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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 DB Schenker opens new Osaka hub The multimodal, global forwarder has established a new facility in Osaka, Japan as a sea/ar intermodal hub... Click here for more LA in box boom Box volume at the Port of Los Angeles surged 13.9% in June.... Click here for more Tikhvin's 10,000 up Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant (TVSZ), managed by RPC United Wagon Company, has produced the 10,000th freight car from the moment of its launch in January 2012... Click here for more Bohai moves for Cronos Bohai Leasing Co Ltd, parent company of the world's sixth biggest container leasing company, Seaco, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cronos Holding Company Ltd for the acquisition of 80% of Cronos Ltd.... Click here for more COSTA CONCORDIA wreck in its last days The wreck should be ready for towing away for scrapping early next week... Click here for more Zim's restructuring clears hurdle Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd has reached an agreement with the Israeli government over its "golden share" in the carrier, paving the way for a restructuring of Israel's largest shipping company.... Click here for more Seatrade orders new box ships Reefer cargo specialist orders two new 2,200 TEU vessels for its "Fast, Direct and Dedicated" reefer service concept.... Click here for more APS/Kalmar for Liverpool Peel Ports Group is to spend £5.5m on a new automated gate system with equipment from Kalmar and APS Technology in advance of its new automated terminal opening next year.... Click here for more WWL wins Baltimore deal Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has been selected as vehicle processor for BMW of North America in Baltimore... Click here for more London Gateway's common touch A ground breaking ceremony held at the London Gateway Logistics Park has officially kicked off the construction of the 386,102 ft2 common user facility... Click here for more Antwerp posts 1H/2014 increase The port of Antwerp handled 98.23 Mt of freight in the first six months of 2014, 2.7% more than in the same period last year, itself a record year... Click here for more TEN-T online toolbox An online toolbox for infrastructure projects within the TEN-T framework has been demonstrated... Click here for more CICT Cagliari hosts workshop A workshop including an extensive Q & A session has been held at Cagliari International Container Terminal... Click here for more Liverpool2 dredging commences Peel Ports Group's flagship £300M deepwater container terminal has taken an important step closer to realisation with Van Oord commencing dredging of the River Mersey estuary... Click here for more 1000th D-E straddle carrier from Terex Terex Port Solutions (incorporating the former Noell Mobile Systems) has handed over its 1000th diesel-electric straddle carrier... Click here for more People on the move Latest round-up of appointments known to WorldCargo News in the shippping, ports and allied sector... Click here for more Symeo clocks up 700 units Symeo has reached a milestone with the number of position detection systems operating on box handling equipment.... Click here for more Winds of change blowing Despite being profitable, global terminal operators face challenges such as a trade slowdown, carriers demanding price cuts and limited expansion opportunities.... Click here for more Get ready for big data Container terminals generate lots of data, but using it effectively requires a clear vision.... Click here for more Port calamity in Vietnam After several years of rapid development of container terminals in Vietnam, the market is now facing turbulent times.... Click here for more Rotterdam looks for inland relief With the Maasvlakte II construction project now complete, the Port of Rotterdam is looking to consolidate its hinterland traffic.... Click here for more DP World's Enterprise System Consistency, planning and integration are key parts of a strategy to prepare all the Jebel Ali terminals for 18,000 TEU container ships.... Click here for more Sick targets safety Germany-based Sick has developed two new laser sensor systems, for cranes and for reach stackers.... Click here for more Black Sea container market review 1Q/2014* The Black Sea container terminals of Ukraine, Romania, Russia, and Bulgaria handled 671,325 TEU in 1Q/2014, including empty containers and excluding transshipment. This review observes only full containers handled in the region - 472,673 TEU.... Click here for more Antwerp must shuffle the pack MSC's decision to leave the Delwaidedok presents some major challenges.... Click here for more Some port impacts of the Ukraine crisis The harbours of the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia, are likely to lose two thirds of their throughput to Ukraine's continental seaports this year, and will be left with 4-5 Mt of Russian and Kazakhstani transit cargoes. Russia's Minister for the Crimea, Oleg Savelyev, stated recently that the peninsular ports have lost their traditional cargo flows from continental Ukraine.... 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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