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The importance of adequate lashing on board ro-ro ships has been driven home by a recent incident involving modern drive, a 33,000 gt car ca...

Stora sticks to (is stuck with?) rail

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Stora Enso surprised many observers when it decided to transfer its Swedish paper traffic bound for southern Britain to rail in Zeebrugge an...

Fighting to stay in the big league

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Following an intensive strategic review, the Port of Gohenburg (Goteborg) has decided that its future lies in being a deepsea gateway to Sca...

DFDS weighs up its options

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The sale of its logistics division last year provided DFDS with the opportunity to refocus on core shipping activities...

Elme spreads its market share

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Almhults Konstruktions AB (Elme) in Sweden is the world's biggest independent container spreader manufacturer and, says founder and chairman...

Ikea to build train sets

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Ikea Rail AB was set up earlier this year (WorldCargo News, March 2001, p14), marking the giant furniture retailer's frustration at the inab...

It’s tough for BC Rail

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Provincially owned BC Rail, Canada's third largest railway, was hit hard by plant closures in BC's coal and forest product industries and ot...

Slicing the intermodal cake

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Both Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CPR) are investing in new infrastructure and introducing new services as intermodal volume...

Enter Scotline

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Scotline Ferries vof, based in Vlissingen, is set to launch a freight-only ferry service between the Dutch port and Leith (Edinburgh). Scotl...

What’s in a fee?

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Port tenants may be asked to pay much higher rents as a result of the CMA....

Ports seek more autonomy

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Although governed by different federal and state structures, Canada's top ports still have to compete for traffic with US ports. The Associa...

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