Tacoma’s Indian sign

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The Port of Tacoma Commission and the Puyallup Tribe Council have signed an economic development agreement which, says the port, sets the st...

ADAM makes further progress

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The paint mask method of container decaling has now been available commercially for over a decade, but despite its proven cost saving and in...

Beijing backing CT10

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Beijing says it will support Hong Kong’s plan to build a new container port and coordinate it with port development in the Pearl River Del...

Suezmax for Hampton Roads?

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The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (MRC) has approved APM Terminals Virginia Inc (APMTV)’s application to build a container terminal...

New Kalmar FLTs

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Kalmar has launched a new series of 5-9 tonne FLTs on 600mm load centres. In all there are 28 models available in the new range, including e...

Cherbourg suffers

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Reorganisation of P&O Ferries’ Portsmouth service contributed to a 16 percent fall in the number of freight units handled by the Port of C...

Yard crane automation gathers pace

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Automated yard crane projects are being implemented in Australia by Patrick, in China by ZPMC and APM Terminals and in Japan by MHI and Nago...

The stainless steel price factor

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While the price of a new standard tank container - at close to US$20,000 - may still be somewhat lower than it was 10 years ago, the current...

…Contecar looks out

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Cartagena operator Contecar is seeking a strategic partner to enable it to compete more effectively with the port’s leading container term...

More ports on the shopping list

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Russian ports have been a magnet for investment by powerful shipper groups and the trend is continuing....

SAPO’s Italian crane deal

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In January South African Port Operations (SAPO) concluded a deal worth R180 mill (€21.6 mill or US$27.1 mill) with Contship Italia SpA (CI...

Petersburg cargo village

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Russia’s ICT group is to invest US$30 mill in a new cargo village in Saint Petersburg. Project management has been contracted to Incotec, ...

BA’s depths of despair?

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After five successive years of declining container traffic, the Port of Buenos Aires rebounded spectacularly last year, posting a 17.6 per c...

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