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California plans green box charge

News1 Jun 2007

Fears that the freight transport industry is increasingly attracting the attention of environmentalists were confirmed recently when the Cal...

…IAPH takes action

News1 Jun 2007

The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) is moving to address standards for cold ironing - also known as alternative marine...

DNV dangerous goods standard for shore staff

News1 Jun 2007

DNV SeaSkill has developed a standard detailing what competence shore-based personnel handling dangerous goods should possess. The new “DN...

BIR to Varian

News1 Jun 2007

Varian Medical Systems Inc has acquired Bio-Imaging Research Inc (BIR), a supplier of X-ray imaging products for container inspection, for U...

Container warehouse

News1 Jun 2007

EZ Indus of South Korea is building a prototype of its “Ultra-high Container Warehouse System” (UCW) and will demonstrate it in Busan la...

Resale market remains strong

News1 May 2007

Demand for storage space in the US is at an all time high and is providing a ready market for second-hand container equipment. But some chal...

Cleaning up the container fumigation act

News1 May 2007

New technology is emerging which allows container fumigation to be carried out in an environmentally friendly way whilst at the same time im...

More boxes overboard

News1 May 2007

Unofficial estimates suggest that up to 5,000 containers are lost overboard every year. As containerships get bigger, that figure seems like...

Insurance claims through the roof

News1 May 2007

The very substantial pecuniary effects of the HYUNDAI FORTUNE containership casualty last year are still ricocheting around the marine insur...

New Talke depot ready

News1 Apr 2007

The Talke group will open its new Zwijndrecht Liquid Logistics Centre close to the Antwerp port area in the next few weeks. The facility has...

New logistics centres in Oz

News1 Apr 2007

Kuehne & Nagel (K&N) has opened a A$40M logistics facility in Melbourne as part of a strategy to expand in Australia and across the Asia-Pac...

Pacorini, Global join forces

News1 Mar 2007

Global Stevedoring and Pacorini USA have joined together to create Pacorini Global Services (PGS), based in New Orleans. The joint venture w...

IAS/Trinium JV for truck work orders

News1 Mar 2007

International Asset Systems (IAS), a leading provider of information products and services for ocean carriers and leasing companies, and int...

Gavan into Malaysia

News1 Mar 2007

Gavan Products, one of the world’s leading suppliers of container parts, has expanded its presence in Asia by forming a joint venture comp...

A box scanner for every port?

News1 Feb 2007

As ports/terminals and land borders contemplate the ongoing threat of “container terrorism” and tackle increased levels of freight trans...

Morris reduces risk

News1 Jan 2007

The maintenance services division of UK-based lifting services provider Morris Material Handling is rolling out a new managed service across...

California plans green box charge

…IAPH takes action

DNV dangerous goods standard for shore staff

BIR to Varian

Container warehouse

Resale market remains strong

Cleaning up the container fumigation act

More boxes overboard

Insurance claims through the roof

New Talke depot ready

New logistics centres in Oz

Pacorini, Global join forces

IAS/Trinium JV for truck work orders

Gavan into Malaysia

A box scanner for every port?

Morris reduces risk

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STB Approves CPKC-CSX connection

FMC getting tough on enforcement

Agreement aims to end strike Venice and Chioggia ports

GCT in the running for RBCT 2

UK seafarers national awareness campaign launched