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 ILA planning to shutdown East and Gulf Coasts A date has not yet been fixed, but the ILA is planning a national day of action sometime over the next two weeks as it takes another crack at eliminating the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbour.... Click here for more Rickmers Maritime on the edge Rickmers Maritime, which is managed by Rickmers Trust Management (RTM), is teetering on the edge of insolvency... Click here for more Sinking feeling in Liverpool2 Earlier this month part of the quay at Peel Ports' new Liverpool2 terminal collapsed... Click here for more Three in for Townsville Port of Townsville Limited (POTL) has announced three companies have been shortlisted and invited to submit proposals to operate the Berth 4 container and general cargo terminal at Townsville Port.... Click here for more New cranes for Port Elizabeth APM Terminals has increased its investment plans for Port Elizabeth to $200M, including the purchase of four new cranes.... Click here for more Short and sharp in Belgium Belgian seaports jointly handled a record 149.3 Mt of shortsea cargo in 2016, a 3% rise year-on-year... Click here for more ABP Ipswich busier still ABP Ipswich has broken records again as the port welcomed larger vessels and saw a surge in ship calls in 2016... Click here for more Sohar surges past 600,000 TEU Oman's Sohar Port and Freezone handled approximately 619,000 TEU and over 2.3Mt of breakbulk cargo in 2016, up 15% and 18% respectively.... Click here for more Boost for JWP Wilhelmshaven Eurogate has announced that six more lines will call at its Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven concession from April 2017... Click here for more Betuwe Line - "third track" delay The German/Dutch "pinch point" for the freight-only line is unlikely to be removed until after 2022... Click here for more Key U-turn on gigaliners The German federal state of Nordrhein Westfalen (NRW, North Rhine Westfalia) is dropping its objections to the 25.25m (3 TEU) gigaliner truck... Click here for more DFDS takes GARDENIA SEAWAYS DFDS Seaways has taken delivery of the first of two new ro-ro freighters from Flensburg Shipyard... Click here for more Deurganck dock "open round the clock" From 20th March, trucks will be able to deliver or collect containers at Antwerp's Deurganckdok container terminals at night on a 24/5 basis... 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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 Asia 2017 Intermodal Asia in Shanghai is the perfect opportunity for global professionals to come together to network, do business and encourage the healthy and sustainable development of modern intermodal transport. 21-23 March 2017 SWEECC, Shanghai, China Click here for more information FEATURED EVENT TOC Asia 2017 TOC Asia is a market-focused conference & exhibition which takes place annually in one of the world's key shipping hubs, bringing together shippers, logistics providers, shipping lines, 3PLs, ports, terminals and other key audiences. 25 - 26 April 2017 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 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 ICHCA International - Dangerous Goods Seminar 6 March 2017 TT Club, London United Kingdom 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 Brexit - The Impact on Perishable Logistics 29 March 2017 Cavendish Hotel, London UK Click here for more information Navis World 2017 27-30 March 2017 InterContinental Hotel San Francisco USA Click here for more information Multimodal 2017 4-6 April 2017 NEC Birmingham United Kingdom Click here for more information Breakbulk Russia 2017 18-20 April 2017 Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center- Moscow Russia Click here for more information TransRussia/TransLogistica 18 - 20 April 2017 Crocus Expo, Pavilion 1,  Moscow Russia Click here for more information TOC Asia 2017 25 - 26 April 2017 Marina Bay Sands Singapore Click here for more information Breakbulk Europe 2017 24-26 April 2017 Antwerp Expo Antwerp Belgium Click here for more information TOC Europe 2017 27 - 29 June 2017 RAI Amsterdam The Netherlands Click here for more information ICHCA's 65th Anniversary Event 2-6 October 2017 Las Palmas Gran Canaria Click here for more information Powered by Blogger.