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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 SOLAS - US Coast Guard holds the line on VGM While some shippers claim providing a VGM is unworkable, the US Coast Guard says there is "no reason" for the VGM requirement to cause any delays in US supply chains.... Click here for more Terex acquires CVS terminal tractor line Terex Port Solutions has acquired the assets of the terminal tractor product line from CVS Ferrari Srl... Click here for more Rickmers brothers to team up? E R Capital Holding and Rickmers Holding AG are considering merging their ship management activities... Click here for more Strainstall for DP World Southampton Strainstall has won a contract to install its Container Weighing System on an entire fleet of straddle carriers at Southampton.... Click here for more Antwerp looks for new CEO Europe's second biggest point has appointed head hunters to find a successor to Eddie Eddy Bruyninckx... Click here for more Georgia on DP World's mind? DP World Group Chairman and CEO, and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Freezones Corporation, HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem has met with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili to explore possible future opportunities for economic co-operation... Click here for more BIGROLL BARENTZ delivered to BigRoll Shipping The first MC Class module carrier for BigRoll Shipping has been handed over by Cosco Dalian Shipyard Co Ltd to her owner... Click here for more ITS signs extension in Tacoma K-Line subsidiary Husky Terminal has reached an agreement to extend its lease in Tacoma by 20 years, paving the way for a terminal expansion project.... Click here for more New warehouse at Grangemouth Forth Ports has opened a £2M,4640 m2 warehouse in Grangemouuth for fish feed supplier EWOS Scotland... Click here for more Titan expands in NZ Denmark-based Titan Containers has moved to a larger operation in Auckland and opened a new depot in Christchurch.... Click here for more New service for BNCT BNCT at Busan has welcomed the maiden call of the MV Bermuda on CMA-CGM's WAX service connecting Korea to West and South Africa... Click here for more Court blow to Rotterdam port unions A Rotterdam court has rejected a demand by the leading port trade unions, FNV and CNV, to annul the social agreement at APM Terminals-Rotterdam (manned Maasvlakte I facility)... Click here for more Port of Antwerp issues new RFPs Antwerp Port Authority has issued a new Request for Proposals for the Churchill Industrial Zone in the port area... Click here for more Shipboard compressor exchange service Oceanic Technical Solutions has introduced a new compressor overhaul exchange service to meet increased market demand for ship-board refrigeration compressor overhauls... Click here for more First tenant at Duisport Logport IV Construction of a 55,000 m2 logistics centre for the German-wide distribution of furniture and furnishings of South Africa-based Steinhoff Group is under way... Click here for more Seaway "Pacesetter" awards The US Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation has announced the winners of its Robert J Lewis Pacesetter Award for 2015... Click here for more CeMAT fuel cells shuttle bus One of four hydrogen fuel cell passenger buses in regular service in Germany will be used as a shuttle bus at the CeMAT Industrial Fair at Hannover Messe in April... Click here for more Some clarity on weighing New information sheds more light on the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approach to enforcing the verified gross mass requirement... Click here for more Duisburg-Moerdijk on the rails A new intermodal service has been introduced between Duisburg and Moerdijk by Distri Rail BV... Click here for more Strike set for Patrick at Port Botany The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has announced a 48 hour strike at Patrick Stevedores Port Botany Container terminal.... Click here for more People on the move Latest round up of appointments known to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and allied industry sectors... 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The exhibition is a showcase for port and terminal technology and operations and the conference focuses on collaboration within the container supply chain 14-16 June 2016 Hamburg Messe und Congress Centre GmbH, Hamburg, 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 Multimodal 2016 Multimodal is the UK and Ireland's only one stop shop for cargo owners. 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