Bidding war for P&O Ports?

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A bidding war for P&O Ports is on the cards after it was announced in London that a “tentative approach” had been made by Dubai Ports Wo...

Biggest deal yet for ABB

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ABB reports from Switzerland that its automation electrical systems contracts in relation to the P&ONL/ECT Euromax project in Rotterdam, whi...

Clean trucks for Oakland

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The Port of Oakland has launched a programme designed to reduce emissions from trucks that operate at the port’s maritime facilities....

Suape ambition on course

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Suape Container Terminal (SCT) in Pernambuco, north east Brazil, is progressing with its aim of achieving hub status with the acquisition of...

Tacoma death “accidental”

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The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (DLI) has concluded its investigation into the death of a stevedore at Terminal 4 at...

Cargotec’s 3Q interims

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Cargotec Corporation, which owns Kalmar Industries, has reported that it received orders worth €775 mill in the third quarter of 2005 and ...

Infra Dighe

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Dighe, a minor port in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, is to be jointly developed by Balaji Infra Projects Ltd and financial servic...

Batam hub port plan

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The Indonesian government plans to develop Batam island, now a free trade zone, into an integrated sea and air cargo hub offering the same i...

…operators announced

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Following the completion of APMT’s contract to manage Apapa Container Terminal, the results of the tenders for the other two main Lagos fa...

Nielsen takes on Terberg

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As of last month NC Nielsen A/S, based in Balling, Denmark, has assumed the Scandinavian dealership for Terberg terminal tractors....

Consens moving forward

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Germany-based Consens Transport Systeme GmbH reports that it is moving ahead with its straddle carrier production programme. The first of fo...

Charleston’s equipment spree

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In order to handle growth over the next five years, the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) Board has approved seven contracts tota...

Yangtze port stake for Macquarie

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Singapore-listed Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund (MIIF) is paying up to Yuan753 mill (US$93 mill) for a 38 per cent stake in Cha...

Lyttelton advances inland

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Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) has become the latest New Zealand port to invest in an inland freight distribution business after entering into...

Liebherr reports new crane orders

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As briefly reported in last month’s issue of WorldCargo News (p1), Liebherr is building a post-Panamax (46m/16-wide outreach) crane for th...

Goteborg’s big spend

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The biggest investment package in the Swedish Port of Göteborg’s history - the enhancement of the container terminal and the adaptation o...

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