Friday, January 17, 2014

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Moerdijk-Thamesport link
A2B-online Container is adding London Thamesport to its current service to Immingham, operating daily departures to the UK from CCT Moerdijk...
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Contship Italia up 19%
Contship Italia Group's marine terminal container business grew 19% last year to 5.174M TEU....
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Dunkirk wins Del Monte
Fruit giant Del Monte will access the French market for its Cameroon banana plantations via Dunkirk...
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"GreenBridge" for Duisburg-Istanbul
Samskip Multimodal and Intercombi Tranport have launched Greenbridge Multimodal, an integrated local trucking and rail-sea package linking Germany and Turkey over Trieste...
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Igus seeks Vector award winners
Energy chain specialist Igus GmbH is soliciting entries for its biennial Vector awards scheme...
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Shanghai on top
The port of Shanghai retained its position as the world's top container port by volume in 2013....
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EMO hits the 1B tonnes mark
EMO hits a new dry bulk discharge record today -- the billionth tonne of dry bulk...
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Gaussin boosted by ports business
Sales of and orders for Gaussin Manugistique's automotive terminal trailers rocketed during 2013...
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Vancouver expansion delayed
Port Metro Vancouver's plan to build a second container terminal at Roberts Bank will now be subject to an independent environmental review....
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More 14,000 TEU ships for Evergreen
The Taiwanese carrier will charter another three 14,000 TEU ships...
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Gate Terminal Maasvlakte adds shortsea LNG
Maasvlakte-based Gate Terminal has geared up to handle small scale, "breakbulk" LNG consignments...
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GAC Australia signs with MOL
GAC Australia has signed an exclusive three-year contract with Mitsui OSK Lines...
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OPDR sets up own Morocco network
Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR) has launched its first own Moroccan company...
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People on the move
Latest appointments known to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and allied industry sectors...
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SeaLand name rises from the ashes
Maersk Line has announced the formation of a regional container shipping company, SeaLand, dedicated to the intra-Americas market...
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P3 Alliance shapes up
The P3 Alliance could have a transformational impact on the global liner shipping industry....
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Iran prepares for new era
The swearing in of Hassan Rouhani as Iranian president in August and his desire to engage with the west led to months of talks, finally resulting in an initial six-month deal being signed in Geneva on 24 November, with Iran agreeing to curb certain nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief worth about US$7B....
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Striving for greater efficiencies
Efficient use of capital, assets and people is critical to the container terminal sector's future success, according to DP World's CEO....
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Container tracking inches ahead
The number of M2M companies offering container tracking services is growing rapidly, but finding the right business model is more difficult....
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Yard cranes regain momentum
RTG output is still down on its pre-2010 level and fluctuated sharply during 2011-12, but is generally holding up. It is certain to top 480 units in 2013 and go significantly higher in 2014. Meanwhile, sales of RMGs and ARMGs/ASCs are soaring....
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Addressing SPARCS N4 migrations
Navis is taking steps to provide more guidance and support to terminals migrating to its sPARcs N4 terminal operating system....
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Tideworks charts its path
Tideworks is focusing on building a "sustainable" tos with an infrastructure designed to help terminals to take advantage of new technology....
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GE sets out intermodal vision
In January 2012, GE Transportation finalised the acquisition of software provider RMI from The Carlyle Group. By adding RMI, GE expanded its software capabilities to include the RailConnect Transport Management System, used by nearly 400 railroads, and the OASIS Intermodal Terminal Operating System, installed at 107 intermodal terminals across North America....
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Middle east maintains the magic
Even through the global downturn, the middle east achieved stable growth rates and the region continues to perform well, with growing demand for port capacity....
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Mi-Jack goes waterside
Intermodal equipment and systems supplier Mi-Jack is chalking up success with its Mi-Star yard management applications in marine container terminals....
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