Calling time on French leave?

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After a difficult transition year, France’s newly-formed Grands Ports Maritimes have to convince the world of shipping, and perhaps also t...

LHV debate reopens in US

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After years of “dormancy,” the US debate about the pros and cons of longer heavier vehicles (LHVs) has come to life again due to the imp...

IICL inspection courses

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The Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) will offer both flatrack and dry freight container inspection courses in Antwerp, Be...

Cargotec completes Los Alamos RDS tests

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Cargotec subsidiary Cargotec Port Security, LLC (CPS) has completed advanced container scanning trials at the United States Department of En...

Cleaner fuel for inland shipping

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Inland shipping operators will be able to purchase clean fuel all over Europe by 2011. This is heralded as a major breakthrough, as inland s...

Security up at India’s major ports

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November’s seaborne terrorist attacks on India’s commercial capital, Mumbai, have prompted the Shipping Ministry to upgrade security at ...

More on Noell NSC 644 E ECO

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Noell Mobile Systems has provided more information on the first straddle carrier with an energy storage system to be put into service at the...

Exports via Rauma look worse on paper

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While the Finnish economy is still relatively strong, it is heavily export reliant, and thus vulnerable to“catching a cold.” The Bank of...

LNG-fuelled trucks: placebo or cure?

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This past summer the Port of Long Beach announced that it had ordered 100 Sterling LNG-fuelled trucks to help “kick start” its ambitious...

Baltic still a growth area

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A new report by the Baltic Ports Organization (BPO) and Turku University forecasts continuing growth in traffic and investment in the Baltic...

OSHA nod for empty VTLs

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The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a final rule that will permit terminal operators to load empty con...

Wincanton buys CEL Group

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Supply chain solutions provider Wincanton is claiming a 15% share in the UK container logistics sector with its acquisition of the CEL Group...

China box industry in focus

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Beijing-based consultancy company Market Avenue has published an in depth report on the development of China’s container manufacturing and...

Ghana graft probe

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The Ghanaian Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice has opened an investigation into allegations that Ben Owusu Mensah, direc...

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