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...

Aid for Vietnam Customs

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The Japanese government has granted US$8.6M to help Vietnam strengthen its Customs capabilities at Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City....

Hazchem e-learning course

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In response to new training legislation included in Amendment 34-08 of the IMDG Code, UKbased Exis Technologies has launched IMDG Code e-lea...

SB 974 fails again

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Environmentalists were crying foul last month as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger finally vetoed SB 974, a bill introduced by Senat...

Container Leasing into trailers

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Container Leasing (UK) Ltd has branched out into the road trailer leasing sector with the formation of a new subsidiary, CL Trailer Leasing ...

Outsize project cargo for OMG

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Oslo Marine Group (OMG)’s plans to expand the operation of its OMG Western Terminal in St Petersburg into a multi-functional general and c...

IICL in Antwerp

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

Globalisation going into reverse?

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Researchers from Canada-based CIBC World Markets, Inc anaylsing the impact of rising oil prices on transportation costs have concluded that ...

Brazil moves to reform port laws

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As surmised in last month’s WorldCargo News (p11), the relief felt by Abratec members over the Brazilian Senate’s rejection of a key ame...

Border decongestant called for

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is requesting proposals for “innovative approaches to ending traffic tie-ups at some of the nati...

Towards common inspection criteria

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Industry-wide agreement on repair standards at container interchange could be a step closer following a move by members of the Container Own...

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