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 IANA targets street turns The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has launched an online platform to facilitate street turns.... Click here for more US ports in line for intermodal funding Five US ports have been recommended for funding under the US DOT's "FASTLANE" grants initiative.... Click here for more New "high performance" Trelleborg fender The new pneumatic fender is ISO17357-1:2014 compliant and features a thinner, lighter body for easier handling... Click here for more Expanded Panama canal gets down to business Now that dignitaries have gone home and the confetti from the opening ceremony has been cleared, attention turns to how the expanded Panama Canal will impact US container logistics.... Click here for more A new voice for bulk trades A new trade association has been established in the UK to provide the world's bulk terminals with a united front at governmental level... Click here for more Rotterdam container labour master deal Rotterdam will seemingly have container sector labour peace for the coming years, following an agreement in principle reached on Tuesday, 5th July between the port authority, the major container stevedoring companies and the Dutch transport unions... Click here for more Cosco shipping completes Piraeus deal Cosco Shipping has completed its purchase of 67% of the shares in the Greek port of Piraeus.... Click here for more Melford's new operator After Maher Terminals stepped aside, SSA Marine and Cyrus Capital Partners have partnered to develop the Melford Atlantic Gateway Terminal in the Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia.... Click here for more More cars for Gothenburg The port of Gothenburg is the new port of entry for Mazda cars imported into Sweden... Click here for more Port of Auckland staying put A Port Future Study has recommended that Port of Auckland should stay where it is for now, but in the longer term an alternative site for freight operations should be found.... Click here for more VGM chaos averted There have been no reports of disruption caused by the requirement for containers to have a verified gross mass before loading from 1 July.... Click here for more Containers go by air Petrasco Energy Logistics Dubai has air freighted two 20ft special containers from Dubai to Algeria.... Click here for more New harmonised container inspection criteria The Container Owners Association has announced the two container interchange inspection standards used by container operators and the container leasing industry have harmonised.... Click here for more DP World Australia achieves 100% VGM compliance Terminal operator has achieved 100% SOLAS compliance without weighing any containers in its terminals.... Click here for more Marseilles dry dock back in service Ship repair dry dock No 10 in Marseilles, out of use since 2000, is now back in service after a 2-year renovation project... Click here for more Bromma box weighing gets OIML certified In what could be a significant step, Bromma's twistlock-based container weighing system has been certified to comply with the OIML R51 requirements.... Click here for more Jamaica sets outs SOLAS weighing guidelines The Maritime Authority of Jamaica has presented guidlenes to major players in the industry to make sure the country is prepared for the new SOLAS VGM rule... Click here for more OPDR offers several options for SOLAS VGM CMA CGM affiliate OPDR says it will offer guidance as well as several "customer-friendly ways" for submitting VGM declarations... Click here for more APM Terminals consolidates in Aarhus APM Terminals is to acquire the outstanding 40% stake in APM Terminals-Aarhus A/S from Aarhus Service Holding A/S... 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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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 2016 The Americas meeting-place for people who own, move & handle containerised cargo. This conference-led event is the complete container supply chain show for the Americas region, bringing together cargo owners, logistics providers, carriers, ports, terminals and other key stakeholders to learn, debate & network. 11-13 October 2016 Cancun ICC, Cancun, Mexico Click here for more information 2nd Cool Logistics Asia 7 September 2016 Asiaworld-Expo Hong Kong Click here for more information 8th Cool Logistics Global 27 - 28 September 2016 Park Hotel, Bremen Germany Click here for more information Breakbulk Americas 2016 26-29 September 2016 George R. Brown Convention Center Houston, Texas USA Click here for more information TOC Americas 2016 11-13 October 2016 Cancun ICC, Cancun Mexico Click here for more information Breakbulk Middle East 2016 23-26 October 2016 Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Click here for more information Intermodal Europe 2016 15-17 November 2016 AHOY, Rotterdam Netherlands Click here for more information TOC Middle East 2016 6 - 7 December 2016 Le Meridien Hotel, Dubai United Arab Emirates Click here for more information Breakbulk China 2017 13-16 March 2017 Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center Shanghai China Click here for more information Intermodal Asia 2017 21-23 March 2017 SWEECC, Shanghai China Click here for more information Powered by Blogger.