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Meanwhile, the Hatlapa acquisition has been completed... Click here for more InlandLinks gets empty headed InlandLinks, the port of Rotterdam's online intermodal platform, has developed an application to reduce the transport of empty containers... Click here for more Haropa on the up Haropa, the common global marketing organisation of the Seine artery ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, has reported a 7% increase in container traffic for the first nine months of this year, to 19.3 Mt... Click here for more Boskalis fined in Mauritius Dutch dredging group Boskalis has been fined the equivalent of €1000 by a court in Mauritius for making illicit payments to a port official... Click here for more French Ecotax - further delay The new road freight levy will not be introduced in January 2014... Click here for more New terminal for Swinoujscie The OT Group will start up a new container facility in the Polish port... Click here for more US Freight Strategy in 12 months Deputy Secretary of Transport John Porcari said the United State's first ever National Freight Strategy should be completed within 12 months.... Click here for more Baltimore local faces strike costs International Longshoreman's Association (ILA) Local 333 could be facing a claim for damages from the Steamship Trade Association (STA) of Baltimore representing Baltimore Terminal operators after a strike this month.... Click here for more ECT handles 11,500 TEU in one call Evergreen's 13,800 TEU newbuilding THALASSA HELLAS recently made her maiden call in Rotterdam and exchanged 6750 containers... Click here for more People on the move Latest round-up of appointments and departures knowen to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and allied sectors... Click here for more Hamburg postpones westward plan The Port of Hamburg has opted to postpone a number of infrastructure projects, including the Westerweiterung ("westward extension") of the Eurogate terminal. This 250M project will create two new berths for ultra large container carriers (ULCCs) and a new feedership berth, with 40 hectares of back-up area, allowing Eurogate to increase capacity from 4M TEU to 6M TEU a year.... Click here for more New bulk feeder from Samson Samson Materials Handling in the UK, part of Germany-based Aumund Group, has launched a new material feeder, designated MF0814T.... Click here for more First call for Kattupalli The new Kattupalli International Container Terminal (KICT), located just north of the port of Chennai on India's east coast, handled its first regular liner service last month when the Thailand Chennai Express Service (TCX), operated by NYK Line and XFeeders, commenced calls at the facility.... Click here for more Verbrugge moves into Zeebrugge As reported on WorldCargo News Online, Netherlands-based Verbrugge Terminals is to build a container/breakbulk terminal in the Belgian seaport of Zeebrugge.... Click here for more Box growth slows in Oz Growth at Australia's top four container ports slowed noticeably in 2012-13 as the subdued domestic economy made its mark.... Click here for more JWP under the cosh Just a year after the new German deepwater port JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven was opened, the project management company, JadeWeserPort Realisierungsgesellschaft mbH (JWP-RG), jointly owned by the states of Lower Saxony and Bremen, is beset by legal claims.... 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) limit of 55 lbs per day.... Click here for more Collision avoidance from Japan Japan-based sensor and automation control component manufacturer Hokuyo is developing a range of collision avoidance and obstacle detection systems for container terminal applications using a new 2-D laser sensor.... Click here for more Melbourne move for ICTSI? Manila-based international terminal operator ICTSI is rumoured to be making enquiries about automated stacking cranes (ASCs) for a new terminal in Melbourne, Australia.... Click here for more ZF and UPS team up ZF Services UK has appointed United Plant Services (UPS) as its approved partner for driveline repairs and maintenance for the off-road sector. "This partnership brings together ZF's wealth of technical capability and OE quality products with the quick response times, UK coverage and expertise of UPS's network of 36 field-based engineers," stated ZF Services.... Click here for more Latin big six for Liebherr In early September, Liebherr reported that its had sold no less than 10 units of its top-of-the-line LHM 600 mobile harbour crane design and LBS (bargemounted) variant in the Latin American market in the past 12 months. The first LHM 600 was delivered in 2009, followed by two more in 2010. In 2011 the number of units supplied rose to three and in 2012 five were supplied.... Click here for more Probe in Valencia Several months ago an anonymous complaint was made to the Spanish Congress against the Port of Valencia Authority (APV). Although the matter was subsequently debated in Congress, nothing official was made public, but now a judge linked to Valencia Court Number 14 has started investigations into the allegations.... Click here for more SSA pilots automation SSA Marine has ordered six automated stacking cranes (ASCs) for Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT) in Panama. The cranes will be built by ZPMC with ABB drives and crane automation.... Click here for more West Oz ports sale nearer A downgrade of Western Australia's AAA credit rating by Standard and Poor's has sharply increased the likelihood that some parts of the state's port network will be sold as the government strives to repair its balance sheet.... Click here for more Noell China bags Meratus order Noell Crane Systems (China), majority-owned by Terex and accordingly part of Terex Port Equipment through Terex Cranes, has booked an order worth US$33M from Meratus Line, Indonesia. The contract covers four STS cranes and six all-electric RTGs (ERTGs), and follows the order earlier this year from PTP Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia for 26 ERTGs.... Click here for more GRT opened for business A new vehicle handling facility was officially opened at Associated British Ports (ABP)'s Port of Grimsby last month when the EMS HIGHWAY discharged more than 800 Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda cars onto the terminal's 7,000t concrete pontoon ready for distribution to customers across the UK.... Click here for more Kalmar books more for TraPac Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has won an order to supply 17 automated stacking cranes (ASCs) and 11 automated straddle carriers for TraPac Inc, a subsidiary of Mitsui OSK Lines, in Los Angeles. The equipment is scheduled for delivery in 2015 and early 2016.... Click here for more Hammar extends presence in NZ Hammar New Zealand Ltd, the fully owned subsidiary of Sweden's Hammar, has purchased the 3-crane sideloader business of Hamilton- based Tidd Ross Todd (TRT) Ltd to broaden its range in the New Zealand market. The model may also be sold in other countries.... 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