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 HPH opens Brisbane Hutchison Port Holdings said the opening of its new Brisbane terminal "marks a seismic shift on Australia's waterfront."... Click here for more London Gateway handles twin 40fts DP World London Gateway has been able to deploy its RAM Spreaders Singflex STS crane spreader system to unload 2 x 40ft containers for the first time... Click here for more PROMOTION Free White Paper - Ten ways to make cost savings throughout the intermodal leasing process This white paper has been designed to help organisations in the intermodal industry improve their business processes and consequently save money and increase profits. RAM has listed ten suggestions as to how container and tank lessors can make cost savings throughout the intermodal leasing process. Click here to request your free copy Hapag-Lloyd CSAV deal a little closer The two carriers have signed a non-binding MoU to merge... Click here for more Eurotunnel posts strong results Groupe Eurotunnel SA has reported a 12% increase in revenues in 2013 to a record €1.092B... Click here for more AAPA announces top award The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has named Senator Barbara Boxer and Congressman Bill Shuster as joint winners of its "Port Person of the Year Award".... Click here for more New Estonia trailer service P&O Ferrymasters (P&OFM) has launched a daily FTL/LTL service between the Benelux/Ruhr areas and Estonia using a dedicated trailer fleet... Click here for more LNG powered RTG patent ZPMC has announced a patent covering LNG fuelled RTGs.... Click here for more More freight for HS1 High Speed 1 and DB Schenker Rail (UK) have announced additional freight services from the Continent to London Barking... Click here for more 25-wide gantries arrive at ECT Five 72.5m outreach, 50m lift height cranes have arrived at ECT Rotterdam from China... Click here for more Caterpillar bemoans US port constraints The shipper has explained why it is increasingly using Canadian and Mexican ports... Click here for more Harbour tyres keep up the pace A number of new tyres and related services for port handling equipment have been announced recently.... Click here for more Hybrid AGVs enter the fray ECT Rotterdam has started taking delivery of a total of 85 AGVs from VDL with a hybrid drive developed for VDL by Siemens.... Click here for more Security seal progress gathers pace A final revision made to iso 17712:2010 covering mechanical seals has resulted in the publication of iso 17712:2013 and now increased attention is being focussed on electronic container security seals.... Click here for more Operators seek strength in numbers The project cargo market remains robust, but there is an underlying feeling that the current fleet ownership structure and composition is unsustainable.... Click here for more TICO muscles its way into US market TICO Corporation has successfully transitioned from manufacturing for its own in-house fleet to become the third player in the North American tractor market.... Click here for more Kalmar's battery reared prodigy Kalmar has developed what is arguably the most advanced straddle carrier hybrid drive design to date.... Click here for more Cutting port tractor tyre costs Operators do not have to accept conventional road truck tyres and the costs and aggravation that goes with them.... Click here for more Stage IV starts to move centre stage As briefly reported last month on worldcargonews.com, pilot test ing has been undertaken in the Port of Valencia, under the auspices of the EU-backed Greencranes scheme, on a Stage IV homologated terminal tractor from Terberg Benschop bv in the Netherlands running on LNG fuel. The "green tractor" scheme, at Noatum Container Terminal Valencia, is headed by the Port of Valencia. (As reported separately by WorldCargo News, another Greencranes pilot has been undertaken in the Port of Livorno on a dual fuel (diesel/LNG) reach stacker from Kalmar. A third Greencranes project is slated for the Port of Koper).... Click here for more Mobile cranes continue to be a big success WorldCargo News started a series of mobile harbour crane (MHC) market surveys - and MHC railmounted and pontoon-mounted derivatives - in January 2003 and up to and including January 2009 they enjoyed the support of the leading OEMs, who supplied their annual references.... 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. 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