Cuxhaven fights its corner

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If Cuxhaven wants to develop its container business independently of the major currents of port policy and port politics, it will have to ov...

Setubal concession

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The Portuguese Port of Setubal is set to concede its common user general cargo/container terminal to the private sector....

Kalmar Nelcon’s wide boys

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Among the most interesting cranes on order are the two widespan (70m), post-Panamax cranes (with options for two more?) which Kalmar Nelcon ...

Spanish diversity

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Spanish container builder, Equimodal has committed strongly to the manufacture of swap bodies and palletwide equipment in recent years. The ...

Car logistics quality manual

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A new quality manual prepared by the European Car Transport Group of Interest (ECG) was launched in Brussels last month......

Any portal in a storm?

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Until autumn 2000, the idea that arch-independent Maersk Sealand would take the lead in creating an IT alliance in liner shipping would have...

European builders complete their swap

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Europe's box building industry has now all but completed its switch from ISO container to swap body production as the latest downturn in dem...

All steady on Italian front

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Leading Italian container builder Sicom Spa has now been producing swap bodies for almost five years. Production increased substantially fro...

Intermodal gains some self-respect

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The versatility and flexibility of container self-loading trailers are demonstrated by a number of new applications and some important new d...

Shanghai seeking deeper water

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The Port of Shanghai remains one of the fastest growing container ports in the world, but capacity constraints mean that pressure is buildin...

Contlift for Arhus

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Sweden-based CCH AB has supplied a Contlift mover to Aarhus Stevedoring Company (ASK) in the Port of Arhus. This is the first time that ASK ...

Spellar spells it out

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UK Transport Minister John Spellar has agreed a package of measures to help the beleagured road haulage industry. The Government will fund a...

Comeback Kombi kid!

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German UIRR combined transport operator Kombiverkehr bounced back last year after a very troubled 1999. It halted the traffic slide in the s...

APL China alliances

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APL Logistics has announced agreements with two of China's leading rail and road companies, which will significantly expand its supply chain...

Towards a new design of Jumbo crane

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The "jumbo" ships are coming: 9000, 12000 and even 15000 TEU. Ways have to be found to transfer containers between jumbo ship and quay and b...

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