BIR to Varian

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Varian Medical Systems Inc has acquired Bio-Imaging Research Inc (BIR), a supplier of X-ray imaging products for container inspection, for U...

Baltimore switch

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Ports America Inc, the port operating arm of AIG Global Investment Group, has entered into an agreement with Universal Maritime Services Cor...

Dunkirk as UK main port?

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As a step towards realising a longheld vision, Dunkirk port authority (PAD) and Eurotunnel have signed an agreement aimed at developing rail...

New Bangladesh container terminal

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In its first survey report submitted to the Bangladesh government last month, Japanese consultancy Pacific Consultant International (PCI) ha...

Malaysia seeks box port rationalisation

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The Malaysian government has asked the Johor Port Authority (JPA) to study a plan to rationalise the container handling operations of the Po...

Timars gets Russian nod

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Timars of Sweden, well known for its range of single point lift spreaders, overheight attachments and various ancillary products, has gained...

GIP buys into Chennai box terminal

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Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), the private equity joint venture established by Credit Suisse and GE Infrastructure, has agreed to acq...

DP World for Dakar…

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DP World has been awarded the concession to develop and operate the existing container terminal at Dakar and invest in a new container termi...

Round 1 to Pelican

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The District Court in The Hague has ruled in preliminary injunction proceedings that Pelican Worldwide’s Smartflow footvalve does not infr...

Navis unveils RTLS solution

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Navis has announced the release of a new Real Time Locating System (RTLS) that combines aspects of a DGPS position detection system (PDS) wi...

…five in for Colombo

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Five parties are reported to have submitted Expressions of Interest to build and operate a new container terminal at the Port of Colombo’s...

Vos opens Hamburg rail link

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Vos Logistics has inaugurated a new rail service between Veendam and Hamburg, offering space for 85 tank, silo and other containers in each ...

CIMC acquires Burg

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Following the receipt of approvals from competition authorities in China, Germany and the Netherlands, China International Marine Containers...

Hambantota work starts…

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The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has started building a multi-purpose port at Hambantota on the country’s south west coast with Chines...

New Cork terminal

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The Irish Port of Cork is finalising a planning application for a new container terminal at Ringaskiddy....

Vietnam adds port

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Vietnam’s state-run giants PetroVietnam and Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) have formed a joint venture to develop a new port ...

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