Takoradi on the cards?

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During a port mission to West Africa, Amsterdam’s port alderman Mark van der Horst said that the port has a good chance of being awarded t...

More Ferraris for Brazil

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CVS Ferrari reports a second agreement with Santos terminal operator Tecondi - this time for eight reach stackers to work its expanded termi...

Wiggins carves out its own niche

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Wiggins Lift Co Inc, a privatelyowned US company based in Oxnard, Ca, is active in the stevedoring market with several FLT models designed s...

Tank depots urged to clean up their act

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Tank cleaning stations in certain areas of the world are operating with a blatant disregard for safety and environmental protection. One com...

Barging in

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Ter Haak has started its own container barge service, Barge Company Amsterdam (BCA), calling Rotterdam and Antwerp. The company is handling ...

Composite box award

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Three Swedish companies from Norrbotten have won a prestigious JEC Award for innovation in the use of composite technology in transport....

New 9-litre Scania

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Scania has launched a new, compact, 5-cylinder, 9-litre engine, the DC9 EMS, for a wide range of industrial/ off-road applications....

Sealing out the terrorist threat

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The demand for container security seals has never been stronger, as the global shipping industry further cracks down on crime and faces up t...

Between a rock and a hard place

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The decision of Rotterdam Municipal Port Management (GHR) to corporatise in order for the City of Rotterdam, the designated sole shareholder...

Amsterdam full of beans

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Cocoa handling is a challenge.

The commodity is expensive, delicate and prone to damage. It is seasonal (November-April) and is shipped i...

Big shipper with big vision and big box

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With annual sales of €12.8 bill, production of 15.7 mt of paper and board and 7.3 m3 of wood products, StoraEnso is currently the largest ...

Paper boost for Tor Line

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In a boost to its new terminal on the Maasvlakte, DFDS Tor Line has signed a contract with Norske Skog to handle some 150,000 tonnes of pape...

New tractor models strut their stuff

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Terminal tractor sales appear to have been buoyant recently and several suppliers have brought out new or modified designs to keep up with a...

Tilbury aims high in the paper chain

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As previous reported (WorldCargo News, December 2003, p15), SETD is set to establish a fully automated import terminal at Forth Ports’ Por...

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