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| | 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. | | | | | | | | PMA calls for mediation Terminal operators admit they are no closer to reaching agreement with the ILWU and call for mediation.... Click here for more Goldman Sachs buys 30% of Petlim Deal makes Goldman a partner in the new APM Terminals Izmir facility... Click here for more "Burying the hatchet" in Rotterdam ECT will not appeal the judgement of its lawsuit against the Rotterdam port authority... Click here for more Moin gets green light APM Terminals gets the two approvals required to start work on a brand new terminal in Costa Rica.... Click here for more Tiger expands reefer fleet US intermodal reefer service provider expands its fleet of 53 ft reefers... Click here for more Fargo for Seaspan Ferries Seaspan Ferries will use Fargo software to manage its ro-ro services in British Columbia... Click here for more 500,000 TEU for Puerto Coronel Private terminal 25km south of Concepcion has become the third largest container port in Chile... Click here for more LNG ro-pax ferry for Tallink Estonian ferry company AS Tallink Grupp has signed a Letter of Intent with Meyer Werft GmbH of Papenburg, Germany for a new SECA-compliant (LNG-fuelled) ferry for its Helsinki-Tallinn service... Click here for more Ust-Luga handles 100,000 TEU Ust-Luga Container Terminal reached the 100,000 TEU/year mark for the first time during December... Click here for more People in the news Latest round-up of appointments known to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and related sectors, plus a summary of awards for companies and individuals... Click here for more Khor Fakkan ready for 18,000 TEU Gulftainer adds four ship-to-shore cranes and 12 RTGs at its flagship terminal in Sharjah.... Click here for more Results out for Suttons Suttons Group boost profit 28.2% on modest 1.5% revenue growth.... Click here for more Brazilian port investments The Brazil-based BTG Pactual investment fund is looking for opportunities to enter the port sector in Brazil... Click here for more Timber hub at Tilbury The Port of Tilbury recently announced a new agreement with L&G Forest Products to create a 70,000 ft2 timber terminal... Click here for more Tacoma takes a tumble Volume falls 8% as contract dispute hits productivity... Click here for more APM Terminals eyes Turkey The Hague-based APM Terminals (APM T), which is developing a million TEU-plus terminal at Aliaga, near Izmir, is keen to expand its presence in the country.... Click here for more Hyster adds Fuel Cells Hyster has acquired Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc and intends to rapidly integrate fuel cell technology into its product range... Click here for more Vos Logistics deal completed Backed by Scheybeeck Investments the management group at Vos Logistics have completed a buy-out of the company.... Click here for more Making the case for racks Trans-Rak claims a new study highlights that ro-ro is not always King when it comes to car transportation.... Click here for more Four in for Tanjung Priok New partnership to build 1.5M TEU terminal at Tanjung Priok, Jakarta... Click here for more New record for TCP Paranagua The Rio Grande do Sul container terminal operator has claimed a new handling record... Click here for more Dunkirk 5-year strategic plan The Port of Dunkirk has unveiled its new 5-year strategic plan for the period 2014-18... Click here for more Alfil rail service Barcelona-based Alfil Logistics, which provides neutral warehousing and cross-docking services and multimodal transport options, has started a new rail service for containers, swap bodies and palletised goods in covered wagons between Barcelona and the Terminal Multimodal de Vale do Tejo (TVT) terminal in Riachos, located roughly mid-way between Lisbon and Coimbra in Portugal.... Click here for more New Belgium-Romania train Pan-European logistics specialists P&O Ferrymasters and Transmec Group have joined forces to launch an intermodal Belgium-Romania service, with three departures per week each way by dedicated train. Running direct between terminals in Zeebrugge (Belgium) and Curtici in Romania, the service started last month and offers a fast, cost-effective, eco-friendly and flexible solution for moves across northern, central and eastern Europe.... Click here for more Caspian "orbital railway" Transport ministers of the five Caspian Sea riparian countries have agreed to complete the belt railway round the world's largest inland sea. In particular, the 950 km long Uzen-Etrek-Gorgan line, in build along the eastern shore since 2007, is due to start functioning in November this year.... Click here for more Primorye-1 boxes handled at VSC Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC), the 100% subsidiary of Global Ports Investment (the joint N-Trans and APM Terminals vehicle), has started handling containers moving in the Primorye-1 transport corridor.... Click here for more CSX rejects CP overture Canadian Pacific Railway Corporation (CP) has announced that "exploratory conversations" with CSX Corp about a "possible business combination" ended with no result, and no further discussions are planned.... Click here for more Rotterdam-Austria rail shuttle launch European Gateway Services, part of ECT, has introduced a new shuttle service, connecting Rotterdam with Vienna and Enns, each with two weekly pairs.... Click here for more New KTZE services KTZ Express (KTZE) Hong Kong, which provides rail freight services connecting Central Asia to global markets, is planning to launch new block train services from four cities in China to Europe, via Kazakhstan.... Click here for more DB Schenker swap bodies DB Schenker AG has ordered 6,000 aerodynamically shaped, type C swap bodies from Bernard Krone for use on its system freight traffic throughout Europe. The new units will replace existing equipment to enable consistent double-stack loading, increasing safety and terminal efficiency.... Click here for more route planner from Weastflows Weastflows has launched an Intermodal Route Planner (IRP), available online. The software enables the shipper or forwarder to look at intermodal transport possibilities between any points in North West Europe, as alternatives to over-the-road trucking.... Click here for more Intermodal equipment from Kogel German multimodal logistics company Spedition Ansorge GmbH & Co KG, a long-standing customer of Kogel, recently acquired 80 new Kogel Cargo Rail piggyback trailers and has followed this up with an order for 28 Kogel Combi swap body chassis.... Click here for more OTLK takes shape with RZD assets The Board of Directors of Russian Railways (RZD) has endorsed the transfer of its stakes in two subsidiaries, TransContainer (50% plus two shares) and RZD Logistics (100% minus one share), into the capital of United Transport and Logistics Company (OTLK) of the three "Common Economic Space" (Customs Union) countries, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.... Click here for more Wilhelmshaven planning tool Belgium-based Ecorys has installed its Intermodal Links intermodal planner for Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW), operated by Eurogate, to support CTW's efforts to achieve its growth targets... Click here for more Esbjerg combi tender The Port of Esbjerg is looking for a private operator to develop and run its new combi terminal. The combi terminal consists of two tracks and covers a total area of 48,000 m2. It is directly connected to the Danish rail network. The purpose of the terminal is to ensure a better connection between road, rail and sea, thus strengthening intermodal freight transport, said the port.... Click here for more 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 | | 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. 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 Multimodal 2015 Multimodal has become the UK and Ireland's premier freight transport and logistics event. Presenting the entire supply chain under one roof, it is the go-to event for shippers, importers, exporters, manufacturers, wholesalers & retailers seeking ways to run a slicker supply chain. 28-30 April 2015 NEC Birmingham, UK Click here for more information | | 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 FEATURED EVENT Intermodal Asia 2015 Intermodal Asia will be the must-attend event that brings the Asian intermodal and container industry together. 24-26 March 2015 Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai, China 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 TOC Asia 2015 21 - 22 April 2015 Marina Bay Sands Singapore Click here for more information Multimodal 2015 28-30 April 2015 NEC Birmingham UK Click here for more information Transport Logistic 5-8 May 2015 Messe Munchen Germany Click here for more information | | |
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| | 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. | | | | | | | | M2 blow to ECT ECT will lose at least 400,000 TEU/year as MSC shifts its east-west traffic to APM Terminals Rotterdam on Maasvlakte I... Click here for more "Unique" quay to ship heating connection Stena Line, the City of Gothenburg and Goteborg Energi have inaugurated the connection of the district heating network to a Stena Line ship, STENA DANICA... Click here for more World's longest freight train journey A container train has covered a distance of more than 8000 miles between Yiwu on China's Eastern Seaboard and Madrid... Click here for more New record for TCP Paranagua The Rio Grande do Sul container terminal operator has claimed a new handling record... Click here for more Dunkirk 5-year strategic plan The Port of Dunkirk has unveiled its new 5-year strategic plan for the period 2014-18... Click here for more Mundra becomes a TEU millionaire Mundra International Container Terminal (MICT) has hit the 1M TEU annual container throughput milestone for the first time... Click here for more CMB into containers Bulk shipping operator Cie Maritime Belge has entered the container shipping market through the acquisition of Delphis... Click here for more Westerhoud steps down from ECT ECT has announced that Jan Westerhoud has decided to retire from his post as President of ECT with effect from 1 January 2015... Click here for more Green power for APM Terminals Maasvlakte II APM Terminals has signed a two-year, €5M contract with Amsterdam-based NV Nuon Energy for the supply of wind-generated electricity to power the new APM Terminals Maasvlakte II cranes and container handling equipment... Click here for more Remote control cranes for Dammam ZPMC has delivered three STS cranes to HPH in Dammam that can be operated by remote control... Click here for more Lyttleton facing overtime ban Indefinite overtime ban threatens to slow operations from 17 December... Click here for more Gigaliners stall in Europe The European Council and European Parliament have rejected the European Commission's proposal to amend Directive 96/53 to allow cross-border traffic of 25.25m long road trains... Click here for more Bremerhaven logs 1M TEU by rail The container terminals in Bremerhaven have dispatched or received 1M TEU of containers by rail in 2014 up to 11th December... Click here for more Naviland starts Rotterdam-Lyon service The French intermodal company has launched another cross-border intermodal service... Click here for more Duisburg set for 65 Mt in 2014 Performance in the intermodal sector has been particularly strong, offsetting a decline in coal shipments since the summer... Click here for more Belgium hit by 24-hour national strike Shipping and transport in Belgium is again severely affected by industrial action... Click here for more PTP Tanjung Pelepas hits 8M TEU The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has successfully passed another milestone when it became the first Malaysian terminal to hit the 8 million TEU in a year... Click here for more M2 blow to ECT MSC will move a minimum of 400,000 TEU of M2 business from ECT to APM Terminals Rotterdam on Maasvlakte I... Click here for more Better times for ro-ro operators The market is showing signs of recovery, but vessel owners remain deeply concerned about the European Sulphur Directive.... Click here for more Weighing up the evidence Four years of research by ETS Consulting, based on data from actual box lifts, has provided analysis of containers' gross mass and their centre of gravity*... Click here for more Tank makers maintaining growth Tank container manufacturers are still reporting healthy increases in orders, particularly for special and niche units.... Click here for more Busy times for spreader makers Activity levels are up, although the recent downturn in new crane orders will affect the sector in the next six to 12 months.... Click here for more Kalmar tops the ton Kalmar has built its most powerful reach stacker yet, achieving a new lifting record of 103t.... Click here for more Following the paper trail investments and equipment models show there is plenty of life in the forestry products handling sector.... Click here for more Elme still competitive at 40 Elme has stayed on top by keeping production in-house.... Click here for more Electric atmosphere for FlTs Performance and capacity have reached the point where e-FLTs challenge ic-trucks in medium lift applications.... 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. RAM has listed ten suggestions as to how container and tank lessors can make cost savings throughout the intermodal leasing process. Click here to request your free copy | | 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 | | 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. 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 Multimodal 2015 Multimodal has become the UK and Ireland's premier freight transport and logistics event. Presenting the entire supply chain under one roof, it is the go-to event for shippers, importers, exporters, manufacturers, wholesalers & retailers seeking ways to run a slicker supply chain. 28-30 April 2015 NEC Birmingham, UK Click here for more information | | 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 FEATURED EVENT Intermodal Asia 2015 Intermodal Asia will be the must-attend event that brings the Asian intermodal and container industry together. 24-26 March 2015 Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai, China 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 TOC Asia 2015 21 - 22 April 2015 Marina Bay Sands Singapore Click here for more information Multimodal 2015 28-30 April 2015 NEC Birmingham UK Click here for more information Transport Logistic 5-8 May 2015 Messe Munchen Germany Click here for more information | | |
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