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 Enter Konecranes Terex plc Konecranes and Terex Corp will merge to form a "leading global lifting and material handling and solutions company through an all-stock merger of equals."... Click here for more AP Moller-Maersk profits well down in Q2 2015 Copenhagen-based AP Moller-Maersk Group (APMMG) has reported a significant drop in profits for Q2 2015, with the US$1.1B earned comparing with US$2.3B in the corresponding period of 2014.... Click here for more APM Terminals into Colombia APMT and Compas SA will invest US$200M investment in upgrades and equipment to handle post-panamax vessels in Cartagena... Click here for more Port explosions rock city of Tianjin Several containers caught fire before the enormous warehouse explosions that devastated a huge swathe of Tianjin Port on Wednesday night, Chinese authorities said today.... Click here for more Kalmar books €25M deal in Colombia Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a major port equipment order from long-standing customer Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura SA... Click here for more Cosco and CSCL to merge? A merger between China's two largest liner shipping companies, Cosco Container Lines (Coscon) and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), now seems increasingly likely.... Click here for more Solid market for US Seaway ports While July Seaway traffic fluctuated across the various categories, US ports handled a wide range of cargoes... Click here for more Carisbrooke introduces TIP vessels Carisbrooke Shipping has recently taken eight modern 8000 dwt general cargo vessels into its commercially-managed fleet... Click here for more Sir Neville Bowman-Shaw Sir Neville Bowman-Shaw, one of the leading figures in the fork lift truck industry, has died at the age of 84... Click here for more ACP imposes Panama Canal restrictions A severe drought in Panama has led to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) cutting the draught of ships transiting the canal... Click here for more SCCT "side-channel" dredge starts Hot on the heels of the opening of the new Suez Canal last week comes the announcement from the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) that work on a new side-channel for East Port Said is to commence... Click here for more Auckland announces automation plans Ports of Auckland in New Zealand has started the process for introducing automation to part of its container terminal operation.... Click here for more APMT acquires Savona facility APM Terminals has acquired 100% of Reefer Terminal SpA from GF Group... Click here for more UPS for London Gateway Parcels giant and leading NVOCC UPS has submitted an application to build a DC at DP World London Gateway... Click here for more Houston up 5% in 1H/2015 In the first half of 2015, The Port of Houston Authority handled nearly 20 Mt of cargo, a growth of 5% year-on-year... Click here for more Evergreen to boost intra-Asian presence Evergreen Group has signed an agreement with CSBC Corporation, Taiwan for 10 2800 TEU class B-type vessels... Click here for more K Line receives San Pedro Bay ports awards K Line has received awards for achieving a high compliance rate for the vessel speed reduction programmes from both the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, for 2014... Click here for more ICTSI net income down 1% in 1H/2015 Net income fell 1% to US$100.4M, but recurring net income was up by 20%. Throughput grew 9% to 3.9M TEU, with revenues up 8% to US$552.1M and EBITDA up by 12% to US$237.4M... Click here for more Teesport rail service launched DB Schenker Rail UK and PD Ports have launched their first rail freight service from Teesport in Middlesbrough to Mossend and Grangemouth in Scotland... Click here for more SCCT to buy more cranes Egypt's Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), located in East Port Said, is to take delivery of four more super post-Panamax STS cranes as it prepares to handle an increased number of large ships with higher deck stows... 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. 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. 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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 Americas 2015 Witness history in the making! 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 1st Cool Logistics Asia Conference 2 September 2015 Asiaworld-Expo Hong Kong Click here for more information Container Weighing A Technical Seminar from ICHCA International 11 September 2015 Holman Fenwick Willan, London UK 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 TOC Asia 2016 20 - 21 April 2016 Marina Bay Sands Singapore Click here for more information Powered by Blogger.