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 New York hiring row rumbles on Waterfront Commission of New York Harbour denies it is preventing the port filling nearly 700 vacant jobs.... Click here for more Zeebrugge says tell it to the birds Breeding seagulls are delaying the construction of Verbrugge Group's new container/breakbulk terminal currently being built in Zeebrugge... Click here for more Noatum to expand in Valencia Around €100M of new investment will be made in Noatum Ports' flagship facilities in Valencia... Click here for more Siemens confirms £160M Hull investment Siemens has confirmed that it will be investing £160M in wind turbine production and installation facilities at Associated British Ports' Port of Hull... Click here for more Ipswich rails chord opens The completion of the Ipswich rail freight chord by Network Rail will inccrease the opportunities for intermodal... Click here for more US$1B expansion planned for Tema The Ghanaian Government has confirmed that it is to pump up to US$1B into expanding the port of Tema and further substantial funds into improving the port's highway and rail connections.... Click here for more Mi-Jack acquires ContainerTrac Mi-Jack Products has acquired the container position detection system and other assets of ContainerTrac Inc.... Click here for more BC moves to break truck strike Back to work legislation is being prepared as some non-union truckers return to work... Click here for more Tilbury handles record 9600 TEU vessel Hamburg Sud's CAP SAN LORENZO is the biggest ship to call at Forth Ports' London Container Terminal... Click here for more Kuehne & Nagel wins Irish dairy deal Kuehne & Nagel has been selected as a global logistics partner by the Irish Dairy Board as part of its strategic plans to increase production and break into new markets... Click here for more Animal feed storage capacity upped at Liverpool Peel Ports has completed an £8M extension to the dedicated animal feed warehouse used by global animal feed trader and stockholder, Arkady Feed Ltd, at the UK Port of Liverpool.... Click here for more VTG steady in 2013 VTG AG, one of Europe's leading rail wagon lessors and logistics service providers, has reported increased revenues and earnings in 2013.... Click here for more Summa in for Russian Troika? It is reported that Russian Railways is considering selling its remaining stake in Russian Troika to Summa Group... Click here for more Helsinki reports early year results Unitised cargo traffic increased slightly in the first two months of 2014... Click here for more Sohar takes another step A new agreement between Oman's Sohar Port and Freezone and Phaeros Group will facilitate the transfer of all commercial traffic from Muscat... Click here for more GCC opts for COTIF The Gulf Cooperation Council has reached an agreement with the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail... Click here for more Teesport's 5 millionth steel tonne SSI UK has celebrated another major milestone having exported five million tonnes of steel slab through PD Teesport... Click here for more P3 plan approved by FMC The US Federal Maritime Commission has granted regulatory approval for the P3 Alliance... 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 Citi to quit DPWA? The majority owner of DP World Australia (DPWA) may be forced to sell its stake because of new laws introduced by the US Government last year.... Click here for more Michielotto insolvency proceedings begin Insolvency proceedings have been opened by the court in Padova against Michielotto & De Nicola Srl following an earlier "Chapter 10" episode.... Click here for more UASC into Port Said United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Egypt to develop a second container terminal at Port Said.... Click here for more MSC for Deurganckdok Antwerp Port Authority has reported that it has received no response to its invitation for expressions of interest for further developments in the Deurganckdok, other than the request by MSC to be allowed to expand in Antwerp in the lockless facility on the left bank.... Click here for more More Liebherrs for Transnet Liebherr Africa has reported the award of a contract for the supply of four more STS cranes and 18 RTGs to Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), to be built by Liebherr Container Cranes in Ireland.... Click here for more New Kribi box tender The government of Cameroon has launched a tender for the contract to develop and operate the new container terminal at the Port of Kribi.... Click here for more BAM Clough for Port Hedland Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has awarded the BAM Clough Joint Venture (BAM Clough) a design and construction contract for a fifth iron ore loading berth at its Anderson Point Facility (AP5) in Port Hedland, Western Australia.... Click here for more Ownership of Santos Brasil decided? Brazil's Antaq (National Agency for Waterway Transport) appears to have given a favourable response to a petition filed by Richard Klien, owner of the Multi Group, in his longstanding ownership dispute with Opportunity, his partner in Santos Brasil.... Click here for more More Oz ports on the private trail Two more Australian states have decided to seek private sector investment in future port developments though without, so far, proceeding to a full sale or portwide lease.... Click here for more Offshore crawler transport system Switzerland-based NBR Offshore Logistics GmbH recently developed NBR Crawler, a modular heavy lift crawler transport system with a capacity of 250t to 520t per module, developed for operation in the harshest conditions. Several units can be combined to form a minitrain, if required, and it is also possible to use the machine indoors, using modified tracks and fitting diesel PM filters.... Click here for more Doosan wins FLTA award Doosan Industrial Vehicle's G2 diesel forklift engine has won the Innovation award at the FLTA Awards for Excellence 2014. The G2 engine comes in three variants - 1.8 litre, 3 cylinder, 37kW/2800rpm; 2.4 litre, 4 cylinder, 55kW/2600rpm; and 3.4 litre, 4 cylinder, 75kW/2400rpm. It is fitted to Doosan's own 2t-3.5t FLTs and Bobcat machines and is also available to other OEMs.... Click here for more CMA CGM adds in Dakar After more than eight years in Senegal through its subsidiary Delmas, the CMA CGM Group has launched its second container terminal in Dakar, TCD2. Terminal Conteneurs Dakar (TCD1) has been operated by the group since February 2011.... Click here for more New investors for Ter Haak The 100-plus year old Amsterdam stevedoring and logistics group Ter Haak has two new shareholders, Peter Peinemann and Harry Veldman.... 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. 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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 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 Multimodal 2014 29 April - 1 May 2014 NEC Birmingham UK 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 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 TOC CSC: Americas 2014 14-16 October 2014 CCCI, Cartagena Colombia Click here for more information Intermodal Europe 2014 11-13 November 2014 AHOY, Rotterdam Netherlands Click here for more information TOC Market Briefing West Africa 10 - 11 December 2014 The Auditorium, Tenerife Canary Islands Click here for more information Powered by Blogger.