CIMC production on the rise

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The recovery in the container manufacturing sector is reflected in Q1 2010 figures released by China International Marine Containers (CIMC),...

Rijeka expansion under way

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The Croatian City of Rijeka is investing €26M in expanding the Brajdica container terminal at the Port of Rijeka....

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...

Federal German “gigaliner” tests

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Europe could be moving a step closer to general authorisation of controversial 25.25m/60t road trains, usually termed ecocombis or (particul...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Lomonosov back on track

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With Russian container throughput rising again, MSC has put the Lomonosov terminal project back on the agenda....

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...

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...

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 bowser for Durban

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Arlona Engineering recently completed the manufacture of a bespoke mobile bowser for Durban Container Terminal and the modernisation of two ...

New shuttle links Italy and Belarus

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"Marco Polo Express," a container train service operated by Belarusian Railways and Italy’s Italia Logistica, has been started between Ven...

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