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 ...

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...

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...

P&O Ports North America sale…

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There has been widespread speculation in the USA that SSA Marine is likely to take a lead rôle in any US equity group that takes over P&O P...

Autostore for Hull

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UK port operator PD Ports has selected the Autostore container management systems from Central Systems & Automation (CSA) for Hull Container...

PSA leads Panama chase

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Singapore’s PSA International is the front-runner to operate a US$600M container port to be built on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal,...

Colour-coded X-rays

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Belgian Customs has placed a €10M order with Smiths Detection for a new design of Heimann Cargo Vision (HCV) X-ray container inspection sy...

Fatal crane accident in Mobile

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One man was killed and another slighlty injured on 3 March when the flared bow of a geared container ship, ZIM MEXICO III on charter to Zim ...

Kalmar RTGs for S Africa?

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There are unconfirmed reports that Kalmar has won an order for 12 RTGs from South African Port Operations (SAPO) for Durban’s new Pier 1 c...

Liebherr launches LHM 600

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Liebherr-Werk Nenzing reports a contract with Korea’s INI Steel Company in Inchon for three LHM 500 harbour mobile cranes and one LHM 600,...

Malaysian orders

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Impsa (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has won an order for five quay cranes and 20 RTGs from Port Tanjung Pelepas (PTP). In 2004 PTP ordered 15 RTGs and ...

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...

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