Cranes bite the dust!

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The UK Port of Liverpool adopted an unusual approach earlier this month when it wanted to dispose of two redundant cranes at Cavendish Quay ...

NMTP takes over BSC

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NMTP Novorossiysk, which accounts for around 75% of all the cargo handled in the Black Sea (and Russia’s) largest port, has completed its ...

Transcontainer targets Rostov

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Transcontainer, the intermodal daughter of Russian Railways (RZD) recently acquired a 100% stake in Western Port (ZP), a facility on the lef...

TPT goes private

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State-run Tokyo Port Terminal Public Corp has changed its name to Tokyo Port Terminal Co (TPT) after becoming the first Japanese port operat...

New floating crane for the Congo

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E-Crane in Belgium has consigned a floating transhipment station - a 1000 m2 pontoon fitted with a series 1500B balance crane designed and b...

Dunkirk adds crane for steel

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The Port of Dunkirk has commissioned a new gantry crane dedicated to handling steel products, with a capacity of 40t (under hook), a rated h...

SDV invests in Tin Can Island

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Terminal operator SDV International Logistics has announced that it is to invest Naira5.2B (US$45M) in redeveloping Tin Can Island container...

SA vehicle exports to rocket

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Automotive giant Toyota has announced that it expects to ship 147,000 vehicles out of South Africa during the course of this year. Over the ...

MAIB issues MSC Napoli report

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The UK Department of Transport’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its long-awaited report into the 4400 TEU MSC N...

Revenues up at STC

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Reflecting the current strong demand for tank containers worldwide, Stolt Tank Containers (STC) increased its revenues for the first quarter...

Hutchison gives thumbs down to CT10

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Li Ka-shing, chairman of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), the world’s largest container port operator, has poured cold water on the Hong Kon...

New car terminal in Kenya

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Landlocked Uganda has long had to rely on the Kenyan Port of Mombasa to handle its vehicle imports, which are now estimated at about 40,000 ...

Hyundai bags Colombo deal

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South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and Construction has won the US$377M contract to build a seawall and carry out dredging works to expand ...

Paceco to market Regen system

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US-based Vycon and Paceco Corp have signed a deal under which Paceco will promote Vycon’s Regen Flywheel energy storage system to its new ...

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