Road/rail “quick change”

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A new self-sustaining (no cranes or reach stackers needed) road/rail transfer system, initially aimed at 7-9m swap bodies, has been introduc...

Signs of wagon life?

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The general slowdown in the world economy made itself felt in the freight wagon building industry, but there is German interest in a new mul...

Different avenues to IT

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A standard IT solution is to purchase software built around a relational database, but alternative solutions may slowly be gaining ground in...

Amsterdam to share an IT future

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Hans Gerson, chief executive officer of the Amsterdam Port Authority (Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf Amsterdam) has some very clear ideas on what...

Hidd in the open

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In March the Hidd industrial port project was finally launched in Bahrain, with Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa laying t...

Eico liner still a hot prospect

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The manufacture of high strength thermal liners remains the speciality of US-based Eico Inc, which has been developing and refining its Fres...

Maersk big push

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As part of the deal to increase its stake in ECT to 79 percent, the EU required Hutchison to sell its 33 percent stake in the Maersk Delta t...

Box financing opportunities remain

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Predictably, given the recent poor performance of the global transport sector, demand for container funding has fallen dramatically during t...

D&L’s DIY

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Last month the first non-B Cargo (SNCB Freight) train rolled on the Belgian network, with containerised car parts for BMW from Duisburg to A...

Wrong place at the wrong time?

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Despite being one of the most modern and well-equipped container terminals in Europe with excellent road, rail and inland waterway connectio...

Dry bulk cargoes are in the bag

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Liner bags designed for the carriage of containerised dry bulk are still gaining in popularity as shippers of a growing range of products sw...

Powering ahead in South Africa

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The market for container liners in southern Africa is still served mainly by Power Plastics SA, a subsidiary of the UK-based Power Plastics ...

CIT changes ahead

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One longstanding provider of financing/resources for container investment is US-based CIT Group, although this firm has adopted a relatively...

Power up the different options

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While there are various, proven ways of supplying power to rail-mounted cranes, until now there has been no alternative to on-board diesel g...

Paper handling changes gear

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Kalmar has launched a new FLT for paper roll handling. The DCD80-6H truck was shown at both the Hannover Fair and the CV show in Birmingham,...

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