Wagons roll

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Indian rail wagon manufacturers have received a boost with Indian Railways (IR), their main customer, announcing it will increase its order ...

In the Vans

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While the Port of Vancouver, BC has announced a major expansion programme (WorldCargo News, September 2002, pp19-21), its smaller USnamesake...

Indonesia plans two hub ports.

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The Indonesian government has decided to develop two international hub ports with a combined annual capacity of 10 mill TEU....

Kalmar lines up Hollandia

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Hard on the heels of its Tampere product lines' outsourcing agreement with TPgroup (see WorldCargo News January 2003, p36), Kalmar Industrie...

Lotschberg – what’s the point?

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Alberto Grisone, managing director of RAlpin AG (Ralpin), has launched an attack on the Italian authorities' dilatory approach to improving ...

Igus goes vertical

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Now well-established in the container crane market with chains for trolley and long travel use, Igus is looking to extend its range by devel...

JNP/Kochi boost.

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In its budget presented on February 28, the Indian government has decided to introduce a "viability gap" fund for Jawaharlal Nehru (JNP) and...

Upgrade for Nacala

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Following investments at Beira and Maputo, facilities at the Port of Nacala are to be modernised and improved over the next three years. Moz...

Mexican traffic increase

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Mexico's ports saw an overall 10 percent increase in tonnage handled during 2002 - double the original forecast for the year....

Savannah additions

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Two Konecranes superpost-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes arrived at the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal at the end of last month. The l...

Greenbrier Europe looking up

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The Greenbrier Companies says that its move to restructure its European operations, aimed at improving financial performance and recapitalis...

Hat back in the ring

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Young An Hat Company Ltd (YAHC), which recently bought Clark Material Handling Company (CMHC) in the USA to bring it out of bankruptcy (see ...

PSA/Cosco terminal talks

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China Ocean Shipping Co (Cosco) is in talks with Singapore port operator PSA Corp about owning or having a joint venture container terminal ...

.snub for Vallarpadam

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The proposed Vallarpadam international container transhipment terminal near Kochi has received a poor response from potential bidders. Only ...

The end of an era

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Jindo Corp has finally decided to call it a day at its original dry freight container/chassis manufacturing plant in Inchon, Korea....

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