Pitting problems

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Due to the many different aggressive and high-value chemical products a tank may be called upon to carry during its working life, corrosion ...

Maroli under threat

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Maroli, one of 10 deepwater ports planned by the western Indian state of Gujarat, could be in jeopardy because of strong opposition from loc...

Patrick pushing Broome

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Australian stevedore Patrick is to build a "modest" container terminal at the Port of Broome in the north west of Western Australian in anti...

Decision on mandatory IMDG Code deferred

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At its 72nd Session in London last month, IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 72) adopted Amendment No 30 to the International Maritime Dan...

Low height straddle under test

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Antwerp container terminal operator Hessenatie is testing a prototype 1 on 1 Sisu straddle carrier from Kalmar......

Reefer manufacturers bounce back

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Reefer container production is continuing its shift into China and is being increasingly concentrated into the hands of a few major players....

Consent goes for length…

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In response to market demand, Consent Equipment has taken delivery of 100 45ft palletwide containers from Italian manufacturer Sicom, the fi...

Paynter adds lease purchase option

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The introduction of a lease purchase arrangement to its range of tank container lease options has helped Port Elizabeth-based Paynter Trade ...

Separate Ram delivery

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NatSteel has delivered seven separating Twin 20 Ram spreaders to the Maersk Benelux terminal in Rotterdam for fitment to the Noell cranes......

DC fights rearguard action

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AC container crane drives are gaining in popularity, even for advanced high power applications......

Barge ID launch

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This month will see Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) introduce a new Barge Identity Card System (BID) in a bid to streamline the opera...

InterBox upgrade

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San Francisco-based International Asset Systems (IAS) has announced the release of the latest version of InterBox, its Internet-based contai...

Corrosion taped

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Genoa-based Q&C Srl is marketing a new product for the container industry, Zinc Tape, an anti-corrosion tape with electro-conductive glue ma...

Cornelder/IMCA for Amsterdam?

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Rotterdam-based trading company Cornelder and the IMCA group are considering a new container terminal in Amsterdam, on the north bank of the...

Keeping out the chill

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Canadian rail operator CN Intermodal has taken delivery of 125 53ft heated containers for the carriage of groceries and other cargoes that c...

HHLA/DB rail JV

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Hamburg container terminal operator Hamburger Hafen-und Lagerhaus AG (HHLA) and DB Cargo AG have signed a Letter of Intent to set up a joint...

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