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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 Baltic Reefers acquires NYKCool Carrier to be renamed "Cool Carriers AB"... Click here for more Liebherr for Timaru New Zealand port adding a Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour crane... Click here for more Powering up with coffee UTZ Certified has come up with some important claims for its "Energy from Coffee Wastewater" project... Click here for more Sharjah posts 14% growth Gulftainer recorded a 14% year-on-year growth in container volumes in the first six months of 2014 at Sharjah Container Terminal... Click here for more ILWU/PMA agreement on health benefits A new contract has not been agreed yet, but the parties have made progress on the key issue of health benefits.... Click here for more PSA Singapore in for VDL hybrid AGVs PSA Singapore Terminals has ordered two prototype AGVs from VDL Containersystemen... Click here for more ZIM on track Israeli Shipping line says a recent debt restructuring secures its future.... Click here for more APS wins crane OCR contract APS Technology will install crane OCR on 12 STS cranes at the ITS terminal in Long Beach.... Click here for more APM T closes Virginia deal Groundbreaking semi-automated terminal will now be called "Virginia International Gateway"... Click here for more Portland dispute flares again The ILWU and ICTSI have been unable to establish a constructive working relationship at Portland.... Click here for more Anaklia to be developed as new gateway for Georgia and beyond The Georgian port of Anaklia is to be reconstructed and new container and dry bulk-handling facilities developed.... Click here for more Salalah productivity up, boxes down Despite handling bigger vessels at a faster rate, container throughput is falling.... Click here for more DP World takes over Trilogiport DP World takes over all shares owned by Euroports in Trilogiport, the future trimodal container terminal in Liege container terminal in Belgium... Click here for more Gothenburg mixed bag in 1H/2014 Scandinavia's biggest sea port witnessed conflicting trends in unitised traffic in the first half of this year... Click here for more CMA CGM opts for Reunion French President Francois Hollande has laid the first stone at a new terminal being built by CMA CGM in Port Reunion... Click here for more Peel Ports to develop "Port Cheshire" Peel Ports Group is looking for potential occupiers for its Port Cheshire multimodal development site on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal... Click here for more Reefer box builders await the upturn Reefer demand fell again in 2013, but is set to rise this year, with the three main box builders poised to take advantage as they each launch substantial new capacity.... Click here for more Reefer monitoring on the radar Interest in reefer monitoring continues to grow, but what does Maersk's decision to install a GSMbased system mean for terminals?... Click here for more Industrial engines primed for Stage IV/T4 Final The transition from T3 to T4i involved a major step change in off-road engines for mobile plant and there was a noticeable jump in engine prices. For T4F, although another major reduction in NOx is required, the changes in engine technology are, for the most part, not so great, so accordingly the price jump is not as big either.... Click here for more African rail steaming ahead Rail has a bright future in Africa as both public bodies and private companies see the mode as encouraging economic development.... Click here for more Global going for speed Global Container Terminals is confident its redeveloped terminal in New Jersey will deliver a consistent 40 moves per hour.... Click here for more Super Suez plan takes shape The Egyptian Government is due to select a company from a shortlist of 14 to develop an industrial, technological and logistics corridor along the Suez Canal.... Click here for more Automation in the driving seat Automation is becoming a bat tle ground between crane makers and crane control suppliers.... 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Publisher WCN Publishing The Coach House 24 Bridge Street Leatherhead SURREY KT22 8BX United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1372 375511 Fax: +44 (0)1372 370111 Visit other WCN Publishing publications: Bulk Materials International (c) WCN Publishing FEATURED EVENT Intermodal Europe 2014 11-13 November 2014 AHOY, Rotterdam, Netherlands Click here for more information Reports Container Terminal Planning - A Theoretical Approach A major study by Dr Itsuro Watanabe (Container System Technology). This comprehensive 245 page study is an in-depth analysis of capacity constraints, productivity, selectivity and flexibility of different container handling systems in terminals of different types and sizes: common-users or dedicated; hub centre (transshipment and/or relay) or import/export vocation; gateway or feeder port; intermodal rail or truck distribution inland; with or without CFS, etc. Click here for more information Upcoming events Cool Logistics Global 30 September - 2 October 2014 Rotterdam The Netherlands Click here for more information TOC CSC: Americas 2014 14-16 October 2014 CCCI, Cartagena Colombia Click here for more information Intermodal Europe 2014 11-13 November 2014 AHOY, Rotterdam Netherlands Click here for more information Saudi Transtec 2014 8-10 December 2014 Dhahran International Exhibitions Center, Dammam Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Click here for more information TOC Market Briefing West Africa 10 - 11 December 2014 The Auditorium, Tenerife Canary Islands Click here for more information Cargo Logistics Canada Expo and Conference 28-29 July 2015 Vancouver Convention Centre Canada Click here for more information Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Are you ready to network & do business in Tenerife this December? The West Africa Conference for people who own, move & handle containerised cargo Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. NEW Conference & Networking event Registration Code: WCN (Please quote on the registration form) The West Africa Conference for people who own, move & handle containerised cargo Seize new business opportunities, gather expert market knowledge and network with West Africa's senior port and shipping executives at this one-off TOC Market Briefing: West Africa in the picturesque location of Tenerife.   Maximise your knowledge and make influential new business contacts with 200+ participants.    After hours social events take place at the 5-star Grand Hotel Mencey - special rates for TOC Don't miss your chance to understand the business challenges facing container ports, shipping and logistics companies in this rapidly developing market. Key benefits of attending ♦ Network - Meet senior executives from across West Africa ♦ Become an expert - On current & future West African port developments ♦ Meet the speakers - Discover a wealth of knowledge ♦ Exclusive port tour - Visit the Port of Tenerife to witness latest advances ♦ Stay up-to-date - Learn about Africa's container trade trends, transport logistics and container terminal operations   Why attend? Confirmed speakers include ♦ Damco - Frank Tony Eshun, Chief Commercial Officer - West Africa Cluster ♦ Kimberly-Clark West Africa - Leonard Ebute, Head of Supply Chain ♦ UASC Agencies Nigeria - Markus F. Brinkmann, Line Manager ♦ Ports of Tenerife - Pedro Rodriguez Zaragoza, President ♦ Ports of Tenerife - Airam Diaz, Commercial Director ♦ OHL Concesiones - Alejandro M. López, Ports Commercial Director ♦ Borderless Alliance, Ghana - Ziad M. Hamoui, President   See the Conference Agenda Delegate inclusions ✔ CSC Conference ✔ Supplier booths access ✔ Opening ice-breaker drinks ✔ Networking coffees & lunches ✔ Evening networking reception ✔ Port tour (separate reg required) ✔ Closing gala dinner ✔ Spouse programme (optional) Delegate pricing African delegate rate Super early bird (before 29 Aug) €395 Early bird (30 Aug - 10 Nov) €495 Standard rate (after 10 Nov) €595 International delegate rate Super early bird (before 29 Aug) €695 Early bird (30 Aug - 10 Nov) €895 Standard rate (After 10 Nov) €1,100 Book your place at the super early bird rate The conference will be in both English & French languages to accommodate for the West African audience.    » Register as a conference delegate today If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us and we look forward to welcoming you in Tenerife. 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Market Briefing Zim vessel leaves Oakland After a four day delay caused by anti-Israel protestors converging on the Port of Oakland, the Zim Piraeus was worked and cleared to depart.... Click here for more Petkim Port project takes shape APM Terminals Izmir, which will operate the new container terminal being developed at Petkim Port, near Izmir, has ordered its first tranche of equipment for the facility... Click here for more ZPMC for Tampa The Port of Tampa Bay is finalising a contract for two new cranes with ZPMC.... Click here for more TTS into Peru TTS Group ASA has signed a contract for delivery of a ship lift and related equipment to SIMA in Peru... Click here for more Spit and Polish at last? The Polish port of Elblag may finally get its wish for a canal through the Vistula Spit... Click here for more Scorpio in for 3 x 19,200 TEU ships Monaco-based Scorpio Group has ordered three 19,200 TEU container vessels, the biggest containerships to date, for bareboat charter to Mediterranean Shipping Co... Click here for more Singapore Post buys F S Mackenzie Famous Holdings Pte Ltd, part of Singapore Post, has purchased the UK-based forwarder and NVOCC... Click here for more French act on rail safety RFF, the French rail track authority, will test a new radar system to improve safety at level crossings... Click here for more Virginia still in the red The Port of Virginia is getting its operating losses under control, but finished its 2014 financial year with a shortfall of $17.1M.... Click here for more Tampa wins mitigation award The Port of Tampa Bay has been recognised for its McKay Bay Restoration Project... Click here for more Containerlift awarded ISO9001 The certification is regarded as particularly important to Containerlift's UK and European heavy vehicle and crane operations... Click here for more Hamburg traffic up 6.6% in 1H/14 The port handled 72.6 Mt in the first half, with general cargo traffic accounting for 50.7 Mt, of which almost 50 Mt was containerised... Click here for more Train, truck and plane from China to Brazil DB Schenker has combined transportation by rail, road and air across three continents to ship goods from China to South America much faster than ocean freight... Click here for more Poole access improvements Access to the Port of Poole in England is set to be improved through an award of £66.3M... Click here for more Hupac posts 3.8% 1H/14 increase In the first half of 2014, Swiss combined transport operator Hupac posted growth of 3.8% in traffic to 339,725 shipments (ca 680,000 TEU)... Click here for more ITF "watching" Hutchison The International Transport Workers' Federation says that it is keeping a close eye on the corporate conduct of Hutchison Port Holdings in Panama and Indonesia... Click here for more New fertiliser terminal for Beira In the latest in a long line of expansion announcements for Mozambican ports, Cornelder has begun work on constructing a new fertiliser terminal at the Port of Beira at a cost of US$35M.... Click here for more Restoration plan for E40 waterway The inter-border commission on the development of the E40 waterway on the Dnieper-Vistula section has, according to its secretary Andrei Rekesh, invited tenders on restoration scenarios for the waterway, which concerns three riparian states, Poland, Belarus and Ukraine.... Click here for more AAE buys into Slovakian rail AAE Cargo AG, one of Europe's leading lessors and designers of standard rail freight cars, has acquired a 66% stake in Slovakian wagon operator Cargo Wagon for 7M. The remaining 34% of Cargo Wagon's shares will be held by ZSSK Cargo, the freight transport arm of Slovakian State Railways.... Click here for more Magdalena River set for upgrade Three groups have pre-qualified to bid for a contract to improve the navigability of the Magdalena River in Colombia. The work, which will take place along 700 km of the river, originally attracted interest from nine consortia in April 2013.... Click here for more More Ecofret wagons take to the rails VTG Rail UK has signed hire agreements for its Ecofret container wagons with two of the UK's biggest rail freight companies, Freightliner and GB Railfreight.... Click here for more Geelong under VRCA control Infrastructure projects at Victoria's second largest port, the privately-owned Geelong, are to be brought under the control of state body the Victorian Regional Channels Authority (VRCA) "to ensure a streamlined approach to prioritise and develop critical projects".... Click here for more Hoyer boosts tank fleet Hamburg-based bulk liquid logistics service provider Hoyer will expand its tank container fleet by a further 3,450 units by the end of 2016, boosting its total fleet to almost 35,500 units.... Click here for more P3 considered "too close an alliance" The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) has rejected the P3 alliance plans of Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and CMA CGM because it was considered to be more akin to a merger than an operating alliance.... Click here for more Maglev rail trial planned for Ust-Luga Russian Railways (RZD) has signed an agreement with Russia's State Nuclear Energy Corporation (Rosatom) for scientific and technical collaboration to test container transport using magnetic levitation at the country's Baltic port of Ust-Luga.... Click here for more SeaRoad orders first LNG ro-ro from FSG Tasmania-based SeaRoad Holdings has ordered the world's first LNG-fuelled pure freight ro-ro vessel from Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft in Germany.... Click here for more Chinese pallets bugged Australia's Department of Agriculture (DoA) has issued an alert after the discovery of an infestation of exotic beetles in wooden pallets imported from China.... Click here for more ACL sticking with Liverpool Following a review of potential schedules, market potential and opportunities for its North Atlantic services, Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has decided to retain the Port of Liverpool as its UK port of call when its new, five-strong fleet of the world's largest ro-ro/container ships (CONROs) enters service from 2015.... Click here for more High cubes take the top spot Drewry Maritime Research's recently published Container Census report shows that 40ft high cube containers represented just short of 50% of the maritime container fleet of 34.5M TEU at the end of 2013.... Click here for more Contargo terminal for Wesel Duisburg-based multimodal logistics company Contargo GmbH & Co KG has signed an agreement with Deltaport GmbH to develop an intermodal terminal at the German inland port of Emmelsun/Wesel on the lower Rhine River.... 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 UP opens new terminal Union Pacific Railroad (UP) has officially opened its new Santa Teresa rail terminal in New Mexico, the latest facility on the railroad's 23-state network.... Click here for more ITCO publishes CR survey The International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) has published a Corporate Responsibility Survey, the first time that the trade association has taken a detailed look at all aspects of corporate responsibility (CR) relevant to the tank container industry.... 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. Publisher WCN Publishing The Coach House 24 Bridge Street Leatherhead SURREY KT22 8BX United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1372 375511 Fax: +44 (0)1372 370111 Visit other WCN Publishing publications: Bulk Materials International (c) WCN Publishing FEATURED EVENT Intermodal Europe 2014 11-13 November 2014 AHOY, Rotterdam, Netherlands Click here for more information Reports Container Terminal Planning - A Theoretical Approach A major study by Dr Itsuro Watanabe (Container System Technology). This comprehensive 245 page study is an in-depth analysis of capacity constraints, productivity, selectivity and flexibility of different container handling systems in terminals of different types and sizes: common-users or dedicated; hub centre (transshipment and/or relay) or import/export vocation; gateway or feeder port; intermodal rail or truck distribution inland; with or without CFS, etc. Click here for more information Upcoming events Cool Logistics Global 30 September - 2 October 2014 Rotterdam The Netherlands Click here for more information TOC CSC: Americas 2014 14-16 October 2014 CCCI, Cartagena Colombia Click here for more information Intermodal Europe 2014 11-13 November 2014 AHOY, Rotterdam Netherlands Click here for more information Saudi Transtec 2014 8-10 December 2014 Dhahran International Exhibitions Center, Dammam Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Click here for more information TOC Market Briefing West Africa 10 - 11 December 2014 The Auditorium, Tenerife Canary Islands Click here for more information Cargo Logistics Canada Expo and Conference 28-29 July 2015 Vancouver Convention Centre Canada Click here for more information Subscribe to: Comments (Atom) Google Analytics jobs @ JobStreet.com Loading... 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