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 Europe approves €31.1B infrastructure plan Following its approval by the Council of Transport Ministers, a record €13.1B investment programme in 276 transport projects has been announced by the European Commission... Click here for more Brookfield Infrastructure Group moves for Asciano Canadian infrastructure fund in a bid to acquire 100% of Australian ports and rail operator... Click here for more Milestones for Panama Canal expansion June has been an important month for the Panama Canal expansion project, with several milestones reached.... Click here for more Three straddle accidents Three straddle carrier accidents have been reported this week, two in New York New Jersey and one in New Zealand.... Click here for more DHL in Kazakstan rail MOU Global forwarder signs agreement with state-owned multimodal operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Express (KTZE).... Click here for more "Golden Age" over for Hong Kong A report from the Shanghai International Shipping Centre suggests the golden age of the Port of Hong Kong may be "history"... Click here for more IP65 monitors from Siemens Siemens has launched a new range of 19-inch industrial Flat Panels and Panel PCs with an IP65 protection class.... Click here for more Trucker discontent in Virginia and New Orleans Truckers are unhappy over pay rates, waiting times, congestion and appointment systems.... Click here for more HPH cuts back in Australia Hutchison Ports Australia (HPA) is scaling back its operations and preparing to lay off staff to address its cost structure.... Click here for more Long Beach's green plan The Port of Long Beach will perform an "power demand assessment" to produce a baseline annual energy use figure to guide a 10-year transformation to renewable power and self generation systems.... Click here for more Georgia rolls on The Georgia Ports Authority has again set all-time records for both container volumes and total tonnage in a calendar month.... Click here for more TCBuen awarded ISO 28000 certification TCBuen, the Grup TCB affiliate in Buenaventura, Colombia has been certified for security in the supply chain of its port services... Click here for more Sharp growth for BrabaCon terminals Last year, throughput at 10 inland terminals in the Dutch province of North Brabant grew by almost 20%, to 660,000 TEU... Click here for more US looking to cleaner trucks Two Federal agencies have proposed tougher fuel efficiency standards for highway trucks... Click here for more Kuehne & Nagel set to acquire ReTrans Kuehne & Nagel Group has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of ReTrans Inc, a US-based intermodal marketing company... Click here for more People on the move Round-up of latest appointments known to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and related sectors... Click here for more IAPH announces 2015 awards Award presentations of IAPH Awards 2015 took place at the Plenary Session during the Hamburg Conference. Meanwhile Eurogate Group has won another award in Asia... Click here for more 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. 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Hosted by Canal de Panama, the event includes a three-track conference, a port technology exhibition, a full networking experience and a Panama Canal site visit! 13-15 October 2015 El Panama Hotel, Panama City, Panama 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 2015 Celebrating its 40th Anniversary Intermodal Europe has been the most important business platform for professionals involved in the container and intermodal industries since 1975. And new for 2015, Intermodal Europe will incorporate RORO to create an enhanced exhibition experience! 17-19 November 2015 Hamburg Messe, Germany Click here for more information 1st Cool Logistics Asia Conference 2 September 2015 Asiaworld-Expo Hong Kong Click here for more information eCommerce Worldwide Summit 24 September 2015 ILEC Conference Centre UK Click here for more information 7th Cool Logistics Global 29 September - 1 October 2015 Crowne Plaza, Bruges Belgium Click here for more information GIS 1-3 October 2015 Piacenza Italy Click here for more information Breakbulk Americas 2015 5-8 October 2015 Houston, Texas USA Click here for more information TOC Americas 2015 13-15 October 2015 El Panama Hotel, Panama City Panama Click here for more information PPI Transport Symposium 19-21 October 2015 Messe Bremen Germany Click here for more information Intermodal Europe 2015 17-19 November 2015 Hamburg Messe Germany Click here for more information Cargo Logistics America Expo and Conference 2-3 December 2015 San Diego Convention Center, San Diego USA Click here for more information TOC CSC Middle East 2015 8 - 9 December 2015 Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre Dubai United Arab Emirates Click here for more information Cargo Logistics Canada Expo and Conference 17-18 February 2016 Palais des congres in Montreal, Quebec Canada Click here for more information Intermodal Asia 2016 22-24 March 2016 SWEECC Shanghai China Click here for more information Powered by Blogger.