BMW for Maputo?

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BMW has begun the trial export of cars from its Rosslyn plant in South Africa via the Mozambican Port of Maputo in a move that the port auth...

Southport plan revived

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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) have revived plans to build a 1M TEU/year container ter...

Towards zero emissions shipping…

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Alternative fuels, renewable energy, more efficient propulsion systems and hull forms, and slow steaming, are all in the mix....

New Indonesian port

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The President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has been asked to identify the location for a new port to handle excess container traf...

New simulator for Kotka

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Finland-based MeVea Ltd (Mechatronics and Virtual Training Solutions) has installed a straddle carrier simulator at the Maritime Centre Vell...

India boxports more competitive

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India’s containerports are set to become more competitive as private operators gain control of terminals and leverage their concession ter...

Liebherr for ATI?

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There are unconfirmed reports that Liebherr Container Cranes in Ireland has won an order for two ship-to-shore container cranes from Asian T...

Land use row in Hong Kong

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The Hong Kong Government plans to develop five sites totalling 29.5 hectares near the Kwai Chung container port as a logistics park, despite...

60% of cargo uninsured?

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UK-based Bluefin Insurance Services has joined the growing lobby calling for the insurance of cargo in transit to be made compulsory....

SpanSet’s 400t sling

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SpanSet has come up with a new round sling with an SWL of 400t, designed and produced at the group’s slings and lashings facility in übac...

Jax pays the price

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Jacksonville Port Authority (JPA) has agreed to pay APM Terminals US$141,000 and Sea Star Line US$98,000 compensation for interruptions to t...

China’s biggest rail terminal opens

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The US$111.2M Chengdu Railway Container Terminal, acclaimed as the largest rail hub in Asia, has started operations in south west China....

Ferrol in deep sea push

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The Port of Ferrol in north western Spain is pushing ahead with its plan to develop as a main gateway for Iberian traffic with the Americas ...

APMT launches crane company

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Taking a leaf out of DP World’s book (World Crane Services), APM Terminals (APMT) has introduced an independent service provider, Crane & ...

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