Still going for Gold

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Despite the generally weaker market of 2001, Gold Container SA is continuing to invest heavily in new containers....

Burg Intermodal to the fore

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The activities of the three tank container manufacturers in the Burg Group - WEW, LAG and Welfit Oddy - as well as the specialist output of ...

…and new flat car

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Also launched by DB Cargo AG at Munich, together with Green-brier Europe, was a new 4-axle flat wagon specially designed for transporting me...

HPH acquires IIHC

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Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) is set to add another eight container terminals to its portfolio after sigining an agreement with Philippines-...

New shuttle straddle

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Belotti Handling SpA is working on the prototype of a low-height (1 over 0) "Shuttle" straddle carrier which, as with the concept already be...

Problems mounting for Jindo

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Beleaguered box builder Jindo Corporation has been forced to apply for court receivership in order to protect its assets and capital from th...

Svendborg belts up

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Last November Svendborg Brakes of Denmark supplied and installed five intelligent braking systems for a belt conveyor upgrade supplied, by F...

Optimism in marine insurance market

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Although the marine insurance market is likely to harden over the medium term, the degree of hardening is unlikely to be of the same order a...

LXE shapes up in Bristol

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Bristol Port Company (BPC) in the UK, working in partnership with OCN (The Open Consultancy Network), has completed installation of an LXE d...

Weight of the evidence

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The strategy of Dutch grab manufacturer Nemag provides a good insight into the changing demands of the industry. By concentrating on very bi...

New reels for MHCs

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Hartmann and Konig of Germany has developed a new cable reel particularly suited to mobile harbour crane (MHC) applications....

Software options abound

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Terminal operating software is evolving at a rapid pace and there are plenty of new options, for smaller terminals in particular...

Embarking on new control system

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A new container management system has recently been installed in the Port of Oakland's Ben E Nutter container terminal, a 65-acre facility o...

The brakes from Brazil

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A range of thruster disc brakes as well as Eldro thrusters and shoe brakes is available from EMH Electromecanica e Hidraulica Ltda, based in...

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