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 New Moerdijk-Milan train A new intermodal rail service has been introduced by IFB between Moerdijk and Milan... Click here for more Certus for Maher Certus Port Automation has won a contract to install a new gate automation system at Maher Terminals facility in Newark New Jersey... Click here for more Damen feeling Happy in Rotterdam BigLift Shipping's heavy-lift vessel HAPPY STAR arrived in the Port of Rotterdam today (20th October) loaded with Damen Shipyard's largest transportation of stock vessels to date, 22 vessels, some of which have already been sold... Click here for more Unions in merger talks The Maritime Union of Australia and Australia's Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union have commenced discussions on a possible merger... Click here for more Antwerp "on course for 200 Mt this year" The port of Antwerp handled almost 156.52 Mt of freight in the first nine months of this year, up 5.5% on the same period last year. The port says it is poised to close the year with a total volume of 200 Mt... Click here for more Ruscon "outperforms market" Despite a significant general decline in the number of containers handled in Russian ports, multimodal operator Ruscon has seen its own numbers rise... Click here for more Rotterdam up 5.4% to 351.47 Mt Overall traffic in Q1-Q3 this year increased by 5.4%, although containerised tonnage was up just 0.2% to 95.9 Mt... Click here for more Portcentric in Le Havre Prologis has laid the foundation stone of a turnkey building for Cedilec, the logistics arm of France's second biggest hypermarket chain E Lelcerc, in the Le Hode Logistics Park of the Port of Le Havre... Click here for more Grimaldi increases Finnlines' stake Grimaldi Euromed SpA has acquired an additional 10.58% stake in its Finnish subsidiary, Finnlines Oy, increasing the Grimaldi Group's share to 91.32%... Click here for more SSAB highlights bulk transfer system Among the four finalists for Swedish Steel's 2015 prize for excellence is Milotek of South Africa... Click here for more New CEO for Konecranes Terex Although the merger between Konecranes and Terex Corp has not yet had regulatory approvals, the "merged" entity has announced John L Garrison as the successor to Ron DeFeo as President and CEO... 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Publisher WCN Publishing Ltd 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 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 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 Middle East 2015 TOC Middle East returns to Dubai in a stunning new hotel venue – this must-attend event includes a conference, exhibition & networking for ports & terminals who want to meet with shippers, 3pls & ocean carriers. 8 - 9 December 2015 Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre Dubai, United Arab Emirates Click here for more information BreakBulk Middle East 2015 25-28 October 2015 Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 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 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 BreakBulk China 2016 14-17 March 2016 Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai China Click here for more information Intermodal Asia 2016 22-24 March 2016 SWEECC Shanghai China Click here for more information BreakBulk Africa 2016 4-7 April 2016 Emperors Palace (Centre Court), Johannesburg South Africa Click here for more information TOC Asia 2016 20 - 21 April 2016 Marina Bay Sands Singapore Click here for more information BreakBulk Europe 2016 23-26 May 2016 Antwerp Expo, Antwerp Belgium Click here for more information Powered by Blogger.