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Castings makers backed into a corner

News11 Oct 2001

The near collapse in global container production has had a predictably negative impact on manufacturers of corner castings...

Tremcards at the touch of a button

News11 Oct 2001

Following an earlier major revision and improvement of the texts for the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)'s Transport Emergency Ca...

DFDS weighs up its options

News11 Oct 2001

The sale of its logistics division last year provided DFDS with the opportunity to refocus on core shipping activities...

Taking AIMS at Halifax

News5 Oct 2001

Halifax has being trying to attract a major shipping line or terminal operator to develop a new terminal and bring a large increase in volum...

Trett takes the reins at Suttons

News2 Oct 2001

Chris Trett has been appointed managing director of UK-based Suttons International, following the departure of Andrew Palmer who has left to...

…EU’s white road rage

News2 Oct 2001

The European Commission (EC)'s newly-published "Transport 2010" white paper (draft legislation proposals) recommends that the external costs...

Extra for INTTRA

News2 Oct 2001

Shipping portal INTTRA has announced that Danzas, Panalpina and Schenker, three of the world's leading freight forwarders, have been added t...

Bad mid-TERM report…

News2 Oct 2001

Pressure on the environment caused by transport, especially rapidly-growing road and air transport, is continuing to increase despite effort...

Late gate progress

News2 Oct 2001

A task force set up by the West Coast Waterfront Coalition (WCWC), a group of more than 50 companies and trade associations representing shi...

Maritime Haulage goes independent

News2 Oct 2001

In something of a reversal of the trend towards industry consolidation, newly-formed Maritime Group Ltd has acquired container haulier Marit...

AQIS set to reduce inspection charges

News2 Oct 2001

The Australian government has announced that Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) charges for its seven commodity programmes ...

A lean year for box lessors

News20 Sep 2001

Confronted by the worst market downturn in over five years, container leasing companies have drastically cut their investment in new equipme...

Checked for safety

News20 Sep 2001

A new range of fall arrest and height safety equipment, developed by Checkmate UK, was demonstrated to health and safety managers last month...

New SMV ECH

News20 Sep 2001

Sweden-based SMV Lifttrucks AB has introduced a new line of dedicated ECH mast trucks, available from 5-7 x 9ft 6in high (or 6-8 high if all...

Can logistics pay its way?

News20 Sep 2001

BLG Logistics Group reports a big rise in its international logistics business...

Container crane count erratum

News20 Sep 2001

We regret there was an error in last month's annual survey of ship-to-shore crane orders (pp32-34). The ZPMC figure should have read 51 and ...

Castings makers backed into a corner

Tremcards at the touch of a button

DFDS weighs up its options

Taking AIMS at Halifax

Trett takes the reins at Suttons

…EU’s white road rage

Extra for INTTRA

Bad mid-TERM report…

Late gate progress

Maritime Haulage goes independent

AQIS set to reduce inspection charges

A lean year for box lessors

Checked for safety

New SMV ECH

Can logistics pay its way?

Container crane count erratum

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