Click here for more Second Gottwald for Fospar From Autumn 2013, another Terex Gottwald Model 4 G HSK 4316 B portal harbour crane will be helping to move bulk cargo for Fospar SA, part of Mosaic Fertilizers, at its 2.6 Mtpa SSP granulation plant and fertilizer terminal in Paranagua, Brazil.... Click here for more Another Rotabox crane for Qube Qube Ports & Bulk, which handles around 40 mtpa of bulk in 28 Australian ports, has ordered a fourth LHM 280 mobile harbour crane for its facility in Melbourne.... Click here for more Ro-ro returns to Rouen The Port of Rouen has long been France's main port for African o/d trades and, over the years, various terminals have been set up to accommodate all kinds of ships - tankers, dry bulkers, general cargo ships, ro-ro and container ships. Absent for almost a year, since Grimaldi pulled a service, are ro-ro calls.... Click here for more Rail attracts Grindrod South African shipping and logistics firm Grindrod is seeking to expand its rail operations by taking over engineering company RACEC.... Click here for more APMT Apapa restores rail Regular rail services between APM Terminals (APMT)'s Apapa Container Terminal and inland facilities in Nigeria have recommenced after a 16-year suspension.... Click here for more HPH Botany cranes arrive Hutchison Ports Australia (HPA) has received four low-profile STS cranes for its Sydney International Container Terminal (SICT) at Port Botany but still does not expect to begin operations until later this year.... Click here for more Global container terminal operators still profitable The latest annual review of global container terminal operators from Drewry Maritime Research shows that the sector remains dynamic and profitable but that numerous changes are taking place.... Click here for more New funds for Lae The Papua New Guinea Government has secured another US$85M supplementary loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to complete expansion work at the country's busiest container port, Lae.... Click here for more More RTGs for Bollore Konecranes has reported an order for another eight RTGs from Bollore Group, for delivery to container terminals operated by Bollore Africa Logistics in Pointe Noire, Congo, and in Douala, Cameroon.... Click here for more New orders for Cavotec The Cavotec engineering group has reported orders worth 7.2M for several of its ports and maritime technologies, including alternative maritime power (AMP or "cold ironing") systems, marine propulsion slipring systems, cable reels and high voltage cables for customers in the US, China, Australia, South Korea, and Japan.... Click here for more Russian-US wagon deal United Wagon Company (UWC) of Russia and Amsted Rail (AR) of the US have signed an agreement to cooperate in the area of railway equipment production.... Click here for more Terminals a drag on Asciano Australian port and rail operator Asciano has reported a substantial lift in net profit after tax for 2012-13 but this was almost entirely propelled by coal rail contracts and bulk and automotive port services.... Click here for more Motherwell erects ASCs Motherwell Bridge (Malta) Ltd, the engineering services division of Hili Group, has completed the erection of 36 Konecranes automated stacking cranes (ASCs) at the new Tercat (Hutchison) container terminal at Moll Prat in Barcelona.... Click here for more Liverpool2 contracts let A joint venture comprising BAM Nuttall and Van Oord has been awarded a £75M contract by Peel Ports as part of its £300M scheme to create a new container terminal (Liverpool2) on the Mersey estuary in Liverpool. Once complete, this new facility, which will be open for business in 2015, will be able to accommodate two vessels of up to 13,500 TEU simultaneously.... Click here for more Bechtel unveils offshore port Global engineering, construction, and project management company Bechtel has unveiled a revolutionary port design concept that it claims could transform shipping in Africa.... Click here for more Algarve ports for Sines The southern Portuguese ports of Portimao and Faro are to come under the purview of Sines port authority. According to the latter's president, Joao Franco, the two smaller ports will benefit as a result from major investments.... Click here for more Liebherr in Manila deal Liebherr Container Cranes has secured separate orders from DP World Manila for an STS container crane and two RTGs.... Click here for more A first for Equiport Equiport, the long-standing dealer for Terex reach stackers (and also mast trucks since Terex acquired Fantuzzi Noell) has supplied more than 400 reach stackers to Brazilian customers, but it has broken new ground with the supply of a long wheelbase, jackable TFC 46LSX machine capable of handling laden containers under toplift to/from flatcars on the second rail.... Click here for more Road access the key to Trafaria The Portuguese parliament has received a study undertaken on behalf of the Port of Lisbon Authority (APL) by consultants A T Kearney, which advocates the use of ferries to transport containers between the proposed new container terminal at Trafaria and the north bank of the Tagus river. It notes, furthermore, that its competitiveness as a port relies on road transport.... 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. 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. Why not subscribe to the Market Briefing from Bulk Materials International? 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