Södertälje scales up

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The Swedish east coast port of Södertälje is pushing forward the purchase of a larger harbour mobile crane to cater for rapid growth in co...

ICF/TFG Hungary deal

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Intercontainer (IFC) and TFG Transfracht are to cooperate in intermodal transport on the German seaports-Hungary axis. IFC will use Transfra...

Dandong expands

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Construction work has started on two container berths, a ro-ro facility and a cement berth at Dandong port in China’s north eastern Liaoni...

Sacramento digs deep

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The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has voted to provide US$10M from the state’s Trade Corridor Improvement Fund towards the pr...

…reports increase in orders

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Cargotec received new orders worth €1.155B in 1Q/2008, 26% up on 1Q/ 2007 (€915B). At €727M, sales in 1Q/ 2008 were 5% up on 1Q/2007 (...

Doosan books Singapore RTGs

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PSA Singapore Terminals (PSA) has awarded Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction a contract for 79 RTGs at a cost of S$160M. This is Doosa...

New tank valves from Pelican

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Tank equipment manufacturer Pelican Worldwide has introduced new discharge assemblies for use with its stainless steel Smartflow footvalves....

New terminal in Duisburg

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The Port of Duisburg, Europe’s biggest inland port, has reached another milestone with the opening of the first shipping line-owned termin...

Flushed with success

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The first phase of the first dedicated container terminal anywhere in Zeeland Seaports (ZP) is due to come on stream in Vlissigen (Flushing)...

Low profile relief valve

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Fort Vale Engineering Ltd has launched a low profile version of its 65mm Super Maxi relief valve, which is designed to save space and improv...

GE/Sea Containers resolve differences

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General Electric Capital Corporation (GE) and Sea Containers Ltd (SCL) have signed a “settlement agreement” to resolve all of their disp...

…ATI Manila volumes up

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DPW-controlled Asian Terminals, Inc (ATI) says it lifted in 2007 its foreign containerised and non-containerised throughtputs at the Manila ...

New equipment for Thamesport

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Hutchison’s Thamesport (London) container terminal has taken delivery of its seventh ship-to-shore gantry crane and eight RTGs, the latter...

New crane for Emmelsum

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The German inland port of Emmelsum (Lippe region) has acquired its third container crane, a 50t SWL unit made by Peiner AG that can handle t...

TOD gains ISO 9001-2000 certification

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Trans Ocean Liquid Technologies (TOLT), the technology arm of flexitank operator Trans Ocean Distribution (TOD), has gained ISO 9001:2000 ce...

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 ...

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