Tank people on the move

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A number of long-term relationships between established names and companies in the tank container industry have come to an end recently....

Two more for TTS

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TTS Ships Equipment AB in Gothenburg has booked two new contracts for cargo access equipment.

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Mombasa crane bids

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According to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA)’s technical manager Joseph Atonga, only three of the seven bidders for its cranes tender for Momb...

Aden calling – again

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The Yemeni government is seeking a new operator for Aden container terminal to replace PSA International, which pulled out last year (see Wo...

L�beck ro-ro move

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Privately-owned Lehmann GmbH in L�beck has won approval from the local government to purchase and redevelop the former Flender Werft on th...

More cars for Bordeaux

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The Port of Bordeaux-Le Verdon has intensfied its efforts to attract new car traffic. Last year SNCF’s car transport affiliate STVA opened...

Mariupol set to invest

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The Ukrainian Port of Mariupol (Sea of Azov) is set to invest around US$18.5 mill this year in response to soaring production of metal for e...

MAN nets Patrick

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Patrick Stevedores has awarded a contract for five RMGs for its Botany terminal in Sydney to MAN Takraf of Germany. It is also in the market...

FreightLink on target

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FreightLink, the commercial operator of the AustralAsia Railway (AAR) between Adelaide and Darwin (see WorldCargo News February 2004, p12), ...

JNP hub ambitions

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India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP), near Mumbai, is set to emerge as a hub port but its future expansion will depend upon a number of fac...

PN moves in for FA

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After earlier walking away from a deal to buy RailAmerica-owned Freight Australia (FA), Patrick/Toll joint venture Pacific National (PN) ret...

New industry trade association formed

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Leading manufacturers of cargo handling equipment are setting up their own industry association, called the Port Equipment Manufacturers’ ...

Exxtor additions

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Following a European tender, Associated British Ports’ ABP Connect has awarded a contract for a 40 tonne ship-to-shore container crane for...

WWL adds two PCTCs

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Wallenius Lines AB has contracted with Daewoo shipyard for construction of two PCTC vessels with delivery in the latter half of 2006. There ...

Turbo catcher for diesels

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UK-based Amba Dockside Technology Ltd and HesseNoordnatie (HNN) in Antwerp have come up with a new development to protect diesel engines use...

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