Going west and coming up

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Ports in West Africa face tremendous pressure from rapid ly rising trade volumes, but existing facilities are being upgraded and new ports a...

A better way to travel

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ZPMC is developing a low height straddle carrier and a so-called “Shuttle Trolley” for a new automated terminal in Tianjin...

Chittagong hits 2M TEU

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The port of Chittagong, Bangladesh, handled a record number of containers in 2015 and, in the process, broke through the 2M TEU barrier. Tot...

Mundra doubling up

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Terminal Investment Ltd (TIL), the port development and operating arm of MSC, and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd are to effective...

Doubts abound about Chile demand

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Raúl Urzúa, president of Valparaíso port authority (EPV), believes that ports in central Chile serving the capital Santiago (mainly San A...

ZPMC deals

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ZPMC has booked two orders, for Singapore and Vado, which include equipment automation....

ZIMonitor on more reefers

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ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has announced it will deploy 1,900 new 40ft high cube reefers in 2016, designed to accommodate its ZIMonito...

China’s Zoomlion bids for Terex

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As this issue of WorldCargo News was going to press, Terex Corporation announced that it had received an unsolicited offer from China’s Zo...

Reaching out in the UK

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Terex Port Solutions has delivered the first Terex Liftace 5-31 reach stacker in the UK. The customer is the Port of Blyth in northeast Engl...

Cameras for cranes

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Hong Kong camera manufacturer Falcon Technologies has employed Twan Pelders as a consultant to market a range of rugged analogue and digital...

Ports America out of Oakland

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Ports America has announced it is making a strategic withdrawal from Oakland and terminating its 50-year lease on the Outer Harbor Terminal ...

Tanga targeted for cargo expansion

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Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) is keen to improve both cargo handling capacity and operating performance levels at the northern port of Tang...

Montevideo rule changes?

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The government of Uruguay may allow dedicated STS container cranes to operate on public quays in the port of Montevideo, something that is c...

SITC eyes Cambodia

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SITC Container Lines is keen to expand its operating presence in Cambodia, a market that it views as having both sustainable and strong grow...

Shanghai moves on emissions

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Mobile equipment suppliers in the Shanghai area have reported that some container terminals are preparing to purchase equipment with Stage I...

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