2001 ‣ WorldCargo News ‣ Page 4

Kaohsiung threat to Hong Kong

News1 Dec 2001

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...

Brunswick adds new auto berth

News1 Dec 2001

A new berth to accommodate the growing volume of automobiles, machinery, heavy equipment and project cargo handled via the Georgia Ports Aut...

RTS rolling on

News1 Dec 2001

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

Noell Sprinter carrier

News1 Dec 2001

Noell Crane Systems has launched its low height (1 on 1 or 4.2m lift height) straddle carrier design, aimed at speeding the transfer between...

Hong Kong terminal freeze

News1 Dec 2001

With throughput at Kwai Chung container port declining, the Port and Maritime Board (PMB) has decided that Hong Kong will not need a new con...

New Oz truck stop

News1 Dec 2001

Port of Brisbane Corporation (PBC) is adding to its suite of transport and logistics industries services and facilities at its Fisherman Isl...

VTG-Lehnkering bags CAIB

News1 Dec 2001

Subject to approval from the competition authorities in Brussels, VTG-Lehnkering AG, part of the Hapag-Lloyd group, is to acquire the Europe...

SAIC E-PIT deal

News1 Dec 2001

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a contract to provide Enhanced Pedestal Imaging technology (E-PIT) to...

Roadrunner enters the fray

News1 Dec 2001

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

Kalmar books SA straddles

News1 Dec 2001

Kalmar Industries has booked an order worth at least E30 mill to supply SA Port Operations (the operating arm of the former Portnet) with st...

Singamas moves in on TIMCO…

News1 Dec 2001

Singamas Container Holdings has stolen a considerable march on rival container manufacturer China International Marine Containers (CIMC) by ...

Salvador Union loan

News1 Dec 2001

The Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) has signed an ODA (non-Official Development Assistance) loan agrement totalling Y11.233...

Mixed year for NZ ports

News1 Dec 2001

New Zealand's second-tier ports have reported contrasting results for the last financial year, revealing considerable vulnerability in parti...

EXSIF takes TPI fleet

News1 Dec 2001

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

New fixing cone from MacGregor

News1 Dec 2001

MacGregor has added a new design of automatic fixing cone (AFC) to its range of OSHA-compliant container securing systems. Designed for on-d...

Boot on the other foot

News1 Dec 2001

The New Zealand High Court has held that Wellington port company CentrePort Ltd is not obliged to provide port services to coastal operator ...

Kaohsiung threat to Hong Kong

Brunswick adds new auto berth

RTS rolling on

Noell Sprinter carrier

Hong Kong terminal freeze

New Oz truck stop

VTG-Lehnkering bags CAIB

SAIC E-PIT deal

Roadrunner enters the fray

Kalmar books SA straddles

Singamas moves in on TIMCO…

Salvador Union loan

Mixed year for NZ ports

EXSIF takes TPI fleet

New fixing cone from MacGregor

Boot on the other foot

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ATF 2024 kicks off in Abidjan: “Africa has one big advantage”

Imports steaming into San Pedro

Biden administration won’t intervene as imminent East Coast strike looms

US ports breathe sigh of relief as tariff exemption saves US$ 130m

CIG urges immediate action on container inspection reporting

Kaohsiung threat to Hong Kong

Brunswick adds new auto berth

RTS rolling on

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ATF 2024 kicks off in Abidjan: “Africa has one big advantage”

Imports steaming into San Pedro

Biden administration won’t intervene as imminent East Coast strike looms

US ports breathe sigh of relief as tariff exemption saves US$ 130m

CIG urges immediate action on container inspection reporting

DSV wins bid to acquire DB Schenker

DB Management Board signs agreement to sell DB Schenker to DSV

ZPMC to supply STS & RTG cranes for AD Ports’ projects in Africa

Hutchison Ports BEST commissions electric reach stacker

USTR exempts STS crane orders arriving by May, 2026 from 25% tariff