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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 Kalmar to raise Barcelona cranes Kalmar has been awarded a contract to raise the height of three STS cranes in Barcelona by Grup Maritim TCB... Click here for more Container weighing debate moves on While various trade bodies have congratulated IMO for adopting the amendment to SOLAS, both the IAPH and BIFA have made interesting statements in addition... Click here for more People on the move The Port of Los Angeles has a new Executive Director... Click here for more LNG for Containerships Finnish short sea operator Containerships is to take delivery of two dual-fired LNG/IFO 1400 TEU ships during 2016, with an option for two more later... Click here for more More post-Panamax for TTS TTS Group ASA has, through its subsidiary TTS Marine AB in Gothenburg, signed two separate contracts with Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea... Click here for more Montreal holds its ground The Montreal Port Authority was pleased with the 28.2Mt its terminals handled last year.... Click here for more New RSA ports regulator A new Chief Executive has been appointed at the Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA) by Transport Minister Dipuo Peters... Click here for more BNSF, Ferromex announce new service The new intermodal service will operate between Chicago and Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico... Click here for more PROMOTION Free White Paper - Intermodal Software Evaluation Guide This white paper from RAM Intermodal provides crucial information for companies that are looking for new software solutions to manage container leasing, tank leasing, tank container operating and chassis leasing. It contains the information they need to assess the benefits of implementing a specialist software package against expensive in house systems. The paper documents strategic benefits, risk factors and cost considerations. Click here to request your free copy Grant for Gdansk The Polish port of Gdansk is to receive a grant of 4.1M from the EU Centre of Transport Projects towards the cost of modernisation of the Szczecinskie quay in the inner port. Gdansk Container Terminal (GTK) is operated by the Port of Gdansk The entire project cost is estimated at 10.5M and on completion capacity of the terminal will reach 100 000 TEU/year.... Click here for more New dry port for Russia Aqua Resources (AR), a group of fishing companies operating in Russia's Far East waters, has started construction of the country's first dry port near the town of Artyom, 40 km from Vladivostok and 160 km from Nakhodka/Vostochny.... Click here for more TWS opts for RAM software TWS Tankcontainer-Leasing GmbH in Germany has become the latest tank container lessor to implement RAM Intermodal's Rental4000 tank leasing software.... Click here for more Thermo King introduces CARB-compliant genset Reefer machinery manufacturer Thermo King has introduced the SG-4000, an advanced genset platform that exceeds new requirements introduced this year by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as well as the most stringent requirements of the EPA Tier IV final regulations.... Click here for more Esperance undecided Western Australia's deepwater port of Esperance now has A$120M worth of better landside access but still no decision on its proposed Multi-User Iron Ore Facility (MUIOF).... Click here for more TML goes smaller Following extensive market investigation, tank container lessor Taylor Minster Leasing (TML) has made its first foray into the small bulk container (SBC) market.... Click here for more New engines for Transnet The South African government's local content strategy is feeding through into the procurement of rolling stock. In late March, transport utility Transnet awarded R50B worth of contracts for a total of 1064 new locomotives, in what is the biggest locomotive supply contract in South African history. A joint venture of General Electric South Africa Technologies and CNR Rolling Stock South Africa has secured a deal to produce 465 diesel-electric engines, while CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive and Bombardier South Africa is to manufacture 599 electric locomotives. Bids were assessed on the proportion of local content, as well as the technology and price on offer.... Click here for more Box demand set to rise The demand for new containers is expected to strengthen in the next two/three years according to Charles-Hadrien Lassalle, associate director, shipping and intermodal, ABN AMRO Bank NV's Singapore Branch.... Click here for more Five on Kribi shortlist The government of Cameroon has announced a shortlist of five companies to operate the new multipurpose terminal at the Gulf of Guinea port of Kribi. The five successful bidders include two consortia: Necotrans and KPMO, and Sea Invest and CLGG; plus three individual bidders: Morocco's Marsa Maroc, ICTSI of the Philippines and APM Terminals. The shortlist was announced just weeks after the 14 March deadline for expressions of interest. The company that won the contract in the original tender that was later cancelled, Bollore Africa Logistics (BAL), has not resubmitted a bid.... Click here for more DfT extends BMT deal BMT Reliability Consultants (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has been awarded a one year contract extension by the UK Department for Transport (DfT) which will see it continue to provide maritime statistics support as part of the statutory legislative requirements set out in the Maritime Statistics Directive.... Click here for more Refrigerant management programme from Carrier In a bid to raise standards of service and quality in refrigerant-handling operations for the container shipping industry, Carr ier Transicold has launched the CareMAX programme, a comprehensive, new refrigerant management recognition programme, for its authorised service centres.... Click here for more SPCT open to bigger ships Earlier this month, MSC's 2,378 TEU containership XUTRA BHUM became the first vessel to navigate the new channel on the Soai Rap River to DP World's Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.... Click here for more Maersk's Knudsen speaks out Thomas Riber Knudsen, CEO, Asia Pacific, for Maersk Line, believes that the challenges of slower demand growth, overcapacity and poor freight rates are here to stay, but that the P3 Alliance planned between Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC will make a real difference in the market.... Click here for more TFI to market Protekto box seal range Los Angeles-based supply chain consulting firm Trade Facilitators Inc (TFI) has signed a commercial representation agreement with Protekto Americas, a Colombian manufacturer of container and trailer security seals that feature integrated GPS tracking capabilities.... Click here for more Etihad/DB in UAE Rail joint venture Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network, has entered into a joint venture with DB Schenker Rail, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn (DB), to operate and maintain the railway.... Click here for more New Tilbury distripark infrastructure complete The joint owners of London Distribution Park (LDP), Forth Ports Ltd and Roxhill Developments Ltd, recently announced the completion of the infrastructure works for their bespoke 70-acre warehousing development located beside the Port of Tilbury.... Click here for more Townsville orders new MHC Northern Stevedoring Services (NSS) in the Port of Townsville, Queensland, has placed an order for a Liebherr LHM 420 mobile harbour crane to operate on Berths 3 and 4. NSS operates in all of Queensland's major port facilities and the company already operates an LHM 550 and an LHM 1300 model.... Click here for more Mulhouse- Rhin steady The French Rhine ports of Mulhouse-Rhin (Mulhouse Hunungue, Ile Napoleon and Ottmarshiem) notched a 3% increase in river traffic last year, to just over 5 Mt, with 3300 barge calls. Rail and road traffic added another 0.8 Mt and 3 Mt respectively. Agricultural products, minerals and oil products each generally account for around 1 Mtpa of traffic.... Click here for more Empty boxes get a windbreaker Netherlands-based StarBox International has launched a new hook called "WindBreaker" to connect empty containers and reduce the risk of a stack being blown over in high winds.... Click here for more CNMP changes hands CNMP (Compagnie Nouvelle de Manutention Portuaire), the third biggest container handler in Le Havre with a 15% share, has changed hands, as reported recently in Les Echos, by businessman Roger Cavelier. The purchase was made through the vehicle of one of his wholly-owned companies, Tecmat, based in Saint-Etienne, which specialises in construction and decommissioning of industrial buldings.... Click here for more Florida ILC up and running CSX affiliate, Evansville Western Railway, has announced the start of operations at a new state-ofthe-art intermodal terminal in Winter Haven, Florida.... Click here for more Kembla boosts expansion plans NSW Ports, the consortium that took over a 99-year lease of Port Botany and Port Kembla last May, has considerably upsized its planned Stage One Outer Harbour expansion at the latter port.... Click here for more Queensland opens rail contracts Rail company Aurizon faces a challenge to parts of its core business with the Queensland Government throwing open the state's rail freight contracts to allcomers.... Click here for more New Rostock terminal open The new, on-dock trimodal terminal in the Port of Rostock has opened for business. After almost two years of construction work, the two existing rail tracks have been extended and a third train length (600M) track has been added. The tracks are worked by two double cantilever, 45t SWL RMGs from Kocks Krane, a member of Kranunion.... Click here for more Towards smart, green, lightweight boxes Smart, green, lightweight 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 ICTSI in Umm Qasr venture International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) is partnering with the Government of Iraq to invest in Umm Qasr Port. ICTSI will operate and expand container and general cargo facilities in the port. Phase 1 of the Umm Qasr expansion will include a new 200m quay wall and storage yard, with a capacity of 300,000 TEU. At full build, the facility will have 600m of quay and a 900,000 TEU capacity.... Click here for more Hamburg green incentives The Port of Hamburg is to offer "Green Award" incentives to oil tankers, product and chemicals tankers and LNG carriers. Ships with Green Award certificates will be entitled to a 3% rebate on port charges in the Port of Hamburg, following the decision of Hamburg Port Authority to join the Green Award Foundation (GAF), the Rotterdam-based NGO led by Jan Fransen.... Click here for more Major expansion planed 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 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. Why not subscribe to the Market Briefing from Bulk Materials International? Just click here to subscribe and select the subjects that suit you. 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