Alameda Corridor opening

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The grand opening of the Alameda Corridor will take place on Friday, 12th April and the first trains will begin running in it shortly after....

RTG topples at Yusen

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Last September a serious accident with an RTG - a 4-wheeled Paceco Transtainer - occurred at Los Angeles' berth 214, operated by NYK's Yusen...

90 tonne RMG

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Konecranes’ new, all-ac RMG at DFDS Tor Line’s NTL terminal in Immingham, UK, is fitted with 2 x 60 tonne hoists and has an SWL ...

New owners for Windhoff

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Ailing Windhoff AG in Rheine, known for its special purpose vehicles for railway maintenance including Cargo-Sprinter MPVs, has been taken o...

Megacombi for cars

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Spain-based intermodal rail operator Transfesa has succsessfully exploited the Megacombi swap body design for several years to move automoti...

PNG ports for sale

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The Papua New Guinea government hopes to complete the privatisation of the country's ports by May 31, although no details of prospective buy...

Stinnes for sale

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Stinnes AG, the parent company of Schenker, one of the world's largest freight forwarders, is up for sale. Majority shareholder E.on AG (a u...

Shipping portal race hotting up

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By the end of 2001, the three major liner shipping portals had nailed their colours to the mast and revealed quite different strategies....

Crane transport prefers an erect posture

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With the container crane manufacturing sector hitting record deliveries in the past 12-15 months, crane transport specialists have experienc...

French combi-blues

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CNC Transports, majority-owned by SNCF, plans to cut staff by a further 10 per cent in the coming months to stem losses, thus continuing the...

Kalmar sales up

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Kalmar Industries has reported a 24 per cent increase in net sales in 2001 to almost E796 mill, with a 19 per cent return on capital employe...

Sicom bulker demand

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Italian container and swap body manufacturer Sicom SpA reports growing demand for its range of 30 ft dry bulk containers. Recent customers i...

DB Cargo/AVG deal

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DB Cargo has reached agreement with AVG Albtal Verkehrs Gesellschaft, a private rail operators' group, to run rail cargo terminals in south ...

Bertschi grows in Antwerp

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Tank operator Bertschi AG has strengthened its tank service infrastructure in the port of Antwerp with the acquisition of the Containercare ...

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