Airbuses by sea

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As previously reported in WorldCargo News (February 2002, p21), Airbus Industries is forming a shipping company with France Euro Tramp (Loui...

New operator for Packer

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Greenwich Terminals LLC has taken over responsibility for stevedoring and terminal operations at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal (PAMT) in...

Suape breakthrough soon?

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International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is hoping to restore normal operations soon at its Suape terminal in Pernambuco, Brazi...

Port of Eden in paradise

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The small port of Eden in New South Wales is in line for a major boost following the Australian Federal Government's decision to build a new...

Puerto Bolivar to be privatised

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Puerto Bolivar, South America's principal banana exporting port, is to be privatised before the end of the year under plans laid out by the ...

GRP bags PVC contract

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Belgium-based Solvin, a Solvay/BASF company, has awarded a contract to Swiss intermodal operator GRP Multi Logistics to transport and distri...

New barge service on the Weser

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Weser Mittellandkanal Container Service (WCMS) is a new container barge shuttle service being offered by nine companies based in Bremen, Low...

Altamira flies high

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The Mexican Port of Altamira (Puerto Altamira) saw a 13.3 percent increase in container throughput last year, handling a total of 206,864 TE...

BNSF/NS guarantee service

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Last month Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) announced the introduction of w...

Noble to build ore terminal

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Hong Kong-based commodities trader Noble Group, one of the largest iron ore suppliers to China, has signed a letter of intent with the Chine...

New FLT shock monitor

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UK-based Lamerholm Fleming has launched a new range of shock monitoring products for fork lift trucks, which, the company says, will reduce ...

Kone Corporation taking over Partek

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As this issue was going to press, it looked as though Kone Corporation had succeeded in taking control of Partek (and thereby Kalmar Industr...

B&Q opts for feeders

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To serve its north England distribution centres, B&Q, a leading UK hardware/DIY retail chain, has switched to feeder services over ABP Immin...

New Dutch rail ferry?

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A number of parties, including the Amsterdam Port Authority (GHA) and the Anglo-Dutch steel giant Corus are studying the possibility of intr...

USWC crane deliveries

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The first four of at least 10 superpost-Panamax Noell cranes (64m outreach, sufficient for 22-wide deck stows) arrived at the Maersk Sealand...

New Paceco licensee

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Paceco Corp has provided information on its new licensee for South Africa, Mozambique, Angola and Namibia, for its range of Portainer, Trans...

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