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Busan New Container Terminal commenced commercial operations on January 28 when it handled Korea Marine Transport Co’s 1000 TEU vessel AKA...

IANA reports record year

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US rail intermodal container volume set a new record in 2011 with 12.4M moves, according to the Intermodal Association of North America...

Auckland problems continue to mount

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The prolonged industrial dispute between Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) and the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) has deteriorated further ...

Box scanners remain in demand

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Although it is looking increasingly likely that US requirements for 100% scanning of all US-bound containers will be watered down, if not sc...

Rugged tablets on the way

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Tablet PCs are making inroads into enterprise applications such as container terminals and new rugged options are coming onto the market....

Flexsim CT goes to Moffat & Nichol

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Consulting engineers Moffatt & Nichol has acquired the Flexsim Container Terminal (Flexsim CT) application from Utah-based Flexsim Software ...

Strasbourg terminal moves on

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Strasbourg Port Authority (PAS) in France is proceeding with its plan to develop a new trimodal container terminal in Lauterbourg, a French ...

Vale’s biggest bulk transhipper

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Genoa-based Logmarin Advisors, part of the RINA Group, has enabled Brazil’s Vale SA to convert the ORE FABRICA (formerly the 284,000 dwt F...

CTB on the road to automation

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HHLA’s Container Terminal Buchardkai (CTB) is now using the TERMINAL STAR control system to manage its conventional straddle carrier yard ...

Maersk sells DCLI

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Maersk Line’s US arm, Maersk Inc, has entered into an agreement to sell its chassis leasing subsidiary, Direct ChassisLink Inc (DCLI), to ...

More HHLA tandems

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HHLA has confirmed an order for five more tandem hoist cranes with ZPMC of China for its CTB Burchardkai terminal in Hamburg. There are alre...

Purfresh system in demand

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Purfresh Inc has announced a 200% year-on-year increase in demand for its Purfresh Transport ozone-enhanced controlled atmosphere technology...

Huanghua adding new box berths

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China’s Huanghua port in northern Hebei province has started building two container berths, which will become operational by the end of th...

Mumbai terminal faces delay

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The signing of an agreement to finalise the fourth container terminal project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) in Mumbai, which handles 56% of...

CN adds intermodal terminal

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Canadian National Railway (CN) has opened a new intermodal terminal at Chippewa Falls, 100 miles east of Minneapolis/St Paul, offering custo...

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