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 Hamburg steady in H1 2016 At 70.2 Mt, overall tonnage was down just 0.9% year-on-year in Germany's biggest sea port... Click here for more Virginia down in July The Port of Virginia remains upbeat despite a 3.6% drop in TEU numbers in July.... Click here for more Truckers frustrated by APMT MVII APM Terminals Maasvlakte II has come under fire from container trucking firms due to IT-related terminal closures... Click here for more Georgia stays in the pool The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has extended its multi-year agreement with the South Atlantic Chassis Pool of Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM).... Click here for more Conductix-Wampfler cuts the cable Conductix-Wampfler says its ProfiDAT system for carrying data over a conductor rail can support crane automation without the need for fibre optic cables.... Click here for more Hyperloop One MoU with DP World The collaboration is for feasibility studies to analyse the value of using Hyperloop systems to move containers from ships docked at Jebel Ali Port via the Hyperloop tube to a new ICD in Dubai... Click here for more Hapag-Lloyd to transport 42 metro trains to Peru The first transport of the Italian-built trains from Salerno to Callao has got under way and shipments will continue at intervals until February 2019... Click here for more ZPMC delivers for Gulfport ZPMC has officially handed over three new cranes to the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi.... Click here for more INTTRA on the march INTTRA achieved a 17% increase in container bookings through its electronic portal over the first half of 2016.... Click here for more Tacoma/Seattle fund extended gate hours The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) is providing up to $2M in funding to its terminal operators to extend their gate hours during peak season.... Click here for more Knud E Hansen launches ShipSpace ShipSpace is a new Virtual Reality design verification tool for designers, engineers and key stakeholders... Click here for more Three more cranes for Burchardkai Three monster dual hoist ZPMC cranes have just arrived at HHLA's CTB Hamburg terminal... Click here for more Palfinger terminates TTS takeover bid Palfinger Marine GmbH is not proceeding with its offer to buy shares in TTS Group ASA... Click here for more Driver shortages highlighted again The Food Storage & Distribution Federation has issued a warning about truck driver shortages... Click here for more All-electric Mercedes-Benz truck Daimler Trucks has developed the Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck, powered exclusively by electric motor with onboard batteries... Click here for more Biggest ship yet at Philadelphia MSC SOPHIA CELESTE, with a capacity of 8819 TEU, recently became the largest container vessel to call at the port of Philadelphia to date... Click here for more Maersk cuts back on Chinese feeders Maersk Line is to revamp its feeder shipping network in China by slashing the number of ports it serves.... Click here for more River freight in Bermondsey Almost 100 office units will be floating up the River Thames to Bermondsey this week as Tideway delivers its first site offices by river, helping to reduce the number of lorries on local roads... 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 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 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 Breakbulk Americas 2016 26-29 September 2016 George R. 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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.