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 CTU packing code moves a step closer The joint IMO/ILO/UN-ECE cargo transport unit packing code of practice should be finalised in Geneva on 4-5 November... Click here for more Mombasa STS crane order A decision by Kenya Ports Authority to purchase three STS container cranes from Liebherr has got the go-ahead... Click here for more HES Beheer to buy Atic HES Beheer is to become sole owner of stevedoring and transport group Atic... Click here for more US Congress moves on dredging The US Congress has passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Bill (WRRDA).... Click here for more APMT Rotterdam talks resume Calls are still being diverted despite talks being reopened... Click here for more Miami terminal on the block PortMiami has invited "expressions of intent" from parties interested in operating a container terminal at the port.... Click here for more Hanjin to quit Portland Hanjin Shipping has announced it will stop calling at the Port of Portland in January 2014.... Click here for more Dual fuel reach stacker Kalmar will test a diesel/LNG duel fuel reach stacker in Livorno with Maintenance Global Service Srl, as part of the EU-backed "Greencranes" project... Click here for more Stena Line beefs up service Stena Line has confirmed it will be adding extra freight capacity to its Belfast-Liverpool service... Click here for more Eurogate in for Israel The Israel newspaper The Marker has reported that Eurogate will particicpate in the prequalification bidding for both Hamitratz in Haifa and Hadoromoin in Ashdod... Click here for more "Steady as she goes" for straddle carriers The straddle carrier market, according to one supplier, is flat but not flat-lining." While the big batch orders are past, as new terminals usually employ RTGs or ASCs for yard duties, there is still a market for replacement machines, and also to handle greater throughputs.... Click here for more Crossing the isthmus Shipping lines soon could have four additional choices of transport arteries linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.... Click here for more Private sector plays for higher stakes in Peru State ports operator Enapu is gradually being squeezed out.... Click here for more Raising the USEC infrastructure stakes Recent throughput figures from Virginia and Charleston suggest that water depth is emerging as a key advantage.... Click here for more Doing the Latin tango South America's liner trades have been singled out as offering the container shipping industry some of its best growth prospects, but will this hold true?... Click here for more Seeking cold comforts The cold logistics chain needs improvements in transparency, efficiency and fairness if the industry is to move forward.... Click here for more Demand blows hot and cold Machinery builders suffered earlier in 2013 as reefer output slumped but prospects appear brighter for the coming year with orders already picking up again.... Click here for more Cautious ambitions for growth Grup TCB's CEO wants his company to rise through the ranks of the global box terminal operators.... Click here for more Miami's window of opportunity Miami is prepared to seize the opportunity afforded by the Panama Canal expansion to double its container throughput.... Click here for more Chile debates "mega port" A proposed new mega-port in Chile's central (V) region would triple the existing TEU handling capacity in the area, and would require investment estimated at US$3B.... 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. Publisher WCN Publishing Northbank House 5 Bridge Street Leatherhead SURREY KT22 8BL United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1372 375511 Fax: +44 (0)1372 370111 Visit other WCN Publishing publications: Bulk Materials International (c) WCN Publishing FEATURED EVENT TOC Container Supply Chain Middle East 2013 The 3rd TOC Container Supply Chain: Middle East will once again be in Dubai for 2013. The 3-day event provides a free to attend exhibition that runs alongside a high-level conference. 9-11 December 2013 Dubai World Trade Centre, United Arab Emirates Click here for more information Reports Container Terminal Planning - A Theoretical Approach A major study by Dr Itsuro Watanabe (Container System Technology). This comprehensive 245 page study is an in-depth analysis of capacity constraints, productivity, selectivity and flexibility of different container handling systems in terminals of different types and sizes: common-users or dedicated; hub centre (transshipment and/or relay) or import/export vocation; gateway or feeder port; intermodal rail or truck distribution inland; with or without CFS, etc. Click here for more information Upcoming events PPI Transport Symposium Baltimore 2013 28-31 October 2013 Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore USA Click here for more information Transport Security Expo 2013 13-14 November 2013 Olympia, London UK Click here for more information SAUDI TRANSTEC 2013 8-10 December 2013 Dhahran International Exhibitions Center in Dammam Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Click here for more information TOC Container Supply Chain Middle East 2013 9-11 December 2013 Dubai World Trade Centre United Arab Emirates Click here for more information Cargo Logistics Canada Expo & Conference 29-30 January 2014 Vancouver Convention Centre West Canada Click here for more information Intermodal Asia 2014 1-3 April 2014 Shanghai World Expo Center, Shanghai China Click here for more information Intermodal South America 2014 1-3 April 2014 Transamerica Expo Center, Sao Paulo Brazil Click here for more information TOC CSC: Asia in 2014 8-9 April 2014 Marina Bay Sands Hotel Singapore Click here for more information TOC CSC Europe 2014 24-26 June 2014 Excel, London UK Click here for more information Navis World 2014 5-8 October 2014 Intercontinental San Francisco Hotel, San Francisco USA Click here for more information World Maritime & Logistics Outlook Panama 2015 9 - 11 February 2015 Hard Rock Hotel, Panama City Panama Click here for more information Powered by Blogger.