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 Larry Lam Larry Lam, the founder and former Chairman of Portek International Pte Ltd, has died in Singapore at the age of 62... Click here for more Barcelona steady in 2013 Overall traffic was at similar levels last year to 2012, and the port authority is encouraged by the uptick in import/export container flows... Click here for more Lengthy dispute over Canal looms The dispute over the construction of the Panama Canal expansion is turning bitter and could delay the project by several years.... Click here for more Zeeland Seaports finally drops WCT The Zeeland provincial government has finally signalled the death of the much-delayed Westerschelde Container Terminal project in Vlissingen... Click here for more Hapag-Lloyd still courting? Could Hapag-Lloyd be thinking about a tie-in with an Asian carrier?... Click here for more Port of Tyne up 22% at 8.1 Mt in 2013 The cargo voumes reached last year were the highest since 1965... Click here for more Expanding Puerto Rico services National Shipping of America is teaming up with Rickmers-Linie (America)... Click here for more Vos to open new DC in Oss Vos Logistics says the new DC, slated to open this October, will offer excellent access by water (Maas port), rail and road... Click here for more K & N in US tie-up Kuehne & Nagel, Inc has signed an Agency Agreement with Commodity Forwarders, Inc... Click here for more DB Schenker trans-SEA trucking DB Schenker has broadened its product base with a network of truck-based China-ASEAN services, to compete with airfreight on price and seafreight on time... Click here for more New multimodal initiative from Ewals Ewals Intermodal and its Turkish partner, Saras Lojistik, have started up a new multimodal corridor... Click here for more Hans Jakob Kruse Hans Jakob Kruse, a former Chairman of Hapag Lloyd, has died at the age of 84... Click here for more Autostrads damaged at sea Asciano Ltd has put out a statement that new automated straddle carriers being shipped by Kalmar to Port Botany sustained damage during the sea voyage from Poland... Click here for more Fidelity for Global Global Container Terminals will use vehicle-mounted routers from Fidelity Comtech at its redeveloped terminal in New Jersey.... Click here for more Eurogate Group handled 14.2M TEU in 2013 For the first time since 2008 container traffic over the Germany-based terminal operating group's facilities topped 14M TEU... Click here for more Saudi Arabian ports up their game Saudi Arabian port capacity is expanding and more private sector involvement is being encouraged.... Click here for more Problems with low sulphur in the Baltic Ship operators are confronted with a difficult and confusing picture in the SECA/NECA.... Click here for more Remote RTGs for Oslo? Kalmar has announced a contract to supply eight "revolutionary" zero emission RTGs to Port of Oslo in Norway. The RTGs will be deployed at the Sjursoya Container Terminal in Sydhavna, where capacity is being increased from 210,00 to 450,000 TEU.... Click here for more Getting a firm hold on attachments The attachments market may be in for a boom if suppliers can convince Asian FLT owners to invest in higher productivity equipment.... Click here for more Baltic ports in the fast lane Ports in the Baltic region have been among the fastest growing in Europe in recent years. Several direct call deepsea mainline services are now scheduled to the area and more will follow.... Click here for more Punching above your weight For a relatively small, remote and high labour cost country, Finland has a large maritime-related manufacturing and design sector.... 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? 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The free-to-attend exhibition and conference will be the place for manufacturers, suppliers and end users of intermodal solutions to meet, discuss and do business. 1-3 April 2014 Shanghai World Expo Center, Shanghai, China Click here for more information FEATURED EVENT TOC CSC: Asia 2014 The event has been running since 1995 when it first convened in Singapore and now returns in 2014 for the 18th edition with a renewed focus on the supply chain, making it the premier business and networking forum for stakeholders within the container supply chain. 8-9 April 2014 Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore Click here for more information Reports Container Terminal Planning - A Theoretical Approach A major study by Dr Itsuro Watanabe (Container System Technology). This comprehensive 245 page study is an in-depth analysis of capacity constraints, productivity, selectivity and flexibility of different container handling systems in terminals of different types and sizes: common-users or dedicated; hub centre (transshipment and/or relay) or import/export vocation; gateway or feeder port; intermodal rail or truck distribution inland; with or without CFS, etc. Click here for more information Upcoming events Cool Logistics Africa 4-6 March 2014 Vineyard Hotel & Spa,Cape Town South Africa Click here for more information Intermodal Asia 2014 1-3 April 2014 Shanghai World Expo Center, Shanghai China Click here for more information Intermodal South America 2014 1-3 April 2014 Transamerica Expo Center, Sao Paulo Brazil Click here for more information TOC CSC: Asia 2014 8-9 April 2014 Marina Bay Sands Hotel Singapore Click here for more information SIL 2014 3-5 June 2014 Montjuic-Plaza Espana Exhibition Center at Fira de Barcelona Spain Click here for more information TOC CSC Europe 2014 24-26 June 2014 Excel, London UK Click here for more information RORO 2014 24-26 June 2014 ExCeL, London UK Click here for more information Cool Logistics Global 30 September - 2 October 2014 Rotterdam The Netherlands Click here for more information Intermodal Europe 2014 11-13 November 2014 AHOY, Rotterdam Netherlands Click here for more information World Maritime & Logistics Outlook Panama 2015 9 - 11 February 2015 Hard Rock Hotel, Panama City Panama Click here for more information Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Google Analytics jobs @ JobStreet.com Loading... 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