MMC still keen on PTP stake

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Malaysia Mining Corp (MMC) is still interested in taking a controlling stake in the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) and is prepared to negotia...

CSXWT quits Brisbane

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Just six months after confidently talking up its prospects in Australia, CSX World Terminals (CSXWT) has quit its Brisbane operations and si...

…Metroport expands

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The NZ port of Tauranga's successful Metroport Auckland inland port service, operated in partnership with Tranz Rail, is being enhanced and ...

IMDG Code left wanting

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Delegates to the 6th Session of IMO's Sub-committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC 6) made known their worries over t...

…FTA weighs in

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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has weighed in against the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA)'s freight strategy, saying it fails to add...

Baltkran staying busy

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Baltkran JSC, based in Kaliningrad, is building a new widespan (55m) RMG for the Port of St Petersburg, being equipped with a slewing magnet...

Carriers oppose Klang rate hikes

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Mainline operators calling at Malaysia's Port Klang have threatened to relocate their transhipment business to Singapore if terminal operato...

Contec launches chassis solution

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German engineering consulting group Contec has augmented its swap body construction programme with the development of a lightweight 45ft cha...

Heavier by air

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A new roller bed loading system developed by UK-based Air Charter Service (ACS) and Viking Aviation is claimed to be able to cut the cost of...

IAS link up

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International Asset System (IAS), which provides asset management solutions to the container shipping industry, has selected webMethods, Inc...

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....

Shanghai overseas exclusion zone?

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According to informed sources, international port operators have been barred from taking equity stakes in the first phase of Shanghai's mass...

Altenwerder on the ball

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Hamburg's new DM1.3 bill state-of-the-art container terminal at Altenwerder (CTA) is due to be commissioned in October and the first ship sh...

Patrick’s inland moves

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Patrick's acquisition of CSXWT's Brisbane assets (see p1 this issue) is just the latest in what is rapidly shaping as an accelerated expansi...

Delmas wins first BoxPoints award

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Delmas has become the first lessee to win an award under Gateway Container's innovative BoxPoints programme. The French operator received th...

North China hub port in the making

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China will develop at least one hub port in the north as trade volumes soar on the back of the area's expanding economy, which will be furth...

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