November, 2009 ‣ WorldCargo News ‣ Page 6

Holes in the East Arm have Darwin worried

News1 Nov 2009

Darwin Port Corporation (DPC) in Australia is downplaying problems with the port’s centerpiece East Arm Wharf, despite local suggestions t...

Tex buys Amficon boxes

News1 Nov 2009

Textainer, the world’s largest container lessor, has purchased 31,000 containers (53,000 TEU) out of the approximately 150,000 TEU that it...

Barge service for new Indian terminal

News1 Nov 2009

The Kochi (Cochin) Port Trust (KPT) and the Inland Waterway Authority of India (IWAI) have teamed up to operate a ro-ro/lolo barge service t...

Berth utilisation low at new Taipei terminal

News1 Nov 2009

Because of low utilisation of the first two berths at Taipei Port Container Terminal (TPCT), which became operational in March this year, th...

TrucFlo builds team

News1 Nov 2009

TrucFlo, a joint venture set up earlier this year by MetriTech and CONMAR to develop a system to help meet the new US Federal Motor Carrier ...

Tide goes out on Shenzhen box trade

News1 Nov 2009

From nowhere to the world’s fourth-busiest container port, Shenzhen has reflected China’s emergence as the world’s third-biggest econo...

Northport gets halal boost

News1 Nov 2009

Northport at Port Klang has become the first Malaysian port to be certified by the Halal Industry Development Corporation....

DP World files court action against JPNT

News1 Nov 2009

DP World has started legal proceedings in the Bombay High Court against Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) over its decision to cancel a ten...

PPC accused of owing US$28M

News1 Nov 2009

The government of Panama is claiming that Panama Ports Company (PPC), in which it holds a 10% stake, owes the state US$28M in retained earni...

SSB opts for Kalmar

News1 Nov 2009

SBB Cargo has improved the handling performance and productivity at its intermodal terminals at Renens (Romandia) and Sion (Vallese) by intr...

Box market faces test of resolve

News1 Nov 2009

“After a very challenging year, the container market has bottomed out. We expect global traffic to recover a little in the second half of ...

New Poti container terminal launched

News1 Nov 2009

The Georgian seaport of Poti plans to open phase 1 of a new container terminal, at Berth No. 14, before the end of this year. Up to now cont...

SPCT up and running

News1 Nov 2009

Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT), an 80:20 joint venture between DP World and the Vietnamese state-owned Tan Thuan Industrial Promot...

…Vietnam’s master plan

News1 Nov 2009

The haphazard growth of ports in Vietnam has prompted a review calling for local and foreign investors to play a bigger role in designing, b...

LB bridge replacement

News1 Nov 2009

The Port of Long Beach says that its proposed replacement of the Gerald Desmond Bridge has earned a top ranking among planned improvements t...

Terberg waste hauler

News1 Nov 2009

Dutch tractor manufacturer Terberg Benschop has come up with a modification to its RT222 heavy duty ro-ro tractor by building it in a 6x6 ch...

Holes in the East Arm have Darwin worried

Tex buys Amficon boxes

Barge service for new Indian terminal

Berth utilisation low at new Taipei terminal

TrucFlo builds team

Tide goes out on Shenzhen box trade

Northport gets halal boost

DP World files court action against JPNT

PPC accused of owing US$28M

SSB opts for Kalmar

Box market faces test of resolve

New Poti container terminal launched

SPCT up and running

…Vietnam’s master plan

LB bridge replacement

Terberg waste hauler

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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

Holes in the East Arm have Darwin worried

Tex buys Amficon boxes

Barge service for new Indian terminal

Newsletter signup

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