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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 APM Terminals and China Shipping move closer A P Moller-Maersk and China Shipping Group will "expand discussions" on new container terminal projects... Click here for more Intermodal Asia attracts the crowds The inaugural Intermodal Asia container exhibition and conference, running over three days this week at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre, attracted more than 3,000 visitors on the first day.... Click here for more Towards better boxes Smart, lightweight, green boxes are the future. At least that is what Shi Yan Qiu, secretary general of the China Container Industry Association (CCIA) believes are the main challenges confronting the container shipping industry.... Click here for more Kalmar and Navis announce Paraguay deal Kalmar and Navis, both part of Cargotec, have announced at Intermodal South America in Sao Paulo that Puerto Caacupe-mi in Paraguay has chosen Navis' N4 terminal operating system (TOS) and Kalmar's SmartPort process automation solutions for its Asuncion and Pilar facilities... Click here for more Navis launches N4 2.6 Latest release includes improved rail functionality, a "refreshed" User Interface and enhanced tools to ease N4 migration.... Click here for more Carrier launches refrigerant management programme In a bid to raise standards of service and quality in refrigerant-handling operations for the container shipping industry, Carrier Transicold has launched the CareMAX programme, a comprehensive refrigerant management recognition programme, for its authorised service centres.... Click here for more Brazil - no change in Ports Minister WorldCargo News has learnt that Special Ports Minister Antonio Henrique Pinheiro Silveira is likely to keep his job following sustained lobbying by shippers and port interests... Click here for more People on the move Latest round-up of appointments known to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and allied sectors... Click here for more Alianca targets heavy lift and breakbulk The Brazilian cabotage and coastal trades specialist is diversifying into the project cargo sector... Click here for more GEFCO reports 11% increase in turnover to a record €4B Operating income in 2013 came to €95.5M, with net profit up 28% to €55M... Click here for more TOC takes to Tenerife for West Africa trade briefing A two-day TOC market briefing in December will explore maritime trade, logistics developments and infrastructure investment across fast-growing West Africa region... Click here for more Lidinsky explains his P3 dissent The P3 Vessel Sharing Agreement is in reality not an alliance or true vessel sharing arrangement ,but a merger of the top three global liner companies, FMC Commissioner Richard A Lidinsky Jr said last week... Click here for more New labour deal at JWP Wilhelmshaven Eurogate has reached a new labour deal with the Ver.Di trade union at its JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven concession... Click here for more PSA throughput grows PSA International's terminals handled 61.81M TEU in 2013, an increase of 2.9% over the previous year. The group's flagship Singapore Terminals accounted for 32.24M TEU, a year-on-year growth of 3.1%, while terminals outside Singapore handled a total of 29.57M, an increase of 6.3% over 2012 on a like-for-like basis.... Click here for more RORO14 event in London The roll-on/roll-off shipping conference in London, will include sessions that address alternative fuels, the global outlook for the ro-ro market and the outlook for the North Sea and Baltic regions... Click here for more Sort & Store changes hands The brand name of the Germany-based special spreaders and attachments maker is being retained... Click here for more Virginia loses money, keeps "A" rating Fitch Ratings has affirmed its "A" rating outlook for the Virginia Port Authority's outstanding debt, despite VPA reporting another operating loss in February... Click here for more Vancouver strike over The four-week truckers' strike at Port Metro Vancouver is over.... Click here for more Virginia shopping for mobile harbour crane The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) is to purchase a new mobile harbour crane for the Port of Richmond.... 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 Buss links with Erk Hamburg-based Buss Port Logistics (BPL) has established a joint venture with Turkish logistics firm Erk Lojistic, based in Izmir, to establish a new company, Buss Erk. The joint venture has taken over a general cargo facility in Limak port in Iskenderun, which handles around 2 Mtpa of general and dry bulk cargoes.... Click here for more Towards the tank car of the future US-based railcar manufacturer Greenbrier is designing a new generation tank car for rail transport of hazardous freight, including flammable crude oil and ethanol, that can better withstand the demands associated with operating unit trains.... Click here for more Obituary: John Holmes-Walker John Holmes-Walker, a wellknown figure in the container industry, has died at the age of 77 after a long and courageous battle against cancer.... Click here for more Adani wins in Ennore Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has won the contract to build and operate a new container terminal at Ennore Port (recently renamed Kamarajar Port) in Tamil Nadu, 24 km north of Chennai, on India's east coast.... Click here for more Klinge celebrating 30 years Specialised refrigerated container and transport equipment manufacturer Klinge Corporation is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.... Click here for more New barge service for Suez Canal The National Company for Multimodal Transport (NMT), a subsidiary of Nile Logistics, Citadel Capital's platform for investment in the river transportation sector in Egypt, has launched a container barge service between Port Said Container Terminal and the Suez Canal Container Terminal/ Sharq Al-Tafrea on the Suez Canal.... Click here for more ...Kiel-Duisburg block train service launched A new direct block train service has commenced between the Port of Kiel and Duisburg. The service is operated by Kombiverkehr on a three pairs/week basis. Train length is 500m and the service caters for marine containers, swap bodies and piggyback trailers.... Click here for more Tassie opts for Burnie upgrade The Tasmanian Government has committed to an A$8M upgrade of the port of Burnie in apparent acknowledgement of market trends and recent inquiry recommendations.... Click here for more Seven bids for Tema The government of Ghana has announced that it has received seven bids in the tender to expand the Port of Tema.... Click here for more Cosco and CSCL move closer The two leading Chinese shipping groups China Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco) and China Shipping Container lines (CSCL) have signed a "strategic cooperation framework agreement." This "will establish an extensive strategic partnership and a resource sharing mechanism in the field of shipping, terminal operation, logistics services, shipbuilding, ship repair and maintenance and related activities," the companies said in a joint statement.... Click here for more German ports court ZARA A new container barge service, under the name of "Container Connect," has begun operation between two German inland ports in the Rhine/Main region and the seaports of Zeebrugge, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp (ZARA).... Click here for more New FEC ICTF moves forward Installation of rail tracks and crane pads is under way at Florida East Coast Railway (FEC)'s new Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) at Port Everglades, which is slated to open in the summer of this year.... Click here for more Tracking by Bluetooth France-based Oceasoft, which specialises in the design and development of temperature monitoring systems for goods in storage or transit, has launched Oceasoft Emerald, a wireless temperature tracker that connects to the user's smartphone via Bluetooth.... Click here for more Another contract let in Melbourne The prime contract for A$400M worth of marine construction works for Melbourne's Webb Dock redevelopment (the so-called Port Capacity Project) has been won by McConnell Dowell.... Click here for more French combi woes Gerard Perrin, the secretary of France's national combined transport association (GNTC), has written an "open letter" to the country's Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Frederic Cuvillier, bemoaning what GNTC sees as contradictions and lack of clarity in policy regarding the development of combined transport.... Click here for more Duisport set for growth The Duisport Group is expanding the container terminals at its Logport I and Logport III complexes on the left bank of the Rhine. The handling and depot area is being expanded by 13 hectares, the number of trimodal gantry cranes is being increased from six to 10 and rail infrastructure will be enhanced.... Click here for more but loses out at JNP PSA International has beaten off the challenge of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, (APSEZ) in association with MSC's Terminal Investment Ltd, to win the bid to build and operate the delayed fourth container terminal at India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP).... Click here for more Bamboo floor use growing The Container Owners Association (COA)'s latest survey of Alternative Flooring Systems for Shipping Containers shows a rise in the use of bamboo for container floors as an alternative material to tropical hardwood plywood.... Click here for more CHEC and Zanzibar conclude port deal China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) is to build and take an ownership interest in a new container and general cargo port at Maruhubi in Zanzibar.... 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. 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