Tank building options grow

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Buyers of new tank containers are guaranteed a greater variety of choice thanks to a European Union anti-trust decision and the emergence of...

Peel sells 49% ports stake

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Confirming earlier reports (see WorldCargo News August 2006, p1), property and infrastructure group Peel Holdings Ltd, owned by John Whittak...

New Hannover terminal

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The Mayor of Hannover Herbert Schmalstieg has officially opened the new Container Terminal Hannover Nordhafen (CTH), and at the same time ma...

Eurosib opts for Trans-Rak

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Eurosib, one of Russia’s largest private transport groups, recently organised its first block train, loaded with 24 Trans-Rak containers, ...

Landbridge trials

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TransContainer (TC), Russian Railways (RZD)’s intermodal daughter, is trialling fast transit, 150 TEU container trains on three different ...

Magnum in demand

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Thermo King reports strong demand in 2006 for its Magnum scroll/R404A reefer machinery with a number of leasing companies ordering Magnum un...

CIMC’s 3Q earnings up

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China International Marine Containers (CIMC) saw its third-quarter profit rise 39% to Yuan834.82M (US$104.4M) as increased sales offset a fa...

Dry freight box builders on the rebound

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Although dry freight container manufacturers have experienced a more productive year in 2006, pricing remains volatile and demand uncertain....

OETS for EDIFACT

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In response to shipping line demands that container terminals deliver fast and reliable container movement information via EDI, InPort, whic...

YICT rises to the top in south China

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With 11 operational berths, Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) in Shenzhen is now the second largest in south China behind Hut...

EPCglobal pilot launched

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EPCglobal, the not-for-profit standards organisation dedicated to driving global adoption of the Electronic Product Code (EPC), has announce...

Gulftainer targets Kuwait terminal

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Sharjah-based port operator Gulftainer will bid to operate the container terminal at Kuwait’s Shuwaikh port when the facility is offered f...

Ningbo expanding

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Ningbo, China’s fourth largest container port, will have 35 berths by 2015, increasing annual handling capacity to 15M TEU....

A cooler year for reefer builders

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After achieving another production record in 2005, the global reefer manufacturing industry, has found the going tougher in 2006....

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