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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 Hamburg Sud to Maersk The Oetker family has issued a statement in German confirming that it intends to sell Hamburg Sud to Maersk Line... Click here for more NYK orders another 4700 reefer boxes NYK has placed an order for 4700 additional 40ft refrigerated containers, and deliveries of the new containers have just commenced... Click here for more Prophet Systems adds INTTRA Prophet Systems will integrate INTTRA's suite of ocean shipping Services into its software for the perishable food and horticultural industry... Click here for more "Terminal operators face a perfect storm" Container shipping lines are in danger of putting future port investment at risk in their demands for terminal handling cost reductions, according to the latest Ports and Terminals Insight report from Drewry... Click here for more Cargo tracking forecast to boom Berg Insight finds the number of tracking devices on trailers, intermodal containers, air freight boxes and cargo pallets reached 2.9M units at the end of 2015, and is forecast to hit 8.1M by 2020.... Click here for more Telematics for "Just-in-Sequence" manufacturing GateHouse Logistics and Schmitz Cargobull Telematics in agreement with Magna International for real-time parts tracking.... Click here for more TransAtlantic to be wound up In the light of the current market and a bleak outlook, Viking Supply Ships has decided to close down its ro-ro/general cargo affiliate Rederi TransAtlantic AB progressively over the next 12 months... Click here for more LBCT adds solar panels Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) strengthens its claim to be the world's greenest box terminal with new solar power system.... Click here for more DB Antwerp-Rhine shuttle DB Cargo is set to launch a new daily intermodal and conventional wagons service between Belgium and Germany early next year... Click here for more Konecranes obtains Chinese approval for merger Konecranes has received approval from the Ministry of Commerce, the competition authority in China, for its pending acquisition of Terex's Materials Handling and Port Solutions business... Click here for more A lashing for Unifeeder Unifeeder faces a dockworkers' protest at its Aarhus, Denmark heaquarters, this Friday, 2nd December over lashing arrangements... Click here for more Olive Bay calls Tacoma The Northwest Seaport Alliance welcomes world's largest single-deck, self trimming log carrier to Tacoma.... Click here for more Cavotec rings the changes Chairman Stefan Widegren and CEO Ottonel Popesco will hand over leadership of Cavotec SA during 2017, and Patrik Tigerschiold has been appointed as Deputy Chairman... Click here for more Maersk moves for Hamburg Sud? The Oetker family is reported to be in negotiations to sell Hamburg Sud, and Maersk is said to an interested buyer.... Click here for more Containers moving at CentrePort After an earthquake left CentrePort Wellington's gantry cranes stranded, an MSC geared vessel allows the port to handle some containers.... Click here for more Platooning trials for Germany DB Schenker and truck maker MAN have signed a MoU to develop and test networked truck convoys... Click here for more Hey, big spender! UK-based shipping analyst VesselsValue has provided latest information on spending in the dry bulk market... Click here for more IBJ annual awards The annual IBJ awards event took place in London, England last week... Click here for more Contargo to quit Germersheim Multimodal logistics company Contargo will terminate its contract to operate the container terminal in the German Rhine port of Germersheim... Click here for more Grain and project cargoes dominate Seaway October saw a steady flow of traditional cargoes along the Great Lakes St Lawrence Seaway system... Click here for more K Line upgrades Australian ro-ro services Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha is enhancing its Thailand-Australia ro-ro service by introducing an anti-clockwise loop to complement the existing clockwise loop... Click here for more Waste not, want not An innovative waste recycling project involving Pembroke Dock in Wales was recently announced a winner at the Wales National Transport Awards... 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. 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