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 A glimpse into P3 Provisional information about the service schedules of shipping's mega-alliance of Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM has been published by MSC... Click here for more Helsinki and Tallinn in twin deal Finland's and Estonia's biggest ports have launched a "Twin-Ports" project... Click here for more DECS retrofit for Holland Line In December US company IMET will retrofit an auxiliary engine on a Holland America Line cruise vessel with its GreenPower Diesel Emission Control System... Click here for more Terex Noell stacks up RTG orders Noell China has reported new orders for no fewer than 48 RTGs, all for customers outside China... Click here for more Remote simulator from ABB ABB has launched a version of its crane simulator system for remote controlled STS cranes.... Click here for more Liverpool "on schedule" for 2015 Peel Ports says its £300M "Lverpool2" project is on course as the first steel piles are driven into the River Mersey... Click here for more Felixstowe handles MAJESTIC MAERSK The Port of Felixstowe has handled four of the world's largest container ships in 24 hours and in the process it has become the first port in the UK to handle an 18,000 TEU vessel... Click here for more MacAndrews calls Teesport PD Ports has announced a new weekly service into Teesport by new customer MacAndrews, part of CMA CGM... Click here for more Moin contract awarded APM Terminals has awarded the construction contract for the first phase of its new Terminal in Moin, Costa Rica to Van Oord and BAM International.... Click here for more Rail PPPs to drive intermodal and trade in Pakistan The Pakistan Government's plans to use public private partnerships (PPPs) to raise investment and increase efficiency levels in the country's rail network will also have a positive impact on trade and multimodal transport systems.... Click here for more ILO to join ICHCA seminar Frank Leys, ports specialist at the International Labour Organisation, will speak at ICHCA International's cargo unit packaging seminar... Click here for more Shippers frustrated by ocean carrier practices The shippers panel discussion at the Intermodal Europe 2013 conference last week revealed just how frustrated certain shippers were becoming with ocean carriers' overall scheduling practices and particularly their widespread adoption of slow speed steaming strategies.... Click here for more Deeper Darwin bids for business Darwin Port Corporation (DPC) wants to free up shipping movements in Darwin Harbour by removing an area of sand ridges at Charles Point Patches.... Click here for more Vehnet moves into India UK-based automotive logistics IT specialist Vehnet has joined forces with logistics service provider IRC (India) Ltd (IRCIL) to roll out an innovative package of automotive transportation, yard and workshop management solutions in India.... Click here for more Liner shipping at a crossroads? Container shipping lines should brace themselves for up to three years of significant overcapacity and falling freight rates. At least that was the consensus thinking of analysts and industry experts at the Intermodal Europe 2013 conference held in Hamburg last week.... Click here for more Gilfillan adds Newcastle The retirement of Gary Webb as CEO of Newcastle Port Corporation (NPC) has seen Grant Gilfillan appointed as his replacement pending the sale by the New South Wales Government of a 99-year lease of the port.... Click here for more Terex Fuchs available from TPS Rigid boom/jib hydraulic materials handlers are now available through Terex Port Solutions... Click here for more Paranagua next in line Antaq, the Brazilian National Agency for Waterways and Ports, has officially opened up the process for a second tranche of new port concessions... Click here for more Social peace again at Embraport Another 30-day truce has been agreed by unions and management at Brazil's newest container terminal in Santos... Click here for more Prince Rupert still waiting Maher Terminals has still not committed to a timeline for Phase 2 at the Port of Prince Rupert... Click here for more CyberLogitec ready to launch Korean TOS supplier CyberLogitec has its eye on big terminals and automation as part of its goal of becoming a leading software and systems supplier.... Click here for more Crane OCR for BCT Lithuanian IT systems engineering company Autepra has installed a process automation system, including crane OCR and passive RFID, at the Baltic Container Terminal in Riga.... Click here for more Closing in on remote reefer monitoring IDENTEC Solutions and WAM Technologies have announced a new partnership that enables IDENTEC to leverage WAM Technologies' patented refrigerated container interface technology to improve its reefer monitoring system.... Click here for more Bringing intelligence to the terminal business Prognoz believes terminals can leverage its Business Intelligence Platform to bring the benefits of big data to container terminal management.... Click here for more Certus targets integration Certus Port Automation is offering ports a full process automation package.... Click here for more CTOS for CICT The new Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT) in Sri Lanka has opened with the in-house TOS developed by China Merchants Holdings (International's) (CMHI) in-house IT company CMHIT. CICT was constructed by CMHI under a BOT concession and is aiming to have a capacity of 10M TEU/ year by 2020.... Click here for more Building the optimal terminal Is optimisation the key to unlocking a step change in container terminal productivity?... Click here for more Tales from Germany's river banks Water depth challenges and the inevitable associated dredging controversies continue to dog Germany's leading sea ports.... Click here for more Running before you can walk? Container business is still on a strong upward curve in Russia's sea ports, but given the scale of planned investments, will there be enough to go around?... Click here for more EU clears Honeywell/Intermec The European Commission (EC) has approved the Honeywell/Intermec transaction announced in February this year. The deal has not been able to close, however, as the US Federal Trade Commission has still not given its approval.... Click here for more Dar tracking dispute The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has awarded a five year contract to Belgiumbased Antaser Afrique to provide electronic cargo tracking from this September. All imported cargoes, including transit cargoes, will have to be covered by an electronic cargo tracking note (ECTN), to be completed at the loading port for each bill of lading by the shipper or forwarder. Fines are to be imposed on those not complying and such freight will not be permitted to clear customs.... Click here for more Eye on the cargo Italy-based Zenatek is finding one of the main barriers to a greater acceptance of container tracking is logistics operators that do not want shippers and cargo owners to have the ability to evaluate their performance.... 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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