P&O sale raises security fears

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DP World has beaten off the counterbid for P&O with its revised counteroffer of 520p per share, valuing P&O at £3.9B, but it still may not ...

Kochi digs deep

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Dredging of the navigation channel at the Port of Kochi in south India to 12.5m has been completed, allowing the Rajiv Gandhi Container Term...

More rail for Freo

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Fremantle’s new North Quay rail freight terminal and rail link have been officially opened by Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah...

BV working on 14,000 TEU containership

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Bureau Veritas (BV) will shortly be arranging a special presentation on a project for a 14,000 TEU containership. Not many details are avail...

China Merchants to add berths

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China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) plans to spend US$370M this year to build one more berth at Shekou Container Terminals (SCT) i...

CIMC tackles AQIS flooring concerns

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China International Marine Containers (CIMC), the world’s largest container manufacturer, has reacted proactively to suggestions by the Au...

Toll/Patrick saga rolls on

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The already-eight-month-long and bruising encounter between predator Toll and target Patrick looks set to continue considerably longer, desp...

CMA CGM for Batam?

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French container operator CMA CGM is the only company to have expressed interest in building an international container port at Indonesia’...

Melbourne dredging put back

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The Victorian government has tacitly formalised the deferral of a decision about Melbourne’s channel deepening project beyond this year’...

ZPMC makes its Russian debut

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In what is believed to be ZPMC’s market entry in Russia, the company has received an order from Novorossiysk operator NovorosLesExport (NL...

Eurogate wins deal for JadeWeserPort

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Eurogate, the joint venture of Eurokai (Hamburg) and BLG Logistics Group (Bremen) is to be awarded the 40-year operator concession for JadeW...

Van Doorn expands parts ops

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Rotterdam-based container parts supplier Van Doorn Container Parts has expanded its European operation by acquiring MCT Parts in Antwerp, gi...

Row over VTE VIth module

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The long struggle between PSA Sinport and Eurogate’s Contship Italia SpA (CI) for terminal capacity in Genoa (see WorldCargo News May 2005...

Explosion-proof FLTs from Toyota

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Toyota Industrial Equipment has launched its new range of explosion-proof FLTs as a full factory option, to ensure a quicker and simpler ord...

HHLA trains female crane operatives

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HHLA, the Port of Hamburg’s biggest operator, has commenced a crane and straddle carrier training programme for four women at its biggest ...

…problems in India…

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The US is not the only problem area for DPW. Indian government officials say the company will require the government’s approval before tak...

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