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 ZIM books another loss ZIM's average freight rate per TEU in Q1 2017 rose just 1%, and the carrier is still operating in the red.... Click here for more Norway scales down autonomous ships The first autonomous container vessel might not be a giant container vessel sailing on the open ocean, but a 120 TEU feeder vessel carrying fertilizer products less than 20 nautical miles.... Click here for more Networked trucks from DB Schenker and MAN The logistics giant and truck maker are intensifing their partnership for autonomous driving... Click here for more Montecon LHM 800s commissioned Owners of the Liebherr Group visited Montevideo for the inauguration of the two largest container-handling mobile harbour cranes in the world - four years from concept in Rostock to commissioning... Click here for more ICTSI logs 12% revenue increase in Q1 2017 Revenue was up 12% to US$297.2M with EBITDA up 21% to US$147M. Throughout grew 11% to 2.3M TEU... Click here for more Orbcomm VesselConnect for Tote TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico has selected ORBCOMM to provide its GSM-based VesselConnect solution to remotely manage reefer containers at sea.... Click here for more COSCO DEVELOPMENT calls Virginia The 13,092 TEU COSCO DEVELOPMENT makes its maiden call at the Port of Virginia.... Click here for more Maersk expands Indian options In response to growing trade to/from the country and in the interest of improving service reliability and improving transit times, particularly for cargo originating from/destined for inland locations, Maersk is to schedule regular calls at Pipavav in north western India.... Click here for more BPA defends Le Touquet treaty The British Ports Association has come out in defence of UK border controls in Calais... Click here for more Crane down in Dubai An accident at Jebel Ali leaves one crane toppled, another damaged, and 10 people injured.... Click here for more New owner for CS Leasing CARU Containers has sold its stake in CS Leasing to Mass Capital.... Click here for more Buiscar for Antwerp Gateway DP World Antwerp Gateway has ordered 16 2TEU terminal trailers from Dutch manufacturer Buiscar for operation as MTS drawbars... Click here for more BASF revolutionises internal plant logistics A new integrated storage and logistics concept will help BASF significantly reduce logistics costs at its Ludwigshafen site, where transport volumes amount to 20 Mtpa... Click here for more Montreal holds steady Montreal's container traffic growth was flat last year.... Click here for more Samskip unveils carbon calculator Samskip has introduced an online CO2 footprint calculator designed to visualise the benefits when using multimodal transport versus road transport... Click here for more Portrix tackles demurrage Portrix Logistic Software is developing a software aimed at tackling demurrage and detention charges... Click here for more TRAC Intermodal refurbishes NE fleet Over 30% of the chassis in TRAC Intermodal's Metro Pool have now been refurbished.... Click here for more Den Hartogh to buy Bulkcon Den Hartogh Holding BV and Bulkcon Transport AB have announced a sale and purchase agreement... Click here for more SAAM reports sharp income fall SAAM has reported net income of US$ 8.1M for Q1 2017, a decrease of US$14.7M (64%) year-on-year... Click here for more Off-dock EC at London Gateway A new off-dock empty container storage yard is to be opened at DP World London Gateway, run by Solent Stevedores... Click here for more Sappi Southern Africa links with K&N Kuehne + Nagel is now managing around 80,000 TEU/year of seafreight pulp exports for Sappi Southern Africa... 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. If you have mislaid your password, enter your email address - angelo.evangelista2006.schedule@blogger.com - into 'Your email address' and click on 'Remind me': your password will be emailed immediately to that email address. 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