Domossola-Cologne link underway
NewsThe new service from Nordossola Trasporti has got off to a good start...
Kuehne & Nagel targets further growth in container freight
NewsThe Swiss-based international forwarder and 3PL specialist is aiming for 15%/year growth to reach 5M TEU-plus by 2014...
Forth Ports to go to Arcus
NewsAt the fourth time of asking, Arcus Capital may finally get control of Forth Ports plc, the UK’s last multi-port group to remain in Britis...
Melbourne boxes stay close
NewsAround 87% of Melbourne’s 1.5M import containers are destined for the metropolitan area, according to the latest origin/destination study ...
Two new terminals for Dar es Salaam?
NewsTanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has announced that it plans to commission two new container terminals at the port of Dar es Salaam rather tha...
Cure for Colombo congestion
NewsSri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) will build a cargo village near the Port of Colombo to hold export containers in a bid to reduce congestion...
Botany penalties go live
NewsAs trailed in last month’s issue of WorldCargo News (p13), Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC) activated the new Port Botany performance system...
Carlyle buys into Qube Logistics
NewsCarlyle Infrastructure Partners (CIP), part of the US-headquartered Carlyle Group, has taken a significant stake in the Chris Corrigan-led Q...
ZPMC STS cranes arrive at Kumport
NewsZPMC Mediterranean, an affiliate of Turkey-based Portunus Port Spares & Services, has reported the delivery of three 20-wide STS gantry cran...
Healthy growth at Chinese ports
NewsChina’s ports handled 23.55M TEU in the first two months of this year, an increase of 13.4% over the same period last year, government fig...
Purfresh expands partner network
NewsPurfresh Inc has announced a further expansion of its global partner network selling and supporting its Purfresh Transport ozoneenhanced atm...
Growth stalled at India’s major ports
NewsStrikes and congestion have stalled growth at India’s major ports where volumes grew just 1.2% from April 2010 through February 2011, figu...
Opposition to Mombasa concession plan mounts
NewsKenyan trades unions are planning to fight against the perceived privatisation of the port of Mombasa. The government has vacillated in its ...
APMT under pressure in Algeciras
NewsDifficult negotiations are under way between APM Terminals and labour unions in the Port of Algeciras over the operator’s plan to cut cost...
Mumbai to go deeper
NewsIndia’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) will form a joint venture to deepen the shipping channel the two fa...
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