Scanners for Indian ports

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As briefly reported in last month’s WorldCargo News (page 1), the Indian government has approved a plan to import seven fixed and mobile s...

Italgru goes to Rouen

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Italgru Srl has logged its first export orders for harbour mobile cranes since the company was acquired from bankruptcy (Italgru SpA) and re...

Hutchison for Huizhou

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Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has reached preliminary agreement with the government of Huizhou city in China’s Guangdong province to build...

Happy times for Hapag-Lloyd

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Hapag-Lloyd is now the world’s fifth largest container carrier in terms of fleet capacity, which has rocketed from 225,000 to 412,886 TEU ...

Impsa Malaysia set to expand

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Impsa Malaysia has announced a US$20M expansion to its facility in Lumut. The site was formerly owned byTorsco but in 2004 was sold to Impsa...

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 ...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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