Largest reefer enters service

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The 4100 TEU p&o nedlloyd remuera recently made her maiden call at Auckland. Built by Samsung, the new vessel has an LOA of 281m, draught of...

New Linde 39X set for debut

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Linde has provided more information on its innovative 39X ic lift truck, which will be launched at next month's Hannover Fair (see WorldCarg...

US to amend tank discharge rules

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The US Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) is proposing to amend US hazardous materials regul...

BNSF bags Oakland

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The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and the Port of Oakland have reached an agreement for BNSF to operate the port's...

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...

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...

Port Said East Port settled?

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Construction work on the delayed Port Said East container terminal project is finally set to begin within the next two months, according to ...

Steelbridge completed

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The "Steelbridge" linking the AvestaPolarit (AP) mills in Avesta, Sweden, and Sheffield in the UK has been completed with the opening of the...

Rotterdam’s ship safety data online

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Mercator Software Inc of Wilton, Connecticut, has been selected by the Port of Rotterdam to provide integrated dangerous goods shipment and ...

HK bureaucracy slated…

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The future of Hong Kong as southern China's logistics hub is being endangered by "short-sighted bureaucrats" according to Sir Grodon Wu, cha...

New berths for Visakhapatnam

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As part of its privatisation plans, the Visakhapatanam (Vizag) Port Trust (VPT) in southern India is to award concessions on four new berths...

Positive signs for Genoa

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General cargo traffic in the port of Genoa increased 3.6 per cent last year to 22.2 mill tonnes, despite the post-911 slowdown. Container th...

Indian mobile crane appeal

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Port users and others are lobbying the Indian government to include harbour mobile cranes in the list of items identified in the 2002-03 bud...

Stevedores in Valencia merger

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Valencia's two multi-purpose terminal operators on Muelle de Levante are joining forces in a new entity to be known as TCV Stevedoring Compa...

New KN polymer terminal

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Katoen Natie Gulf Coast Inc, part of the Antwerp-based Katoen Natie logistics group, has commissioned the first phase of its new 75-acre Hou...

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