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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 Los Angeles leaps ahead Throughput at LA surges while Long Beach records a decline.... Click here for more Containers are star performers in Nigeria The number of containers handled at Nigeria's main ports soared by more than 15% in 2013 and exceeded 1M TEU for the first time.... Click here for more ECG welcomes European haulaway decision The Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) has welcomed the European Parliament's vote in favour of a harmonised loaded length for car transporters... Click here for more TT Club says logistics insurance claims can be cut Philip Emmanuel, the Hong Kong-based director of the Asia Pacific region for the TT Club, believes that insurance claims made by transport companies and logistics service providers can be prevented, or substantially reduced, through sensible risk management practices.... Click here for more Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV agree to merge The much discussed merger between the two carriers has been concretised; enter the world's fourth biggest container line, subject to regulatory approvals... Click here for more Global stacking cranes installed Global Terminal at the Port of New York New Jersey has now completed the gantry crane component of its expansion project.... Click here for more Carrier passes million mark Some 46 years after developing the first picture frame container refrigeration unit, Carrier Transicold handed over its one millionth unit during a ceremony at its Singapore manufacturing facility today.... Click here for more Antwerp acquires Opel site Antwerp Port Authority to purchase the Opel site, the location of the former General Motors production plant in the Antwerp port area... Click here for more Port of Rotterdam partners with TOC The Port of Rotterdam has signed a global partner deal with TOC Worldwide... Click here for more People on the move Latest round-up of appointments known to WorldCargo News... Click here for more Felixstowe expansion under way Work has started at the Port of Felixstowe on the latest expansion of the UK's largest container port... Click here for more Luanda takes containers on board Figures on the volume of cargo handled at the Port of Luanda in 2013 reveal a big switch from non-containerised to containerised cargo... Click here for more ICTSI for Umm Qasr International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) is partnering with the Government of Iraq to invest in Umm Qasr Port... Click here for more Le Havre joins 18,000 TEU club Maersk's MAGLEBY MAERSK was due to make her maiden French port call at Le Havre today (14 April)... Click here for more Suape - new tenders on the way A tender for a second container terminal in the port os Suape, in Pernambuco in North Eastern Brazil, "will go ahead during the second half of this year"... Click here for more Remote control station wins award ABB has won a "Red Dot" Award for its Remote Control Station.... Click here for more Big year for reefer leasing The leasing industry committed to another substantial purchase of reefer containers in 2013, but new equipment per diems and cash returns remain at an all-time low.... Click here for more Box leasing still in the ascendency The container leasing sector enjoyed another strong year in 2013, although its pace of fleet growth now appears to be slowing, while rental rates and cash returns remain under pressure and utilisation has weakened slightly.... 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