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Four killed in tank cleaning incident

News1 Apr 2008

Four workers at a tank wash station in southern Italy were killed on March 3 during preparations to clean a tank container that had previous...

Rising market attracts rise in tonnage

News1 Mar 2008

Activity in the project cargo market is directly linked to the price of crude oil. As crude oil has passed the US$100/barrel mark and shows ...

GlobalSim to Kongsberg

News1 Mar 2008

Utah-based GlobalSim Inc has been sold to Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime AS for approximately US$20M. Kongsberg Maritime specialises in marit...

ZPMC’s erect crane deliveries

News1 Mar 2008

Recent high profile incidents in high winds are a cause of concern for ports and insurers....

Sea Containers in pension deal

News1 Feb 2008

Beleagured Sea Containers has taken a step towards extricating itself from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by reaching an agreement in prin...

NYK gets foot into Yangshan

News1 Jan 2008

Japan’s largest container operator, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), has been provisionally accepted as an investor in the threeberth Phase 3B t...

Investing in Dar

News1 Jan 2008

The Tanzanian government has unveiled an investment package of US$112.8M for Dar es Salaam that will help to rebuild existing jetties, const...

Linde set to get really heavy

News1 Dec 2007

Linde Materials Handling (Kion Group) has announced an investment of £16M in its big truck production centre in Merthyr Tydfil, UK. The inv...

Aviation fuel goes by rail

News1 Dec 2007

A new block train service carrying aviation kerosene for worldwide courier company DHL has been launched in Germany by rail carrier RAIL4CHE...

Abidjan investment

News1 Dec 2007

The government of Côte d’Ivoire (CdI) has announced investment of US$230M to fund port improvements at Abidjan....

Jaxport reefer complex

News1 Dec 2007

ICS Logistics has announced plans for a multi-temperature industrial warehouse complex and transportation terminal to be developed on 44 acr...

CIMC gets smart

News1 Nov 2007

Though it has worked with both Savi Technology and GE Security on the development of a “smart and secure” container, China International...

Terminal safety in the spotlight

News1 Nov 2007

APM Terminals (APMT) stopped operations at all its terminals for 30 minutes on 24 October in an effort to reinforce its safety message. “C...

The bigger the ship, the bigger the claim

News1 Nov 2007

Claims for damage to ships, cranes and containers are taxing the marine insurance industry, but the increasing size of containerships is the...

APMT commissions first lo-lo translifters

News1 Oct 2007

The sight of a TTS-Liftec cassette translifter with fifth wheel coupling to a Kalmar Ottawa yard tractor at APM Terminals (APMT)’ new Port...

DIPCO secures loan

News1 Oct 2007

Damietta International Port Company (DIPCO) has secured a US$480M loan from Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank (AUB) and Arab Banking Corporation ...

Four killed in tank cleaning incident

Rising market attracts rise in tonnage

GlobalSim to Kongsberg

ZPMC’s erect crane deliveries

Sea Containers in pension deal

NYK gets foot into Yangshan

Investing in Dar

Linde set to get really heavy

Aviation fuel goes by rail

Abidjan investment

Jaxport reefer complex

CIMC gets smart

Terminal safety in the spotlight

The bigger the ship, the bigger the claim

APMT commissions first lo-lo translifters

DIPCO secures loan

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UK seafarers national awareness campaign launched

First hydrogen refuelling station opens at Busan New Port

X-Press Feeders strengthens position as world’s largest feeder operator

US ports sustain momentum through fall

ACCC: Qube’s proposed acquisition of MIRRAT raises preliminary concerns