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Another "Rail Motorway" in France

News13 Aug 2009

An outline agreement has been reached to set up France's second long distance "Autoroute Ferroviaire" service...

Kögel files for insolvency

News13 Aug 2009

Germany's Kögel Fahrzeugwerke GmbH, one of Europe's largest trailer manufacturers, has filed for insolvency...

Army may get call up for Itajaí port works

News13 Aug 2009

The Brazilian Army looks likely to be called in to complete the reconstruction works at the flood-damaged port of Itajaí...

New link for Congo

News13 Aug 2009

The governments of Congo Brazzaville and Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the con...

Sea-Invest buys Seabrex

News8 Aug 2009

The Ghent-based group has acquired Rotterdam's biggest fruit handling and dsistribution company...

ICTSI posts fall in revenues in 2Q/09

News8 Aug 2009

The Philippine-based international terminal operator reports 9% lower volumes and exchange losses...

Hupac logs 21.9% traffic decline in first half

News7 Aug 2009

In the first half of the year, the traffic volume of combined transport operator Hupac of Switzerland decreased by 21.9% compared to the pri...

US-TACOM gets HET up

News7 Aug 2009

Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) has placed an order worth more than US$100M for 270 Heavy Equipment Transporters (HET)...

TT Club publishes revised windstorm guide

News7 Aug 2009

The TT Club’s latest publication is a revised (second) edition of its risk mitigation guide for windstorms...

Stobart launches Valencia rail service

News7 Aug 2009

Stobart Rail part of the Stobart Group has launched a rail intermodal service for temperature-controlled cargoes from Valencia to the UK via...

Crane survey results

News7 Aug 2009

WorldCargo News’ 16th annual ship-to-shore container crane survey, published in the July edition, indicates that 267 ship-to-shore contain...

Kembla hopes rise

News4 Aug 2009

Port Kembla’s ambitions of becoming a supplementary container handler to Port Botany have been strengthened by the allocation of state and...

Status quo in Chittagong

News1 Aug 2009

Major disruptions at Chittagong Container Terminal in Bangladesh have been averted after the incumbent operator, Saif Power Tech, agreed to ...

Broekman DistriPort expansion under way

News1 Aug 2009

The Port of Rotterdam Authority (GHR) has begun a €3M project to expand the infrastructure of Broekman DistriPort at the Brittanniëhaven ...

Suttons bucking the tank trend

News1 Aug 2009

UK-based tank container operator Suttons International is defying the recession and investing over £3.2M (US$5.2M) in the current phase of ...

Cotonou for Bolloré

News1 Aug 2009

The government of Benin has allocated a 25-year concession to operate the future container terminal of Cotonou port to Bolloré Africa Logis...

Another "Rail Motorway" in France

Kögel files for insolvency

Army may get call up for Itajaí port works

New link for Congo

Sea-Invest buys Seabrex

ICTSI posts fall in revenues in 2Q/09

Hupac logs 21.9% traffic decline in first half

US-TACOM gets HET up

TT Club publishes revised windstorm guide

Stobart launches Valencia rail service

Crane survey results

Kembla hopes rise

Status quo in Chittagong

Broekman DistriPort expansion under way

Suttons bucking the tank trend

Cotonou for Bolloré

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Magna launches new tyre for straddle carriers

Banks offer cheaper loans to greener companies, not ships, new study finds

ONE inks US$201.85m container leasing deal

Crane collapse in Gijón Port leaves two dead and four injured

Suez Canal traffic has dropped 66%, Maersk claims

Another "Rail Motorway" in France

Kögel files for insolvency

Army may get call up for Itajaí port works

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Magna launches new tyre for straddle carriers

Banks offer cheaper loans to greener companies, not ships, new study finds

ONE inks US$201.85m container leasing deal

Crane collapse in Gijón Port leaves two dead and four injured

Suez Canal traffic has dropped 66%, Maersk claims

Maersk Shekou undergoes repairs after accident in Fremantle

DNV: Decarbonisation may double container shipping costs by 2050

27,500 TEU container ship behemoth is born

MSC ship loses 46 boxes off South Africa coast

ILA ups the heat with strike threat