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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 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. 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