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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 Cavotec MoorMaster business rolls in Cavotec has reported three orders worth a total of €28M for MoorMaster automated mooring systems... Click here for more Changes in Stockholm intermodal Swedish transport and logistics company Carrier Transport AB has taken over the operations at the Arsta combined transport terminal in Stockholm... Click here for more Truck "strike" hits Vancouver Up to 1,200 truck drivers in Vancouver, British Columbia are refusing to call at container terminals today in protest over long turn times.... Click here for more Bremen ports down 6.2% in 2013 Tonnage handled in the Bremen seaports fell by 6.2% last year to 78.8 Mt... Click here for more Debut for Ottawa T2 Kalmar has unveiled a completely re-designed Ottawa Terminal Tractor.... Click here for more N4 for TRP Terminales Rio de la Plata (TRP) has successfully implemented Navis N4 TOS.... Click here for more Shorthaul intermodal on the agenda A case study of intermodal rail at distances below 150 kms will be presented at Intermodal Asia in Shanghai this April... Click here for more Rocha ruffles feathers in Brazil Two Brazilian port associations have come out against Brasilia's plan to provide financial support for the deep water Rocha port project in Uruguay... Click here for more Liebherr for Able UK Able UK recently stated that it has placed an order for "what will be the largest harbour crane in the UK"... Click here for more Ecoporto Santos goes for "super terminal" Brazilian container terminal operator Ecoporto Santos will bid for the new "super terminal" that will be put together in the adjacent areas (including the former Tecondi terminal) to its own terminal in Santos... Click here for more Sany Germany into Sweden GTS has been appointed dealer for Sany Germany's reach stackers and heavy lift trucks... Click here for more Esbjerg expansion plans A new on-dock rail freight terminal is under construction in the Danish port of Esbjerg... Click here for more Obituary: John Holmes-Walker John Holmes-Walker, a well-known figure in the container industry, has died at the age of 77 after a long and courageous battle against cancer.... Click here for more Brookfield into New Jersey The Canadian asset management fund has bought into APM Terminals Port Elizabeth Terminal in New Jersey.... Click here for more SCCT throughput surpasses 3M TEU in 2013 Port Said's Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), which is managed by APM Terminals, processed more than 3.1M TEU and handled 2,355 ships in 2013, up 9% and 15% respectively on its 2012 results.... Click here for more Busan in "green" initiative The Korean Register of Shipping and Busan Port Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on environmental initiatives and other maritime activities.... Click here for more Shanghai stays top The Port of Shanghai retained its position as the world's top container port by volume in 2013... Click here for more London Gateway celebrates twins During January DP World London Gateway was able to deploy its RAM Spreaders Singflex STS crane spreader system to unload 2 x 40ft containers for the first time. This is believed to be the first time that any British port has handled a tandem 40ft lift.... Click here for more BMT launches port ROI assessment tools Maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy BMT Asia Pacific (BMT) has launched two new tools for assessing port competition and managing commercial risk. The Port Choice Model and Port 360deg evaluate the competitive advantage of a given port within its environment.... Click here for more ASCs head for Global BigLift Shipping's HAPPY DYNAMIC recently completed the first shipment of automated stacking cranes (ASCs) on behalf of Konecranes from Gdynia, Poland, to Global Terminal in New Jersey, USA. At the time of writing, the second shipment had just been completed and the third shipment was on its way.... Click here for more Mover for Norrkoping CCH AB recently delivered a Contlift container mover to Norrkopings Hamn och Stuveri AB in the Swedish Port of Norrkoping. This mover is a telescopic machine for handling 20ft to 40ft and 45ft HC containers and it will be used for shunting containers in the port. It was sold by Terberg agent NC Nielsen together with two Terberg terminal tractors.... Click here for more More cranes for TICTS Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Group, has placed a US$20M order for two STS cranes and three hybrid RTGs (h-RTGs) with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co (ZPMC).... Click here for more Speed tool from Igus Germany-based Igus GmbH has introduced a new tool, dubbed "Zipper," for fast stripping its chainflex control and motor cables incorporating its CFRIP tearproof thread in the jacket.... Click here for more ICTSI into DR Congo International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) has announced that it is to establish its first terminal in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ICTSI Congo DR is a joint venture owned by ICTSI Group (60%) and Simobile SPRL (40%). Simobile is part of Kinshasa-based property management company, Groupe Leydra.... Click here for more Robots march in Oz The steady march of automation into Australian ports continues and the country will soon have five automated terminals.... Click here for more EGOpro test in Antwerp DP World Antwerp Gateway is understood to be testing a RF safety system from Italy-based Advanced Microwave Engineering (AME) designed to safeguard personnel working in the area of straddle carrier operations.... Click here for more New global body for port research A group of seven research institutions have joined forces to establish a joint body to tackle complex challenges facing ports and their related maritime and logistics industries.... Click here for more Gaussin boosted by ports business Gaussin Manugistique has reported that consolidated turnover in the year ended 31 December 2013 reached almost 12.3M, in excess of 1.8 times more than turnover in 2012. Sales in 1H/ 2013 and 2H/2013 were almost identical, at 6.2M and 6.1M respectively. The orderbook at the end of the year amounted to 29.668M, a massive 20,794M (234%) more than a year earlier.... Click here for more Business brisk for Bromma Bromma, the world's biggest crane spreader manufacturer, has reported a strong order intake in the last quarter of 2013. The volume was similar to earlier in the year, but the final quarter mix between yard crane and STS crane spreaders was more "normal" than in the first eight months of the year, when there was a "skew" towards the STS side due to a high number of replacement spreader orders.... 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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