Eurosib opposes monopoly
NewsSt Petersburg-based forwarding group Eurosib has accused RZD, the Russian state-owned railway, of trying to monopolise Russia’s fledgling ...
PuriNOx in Houston
NewsThe Port of Houston Authority (PHA) is considering awarding a US$1 mill contract to JAM Distributing Co to cover the purchase of around 900,...
MIPS plans Maputo crane additions
NewsMaputo International Port Services (MIPS), the company running the port of Maputo container terminal, plans to invest heavily in new cranes....
Northport dropping straddles
NewsNorthport, Port Klang, is to replace straddle carriers with RTGs at the former KCT terminal....
YICT ties up Phase III funding Yantai financing complete
NewsYantian International Container Terminals (YICT) has signed a HK$3.3 bill 5-year term loan facility with a consortium of banks, including Ba...
Transfesa talks Turkey
NewsSpain-based Transportes Ferroviarios Especiales SA (Transfesa) has signed an agreement with Turkish company Omsan Lojistik to transport auto...
Stacktrains for China
NewsChina’s first first double-stack container train started trial operations on April 18 between Beijing and Shanghai....
Vizhinjam attracts interest
NewsThe South Indian state of Kerala’s Ports Department has received 11 expressions of interest from Indian and international port developers ...
East African rail links improved
NewsTransport times between Uganda and the Kenyan port of Mombasa have been cut thanks to the streamlining of Kenyan and Ugandan railway operati...
UK rail optimism
NewsRail freight customers in the UK are generally optimistic about using rail for increased freight movements despite gloomy predictions about ...
Rates pressure Stolt tank container margins
NewsDespite continued growth in both fleet size and the demand for intermodal tanks during the first quarter of this year, the tank container...
Jordan adopts E-cert system
NewsJordan has become the first Middle East country to adopt E-cert, the Australian Internet-based system for tracking agricultural exports and ...
New cranes for Tilbury
NewsTwo new, twinlift Paceco Portainers, built in Spain by Paceco España SA, arrived fully erect at Tilbury Container Services (TCS)’s Northf...
Indian ports up efficiency
NewsMajor Indian ports increased their efficiency in the year to March 31 as well as showing 10 per cent growth in cargo handling volumes....
Banana bonanza
NewsBanalliance, the grouping of 220 Martinique banana growers, is to establish a 4,800 m2 (51,700 ft2) temperature-controlled warehouse at t...
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