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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 Steelbro to close NZ plant Steelbro New Zealand has gone into voluntary receivership and will close its Christchurch manufacturing facility.... Click here for more Eurotunnel welcomes MyFerryLink "victory" The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal has overturned the ruling of the Competition Commission that required Eurotunnel to cease ferry operations at the Port of Dover and divest its ferry assets... Click here for more Navis for Modern Terminals Modern Terminals is replacing its in-house TOS with Navis N4.... Click here for more Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV in talks Discussions are taking place "about a possible business combination or other form of association"... Click here for more Kalmar books €17M order for eight RTGs The order from the Port of Oslo for the Sjursoya facility concerns what Kalmar claims to be "revolutionary" RTGs... Click here for more MCID to go 100% waterborne Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has announced that it will abandon the use of solvent-borne coatings at its dry freight container manufacturing facility in Dongguan, China, in favour of an environment-friendly waterborne system.... Click here for more Everett plans new crane The Port of Everett is considering buying a new mobile harbour crane and reachstacker in 2014.... Click here for more Phoenix LEDs for RTGs Phoenix Products Company won orders for LED fixtures on RTGs in Houston Texas and Lome, Togo.... Click here for more IVANA calls Jubail The 12,000 TEU MSC IVANA has called at the Jubail Container Terminal in Saudi Arabia.... Click here for more MSC eyes expansion in Antwerp MSC has officially asked Antwerp Port Authority to expand its activities in Antwerp with a terminal in the Deurganck dock... Click here for more Ferry order for Damen Shipyards The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government recently awarded Damen Shipyards Group in the Netherlands a contract for an 80m long ice class ferry... Click here for more People on the move Latest round-up of personnel changes known to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and related sectors... Click here for more CVS Ferrari books Metrans Eight F400 class reach stackers have been ordered by the Czech intermodal operator... Click here for more Kaliningrad-Moscow intermodal link Russian Railways' intermodal affiliate TransContainer has started a new block train service between Kaliningrad and Moscow... Click here for more ITIC warning for ship managers ITIC has warned ship managers of the potentially severe financial implications of nominating unsuitable ships for the carriage of specific cargoes... Click here for more Brasil Terminal Portuario official opening Brasil Terminal Portuario was officially opened on 28 November with a gala celebration held at the new 1.2M TEU annual capacity facility at the Port of Santos... 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 Qube squares up in western Oz In a move apparently intended to outflank problematic Australian unions, energy giant Chevron has switched the container logistics for its massive Gorgon LNG project off the Western Australian coast from stevedore Patrick to rival Qube Logistics.... Click here for more Unifeeder adds Dunkirk Danish shipping company Unifeeder is adding the Port of Dunkirk to its shortsea/feeder network, with a new weekly service to Saint Petersburg, starting at the beginning of November. Unifeeder operates the largest feeder network in Northern Europe and Dunkirk will bring the number of ports it serves to 40.... Click here for more TWS on right track Hamburg-based TWS Tankcontainer-Leasing GmbH reports positive results with a new tracking and monitoring system developed for a customer transporting tank containers by rail throughout eastern Europe.... Click here for more Intermodal terminal plan for Neumunster The Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft Niebull (NEG) is planning to build and operate a new intermodal rail terminal in Neumunster, Schleswig-Holstein.... Click here for more ICTSI in Sudan deal The Sudanese Seaports Corporation is reported to have signed a contract with International Container Terminal Service Inc (ICTSI) aimed at improving services at Port Sudan.... Click here for more Hanover hub gets the go-ahead The long-debated project for a mega intermodal hub in Lehrte, near Hanover, has finally got the green light.... Click here for more Cold Train expands reefer fleet As a result of continued growth in demand, US-based Cold Train has recently expanded its refrigerated container fleet to over 400 53ft units and added new destinations on the East Coast.... Click here for more Scandlines sale falls through The attempt to sell the remaining activities of Scandlines has failed again after the offer presented by DFDS earlier this year was rejected as being too low.... Click here for more Chempark project gathering speed From this month, the companies in Chempark in Duisburg, operated by Currenta, will be able to use additional services at Logport III in Duisport.... Click here for more New mega swap body Germany-based trailer builder Krone recently came up with a new mega swap body and "low liner" chassis combination aimed mainly at automotive components logistics. The combination is the result of a collaborative project with a number of parties, including DB Schenker, Bruggen and MAN.... Click here for more CyberLogitec offers Japan AFR service Korean terminal operating system (TOS) provider and software developer CyberLogitec has signed a contract with Japanese container carrier Kambara-Kisen to be its service provider for Japan's new Advanced Filing Rules (AFR).... Click here for more and rewrites the record books Qube Holdings has reported a 2012-13 EBITA of A$128.8M, up 58% on the previous year's pro forma result, as it continues to expand across all areas of its business.... Click here for more New Koper-Wroclaw intermodal service Rail freight company AS Baltic Rail, a Lithuanian-Polish company that operates both standard gauge and Russian gauge services, has started a new intermodal service between the Port of Koper and Wroclaw in Poland.... Click here for more Carrier launches new container CA system Carrier Transicold launched a new container atmosphere control system at the Cool Logistics Global conference in Rotterdam at the end of last month.... Click here for more Assessing reefer service International food freight forwarder foodcareplus has announced the results of its first reefer handling inspection programme, naming container depot ICTC and shipping line OOCL as the best perishable shipping performers in the Port of Antwerp.... Click here for more CSTD's Lianyungang stake up for grabs China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) subsidiary China Shipping Terminal Development (CSTD) is looking to sell its 55% share in Lianyungang New Oriental International Container Wharf for around US$123.5M.... Click here for more New leak detector Estonia-based Xmetra OU is launching a new wireless hazardous materials leak detector at the Intermodal Europe 2013 exhibition being held this month in Hamburg. The system is designed to detect leaks of hazardous materials, such as chlorine, bromine and ammonia, during transport by ISO tank containers, road tankers or rail tank cars and to alert users to potential hazards.... Click here for more UWC forges US links A long-term cooperation agreement has been signed by Russia's United Wagon Company (UWC), the company that manages the Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant and operating lessor RAIL1520, and US-based Timken Company, a global leader in cassette bearings production.... Click here for more IUMI warns on flexitanks The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has warned that proposals to increase the size of flexitanks could pose a risk to container safety and stability.... 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. 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