Kaohsiung threat to Hong Kong

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The port of Hong Kong's biggest competitor may turn out to be Kaohsiung in Taiwan, not the Chinese ports of Shenzhen or Shanghai, once cross...

Stena rings changes

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Stena Line has announced a number of changes to its operation, which, the company says, are essential if the goal of returning to profitabil...

Roadrunner enters the fray

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Dutch engineering consultancy Ingenieursburo Praxis BV has come up with a new straddle carrier design for HTJ International....

Dutch to get on their cargo bikes

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A new 4-wheel (2 main axles) pedal bicycle with either a 1 m3 or a 2.5 m3 capacity cargo bin behind the half-recumbent cyclist has been intr...

…Adamoli port deal

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CVS has entered into a new co-operation agreement with a noted Italian builder of trailers and semi-trailers, Adamoli Car srl based near Man...

Solar sails for bulkers

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Australia-based Solar Sailor and unnamed Chinese partners are examining the feasibility of fitting a large sail incorporating lightweight so...

EXSIF takes TPI fleet

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EXSIF Worldwide, the world's largest tank lessor, has taken over tank container management agreements covering 3,300 tank containers and cha...

RTS rolling on

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The RTS Trailmaster rights and patents have been bought from Deloitte & Touche, the liquidators of Langar Engineering (see WorldCargo News, ...

Manila Centre progress

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Development of a 10 hectare multi-purpose terminal at Manila's harbour centre is moving into high gear even as its future operator, Harbour ...

PSA makes waves in the Adriatic

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Much to Luka Koper's irritation, PSA Sinport has offered to set up a new company to run the container terminals in Koper, Trieste and Venice...

Demag triumvirate

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With the imminent retirement of Eberhard Kuhn as president/CEO, Demag Mobile Cranes GmbH & Co KG is putting in place a new management struct...

Self-sustaining Neokemps

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Dutch yard Ravenstein Container Pontoon BV (RCP) in Dodewaard, which built the Neokemp inland navigation container vessels, has come up with...

Cobelfret ro-ro deal

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Cobelfret Ferries NV is to set up a new 56 hectare ro-ro terminal in the Port of Vlissingen. The deal announced by ZSP Zeeland Seaports (Vli...

Liscont bidding for Sotagus

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Liscont OC SA, the 83:17 Tertir: Eurogate operator of Lisbon's Liscont container terminal, is making a bid to take over Sotagus, the consort...

Upgrade for Calais

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The French Port of Calais has started work on a year-long, FF90 mill project to improve facilities for freight....

Balticum ferries

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Scandlines AG and the ports of Rostock and Sassnitz have come up with a new Baltic ferry network concept, dubbed "Via Mare Balticum," aimed ...

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