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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 King Abdullah Port to open in January King Abdullah Port (KAP), Saudi Arabia's newest port, will be officially opened by Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, the Governor of Makkah, on January 1, 2014.... Click here for more Liebherr group posts steady results Group turnover in 2013 is anticipated to be €9.086B and more than €800M was invested during the year... Click here for more NordiKmaritime's coastwise logic The Bilbao-based company is enhancing its fortnightly shipping service between Bilbao and Esbjerg to accommodate inducement calls at ports en route... Click here for more New emissions targets in PNW An updated Pacific Northwest Ports Clear Air Strategy contains no specific measures for cargo handling equipment.... Click here for more Triple N4 upgrade DP World Australia has successfully upgraded three terminals to Navis N4 2.4.7 at the same time.... Click here for more CyberLogitec/FNC deal CyberLogitec has announced a strategic alliance to support Japan's forthcoming Advance Filing Rules.... Click here for more Strautmann acquires Langendorf Under the deal, the Langendorf name will be retained and production will continue at the existing plant... Click here for more Le Havre holds tariffs For the fifth year in a row, HAROPA-Port du Havre is freezing harbour dues for containerships... Click here for more Boost for Sodertalje Maersk Line is bringing its rail shuttle traffic back to Sodertalje... Click here for more UN Ro-Ro invests in Trieste terminal Turkey-based UN Ro-Ro Isletmeleri AS, which is owned by the US-headquartered private equity group KKR & Co, has acquired a 60% stake in the port of Trieste's Sameer Seaport Terminal.... Click here for more Rotterdam blazes out of 2013 Some tough problems were aired at the port's annual results conference... Click here for more PSA into Lianyungang PSA International has signed an agreement to acquire the stake in Lianyungang New Oriental Container Terminal (LNOCT) currently held by China Shipping Terminal Development Co (CSTD).... Click here for more Moin contract let APM Terminals (APMT) has awarded the contract for the construction of the first phase of the new Moin Container Terminal on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica to a consortium, comprised of Dutch-based Van Oord and BAM International.... Click here for more New scanners from Lase Germany-based sensor specialist Lase GmbH recently introduced four new 2-D and 3-D laser scanners, designated 2000D-225, 2000D-226, 3000D-C3-225 and 3000D-C3-226. The "shoebox" size scanners, says the company, provide excellent angular resolution as well as a huge measurement range and offer excellent value for money.... Click here for more NYK buys into KMCT NYK Line and Nippon Container Terminals Co, another NYK Group subsidiary, are buying a 12.5% stake in Yang Ming's Kao Ming Container Terminal (KMCT) in Kaohsiung.... Click here for more An open and shut case Actiw Oy has signed a contract to supply four LoadPlate "one shot"container loading systems to Sandvik Materials Technology (SMT) in Sweden. One LoadPlate has been in operation in Sandviken since 2007 and four more will be installed this year in SMT's warehouses around the world.... Click here for more Konecranes lays waste in the US Konecranes has made a breakthrough in the area of waste handling in the USA with New York Container Terminal (NYCT) ordering two RTGs and two RMGs to handle containers of municipal solid waste from New York City. The equipment will be delivered to NYCT's terminal on Staten Island by the end of 2014.... Click here for more SECA to pile pressure on Lubeck The forthcoming Baltic shipping emissions control area (SECA) regulations will add to the problems faced by the struggling German port of Lubeck, according to leading officials from the port authority, LHG. Up to the 2008 financial crisis, the port's volumes and profitability had been increasing year on year for several years and in 2008 it handled 28.5 mt.... Click here for more TVH expands CAM attachments range Belgium-based materials handlers, lift trucks, work platform parts and components specialist TVH is expanding its range of hydraulic FLT attachments made by CAM Systems Srl in Italy.... Click here for more Hyundai Samho back in Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries is once again tendering for new STS and yard crane business both in and outside Korea.... Click here for more HPH open in Sydney Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) officially opened its second Australian facility this month when Sydney International Container Terminal Ltd (SICTL) at Port Botany welcomed the 938 TEU FORUM FIJI, a Pacific International Lines vessel on charter to Pacific Forum Line for operation by the AUSPAC consortium.... Click here for more ECO from Mobicon Australia-based Mobicon Systems has supplemented its established "Two-Tower" (2T) container handler with a new range of mini straddle carriers called the ECO series.... Click here for more Seagirt ready to welcome P3 calls Ports America Chesapeake is set to receive a significant boost from the P3 Alliance if it receives regulatory approval to start operating its new 50ft draught berth at Seagirt next year. Ports America Chesapeake CEO Mark Montgomery said Seagirt is growing strongly this year and container throughput will increase by around 8% to 700,000 TEU.... Click here for more New deals for Sany Sany Port Machinery has won ship-to-shore crane contracts from PT Indo Log in Indonesia, a Portek affiliate, and Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), the Saudi-Malaysian joint venture in Jeddah.... Click here for more TCV lighting the LED way TCV Stevedoring SA in Valencia, part of the Grup TCB, has outfitted one of its STS cranes, a superpost-Panamax unit, entirely with LED lighting from Ingenieria de Aplicaciones Energeticas (EdEA). The installation is in line with TCV's environmental management system, EMAS, and is part of its policy to provide the best possible service to its customers with the latest technology.... Click here for more MGM-OMG bags La Spezia order La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), part of the Contship Italia Group, has signed a contract with Italy's MGMOMG for two new STS cranes.... Click here for more Melbourne sale process under way Despite regular Victorian Government protestations that no privatisation of the Port of Melbourne is contemplated, Australian financial media claim state treasurer Michael O'Brien sounded out potential investors during a recent roadshow in Canada and the United States.... 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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