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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 DP World on the rise Consolidated container volumes up 9.9% in first nine months of 2014... Click here for more CIMC goes M2M Globe Tracker device to be offered pre-installed on new containers... Click here for more Liner shipping must focus on revenue quality Low-hanging fruit on cost savings has been realised, and shipping lines "need to shift their focus to more systematic revenue management"... Click here for more Niplast goes ISO UK-based Niplast storage tanks has delivered two polypropylene storage tanks in a 20' ISO container frame to Suretank Ltd for use in the Caribbean.... Click here for more ACL names G4 vessels Construction is progressing on Atlantic Container Line's five new G4 vessels, which will be the largest con-ros in the world... Click here for more ABP to get new shareholders Goldman Sachs is selling its stake in the UK's largest port group... Click here for more ECT sets new handling record ECT has reported that 10,557 containers were exchanged when Evergreen's THALASSA PISTIS called last weekend at Delta Terminal... Click here for more Hanjin expands in South Africa Seoul-headquartered Hanjin Shipping Company is introducing more capacity in the African trades... Click here for more SA takes citrus black spot issue to WTO The South African Government is hoping that the World Trade Organisation will rule in its favour over allegations made by the European Union... Click here for more A step closer for Antwerp's Saeftinghedok? The Flemish government has endorsed the Town and Country planning draft which would obliterate the village of Doel... Click here for more Cutrale-Safra for Chiquita After shareholders rejected the Fyffes transaction, Chiquita announces merger with Cutrale-Safra.... Click here for more Bore Line to focus on ro-ro The Finnish shipping line is selling its conventional vessels... Click here for more Zim calling Barcelona again Zim Lines has reintroduced calls at Barcelona following a restructuring of its services... Click here for more MacGregor reorganises into seven divisions The changes are aimed at enhancing customer focus, says Cargtoec... Click here for more Higher shipping costs forecasts Vessel operating costs are expected to rise by almost 3% in both 2014 and 2015, according to a new survey by international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens... Click here for more Aqaba dispute - "misleading information" APM Terminals has denied claims made by the ITF in connection with a labour dispute in the Jordanian seaport... Click here for more Rhine seaports post general cargo increases Rotterdam and Antwerp have reported figures for the first nine months of the year... Click here for more Hirschmann load cells Hirschmann MCS has improved its fSENS DKA compression load cells for measuring static or dynamic forces of up to 700 kN. The load cells are suitable for a wide range of applications such as capturing counterweight loads in lifting gear. The series features two different housing sizes for four different measurement ranges.... Click here for more Enter ContiPressurecheck Continental Commercial Specialty Tyres (CST) has launched a new, universal pressure monitoring system for all tyres in the CST family. Called ContiPressureCheck, it is aimed at enhancing safety and efficiency of vehicle fleets in ports and other industrial sectors.... Click here for more An end to SweFrame? Travancore AB, formerly known as (or perhaps trading as) Swe-Frame Port Equipment AB filed for bankruptcy (konkurs inledd) in Sweden on 8 July, although it was not widely publicised.... Click here for more Barge to Uruguay Holland-based Damen Shipyard Group has booked an order for a transhipment crane barge (model CBa 6234) from a customer in Uruguay to tranship soya and iron ore from barge convoys to Panamax vessels on the Hidrovia Parana-Paraguai.... Click here for more China ports feel slowdown The latest Global Port Development Report Top 10 global container port throughput in H1 2014 from the Shanghai International Shipping Institute (SISI) highlighted the extent to which port growth has slowed this year in China.... Click here for more Crane fire in Ghent A crane at Ghent Container Terminal (GCT) in Belgium has been destroyed by fire, fortunately with nobody being injured.... Click here for more India rethinks ban on ZPMC India's Shipping Ministry has requested security agencies reconsider denying ZPMC security clearance to deliver container cranes to the country's ports, according to local press reports.... Click here for more ALP platform at Southampton Bromma's automated lashing platform (ALP) is undergoing tests at DP World Southampton. The unit at the UK port is one of two that were first trialled by Eurogate in Bremerhaven. It will be tested for three months and Bromma has a team in Southampton to support the trials.... Click here for more Georgia PA looks to add 61 cranes The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is planning to add eight ship-to-shore cranes and 53 RTGs over the next 10 years.... Click here for more Simulator for FACT Adelaide Montreal-based CM Labs Simulations Inc has announced a contract to provide Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal (FACT) with two high-fidelity Vortex simulators for port equipment operator training.... Click here for more LHMs Latin success Liebherr has reported that its order intake for mobile harbour cranes (LHMs) from Latin America is quickly growing, with more than 50 orders in only four years and, despite volatile exchange rates, 2014 is another strong year. The top-of-the-range LHM 600 has become the top-selling model and this summer two more units started operation in Chile.... Click here for more Teichmann moves crane Germany-based Teichmann Krane has completed a project to transfer a Peiner jib crane from the French Rhine port of Ottmarsheim to Szczecin in Poland. The crane, a Peiner VDU450, has a maximum hook capacity of 40t and capacity at maximum outreach of 30m is 14t.... Click here for more Terex Santos deal Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has reported continued success in Brazil with its reach stackers. In Santos, terminal operator Cia Bandeirantes Logistica Integrada (Bandeirantes) has taken an additional two Terex TFC 46 M reach stackers for container handling.... Click here for more Gottwald is on the rails in Vladivostok Terex Gottwald, part of Terex Port Solutions, has reported the delivery of a Model 3 G HSK 3432 rail-mounted portal crane to Pacific Logistics LLC in Vladivostok. This is the first Gottwald Generation 5 portal crane to be commissioned in Russia, and the first Model 3 portal crane anywhere in the world.... Click here for more Second Gottwald crane for Fospar Terex Port Solutions (TPS) recently installed a second Terex Gottwald rail-mounted portal harbour crane for Fertilizantes Fosfatados do Parana SA (Fospar) in Paranagua, Brazil. The Model 4 crane in the G HSK 4316 B variant supports an identical crane delivered in 2012. They are used together to handle fertiliser on the finger pier of the terminal, where they have replaced two old cranes.... Click here for more Pak Bara plan is studied Two proposed deepsea ports in Southern Thailand are still awaiting government approvals and studies, a senior government official has said.... Click here for more Mayor of Manila lifts truck ban The mayor of Manila, Joseph Estrada, has lifted a truck ban in the city, which could ease congestion at its ports.... Click here for more Kalmar job for cAPSA Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has completed the refurbishment of a mobile harbour crane for Compania del Puerto SA (CAPSA) in Tenerife, Spain. The work started in May 2014 and was completed in just five weeks, minimising disruption for terminal operations.... Click here for more RTGs bound for chile Kalmar has won an order for seven of its E-One2 RTGs from Puerto Central in San Antonio, Chile, with the order booked in June for delivery and start-up in July 2015.... Click here for more Bromma moves to Singapore Per-Anders Holmstrom and Christopher Thiele, president and CFO respectively of Bromma, the world's biggest crane spreader maker, have relocated from Stockholm to Singapore.... Click here for more JOIN US ON LINKEDIN The WorldCargo News LinkedIn group complements WCN in print and online and offers you the opportunity to discuss key issues and network with your peers and a wide cross-section of industry experts. Join the discussion now at http://lnkd.in/x932Pg 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. 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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 Nidec-Avtron for Tampa Port specifies Nidec-Avtron drives for two new STS cranes... Click here for more Modern Terminals live with N4 Modern Terminals Limited (MTL) has gone live with Navis N4 TOS at its flagship terminal in Hong Kong.... Click here for more Antwerp training deal APEC, the training centre for the port of Antwerp, is to provide training for personnel from the port of Santa Marta in Colombia for the next four years... Click here for more PROMOTION Free White Paper - Ten ways to make cost savings throughout the intermodal leasing process This white paper has been designed to help organisations in the intermodal industry improve their business processes and consequently save money and increase profits. 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Click here for more New parts catalogue from TVH Belgium-based global materials handling equipment parts and components supplier TVH has come out with a new "Consumables & Accessories" catalogue... Click here for more LNG bunker barge enters service The cruise ship bunker barge, christened HUMMEL, has begun supplying auxiliary power on a test basis for Aida Cruises' cruise ships in Hamburg... Click here for more Addressing combi woes in France Problems of the sector were aired at GNTC's annual meting last week in Paris... Click here for more Helsinki wins forestry deal The Port of Helsinki and Metsa Fibre Oy have signed a letter of intent to develop Vuosaari as the export harbour of pulp produced at the planned new bioproduct mill in Aanekoski... Click here for more Driver shortage impedes forwarders' services BIFA is warning that a severe shortage of HGV drivers could wreak havoc with deliveries in the lead up to the Christmas peak... 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Click here for more Reefer machinery producers ride the upturn Stronger demand for reefer machinery is expected to boost 2014 output by at least 20% but competition remains intense and is driving yet further technical innovation.... Click here for more Putting a plug in vessel emissions What does low sulphur fuel mean for cold ironing at ports in the future?... Click here for more Cool air blows seawards Reefer containers' share of perishable and pharma products is increasing and this trend will continue as liner carriers add capacity, expand services and adopt new technology.... Click here for more Russian port investments proceed A number of important port development projects, including expansions and entirely new port complexes, are underway or planned in the Baltic and Pacific ranges.... 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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 Kalmar Webinar: The Ease of Automation Join us on November 5th in a 1 hour interactive webinar, including a presentation, live chat and question and answer session, as well as a testimonial from the customer. As the number of participants is limited to 100 we encourage you to register at your earliest convenience. 5 November 2014, 13:00 GMT - 14:00 GMT This is an on-line event,   Click here for more information Reports Container Terminal Planning - A Theoretical Approach A major study by Dr Itsuro Watanabe (Container System Technology). 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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 Reefer rates fall After Maersk's attempt at a $1500 rate increase failed, lines are back to focusing on lowering costs to achieve profitability.... Click here for more ITF complains over Aqaba arrests The International Transport Workers' Federation has contacted the government of Jordan over the arrests earlier this week of around 150 trade unionists at Aqaba Container Terminal... Click here for more People on the move Latest news of appointments known to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and allied sectors... Click here for more New locos for Angola New locomotives have been bought for the newly renovated Mocamedes Railway that runs from the southern port of Namibe eastwards across southern Angola to the town of Menongue... Click here for more Box traffic to hit 1 billion TEU in 2020 China and transhipment expected to be the main growth drivers.... Click here for more 6000 new swap bodies for DB DB Schenker buys 6000 swap bodies from Krone for system freight in Europe... Click here for more Lindsay Goldberg for CUT and WUT Hyundai Merchant Marine in deal to sell US terminals to New York-based private equity investor.... Click here for more CMA CGM ELBE enters the CMA CGM fleet The 9400 TEU vessel is the second in a series of 28 9400-10,900 TEU vessels being delivered through to 3Q/2016 and follows delivery of CMA CGM DANUBE in June... Click here for more Storms cause Port Botany chaos The Sydney region was hit by storms of unprecedented ferocity last night (14 October), tearing containerships from their Port Botany berths and causing widespread damage at terminals.... Click here for more Moin clears hurdle Port workers Union loses appeal against APM Terminals concession at Moin, Costa Rica.... Click here for more ABB for Lazaro Cardenas ABB will supply electrical infrastructure and crane automation for new terminal in Mexico.... Click here for more G6 to cut transpacific capacity With the winter season fast approaching the G6 Alliance has announced a near 4% reduction in its Asia/US east coast network capacity.... Click here for more OPDR starts Agadir-Europe service The new service will be launched by OPDR Maroc, with its HQ in Casablanca... Click here for more Konecranes for Guatemala Konecranes has reported an order for five RTGs from Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal SA... Click here for more Nicaragua Canal progress Construction work on the controversial US$50B Pacific-Atlantic landbridge project is set to start in December... Click here for more Paranagua expansion plan TCP Paranagua has announced a long-term investment plan worth more than US$450M... Click here for more Wilhelmshaven planning tool Belgium-based Ecorys has installed its "Intermodal Links" intermodal planner for Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven... Click here for more Bilbao posts small increase Traffic in Span's biggest north coast port was up slightly in the first half of this year... Click here for more SICK adds MICAS Acquisition adds radar sensors to SICK's laser-based collision avoidance line up.... Click here for more Lines driving the fall in box price? The used container market could be under pressure from shipping lines looking to market their boxes directly.... Click here for more CSAV/HL merger progress The merger of CSAV's and Hapag-Lloyd's (HL) liner shipping divisions moved a stage closer in early August when the US regulatory authorities tasked with investigating the deal, specifically the US Department of Justice and the country's Federal Trade Commission, approved the plan.... Click here for more La Poste adds a rail element to delivery The French Postal Service is looking to reintroduce a significant element of rail into its national letters and parcels distribution services, in the shape of combi-transport.... Click here for more Doubts over Basle terminal Plans for a third dock and another trimodal terminal in the Swiss Port of Basle (Terminal Basel Nord) have been thrown into confusion.... Click here for more Watertruck pilot gets underway Several pilot projects are underway on some of Belgium's smaller waterways under the auspices of "Watertruck", an EU Interreg IVB project aimed at re-launching small waterways for freight and relieving road congestion.... Click here for more Singamas profit halves Singamas has reported a decline in H1 2014 net profits from US$27.49M to US$13.27M. Consolidated revenue was up 16.9% to US$678.74M, but the average selling price for its containers did not rise in line with increasing demand in Q2.... Click here for more Transnet secures loco funding Transnet has secured a ZAR6B (US$562M) funding guarantee from the US export credit agency US-Exim for the financing of 233 diesel locomotives from General Electric (GE).... Click here for more Globe Tracker/ RTE deal Globe Tracker International (GTI) has announced a partnership with Refrigerated Transport Electronics (RTE) to deliver "seamless, integrated, wire-less tracking monitoring and remote management of refrigerated containers for global intermodal transportation".... Click here for more Cost-cutting drives profit for Maersk AP Moller-Maersk has published its interim report for Q2 2014 and its core liner shipping business is performing better than expected. Maersk Line made a profit of US$547M and achieved a ROIC of 10.8% (8.5%).... Click here for more Second Suez Canal plan The Egyptian Government has announced that it will spend over US$4B on building a second Suez Canal.... Click here for more and signs deal with CSCL PIL has also signed an agreement with Shanghai-headquartered China Shipping Group (CSG), the country's second-largest shipping conglomerate, to explore ways of working together in areas such as liner services, container leasing and box manufacturing.... Click here for more Maruba pulls river barges Argentine shipping line Maritima Maruba has withdrawn all its barge services on the Parana River operated by Compania Argentina de Remolque de Empuje (CARE), the only Argentine company transporting containers on the river. Terminals affected are at Las Palmas, Zarate, Rosario and Santa Fe.... Click here for more Inventors protect new reefer power system A patent on a contactless reefer container power supply system designed by four Japanese inventors has been published.... Click here for more PIL upgrades services Singapore's largest privately owned shipowner, Pacific International Lines (PIL), has taken steps to substantially upgrade its liner services between the Far East and the west coasts of India/ Pakistan and the Far East/Middle East recently.... Click here for more Scorpio-Samsung super deal Monaco-based Scorpio Group has announced its arrival into the container shipping sector in the biggest way possible by placing orders with Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea for the largest container ships in the world.... Click here for more CIMC upbeat despite decline China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has recorded a net profit of RMB322.72M in its box building business in H1 2014, representing a 21.33% decline from RMB410.226M in the corresponding period of 2013.... Click here for more Lost boxes overstated A World Shipping Council (WSC) survey shows the number of containers lost at sea annually is significantly exaggerated in the media.... Click here for more Hamburg Sud acquires CCNI Hamburg Sud (HS) of Germany and Valparaiso (Chile)-headquartered Compania Chilena de Navegacion Interoceanica SA (CCNI) have signed a preliminary agreement whereby the former company will acquire the container liner activities of CCNI, including related general agency activities.... Click here for more JOIN US ON LINKEDIN The WorldCargo News LinkedIn group complements WCN in print and online and offers you the opportunity to discuss key issues and network with your peers and a wide cross-section of industry experts. Join the discussion now at http://lnkd.in/x932Pg 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 Kalmar Webinar: The Ease of Automation Join us on November 5th in a 1 hour interactive webinar, including a presentation, live chat and question and answer session, as well as a testimonial from the customer. As the number of participants is limited to 100 we encourage you to register at your earliest convenience. 5 November 2014, 13:00 GMT - 14:00 GMT This is an on-line event,   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 FEATURED EVENT Intermodal Europe 2014 11-13 November 2014 AHOY, Rotterdam, Netherlands Click here for more information Kalmar Webinar: The Ease of Automation 5 November 2014, 13:00 GMT - 14:00 GMT This is an on-line event   Click here for more information Intermodal Europe 2014 11-13 November 2014 AHOY, Rotterdam Netherlands Click here for more information Transport Security Expo (TRS) 2-3 December 2014 Olympia, London UK 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 January 2015 Vancouver Convention Centre Canada Click here for more information Intermodal Asia 2015 24-26 March 2015 Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai China Click here for more information Powered by Blogger.