China to invest in Bangladesh

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China has agreed to finance the construction of a deepsea port in Chittagong, Bangladesh, and help set up rail and road links between the tw...

Rents push Oz depot fees up

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Rising port land rentals have forced Australian empty container parks (ECPs) to introduce an infrastructure levy, applicable to every box....

Bombs in a box…

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The number of alternative uses for standard marine containers is many, varied and growing - from hotels and emergency medical centres to pri...

Muuga box terminal CTQI-certified

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Muuga Container Terminal in Estonia has become the first terminal in the Baltic region and only the second in Europe to be certified under t...

Auckland unifies port IT

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Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) has combined its suite of information and cargo management systems into one online product on a single platform...

Maersk introduces live seafood service

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Following a series of successful trials last year, Maersk Line will start a regular service from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Rotterdam next mon...

CombiLift adds low throughput straddle

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Following its container handling debut with the development of a self-loading trailer in 2008, Ireland-based CombiLift has introduced a low ...

MSC boss slams Italy’s ports

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In a blow to the prestige and standing of the Italian ports and shipping industry, Gianluigi Aponte, the boss of Mediterranean Shipping Comp...

Dragados question drags on

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The port industry in Spain is in a kind of collective suspense because of the continuing uncertainty over the takeover of Dragados-SPL, the ...

Big truck market bounces back

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There are signs that demand for big trucks is on the way up again, but in some markets, at least, industrial applications rather than port h...

Terberg launches new tractors

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The new range of RT/TT ro-ro and terminal tractors is the result of more than two years of R&D, focused on drivers’ requirements and owner...

Ukrainian ports in a legal straitjacket*

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The Ukrainian port sector and, in particular, the Ukrainian public port authorities such as the Odessa and Ilyichevsk commercial sea ports, ...

Container lessors bridging the gap

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Box demand has picked up strongly this year. With shipping lines severely cash-strapped, leasing companies are rushing to fill the gap....

A Quantum leap in boxship design?

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Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has unveiled an innovative containership concept described as “a futuristic result using today’s techniques”....

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