DFDS Tor Line moves up a gear

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Acquisition of Lisco's ro-ro and ro-pax activities and a new deal with P&O Ferrymasters will further strengthen Tor Line's position in the B...

China Shipping 9000 TEU ships

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The China Shipping Group has signed a letter of intent with Korean shipyard Samsung for the construction of five 9000 TEU containerships....

Inspection directory online

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The Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) has published its 2001 Inspection Directory on its website at www.iicl.org....

San Diego’s Tenth move

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The Port of San Diego has been given the go-ahead by its board of commissioners to build a new 33-acre container terminal on San Diego Bay. ...

Feel fine with fine filtration

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Improved filter systems for engines, hydraulic systems and transmissions are starting to gain acceptance in the cargo handling industry as m...

ICTSI container traffic surge

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A 24 per cent increase in its worldwide traffic enabled International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) to return to the black at the ...

Hitching up to higher levels

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Most terminal tractor suppliers in the ports industry experienced a sharp increase in sales in the past 12-18 months and for some at least t...

Stepping up the Hunt

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To cater for growing international intermodal traffic, the Port of Huntsville, Alabama, is to invest US$10 mill to develop the 45-acre North...

Copenhagen-Berlin link?

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Danish/German ferry operator Scandlines AG has presented plans for a fast train-ferry connection between Copenhagen and Berlin....

Make black magic turn green

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The ports industry, particularly in Europe, is waking up to the fact that tyres can be as much a problem when they are changed as when they ...

More power for gensets

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Growing demand for its range of reefer powerpacks has led US-based Power Pool Plus Inc to open a new production and refurbishment facility i...

DFDS acquires Lithuanian line

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The Lithuanian Government has approved an agreement under which DFDS Tor Line will acquire the state owned shipping company LISCO....

Burning rubber is OK?

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With the EU restricting tyre dumping in landfill sites, carcase disposal is a growing problem. Long term storage above ground may also be ou...

On the driving range

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New car traffic has become an established feature of many Spanish ports and is steadily approaching the 2 mill units/year mark. But patterns...

Cosco Pacific profit dips

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Cosco Pacific has reported a 1.4 per cent fall in turnover in its core container leasing business for last year and an 11 per cent fall in p...

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