Kobe double act

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From next month Maersk KK and K-Line will have a joint lease agreement with Kobe Port Terminal Corporation (KPTC) covering Rokko Terminals R...

MBO at Marcroft

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UK-based wagon designer/ builder and rail technology company Marcroft Engineering Ltd has announced that a group of senior managers has comp...

Hamburg expansion plan…

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The Hamburg Senate has presented a plan for four new deepsea container berths and one new feeder berth to cope with high growth rates. The m...

Miami crane refurb

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East Coast Cranes & Electrical Contracting, Inc has recently completed a thorough refurbishment of three 1984-built Kocks low profile (shutt...

Beira rail upgrade

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The World Bank has agreed to invest US$85 mill of the US$240 mill needed to reconstruct the Sena railway line, which links the Moatize coal ...

Triton depot system upgrade complete

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Triton Container International has successfully completed the implementation of new data management systems to monitor gate moves and repair...

CSIRO unveils new container scanner

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Further details of an advanced design of container scanner, which utilises newly researched neutron analysis technology, have been released ...

ISS bags Ancon depot

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Marine management company Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has acquired the Ancon container depot in the Port of Antwerp, giving it access t...

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...

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...

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