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It's about thinking together to find original integrated financial solutions to support the entire asset lifecycle of your equipment fleet.  See what counts:  click here for more information  Maersk Line and IBM in blockchain JV A.P. Moller - Maersk and IBM to establish a joint venture to develop and market blockchain technology for the shipping industry, offering an alternative to other collaboration platforms in the process.... Click here for more Charleston posts 9% growth Container volume handled at the South Carolina Ports Authority terminals topped 2.2M TEU in 2017.... Click here for more Konecranes in 5G move for smart cranes Konecranes has signed a three-year cooperation agreement for a private LTE mobile network leveraging "5G concepts".... Click here for more Istanbul canal route finalised Turkey has announced it has set the route for a new canal linking the Marmara and Black seas, an alternative route to the Bosphorus strait.... Click here for more Temasek and Kuehne + Nagel on the lookout for start-ups Companies sign a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture to invest globally in early stage companies developing cutting-edge technology for logistics and supply chains.... Click here for more Antwerp records 5th record in a row The port of Antwerp has achieved a record freight volume for the fifth straight year in a row. In 2017 the port handled 223.6 Mt of freight, an increase of 4.4% compared with the previous year... Click here for more HHMC STS cranes in Mauritius Qingdao Haixi Heavy-duty Machinery Co Ltd (HHMC) recently handed over two ship-to-shore container gantry cranes to CHCL Cargo Handling Corporation Ltd in Port Louis... Click here for more Blackberry launches security software for autonomous vehicles Launched at the Detroit auto show, Blackberry's new Jarvis software cybersecurity product for autonomous vehicles is also applicable for industrial automation.... Click here for more Seacom turns to LiftMover After some years' absence from the translifter market, the Seacom group has announced its return to serious active involvement, starting with the launch of a brand new version of its universal Liftmover model LM90/45... Click here for more Two more cranes at Antwerp Gateway DP World Antwerp Gateway is about to receive its two final STS cranes, bringing its quayside crane complement to eleven... Click here for more Singapore up 9% Growth of over 3 million TEU in Singapore in 2017 suggests PSA is wining the regional transhipment race, but the port operator is taking nothing for granted as it looks to the future.... Click here for more Enter Port-Liner electric barges By August 2018 the first full electric commercial canal barge in the world is to be launched in the Netherlands to connect Budel with the Port of Antwerp... Click here for more ICHCA International announces new members ICHCA has begun 2018 by welcoming seven new members: the National Maritime Safety Association (NMSA; Marine Transport International; Phoenix Terminal Solutions; Les Richings; Yilport; Peel Ports; and Yardeye... Click here for more More Kogel 14.9m long trailers on order Germany-based transport and logistic services company Elflein Spedition & Transport GmbH, based in Bamberg, is adding 10 Kogel Euro Trailer Mega Rails and 51 2-axle Mega units to its fleet... Click here for more SBB to adopt Savvy Telematics Savvy Telematics has a new customer: Schweizerische Bundesbahnen Swiss Federal Railways... Click here for more People in the news New CEO at CSX; IANA officers appointed; new IR director at Konecranes; Smith steps up to Hector Rail; changes at Brake Port; and other news of appointments known to WorldCargo News... Click here for more Port of Horsens adopts Lifeladder The Danish port will install the Lifeladder safety lader from fellow Danish company Port Safety. Other ports look set to follow... 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. Why not subscribe to the Market Briefing from Bulk Materials International? Just click here to subscribe and select the subjects that suit you. 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