2008 ‣ WorldCargo News ‣ Page 6

TransNamib rocked by mismanagement row

News29 Nov 2008

Accusations and countercharges are flying, but TranNamib’s important work has slowed down as a result...

20 up for TSB

News29 Nov 2008

Korean software developer Total Soft Bank (TSB) is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new contract to install its CATOS TOS at Bangkok ...

Zanzibar (Malindi) nears completion

News29 Nov 2008

The rehabilitation of the port of Zanzibar is expected to be completed shortly, four months ahead of the current timetable, but several year...

Dutch concede classic Iron Rhine route

News29 Nov 2008

The Dutch Minister of Transport Camiel Eurlings has said that the Iron Rhine routing over Dutch territory can go ahead...

GTS to step up intermodal services

News29 Nov 2008

New locos will reinforce the Italian operator’s expansion plans...

Maria Ramos to step down

News29 Nov 2008

After five years as head of South African transport utility Transnet, Maria Ramos has announced her resignation as chief executive...

Terex getting cold feet about Fantuzzi?

News26 Nov 2008

Just days after the EU competition authorities gave the green light to Terex to complete its takeover of Fantuzzi group, Terex indicated tha...

Embraport sells shares to investment fund

News23 Nov 2008

The Investment Fund of the Length of Service Guarantee Fund (O Fundo de Investimentos do Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Serviço) has acquire...

New owners for Flensburger shipyard

News23 Nov 2008

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft has been acquired in a leveraged MBO...

Work starts at Casablanca

News23 Nov 2008

Construction work on the new US$215M third container terminal at Casablanca began in mid-October...

Sutcliffe to manage Vyborg

News23 Nov 2008

Saint Petersburg-based Oslo Marine Group has appointed James Sutcliffe to manage its Vyborg Port development...

ÖBB’s Chinese container train

News23 Nov 2008

Austrian Railways (öBB) has presented plans for a direct intermodal rail connection with China, through ICA Intercontainer Austria, majorit...

Sirte to serve eastern Libya

News23 Nov 2008

The government of Libya wants to turn Sirte into a key port for much of the eastern half of the country...

Making a Pitch for Subic

News23 Nov 2008

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) have stepped up their efforts to promote ...

Hamburg anxious about funding

News23 Nov 2008

Port operators have expressed concern that the slowdown in traffic will give city/state and federal authorities a pretext for postponing muc...

Terex gets Fantuzzi takeover “all clear”

News23 Nov 2008

US-based Terex Corp has got the go-ahead from EU competition authorities to buy Fantuzzi Group, the Italy-based container handling equipment...

TransNamib rocked by mismanagement row

20 up for TSB

Zanzibar (Malindi) nears completion

Dutch concede classic Iron Rhine route

GTS to step up intermodal services

Maria Ramos to step down

Terex getting cold feet about Fantuzzi?

Embraport sells shares to investment fund

New owners for Flensburger shipyard

Work starts at Casablanca

Sutcliffe to manage Vyborg

ÖBB’s Chinese container train

Sirte to serve eastern Libya

Making a Pitch for Subic

Hamburg anxious about funding

Terex gets Fantuzzi takeover “all clear”

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

TransNamib rocked by mismanagement row

20 up for TSB

Zanzibar (Malindi) nears completion

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

ILA says it will move forward with strike on Tuesday

Map of major ports affected by strike on US East and Gulf coasts

Will port strike severely disrupt US economy?

ILA shuts down ports on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

Sand: Ships en route to East Coast will have to wait at anchor until strike ends