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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 intermodal software for Eurogate Rail transport service provider Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM) has implemented new software to provide customers with better information on container status.... Click here for more Interest grows in ATTs Gaussin Manugistique reports it is in discussions on MoUs for as many as 335 Automotive Terminal Trailers (ATTs).... Click here for more Bromma issues statement on SweFrame Bromma is appealing the court decision not to award it any damages after finding SweFrame committed copyright infringements.... Click here for more West coast deadline passes Both sides pledge to keep negotiating after ILWU contract expires.... Click here for more Yilport seeks partner Turkey's Yildirim Group is to sell a minority stake in Yilport Holding, its port operations and logistics group, and has appointed the investment bank JP Morgan as its financial adviser for the process.... Click here for more ECT and Rotterdam head-on in court Proceedings have opened in the legal action by ECT against the Port of Rotterdam Authority over Maasvlakte II... Click here for more MacGregor books more ULCC business MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has booked an additional US$50M of component orders in connection with UASC exercising newbuilding options with Hyundai Heavy Industries... Click here for more CMA CGM invests in "green" ships The French liner company has taken delivery of the first of CMA CGM DANUBE, the first of a new series in the 9400-10,900 TEU range... Click here for more Port of Tyne cargo record The Port of Tyne handled a record 8.1 Mt in 2013... Click here for more SweFrame issues statement Following the outcome of the legal action bought by Cargotec, SweFrame's MD Lars Karlsson has issued a statement to WorldCargo News... Click here for more MyFerryLink - back to square one The CMA has given Eurotunnel six months to exit the cross-Channel ferry market. Eurotunnel may appeal for a second time... Click here for more Walvis Bay work starts Construction work on the new container terminal at Walvis Bay in Namibia began this month.... Click here for more Nacala development plan finalised The government of Mozambique, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and stateowned transport utility Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Mocambique have finalised plans to redevelop the Port of Nacala in Mozambique's Nampula Province. JICA has provided a US$84M loan to fund the rehabilitation of the existing port infrastructure in preparation for massive expansion.... Click here for more CMA CGM to put US$300M into Lekki CMA CGM Terminals, which bought 25% of the equity in the Lekki Port and logistics zone project in Nigeria from terminal operator International Container Terminals Services Inc (ICTSI) in January 2014, is to plough US$300M into its development over the next few years.... 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 between Australia's Hastings Funds Management (HFM) and China Merchants Group (CMG).... Click here for more Stockholm orders new linkspans MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract in a bid by tender to supply seven hydraulicallyoperated linkspans to the Port of Stockholm. The linkspans have been ordered as part of a port development project to extend the capabilities of Stockholm's, Vartahamnen (five) and Kapellskar (two) harbours. The contract contains options for further units for other sites within Stockholms Hamnar AB.... Click here for more Dispute over Santos Brasil settled? After four years of dispute, Daniel Dantas of Opportunity and Richard Klien of the Multi Group have come up with a formula to end the corporate battle for control of Santos Brasil. The solution is to list the company on the Novo Mercado exchange, which is regulated by BM&FBovespa.... Click here for more BMT completes Hong Kong study BMT Asia Pacific (BMT), a specialist economic, environmental, design, planning and risk management consultancy, has completed a major strategic study undertaken on behalf of the Hong Kong Transport and Housing Bureau.... Click here for more New feeder for BNCT With the call of the first vessel in the JSS2 feeder service, BNCT, a semi-automated terminal in Busan New Port, has added its 12th KMTC (Korea Marine Transport Company) service. JSS2 connects Busan with Sendai in Japan.... Click here for more Sohar to add box terminal Sohar Industrial Port, in which the Port of Rotterdam Authority has an interest, is planning to develop an additional container terminal with the capacity to handle an estimated 3.5M TEU/year, raising the port's design throughput to approximately 5M TEU.... Click here for more Yilport moves into Sweden As reported in WorldCargo News Online, Yilport, part of the Yildirim shipping and logistics group of Turkey, has acquired a majority stake in Gavle Container Terminal (GCT) on Sweden's east coast.... Click here for more Concerns over access in Callao DP World has stressed its concern over road access to the south quay at the Peruvian port of Callao. Restrictions in Gambetta Avenue leading to the port have proved to be a bottleneck during peak periods for trucks wishing to access Muelle Sur to pick up containers.... Click here for more Heavy paving for Chile port By the end of July, Muelle I at the Chilean port of Chacabuco will be covered in high strength paving, while new signalling buoys will also be deployed in the harbour.... Click here for more US ports get action on dredging front US ports breathed a collective sigh of relief after both Houses of Congress finally approved a final version of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) this month. The American Association of Port Author ities (AAPA) said the WRRDA addresses many of its recommended policy priorities and paves the way for long-delayed projects to move forward.... Click here for more Second 17-wide crane for Ravenna Ravenna Container Terminal (TCR), co-owned by SAPIR and Contship Italia Group, has commissioned a second STS crane - or iginally built by Fantuzzi Reggiane in 1997 - after enlargement and revamping, as a result of a 8M programme of investment. Both cranes were originally Panamax units with a 13-wide outreach. A full report on the work on the first crane was published in the October 2013 issue of WorldCargo News (p38).... Click here for more ...West Oz reviews port mergers Western Australian port mergers are on hold after the Government decided to commission a review "to provide confidence" that the newly amalgamated authorities will be ready to start operations on 1 July.... Click here for more Cork lodges plans for Ringaskiddy Ireland's Port of Cork Company has lodged a planning application with An Bord Pleanala for the Ringaskiddy Port Redevelopment project in the lower harbour.... Click here for more DPWA flags automated future Automation of DP World Australia (DPWA)'s Port Botany container terminal is "inevitable" according to new CEO Paul Scurrah, but the process could take three years.... Click here for more ICTSI/Anglo win Melbourne deal In a decision that took industry by surprise, International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) and local partner Anglo Ports have won the tender to build and operate Melbourne's new international container terminal.... Click here for more PSA finally secures JNP concession Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Private Ltd (BMCT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSA Bharat Investments Pte Ltd, which is in turn a subsidiary of PSA International, has won the 30-year concession to develop the fourth container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) in Mumbai on a design, build, operate, finance and transfer basis.... Click here for more Fourth crane for Lyttelton A new Liebherr ship-to-shore crane has just arrived at Lyttelton port of Christchurch (LPC) in New Zealand. The crane - the port's fourth container gantry - was shipped on the geared general cargo vessel LANGEGOOG together with four Liebherr diesel electric straddle carriers.... Click here for more Melbourne to be sold in 2015... Expressions of Interest in the sale of the Port of Melbourne will be invited early next year, with the Victorian Government deciding to offer a 40-year lease.... Click here for more Investment boost for Brazil's ports A wave of new investment in Brazil's ports is finally close to roll. In exchange for immediate expansion of capacity of terminals operated by private sector concessions, the National Agency for Waterway Transportation (ANTAQ) has given the go-ahead to the first two requests for early renewal of leases that expire at the end of 2019.... Click here for more Sogester in Namibe deal Sociedade Gestora de Terminais SA (Sogester) has signed a 20 year concession to operate, maintain and develop the Port of Namibe, Angola, which serves the hinterland from Namibe to Menongue and through the city of Lubango.... Click here for more Nigeria in box cargo surge The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has released port statistics for 2013. The country's ports handled a total of 76.887 Mt of cargo in 2013, almost the same as the 76.856 Mt figure for 2012. However, the number of containers handled jumped from 877,737 TEU in 2012 to 1,010,836 TEU last year, a rise of 15.2%.... 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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