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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 New cranes for Newark Port Newark Container Terminal adds three new RTGs with three STS cranes to follow in May.... Click here for more CMA CGM opens Baghdad dry port Marseilles-based CMA CGM has expanded its operations in Iraq by opening a new dry and bonded cargo handling complex that will serve the city of Baghdad and the surrounding region.... Click here for more London Gateway secures first east-west service DP World's London Gateway will start to receive ships deployed in the G6 Alliance's new northern Europe/US east Coast/Far East PA 2 pendulum service from May 2014.... Click here for more Newcastle goes to Oz/China joint venture A 98-year lease of the world's largest coal port has been sold to Port of Newcastle Investments, a 50:50 joint venture formed by Australia's Hastings Funds Management and China Merchants Group.... Click here for more Malcolm's big box solution Scotland-based Malcolm Group (MG), which is renowned for innovative solutions for its intermodal transport and logistics activities, is to phase into service a series of 50ft long containers.... Click here for more Tacoma to complete rail link Port asks Commission for funding to link on-dock rail at East Blair One Terminal to mainline.... Click here for more INTTRA integrates with Catapult Partnership adds Catapult's contract management system to INTTRA's e-commerce network.... Click here for more Ravenna ready for 17-wide Italian terminal completes crane refurbishment while it waits for new terminal to get underway... Click here for more Lyttelton vessel planners to strike Port plans to keep operating using management staff.... Click here for more N4 for TERPORT TERPORT in Paraguay plans to instal Navis N4.... Click here for more Globe Tracker/CIMC in Shenzhen pilot "Asian showcase" will use Globe Tracker (GT) technology to build a complete cargo and asset visibility system in Shenzhen.... Click here for more Eurotunnel to cut rail freight tolls Cuts of up to 50% in access charges for through rail freight trains could be on the cards... Click here for more Cleveland, Ohio to Antwerp all-water! The new Cleveland-Europe Express Ocean Freight Service recently completed its first sailing... Click here for more Femont in stormy waters Antwerp-based crane maker Femont NV has been forced to file for bankruptcy after its bankers withdrew funding support... Click here for more Hong Kong calls for more space Terminal operators say bigger vessels are causing congestion and productivity problems.... Click here for more MSC starts direct Asia/West Africa service Geneva-based MSC is to deploy 10 x 4,000 TEU vessels in a new service linking Asia and West Africa.... Click here for more UASC expands Asia/Europe network Dubai-based United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) is strengthening its operating presence in the Asia/Europe/Asia trade and at the same time forging closer relationships with key members of the CKYHE alliance.... Click here for more Little progress seen with "green" paint Despite the fact that Chinese environmental authorities are targeting the use of traditional solvent-borne coatings in a variety of industries, a new report released by the Container Owners Association (COA) shows a drop in the use of environmentfriendly alternatives in the container manufacturing sector.... Click here for more Bertschi expands BASF site Bertschi AG is investing 13M in a significant expansion of its BASF site in Schwarzheide in eastern Germany, which will see the handling capacity of the existing intermodal rail terminal doubled, storage capacity tripled and increasing demand for the storage of hazardous goods met by a new hazardous products depot.... Click here for more Melbourne sale certain The sale of a long-term lease of the port of Melbourne is now certain to happen - sooner rather than later - after the Victorian Liberal/ National Government finally confirmed its long-rumoured intentions on 5 March.... Click here for more Chinese funds for Port of Bagamoyo After several years of talks, the Chinese government has agreed to help fund the development of the Port of Bagamoyo, north of Dar es Salaam.... Click here for more Mombasa funding agreed The UK government has agreed to provide KSh450M (US$53M) and the Dutch government an unspecified amount to fund improvements at the Port of Mombasa. The money, which will be released through Trade Mark East Africa to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), incorporates 10 different components that mostly focus on efficiency improvements.... Click here for more Wiencont joins InlandLinks Illustrating the "pull" of Rotterdam in its extended hinterland, WienCont, the trimodal container terminal in Vienna, has become the first Austrian terminal to join the port's InlandLinks network. InlandLinks now comprises almost 70 terminals in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Italy, Austria and Hungary.... Click here for more Dar es Salaam in the money... The Development Bank of Southern Afr ica (DBSA) has signed an agreement with Tanzania Investment Bank to fund improvements at Tanzanian ports. In particular, the two banks will fund the upgrade of existing Berths 1-7 at Dar es Salaam.... Click here for more Is C5 in the making? Taipei-headquartered Evergreen Line has announced that it is to join the Coscon, K Line, Yang Ming Marine Transport, Hanjin Shipping (CKYH) alliance in the Asia/Europe trade.... Click here for more Cold Train changing hands Michigan-based Federated Railways Inc, an affiliate of Federated Capital Corporation, has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Rail Logistics LC, including its Cold Train Express Intermodal Service.... Click here for more APMT throughput up 3% in 2013 APM Terminals (APMT), the port management arm of the Copenhagen-based AP Moller-Maersk Group, has announced higher turnover (up 3% to US$4.3B) and net operating profit (up 9.8% to US$770M) for its 2013 fiscal year, which ended December 31, 2013. However, the group's return on invested capital slipped slightly, falling from 15.2% in 2012 to 13.5% last year.... Click here for more P3 focus on terminals Shippers believe that container terminal performance will become a much more important factor in their shipping decisions as lines look to consolidate volume on bigger ships.... Click here for more Box finance under the spotlight A conference session addressing the current economic situation in the container market and its effects on financing options for box lessors and operators will be held at Intermodal Asia 2014, which takes place at the Shanghai World Expo Centre from 1-3 April.... Click here for more Marsaxlokk dredging programme complete Malta Freeport Terminals (MFT) at the Port of Marsaxlokk has completed an intensive dredging programme, which will allow the largest containerships afloat to call at its facilities.... Click here for more Adelaide orders Liebherrs Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal (FACT), owned by Flinders Ports, has placed orders with Liebherr for two post-Panamax ship-to-shore gantries for delivery late this year.... Click here for more Hoyer launches new IBC configurator Hamburg-based bulk liquids logistics service provider Hoyer has developed an innovative intermediate bulk container (IBC) web configurator that allows users to put together their own specifications.... Click here for more New Nile bridge Work has started on developing a new US$140M bridge over the River Nile in Uganda.... Click here for more HCI/CARU launch 4Fold pilot project Holland Container Innovations BV (HCI) and Rotterdam-based container lessor CARU Containers BV have started a pilot project to test HCI's 4Fold 40ft collapsible container design in intermodal transport service.... Click here for more Cryogenic tanks to be built in Russia Russian tank container and rail tank car manufacturer Uralcryomash, part of OJSC Research and Production Corporation Uralvagonzavod, is planning to build cryogenic tanks for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG), at its plant in Nizhny Tagil.... Click here for more Singamas reports dip in profits Singamas Container Holdings, the world's second largest container manufacturer, has reported a 16.5% fall in consolidated revenue in 2013 to US$1.28B from US$1.53B in 2012.... Click here for more Terex into Gothenburg As reported earlier in WorldCargo News Online, Terex (Noell) has entered the Gothenburg straddle carrier market for the first time with an order for 12 machines from APM Terminals.... Click here for more Arkas adds to SEM service Izmir-based Arkas Line is adding a third 1,400 TEU capacity ship to its West Mediter ranean (Spain)-Eastern Mediterranean (SEM) service, which carries a mix of local import/export and third party feeder cargo.... Click here for more Tas subsidy riles carriers Moves by the Tasmanian Government to subsidise a foreign shipowner to re-open the state's direct international container connections have infuriated Bass Strait carriers.... Click here for more Jade at DPH Diversified Port Holdings (DPH) has gone live with the Jade Master Terminal TOS at three sites in the US South East.... Click here for more ...QR to go national? The Australian Federal and Queensland State governments have begun negotiations to incorporate Queensland's rail freight network into the stable managed by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC).... Click here for more New power source for reefers Young Brothers Ltd, a leading operator of inter-island shipping services in Hawaii, has been selected to test a new hydrogen fuel cell unit to power reefer containers at the Port of Honolulu.... Click here for more Ruscon adds flexitank service Ruscon, one of Russia's leading intermodal transport operators, has launched the country's' first regular flexitank service to Kazakhstan.... Click here for more Fuel cell trucks on the road Vision Motor Corporation has introduced the third generation Tyrano hydrogen/electric hybrid fuel cell powered Class 8 road truck. Total Transportation Services, Inc (TTSI) has been testing the first two generations since 2011 and Vision now has over 3000 miles of test data. It has continued to modify and refine its design to meet the needs of shorthaul container drayage (less than 50 mile journeys) requiring trucks with an 80,000 GCVWR rating.... Click here for more More funding for Botany rail... The Australian Government has injected more funds into the upgrading of Port Botany's rail link amidst suggestions that it will never be capable of handling the por t's projected container throughput.... Click here for more Hoover sweeps up offshore box builder US-based offshore container and IBC manufacturer Hoover Container Solutions has acquired Container Company Ltd, a leading supplier of containers and cargo carrying units (CCUs) for the offshore oil and gas industry.... Click here for more Vanguard goes live The Talleyrand terminal in Jacksonville has become the first to go live with a full implementation of Tideworks' next generation TOS, Mainsail Vanguard.... 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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