2008 ‣ WorldCargo News ‣ Page 64

New shortsea lo-lo terminal for Ghent

News1 Feb 2008

A joint venture of Manuport, in which Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) recently acquired a majority stake, and Finland’s Container Fin...

Beijing-Hamburg box train service by 2010

News1 Feb 2008

After carrying out a trial run last month (see WorldCargo News January 2008, p17), German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) is aiming to star...

Auckland upgrade

News1 Feb 2008

Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) has completed the first stage of its Axis Fergusson reclamation and terminal extension, providing capacity for ...

Gaussin inks DPW framework deal

News1 Feb 2008

France-based industrial and port trailer specialist supplier Gaussin Manugistique - an amalgam of the French words for handling and logistic...

DCT Gdansk boost

News1 Feb 2008

Containerships has switched its Polish calls from GTK Gdansk to the new and purpose-built DCT Gdansk container terminal. Initially there wil...

Colombo terminal mired in controversy

News1 Feb 2008

Going against the recommendations of two government committees, Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) seems determined to award the US$400M Colom...

TDT Livorno leg up

News1 Feb 2008

Port of Leghorn (Livorno) container terminal operator Terminal Darsena Toscana (TDT) is finalising a new investment plan worth around €10M...

…TTS alliance eyes London Gateway

News1 Feb 2008

Sweden-based TTS Port Equipment is heading an alliance of leading industry names to bid for DP World’s London Gateway Port automated conta...

144 RTG order in the pipeline?

News1 Feb 2008

PSA Singapore is understood to be negotiating contracts for 144 RTGs, to be split between Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction and ZPMC....

Northern Gateway gets the go-ahead…

News1 Feb 2008

As this issue was going to press, Babcock & Brown Infrastructure subsidiary PD Ports announced that it had received the green light to proce...

Veolia Cargo to buy rail4chem

News1 Feb 2008

Subject to the approval of relevant antitrust authorities, the shareholders of Essen-based rail cargo operator rail4chem Eisenbahnverkehrsge...

Mark-It goes wireless

News1 Feb 2008

Leading US reefer monitoring service provider Mark-It Services (MIS) has launched a wireless asset monitoring (WAM) solution for reefer cont...

High costs hit tank containers

News1 Feb 2008

Although the international bulk liquids transport market is set for strong growth, the ability of tank containers to optimise opportunities ...

Prospects for container terminals in the Ukraine*

News1 Feb 2008

Development of container traffic in the Ukraine is being held back simply by the capacity deficit of the country’s container terminals. Du...

Intermodal gains ground in India

News1 Feb 2008

The Indian rail market was opened to private operators last year and Concor, the container transport arm of Indian Railways, now faces tough...

PSA HNN opts for Quintiq planning solution

News1 Feb 2008

PSA HNN has selected the Quintiq planning solution for workforce planning and optimisation at its 10 terminals in Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Rot...

New shortsea lo-lo terminal for Ghent

Beijing-Hamburg box train service by 2010

Auckland upgrade

Gaussin inks DPW framework deal

DCT Gdansk boost

Colombo terminal mired in controversy

TDT Livorno leg up

…TTS alliance eyes London Gateway

144 RTG order in the pipeline?

Northern Gateway gets the go-ahead…

Veolia Cargo to buy rail4chem

Mark-It goes wireless

High costs hit tank containers

Prospects for container terminals in the Ukraine*

Intermodal gains ground in India

PSA HNN opts for Quintiq planning solution

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Melbourne Truck drivers take concerns to DP World

Kings of the Netherlands and Belgium open New Lock in Terneuzen

Maritime Single Window underway in Georgia

Port of Bar is in the market for a mobile harbour crane

Singapore mandates digital bunkering from April 2025