Market Briefing from WorldCargo News Online

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 Anniversary world tour for Kuehne + Nagel Kuehne + Nagel is celebrating its 125th anniversary with two special 40ft container shipments around the world... Click here for more MCC Transport starts China/Myanmar service Singapore-based MCC Transport starts direct call China/Myanmar service to tap into the trade's growth prospects... Click here for more KION rings the changes Gordon Riske CEO of KION Group AG, has taken over the position as CEO of its affiliates Linde Material Handling GmbH and STILL GmbH... Click here for more Portuguese ports debate The Port of Setubal argues that it is a better bet for a new deep water container terminal than Barreiro in Lisbon... Click here for more CakeBoxx/Globe Tracker deal CakeBoxx containers will be preconfigured with Globe Tracker's container tracking system... Click here for more New truck from Capacity Capacity Trucks is set to launch a new terminal tractor in the coming months... Click here for more Logs back at Everett Washington State port loads export logs to Japan for the first time in nearly a decade... Click here for more NY/NJ reopens terminals All terminals will resume operating on Wednesday 28 January... Click here for more Helsingborg-Helsingor service sold Stena Line and Scandlines have signed an agreement to dispose of their Helsingborg-Helsingor ferry service to a European infrastructure fund manager, First State Investments... Click here for more People in the news Latest round-up of appointments and awards known to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and allied sectors... Click here for more New service calls Mundra Mundra International Container Terminal has received the first call by a vessel deployed in Maersk's new Mid-East, India, South and West Africa service... Click here for more Antwerp tops 199 Mt in 2014 Throughout last year increased 4.3% year-on-year to 199.01 Mt, with containerised tonnage up 5.9% and liquid bulk up 5.6%... Click here for more Kombiverkehr expands its network The German UIRR operator is increasing the spread of its services... Click here for more Savannah up 10.2% Confidence is high in Georgia as container throughput tops 3.3M TEU.... Click here for more Charleston on the move Port approves $7M contract to move three cranes... Click here for more Gothenburg reports stable traffic figures Overall unitised traffic in 2014 was on a similar level to 2013. Car exports increased and there was a fall in oil traffic... Click here for more Rotterdam - second trailer park The Port of Rotterdam Authority has opened a second secure trailer park, on Theemsweg in the Botlekgebied... Click here for more Carbon footprint deal DB Schenker and Maersk Line 20% have signed an agreement to reduce CO2E per ocean container shipped by 20% BY 2020... 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 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 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 FEATURED EVENT TOC Asia 2015 The TOC Asia event returns to Singapore on 21 - 22 April 2015 to bring together stakeholders of the entire container supply chain who rely on port productivity as a vital element in their logistic operations. 21 - 22 April 2015 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 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 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 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 Navis World 2015 29 March - 1 April 2015 InterContinental San Francisco USA Click here for more information TOC Asia 2015 21 - 22 April 2015 Marina Bay Sands Singapore Click here for more information TransRussia 21 - 24 April 2015 Crocus Expocentre,  Moscow Russia 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 TOC Europe 2015 9 - 11 June 2015 Ahoy Rotterdam Netherlands Click here for more information Friday, January 23, 2015 Market Briefing from WorldCargo News Online 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 Modal shift in Scotland The "playing field needs to be levelled" if more freight is to be transferred from road to rail, argues the Rail Freight Group... Click here for more Hyster delivers 1000th reach stacker Hyster Big Trucks in Nijmegen has handed over its 1000th reach stacker, to PCH Packing Centre Hamburg... Click here for more Shanghai on top again The Port of Shanghai has held on to its crown as the world's largest container port by TEU volume in 2014.... Click here for more Doubling intermodal over London Gateway DB Schenker Rail UK has doubled the number of intermodal services it runs from London Gateway to Trafford Park in Manchester. In a separate development, Pentalver is to upgrade its presence at London Gateway to offer a full suite of services there... Click here for more Puget Sound ports take a dip Combined figures from Tacoma and Seattle show container volume falling nearly 1% in 2014.... Click here for more First ATT docking station delivered Gaussin Manugistique has successfully tested and handed over the first ATT Docking Station to PT Pelebuhan Indonesia (Persero) (IPC III) at its new terminal in Lamong Bay, Surabaya.... Click here for more Clemence Cheng to be ECT's next CEO? Clemence Cheng, CEO of HPUK and MD of the Port of Felixstowe, could be adding the post of CEO of Hutchison's biggest European operation, ECT in Rotterdam... Click here for more Kalmar lands €15M automation contract Kalmar has announced it has been awarded a contract to provide automation systems integration for ICTSI's new terminal in Melbourne, Australia.... Click here for more Tractors/trailers for Bronka Fenix Investments has ordered Terberg tractors and Novatech trailers for a new terminal at St Petersburg.... Click here for more Rotterdam container traffic up 5.8% in 2014 Lo-lo container traffic increased by 5.8% in both tonnage and unit terms, to 127.598 Mt and 12.297M TEU. Overall throughput increased by 1% to 445 Mt... Click here for more Contship first in Italy to welcome 2M "The market's eagerly awaited launch of new networks and partnerships in 2015 is now with us," said Contship Italia... Click here for more Liebherr claims all-time MHC record Liebherr says it supplied 112 mobile harbour cranes to customers worldwide in 2014, its 40th anniversary for MHCs... Click here for more New financing for Hansa Heavy Hansa Heavy Lift has agreed a new financing deal covering most of its fleet.... Click here for more PSA International reports 65.44M TEU in 2014 PSA International Pte Ltd has reported a 5.8% year-on-year increase in container throughput worldwide in 2014... Click here for more SAN SHA 1 HAO delivered The first ro-pax ferry built in China specifically for the Chinese market has entered service in China's southernmost city Sansha, in Hainan Province... Click here for more Transnet improving inland links South African transport utility Transnet is introducing new technology to improve the reliability of its track and other rail infrastructure. Major highway improvements are also on the way... Click here for more Dunkirk up 8% in 2014 The port of Dunkirk has reported an 8% year-on-year increase in throughput in 2014, to 47.04 Mt... Click here for more Hansa Heavy Lift finance deal Hansa Heavy Lift has announced the completion of a long-term financial agreement with its core banking group for its fleet of heavy lift vessels... Click here for more Setubal launches ro-ro tender The Port of Setubal has launched a public tender to expand its ro-ro terminal to accommodate more automobile business... Click here for more PSA OCR tender PSA Singapore is tendering for a quay crane OCR system... Click here for more Grimaldi launches Rome-NAEC direct service Grimaldi will launch a new direct ro-ro service between Civitavecchia and the North American ports of Baltimore and Halifax... Click here for more Dockers' protests at the RWG gate Around 200 Rotterdam dockers, from various companies, have this morning (Friday, 16 January) blocked the main entrance of the Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) terminal on Maasvlakte II... 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 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 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 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 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 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 Navis World 2015 29 March - 1 April 2015 InterContinental San Francisco USA 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 TOC Europe 2015 9 - 11 June 2015 Ahoy Rotterdam Netherlands Click here for more information Friday, January 16, 2015 Market Briefing from WorldCargo News Online 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 Move towards private guards on Dutch ships The Dutch government is preparing a law allowing Dutch ships to deploy private armed anti-piracy guards... Click here for more Contship Italia steady at the helm Contship Italia Group has reported solid growth across its operations in Italy and Morocco in 2014 and says it is prepared for improved performance in 2015... Click here for more Eurotunnel in for more freight shuttles The €40M order will increase the number of its freight shuttle train sets from 15 to 18... Click here for more ICTSI improves box tracking ICTSI has rolled out version 4.0 of its Track and Trace system at its flagship Manila International Container Terminal.... Click here for more PKP Cargo set for expansion Poland's biggest rail freight operator is set to acquire a majority stake in Advanced World Transport... Click here for more New metals contract in Rotterdam Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro has signed a new logistics services contract with Pacorini Metals... Click here for more US West Coast heading to "Gridlock" PMA warns ILWU work slowdowns "have continued to the point where many terminals are in peril of complete gridlock" despite a Federal Mediator facilitating talks... Click here for more Prince Rupert up 15% Container volume hits new record as the coal business takes a tumble... Click here for more ABG Infralogistics in Mumbai deal PSA International has sold its stake in ABG Kolkata Container Terminal Pvt Ltd.... Click here for more Sharjah hits 400,000 TEU The smaller of the UAE container facilities operated by Gulftainer broke through the 400,000 TEU barrier in 2014... Click here for more MOL in for 20,000 TEU ships? Mitsui OSK Lines is understood to be negotiating with Seaspan to charter up to six ships of 20,000 TEU in a bid to restore profitabilty to its container liner business... Click here for more Lade introduces "Vindskip" A new hybrid shipping concept has been unveiled by Lade AS in Norway... Click here for more WWL expands in Mexico Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has expanded its Mexico operations with the acquisition of integrated logistics provider Carlogistics... Click here for more APM Terminals orders 16 new RTGs The new machines from Konecranes will be supplied to Algeciras and Apapa... Click here for more CSCL GLOBE calls Rotterdam The 19,100 TEU containership, currently the world record holder, has made her maiden call at ECT's Euromax terminal... Click here for more Boost for cabotage in Brazil Hamburg Sud is committing R$700M (US$265M) to the renewal and upgrade of the Brazlian coastwise services of its affiliate Alianca... Click here for more Cavotec books €11.5M of new orders The order is a mix of Moormasters, APS and AMP systems from Cavotec's diversified ports and ships equipment portfolio... Click here for more Virginia sets record Container throughput grows 7.7% in 2014... Click here for more Russian sanctions drive change The Russian government's decision to ban all food imports from Australia, Europe and North America is being felt across the shipping industry. Carriers and logistics providers are having to find new markets in a bid to preserve their revenues and equipment utilisation.... Click here for more Bid to stem fall in Transpacific rates The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) and the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) have announced a series of measures aimed at stemming the decline in freight rates.... Click here for more MCG opts for Navis Navis has announced that Mayotte Channel Gateway (MCG), in the French-governed Port of Longoni will install its N4 TOS. MCG currently handles 60,000 TEU/year and expects to grow by 15% over the next five years, as it encourages transhipment business.... Click here for more New berths at Onne West Africa Container Terminal (WACT), operated by APM Terminals, has received a major boost with the completion of the latest US$204M phase of the Port of Onne, Nigeria. The port is the centrepiece of Onne Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone (FTZ), about 30 km from Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta.... Click here for more Maersk's big plans Maersk Line intends ordering new ships for delivery commencing in 2017, a move described by CEO Soren Skou as allowing the world's largest liner shipping group to keep up with market demand.... Click here for more Hamburg in dredging limbo The Federal Administrative Court (FAC) in Leipzig, Germany's highest court, has again referred the vexed Elbe dredging question to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg. The referral means that the project to deepen and widen the navigation channel of the Lower and Outer Elbe has suffered a further indeterminate delay. No decision is expected before spring 2015.... Click here for more New USEC-ECSA alliance The trade between the US Atlantic seaboard and the east coast of South America is experiencing a shake up. Several existing operators have decided to adjust their partnership arrangements, partly caused by the planned takeover of CSAV by Hapag-Lloyd, but also due to the ocean carriers' desire to deploy bigger ships with more powerful economies of scale.... Click here for more Arkas in east Med push Izmir-based Arkas Line has upped its presence in the eastern Mediterranean liner shipping sector with a new ship and deploying its own tonnage in a jointly operated string. The 2,837 TEU EMMA A, its largest ship to date, has begun operating in the line's core Turkey-Levant service. This string calls at Istanbul (Marport), Izmir, Gemlik, Alexandria, Port Said, Beirut, Mersin and returns to Istanbul.... Click here for more Yusen and nci tie-up Tokyo-based Yusen Logistics (YL), part of the NYK group, is strengthening its activities in Turkey through a strategic alliance with Turkey's nci Logistics.... Click here for more New Maasvlakte at the crossroads The completion of the split-level Colorado Crossroads at Rotterdam's Maasvlakte provides grade separation for trucks and freight trains, so traffic streams will no longer clash. The €30M crossroads is the junction between Maasvlakte I and II.... Click here for more 2M alliance gets US green light The planned vessel sharing agreement (VSA) between Maersk Line and MSC has been given the go-ahead by the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). It means the two carriers can now finalise their 2M agreement and put in place new schedules and deployment programmes for the Asia-Europe, transpacific and transatlantic trades. They hope to commence operations in January 2015.... Click here for more UFS adds Limak Iskenderun call Limassol (Cyprus)-based United Feeder Services (UFS) has announced a new service between Egypt and the easter n Turkish port of Limak Iskenderun. This is good news for the por t, which since the early summer has also secured new services from Arkas Line, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd. Limak Iskenderun officially opened its new container terminal in early 2013.... Click here for more Teething troubles as Congolese go online The Democratic Republic of Congo's [DR Congo] Customs Authority has automated its operations on the country's borders, but problems with the system have resulted in very long delays.... Click here for more Paranagua expansion Brazil's TCP Paranagua, in which Grup TCB has a stake, has obtained from national transport agency Antaq a 25-year extension to its concession due to expire in 2023, and has announced a R$1.1B (US$453M) expansion plan, to be executed in two phases.... Click here for more DNV GL stages ReVolt Researchers at DNV GL have come up with a design for an environment-friendly and efficient battery operated unmanned short-sea vessel. Called ReVolt, the 1250dwt vessel would have a container intake of 100 TEU.... Click here for more More investment in South African ports Transnet is to invest a further R33B (US$3B) in expanding the ports of Cape Town and Saldanha. The investment, which will be made over the next seven years, includes new staff training programmes, infrastructure upgrades and the purchase of new cargo handling equipment.... Click here for more UASC/Hamburg Sud sign worldwide pact United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and Hamburg Sud have signed a global cooperation agreement, with each carrier believing that their respective strengths in the east-west and north-south trades can be used mutually to fuel more cargo for their operations.... Click here for more Manatee-Mexico link Port Manatee in Florida USA, has announced a weekly service beginning this month, connecting it with the Port of Coatzacoalcos, in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz.... Click here for more Progress made on Tanzania ports Progress has been made on developing new ports at both Bagamoyo and Mtwara in Tanzania. Bagamoyo, which is located to the north of Tanzania's main port, Dar es Salaam, is being developed by China Merchants Holdings (International), which has acceded to a government request to begin construction by the end of this year, rather than next year as previously agreed. Even in Phase 1, the port is to handle post-Panamax vessels carrying up to 10,000 TEU.... Click here for more Zeebrugge food cluster Vincent De Saedeleer, vice president of the Port of Zeebrugge, is keen to expand its role as a European shipping and regional distribution centre for the perishable products/food sector. While the port may be smaller than its nearest competitors, Antwerp and Rotterdam, it is a leader in food cargo.... Click here for more IDENTEC for KAP The new King Abdullah Port (KAP) in Saudi Arabia has selected IDENTEC SOLUTIONS to supply a reefer monitoring system for its 2,000 reefer points.... Click here for more Introducing SkyBench Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) introduced "SkyBench" at SMM in Hamburg in September. The Korean shipbuilder said that the patented system can increase container intake by 450 TEU on a 23-wide 19,000 TEU vessel, and by 350 TEU on 20-row wide 14,000 TEU ship.... 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 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 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 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 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 Navis World 2015 29 March - 1 April 2015 InterContinental San Francisco USA 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 Powered by Blogger.