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One of Australia's most successful inland ports has been placed on the market after the private companies behind it went into voluntary admi...

Acciona acquires Trasmed

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Spanish construction group Acciona, in consortium with Matutes shipping line, has paid €259 mill for the 95.24 percent stake that state ho...

More on ITCO/TCA merger

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In the June issue of WorldCargo News (p1), it was reported that the members of the Tank Container Association (TCA) had agreed to merge thei...

PNG halts ports sale

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The new Papua New Guinea government has frozen the sale of the country's ports just days after its predecessor announced a preferred tendere...

Gottwald changes hands

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One of the biggest questions in the ports industry in recent months has been answered....

Timaru opts for Liebherr

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The Port of Timaru in the South Island of New Zealand has recently placed an order for two Liebherr LHM500 harbour mobile cranes for deliver...

Falklands project

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The Falkland Islands Government is to undertake more detailed studies of two linked sites for its proposed deepwater port (ie in excess of 1...

Melbourne strengthens links

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The Victorian government has announced a raft of port-related projects in parallel with its decision to merge the Melbourne Port Corporation...

Tranz Rail explains

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New Zealand rail freight operator Tranz Rail is struggling to restore investor confidence after its share price plummeted by almost 50 perce...

Zeebrugge water works

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It is understood that a cost-effective means of accessing the Rhine by water may soon be at hand for containers landed at the Belgian port o...

Contship revamps

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Contship Italia SpA has introduced a new structure based on four main divisions each with its own managing director. The change was reported...

Singamas takes Shanghai Hyundai

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Consolidation in the Chinese container manufacturing industry is continuing apace, with the latest move seeing Singamas Container Holdings s...

Valburg in doubt

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Construction of Multimodal Transport Centre (MTC) Valburg, the major new inland port planned near Nijmegen in the Netherlands, is in the bal...

Private rail under pressure

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A number of Australia's small private rail operators are believed to be up for sale or facing closure as ramifications of the formation of P...

Marseille looks to the water

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A new agreement has been signed between the Port Authority of Marseille (PAM), Cie Nationale du Rhone (CNR) and Voies Navigables de France (...

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