Snag overload in demand

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The Snag Overload System (SOS) developed by Pintsch Bubenzer and Malmedie of Germany is now said to have been installed on 80 STS container ...

CakeBoxx/Valspar team up

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CakeBoxx Technologies, the developer of the CakeBoxx doorless container, has announced a strategic partnership agreement with Valspar Corpor...

Will Maher fund Rupert expansion?

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The decision by Canada’s Minister of the Environment to allow the Fairview Terminal Phase II expansion project at Prince Rupert to proceed...

CMA CGM direct in Italy

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Container carrier CMA CGM is introducing its own intermodal rail service in Italy, connecting shippers and NVOs in the north of the country ...

APMT inks Turkish deal

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After signing a Heads of Terms agreement last February, APM Terminals (APMT) and Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS (Petkim) have entered into a f...

Port licence fee to rise in Melbourne

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Melbourne’s controversial port licence fee (PLF) is to rise after trade during its first six months of application failed to meet anticipa...

Vic port rail to get Oz bucks

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The Federal and Victorian Governments have combined to fund a A$5M joint study into a proposed Western Interstate Freight Terminal (WIFT) in...

1-Stop connects containers

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Australian ICT provider 1-Stop Connections has unveiled a new web-based application that it claims has the potential to improve shipping lin...

Kurum bags Durres deal

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Turkish steel company Kurum has been awarded a 35-year concession to run and operate Albania’s biggest container terminal, in the Port of ...

Turkey’s ports thriving

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In 2012, Turkey’s main container ports handled 7.2M TEU, up 9.5% over 2011’s throughput of 6.57M TEU....

New depots for Lake Tanganyika

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Twin inland container depots (ICDs) are planned for each side of Lake Tanganyika in the latest sign that the security situation in central-e...

LHT study completed

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A study on longer and/or heavier freight trains (LHT) by Panteia/NEA on behalf of the UIC has been completed. The study provides a snapshot ...

Royal Wolf roars

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Australian container lessor and trader Royal Wolf, rated one of the most successful stockmarket floats of 2011, has delivered first half tra...

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