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...

Patrick suffers a pain in the neck

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Australian terminal operator Patrick faces possible multi-million dollar fines after the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission (IR...

ABP Dibden Bay plan rejected

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The UK government has turned down Associated British Ports (ABP)’s plan to build a �600 mill, 300 hectare container port and intermodal ...

Buoyant mobile cranes

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Both Gottwald Port Technology and Liebherr-Werk Nenzing have reported orders for 16 harbour mobile cranes in Q1 2004....

Good start for Angamos

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Throughput at Puerto Angamos, the commercial name for the newly-opened container, general cargo and copper export facility in Mejillones, ha...

Kiel-Amsterdam ro-ro

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Seehafen Kiel GmbH & Co KG (SK) and Amsterdam Port Authority (GHA) have signed a Letter of Intent regarding a prospective new ro-ro shuttle ...

Nansha plan moves on

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Foreign investors have been invited to help develop a Yuan2.65 bill (US$320 mill) container terminal at Nansha on the west bank of the Pearl...

Oz box leases taxable?

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Container lease payments made by Australian companies to non-resident box owners may be subjected to royalty withholding tax if a review by ...

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 ...

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