Alternative to barge congestion

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Schweizerzug, the intermodal rail arm of Swiss-based logistics provider Swissterminal Group, is launching a new direct connection between Fr...

Lehrte terminal underway

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Following many publicised false starts and postponements over the past 10 years, construction of a state-of-the-art intermodal rail hub at L...

DB Cargo mixes it up

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While container block trains dominate the intermodal rail transport of shipping containers, DB Cargo has recently introduced a mixed block t...

Botany deal

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The Port Botany rail line in Sydney will be duplicated between the port and Mascot, the Australia’s federal government has announced....

Amsterdam base for Samskip/TMA

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Samskip, which is one of Europe’s leading providers of shortsea container services, and TMA Logistics, a major stevedore and terminal mana...

Iran nuclear deal fallout begins

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US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA) signed in 2015 between the US, C...

MSC goes for port of Klaipeda

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Geneva-based MSC is likely to use the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda to support and expand its operations in the Baltic Sea region in the comin...

Brigade helps Termont cut noise

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Brigade Electronics Canada recently fitted noise abatement technology to the entire fleet of rubber-tyred gantry cranes at Termont’s Maiso...

CMA CMG for Lekki

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CMA CGM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to operate the container terminal at the new port of Lekki...

Investment in Doraleh

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Following on from its decision to invest in the Port of Berbera in Somaliland, the government of Ethiopia is to take a direct stake in Doral...

Felixstowe automates RTGs

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As this edition of WorldCargo News was going to press, Siemens announced an order for “eight electrified automated rubber tyred gantry cra...

Rail route to cause Cádiz trouble

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In April, a new rail service began operating between the Portuguese port of Sines and Spain’s port of Seville. Two services per week are e...

Electric options from Port-Liner

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By the autumn of 2018, at least five fully electric emission-free barges will be operating on inland waterways in Benelux, with the first cr...

CCSC revamps Baltic Sea network

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China Cosco Shipping Corp (CCSC) has made several adjustments to its Baltic Sea feeder network, as it strives to cut transit times on key po...

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