Portia has it off PATT

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Portia Management Services, the Port of Liverpool’s international consultancy, has won a 3-year contract from the Port Authority of Trinid...

Timars automatic overheight

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Sweden-based spreader manufacturer Timars Svets & Smide AB reports growing interest in its automatic overheight frame (OHA) for handling fla...

China forecasts

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Chinese port container traffic is expected to nearly double over the next five years to 150M TEU from 75.64M TEU in 2005, according to the M...

SAPO RTGs confirmed

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Kalmar has confirmed speculation in WorldCargo News (March 2006, p4) that it has an order for 12 RTGs from SAPO for the Pier 1 container ter...

Cascade pushes on with RF

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US-based Cascade Corporation has introduced a radio frequency hydraulic control (RFHC) option for its Mark 55 push/pull, designed to handle ...

ZPMC moves to bridge the gap

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ZPMC has launched a new design for moving containers between the quay and the yard in an automated terminal. ZPMC says there is much interes...

TTL extends

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TTL Equipment Management, which last year acquired the assets of Transamerica Trailer Leasing, is now offering new and resold containers - s...

New service from Cemat

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Italian UIRR operator Cemat, majorityowned by Trenitalia and Hupac (53.2% and 34.5% respectively), has started a three pairs/week service fo...

Car kits in the Black

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The Port of Novorossiysk has been chosen for inbound movement of containers with automotive kits to be shipped to a new “baby car” assem...

Odessa deal not yet confirmed

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Last December, the Seaport of Odessa (OMTP) signed a Letter of Intent with a UK-based consortium, Interport, to develop a new 0.5M TEU conta...

CIMC profits dive by 43% on weak demand

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China International Marine Containers (CIMC) saw first quarter earnings fall 43% as excess supply undercut prices and demand for new contain...

Suardíaz ups ro-ro

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Spain’s Floata Suardíaz (FS) has increased sailings of its Tarragona-Livorno ro-ro service to three per week in each direction. In additi...

Rotterdam for Indian ports

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The Indian Ports Association (IPA) wants to rope in the Port of Rotterdam to improve the performance of the country’s 12 major ports....

Port Qasim new projects

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Port Qasim Authority has invited expressions of interest in a second container terminal, on a BOT basis, as part of an Rs2B development plan...

Gooseneck Portainers at Subic

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The first two of four articulated gooseneck-type quay cranes for the new Subic container terminal in the Philippines are to be shipped by Mi...

RFID tracking

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US-based BKA Logistics has undertaken a pilot test of original RFID technology in remote locations as part of a USAID food aid shipment of A...

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