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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 LEDs for Metro Ports Port of Long Beach staff are recommending its Board of Harbour Commissioners approve a $55,000 project to replace metal halide fixtures with LED lights at Metro Port's coke barn and ship loading facilities.... Click here for more Sany for Portek and RSGT Sany Port Machinery has won ship to shore crane contracts from Portek subsidiary PT Indo Log in Indonesia and the Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) in Saudi Arabia.... Click here for more Everett site to Saltchuk Seattle's Saltchuk has purchased a 66 acre property at the Port of Everett for a "shipbuilding and maritime complex"... Click here for more Dockwise awarded COSTA CONCORDIA contract Following the successful rightening last month of the wreck off Giglio Island by the coast of Italy - described as the world's biggest ever salvage operation - Dockwise has been awarded the contract to transport the vessel to the breaker's yard... Click here for more Coup for Eurogate Hamburg Leading feeder and shortsea operator Unifeeder will concentrate all its Hamburg calls at the Eurogate terminal in the Waltershof... Click here for more Enter a Stage IV LNG terminal tractor "Greencranes" is starting a pilot scheme with a Euromot Stage IV terminal tractor running on LNG... Click here for more MANP links to remote Russian provinces The MANP inland terminal, 45km south-west of Moscow, has launched regular intermodal rail services to a range of destinations in inland Russia, including the most remote provinces.... Click here for more California projects push NOx limits The Port of Long Beach and Moreno County are proceeding with transport infrastructure projects despite NOx emissions exceeding the California Environmental Quality Act (CQEA) NOx limit of 55 lbs per day.... Click here for more Melford acquires land Melford International Terminal has acquired the land to build a container terminal, intermodal rail facility and logistics park in the Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia.... Click here for more CargoWise for Cargocare Californian freight forwarder American Cargocare will install the ediEnterprise cloud-based logistics software from CargoWise.... Click here for more Hamburg postpones westward plan The Port of Hamburg has opted to postpone key infrastructure projects, including the Westerweiterung ("westward extension") of the Eurogate terminal... Click here for more APL launches fifth 9,200 TEU vessel APL recently named its fifth 9,200 TEU vessel the APL Savannah at a ceremony in Los Angeles.... Click here for more Auto logistics groups link up Europe is joining forces with North America in vehicle distribution... Click here for more Luceor for Eurofos French WiFi specialist Luceor has won a contract to install its WiMesh WiFi system at the Eurofos terminal in Marseilles, which is part of the Portsynergy Group.... Click here for more UASC orders biggest ever boxships Dubai-based United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) is to invest US$1.4B in new ships, a move that will see it forge an even closer relationship with China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and at the same time take control of the largest containerships in the world.... Click here for more Box manufacturers' profits slump Container manufacturers' profits fell substantially in the first half of 2013 as the sector was hit by China's weaker export performance and stagnant economic conditions in both the US and the eurozone.... Click here for more KR building green-ship certification centre Classification society The Korean Register (KR) is leading a project to build and operate the world's first green-ship equipment certification centre in Gunsan, Jeonbuk, Korea.... Click here for more Hoyer expands in Antwerp Hamburg-based bulk liquid logistics service provider Hoyer has acquired the 20% interest in the Antwerp Combinant terminal held by Belgium's Inter Ferry Boats (IFB) as part of a drive to build up its intermodal terminal activities.... Click here for more Contargo moves for NIT Contargo GmbH & Co KG, which operates one of the biggest container logistics networks in Europe, has signed an agreement with APM Terminals (APMT) for the purchase of the Neuss Intermodal Terminal (NIT) in North Rhine-Westphalia.... Click here for more Japan/China to fund E African infrastructure The Japanese and Chinese governments have signed agreements with Tanzania and Kenya respectively that will see considerable amounts of capital ploughed into infrastructure improvement programmes.... Click here for more Box leasing growth on the wane A new report from Drewry Maritime Research - Container Leasing 2013/14 - shows that the world's fleet of operationally leased containers grew annually by almost 11% throughout 2011-12, although a smaller 6.4% is being forecast for 2013 in line with the poorer global trade forecast.... Click here for more TAL enters ro-ro market TAL International, the world's third largest container lessor by fleet size, has moved into the ro-ro equipment leasing arena with the acquisition of the assets and business of New Jersey-based Martec Leasing. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Click here for more New Panama locks The gates for the new Panama locks are an engineering feat in themselves. Designed in the Netherlands and built by steel company Cimolai in Italy, the 16 lock gates weigh between 1900t and 4300t and measure up to 58.7m long by 10m wide by 34.7m high. The first four gates, which measure 57.6m x 10m x 30.19m and weigh an average of 3100t arrived in Panama in August. They will be installed in the middle chamber of the new locks in the Atlantic side.... Click here for more Kalmar adds 3D user interface Kalmar has developed a new graphical user interface (GUI) for the equipment control system (ECS) that Patrick Stevedores will use with automated straddle carriers (AutoStrads) at Brisbane and, in the near future, Port Botany in Sydney.... Click here for more Mixed fortunes for liner operators It has been a mixed reporting season to date for the main liner shipping companies as cargo volumes carried in 1H 2013 were generally down on the corresponding period of 2012 and freight rates, especially on the main tradelanes, remained under downward pressure.... Click here for more Chiquita reaps container benefits Chiquita Brands International, a leading producer/marketer and distributor of fresh fruit (mainly bananas) and value-added food products, has been reaping dividends from changes to its shipping and logistics practices.... Click here for more Two more for RAM UK-based Real Asset Management (RAM) has picked up two new customers for its asset management software.... 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? Just click here to subscribe and select the subjects that suit you. 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