Dealing with box pests

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Containers have been identified as a medium through which pests and invasive species that pose environmental and agricultural threats can be...

Towards zero-emissions terminal tractors

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Port authorities and regulatory bodies are pushing OEMs and their customers to commercialise and adopt, respectively, NZE and even ZE equip...

Putting the case for propane power

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In cooperation with PERC in the US, Mafi showed a propane-powered port tractor at a trade show in Houston last month....

More transloading for JB Hunt

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US Intermodal services provider JB Hunt has started new transloading operations in Seattle, Washington and Laredo, Texas. Both facilities ar...

Hybrid-electric locomotives from ZTR

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Union Pacific Railroad (UP) has partnered with green technology company ZTR Control Systems to build hybrid-electric locomotives for a yard ...

Utah takes a pause on inland port

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Under new executive director Ben Hart, the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) has paused its plan to develop an inland port while it undertak...

Difficult times ahead for ocean carriers

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With a slowdown in the rate of growth in trade and a sharp fall in spot rates and time-charter rates, liner shipping companies and owners of...

KiwiRail to remain an SOE

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Following a review, the Government of New Zealand has determined that KiwiRail, its national rail freight and ferry operator, is to remain a...

Reefer production on resilient path

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The production of reefer containers slowed in 2022, but prospects for the sector are generally optimistic, with year-on-year increases expec...

Specials for NX Shanghai

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Nippon Express (Shanghai) Co Ltd (NX Shanghai), a group company of Japan’s Nippon Express Holdings Inc, has introduced six new temperature...

IICL offers guidance on rusting reefers

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The Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) has published a new technical bulletin that provides guidance to inspectors on how t...

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