Avtron bags US Navy deal

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Avtron Crane Systems recently signed an agreement with Doosan Heavy Industries to provide ac drive control systems for two new STS container...

Shippers spark NZ dredging row

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A report from the New Zealand Shippers’ Council (NZSC) on the potential benefits of introducing 7,000 TEU ships to New Zealand routes has ...

APMT eyes secondary Asian ports

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APM Terminals (APMT) is targeting second tier ports in Asia, particularly in China, for the development of container handling facilities....

Chilean row rolls on

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The controversy over the plans to develop the ports of Valparaíso and San Antonio in Chile (see WorldCargo News October 2010, pp34-35) show...

New lashing planner

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Hong Kong-based ARL Shipping has launched a lashing gang planning tool to provide visual planning of stevedore lashing teams working on the ...

New load sensor

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UK-based Sensor Technology has developed an intelligent load sensor designed to allow weighing processes to be fully integrated with handlin...

New desiccant pole

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UK-based Protective Packaging Ltd (PPL), a leading supplier of climatic packaging solutions, has launched a new desiccant pole to provide pr...

Bromma order boost

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In another sign of renewed project activity at ports around the world, Bromma reports that it logged orders for 75 spreaders during November...

Saejin/CIMC licence deal

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Saejin Container Components Co has signed a patent licence agreement with China International Marine Containers (CIMC), which allows Saejin ...

Suretank takes over Chinese tank builder

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Irish offshore tank container specialist Suretank Ltd has acquired a controlling interest in China’s longest established tank builder, Zho...

iCON adds leasing

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The current high level of container demand has prompted Hamburg-based iCON International Container Service GmbH to add container leasing to ...

Hempel opens new factory in China

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Coatings manufacturer Hempel has opened a new, state-of-theart manufacturing facility in Guangzhou, China, in order to meet the increasing d...

Maersk and MSC line up in Italy

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It looks as if an alliance has been forged between the world’s top two container carriers to mange and operate ports in Italy....

Shanghai poised to overtake Singapore

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With January-November 2010 box volumes rising 18% to 26.6M TEU, indicating a full-year throughput of around 29M TEU, Shanghai is on course t...

Duisport and Hochtief in global deal

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Duisport (Duisburger Hafen AG) and Hochtief Concessions AG, a subsidiary of the international construction services specialist Hochtief, hav...

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