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Click here for more More Terex ERTGs for Ningbo Terex has won an order to supply 10 ERTGs to Ningbo Port Company.... Click here for more Barbados looks to green shipping The Port of Barbados is developing a port incentive programme using the RightShip and Carbon War Room greenhouse gas ratings... Click here for more Teesport rail terminal opens The first Freightliner train recently arrived at PD Ports' new intermodal terminal at Teesport... Click here for more SOL increases Baltic/Nordic services Swedish Orient Line (SOL) has significantly increased its level of service between Finland, Germany, Benelux and the UK... Click here for more No bidders for Iquique Iquique Port Company (EPI) has declared the tender to operate and expand its Terminal 1 void after none of the interested companies submitted a final bid.... Click here for more New terms at Piraeus Piraeus Port Authority agrees to a new fee structure, paving the way for Cosco Pacific to build new container terminal... Click here for more Konecranes Lifttrucks - the first 20 years It is just 20 years since the company known as Konecranes Liftrrucks was formed, and 10 since it became part of Konecranes... Click here for more Grangemouth record breaker Scotland's biggest container terminal handled a record 4200 containers last week... Click here for more UK P&I Club launches self-assessment scheme The UK P&I Club is trialling a new self-assessment scheme for members' entered ships... Click here for more Latin stumbling blocks Developments underway at latin American ports promise to overcome long-standing criticisms about inadequate facilities.... Click here for more Getting big ship ready Global Container terminals has brought automation to the port of new York/new Jersey, but other terminals have different plans.... Click here for more Rocky road to automation in Brisbane DP World has had integration issues at Brisbane, but flatly rejects claims its new automated terminal is a failure.... Click here for more Following the box Can crane OCR systems meet the challenge of automated STS cranes?... Click here for more Central America blues Despite recent volume declines, a series of container terminal developments are underway in Central America and the Caribbean.... Click here for more Striving for consistency Yilport believes standardisation will play a key role in its success as it embarks on becoming a global port operator.... Click here for more Swedish ports consolidate to survive Mergers may benefit some Scandinavian ports, but international and domestic terminal operators are eyeing chances to consolidate cargo flows at key hubs.... Click here for more M2M knocking Consultants and large telecoms companies believe the transport industry is poised for widespread adoption of M2M technology.... Click here for more Bringing order to the gate New initiatives at the united states' two largest port areas take them a step closer to bringing order to random truck arrivals.... 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Click here to request your free copy FEATURED EVENT ICHCA Container Lashing & Securing Seminar Taking place in Rotterdam on 10 December, this practical one-day seminar will explore what the industry can do to reduce the risks and inefficiencies associated with container lashing and securing today both at sea and at the ship-to-shore interface. 10 December 2014 ECT Delta Terminal, Rotterdam, The 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 FEATURED EVENT TOC Market Briefing West Africa TOC Market Briefing West Africa is a new addition to the TOC Events portfolio. The event is supported by Port of Tenerife and taking place for the first time on 10-11 December 2014 in Tenerife, Canary Islands. 10 - 11 December 2014 The Auditorium, Tenerife, Canary Islands 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 ICHCA Container Lashing & Securing Seminar 10 December 2014 ECT Delta Terminal, Rotterdam The Netherlands 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 Multimodal 2015 28-30 April 2015 NEC Birmingham UK Click here for more information Powered by Blogger.