December, 2002 ‣ WorldCargo News ‣ Page 4

CargoSprinter seeks the niches

News15 Dec 2002

Australia's CRT Group is blazing a new trail for rail in the country with the introduction of the CRT CargoSprinter bi-directional lightweig...

Dunkirk-Charleroi canal opened up

News1 Dec 2002

Two remarkable feats of civil engineering have opened the inland waterway between the Port of Dunkirk and the Belgian inland Port of Charler...

Power Plastics SA put up for sale

News1 Dec 2002

South African bulk container liner manufacturer Power Plastics SAhas been put up for sale following the announcement that its founder and ma...

Vizhinjam revisited

News1 Dec 2002

The south Indian state of Kerala has floated a tender inviting expressions of interest from consultants to assist in developing Vizhinjam po...

Antwerp gets MSC shock

News1 Dec 2002

MSC, Antwerp's biggest customer with a throughput of 1.8 mill TEUlast year, has pulled out of its joint venture project with Hessenoordnatie...

US port lock-out slows Hong Kong

News1 Dec 2002

The 10-day lock-out of US west coast ports pushed throughput growth at Hong Kong's Kwai Chung container port down to 2.5 percent in October ...

TK inaugurates Chinese plant

News1 Dec 2002

In a colourful ceremony on November 21, Thermo King formally inaugurated its new reefer container machinery manufacturing facility in Suzhou...

Crowley opts for domestic boxes

News1 Dec 2002

US-based Crowley Liner Services recently placed its first orders for US domestic container equipment for deployment on its US East Coast, Ca...

TOPMAN at ICTSI

News1 Dec 2002

Manila-based ICTSI has unveiled the first Philippine-made terminal software, with features which reportedly reflect its view that "all monit...

Suttons expanding niche role

News1 Dec 2002

While continuing to concentrate on providing shippers of specialised products with value-added tank container services, Suttons Internationa...

Mundra rail plans

News1 Dec 2002

India's Mundra port in the western state of Gujarat has signed a deal with the government-owned Indian Railways (IR) to design, build, finan...

Dana-Spicer investment

News1 Dec 2002

Dana Corporation has opened state-of-the-art R&D centre for its Spicer off-highway products division in Bruges, Belgium....

IAS adds Interdom

News1 Dec 2002

Independent stacktrain operator Interdom Partners has become the latest company to adopt International Asset Systems (IAS)' InterBox intermo...

MGT renews Montreal lease..

News1 Dec 2002

Montreal Gateway Terminals (MGT) has signed a new 20-year lease with the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) to operate the Racine and Cast contai...

Vervat/ECT fight it out

News1 Dec 2002

Uniport and its Waalhaven, Rotterdam, neighbour Hanno, both owned by J M Vervat, are together expected to handle 525,000 TEUthis year....

DB Cargo inks Hangartner deal

News1 Dec 2002

DB Cargo has completed its much-publicised takeover of Swiss forwarding company Hangartner AG....

CargoSprinter seeks the niches

Dunkirk-Charleroi canal opened up

Power Plastics SA put up for sale

Vizhinjam revisited

Antwerp gets MSC shock

US port lock-out slows Hong Kong

TK inaugurates Chinese plant

Crowley opts for domestic boxes

TOPMAN at ICTSI

Suttons expanding niche role

Mundra rail plans

Dana-Spicer investment

IAS adds Interdom

MGT renews Montreal lease..

Vervat/ECT fight it out

DB Cargo inks Hangartner deal

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ATF 2024 kicks off in Abidjan: “Africa has one big advantage”

Imports steaming into San Pedro

Biden administration won’t intervene as imminent East Coast strike looms

US ports breathe sigh of relief as tariff exemption saves US$ 130m

CIG urges immediate action on container inspection reporting

CargoSprinter seeks the niches

Dunkirk-Charleroi canal opened up

Power Plastics SA put up for sale

Newsletter signup

ATF 2024 kicks off in Abidjan: “Africa has one big advantage”

Imports steaming into San Pedro

Biden administration won’t intervene as imminent East Coast strike looms

US ports breathe sigh of relief as tariff exemption saves US$ 130m

CIG urges immediate action on container inspection reporting

DSV wins bid to acquire DB Schenker

DB Management Board signs agreement to sell DB Schenker to DSV

ZPMC to supply STS & RTG cranes for AD Ports’ projects in Africa

Hutchison Ports BEST commissions electric reach stacker

USTR exempts STS crane orders arriving by May, 2026 from 25% tariff