April, 2003 ‣ WorldCargo News

A new Odyssey for truck traffic

News1 Apr 2003

Vancouver, BC-based design firm Robert Allan Ltd, well known in the tugboat field, has come up with a new ro-ro ferry design for trailers....

Setting standards with big trucks

News1 Apr 2003

Several big truck OEMs are moving quickly to standardise on engines that meet the American EPA Tier 2 and European Stage 2 emission regulati...

New box marketing company

News1 Apr 2003

A new company has been formed in the UK to promote a range of special container equipment in the European intermodal and offshore markets....

Dado unmasks ADAM

News1 Apr 2003

South Korea-based Dado Corporation, which pioneered the "paint mask" alternative to vinyl container decals, is now offering a machine specif...

Freight costs dent SNTG results

News1 Apr 2003

Reflecting the general situation in the tank container market, Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (SNTG) reports that despite strengthening ...

.. Mumbai interest

News1 Apr 2003

Six major companies have filed expressions of interest for the development of two new offshore container terminals on a 30 year build, opera...

Three in the dock

News1 Apr 2003

Melbourne Port Corporation (MPC) has finalised a shortlist of three for the development of a 10-hectare distripark and multipurpose terminal...

Ing Jelis Verschoof

News1 Apr 2003

We regret to report the death of Ing Jelis Verschoof, former chief engineer and technical director of Dutch crane maker Nelcon, who passed a...

SCA’s pulp action

News1 Apr 2003

Sweden's Port of Sundsvall Sundsvalls Hamn AB, which is operated by SCA Transforest AB, has developed a fully automatic pulp bale spreader w...

Gottwald adds RMGs

News1 Apr 2003

Gottwald Port Technology, the world's biggest harbour mobile crane supplier, has added widespan gantry cranes to its product portfolio, usin...

ATI and OroPort slug it out

News1 Apr 2003

Asian Terminals Inc (ATI) and OroPort Cargo Handling Services Inc are competing for the right to manage and operate Phase I of the Mindanao ...

Crowley adds domcons

News1 Apr 2003

Crowley Liner Services is in the market to acquire 750 45ft x 8ft 6in wide high cube container/chassis combinations under long term lease fo...

Intermodal bulk solutions

News1 Apr 2003

UK-based pneumatic conveying specialist Clyde Blowers has established a separate division, inBulk Technologies, to promote a new range of in...

Maputo deal secured.

News1 Apr 2003

Almost five years after the deal was first disclosed (see WorldCargo News, September 1998, p64), the Port of Maputo has finally been concess...

TCIT on course

News1 Apr 2003

The US$450 mill Texas City International Terminal (TCIT) project at Shoal Point, a dredge disposal site partially owned by Texas City and ju...

KCI takes KUBI..

News1 Apr 2003

KCI Konecranes has further strengthened its presence in the crane service and maintenenace market in Germany by acquiring crane service comp...

A new Odyssey for truck traffic

Setting standards with big trucks

New box marketing company

Dado unmasks ADAM

Freight costs dent SNTG results

.. Mumbai interest

Three in the dock

Ing Jelis Verschoof

SCA’s pulp action

Gottwald adds RMGs

ATI and OroPort slug it out

Crowley adds domcons

Intermodal bulk solutions

Maputo deal secured.

TCIT on course

KCI takes KUBI..

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Magna launches new tyre for straddle carriers

Banks offer cheaper loans to greener companies, not ships, new study finds

ONE inks US$201.85m container leasing deal

Crane collapse in Gijón Port leaves two dead and four injured

Suez Canal traffic has dropped 66%, Maersk claims

A new Odyssey for truck traffic

Setting standards with big trucks

New box marketing company

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Magna launches new tyre for straddle carriers

Banks offer cheaper loans to greener companies, not ships, new study finds

ONE inks US$201.85m container leasing deal

Crane collapse in Gijón Port leaves two dead and four injured

Suez Canal traffic has dropped 66%, Maersk claims

Maersk Shekou undergoes repairs after accident in Fremantle

DNV: Decarbonisation may double container shipping costs by 2050

27,500 TEU container ship behemoth is born

MSC ship loses 46 boxes off South Africa coast

ILA ups the heat with strike threat