One dead in depot accident

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Incorrect tank cleaning operations at a container depot in Berisso near La Plata to the south of the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires cause...

Container screening at ports

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A US senator, Ernest F Hollings (D-SC), has asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) to prepare a report on how containers are screened at ...

Fantuzzi restructures

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Fantuzzi group has signed a new deal with the banks which keeps its credit lines open for €190 mill and restructures its €125 mill bond,...

Following a well-tried trail

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Recent high levels of container yard crane demand have inevitably led eventually to an upsurge in demand for tractor/trailer sets for intern...

Four scanners for ICTSI

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International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has reiterated its intention to acquire an initial four X-ray scanners to ensure thoro...

Depots at “critical juncture”

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US-based Martec International has warned that turmoil in the steel, timber and petroleum markets has left container parts suppliers in an un...

UK rail optimism

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Rail freight customers in the UK are generally optimistic about using rail for increased freight movements despite gloomy predictions about ...

OneStone forecasts

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Germany-based OneStone Consulting Group has come up with what it describes as a special report that allows interactive forecasting of contai...

New tractor models strut their stuff

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Terminal tractor sales appear to have been buoyant recently and several suppliers have brought out new or modified designs to keep up with a...

Sealing out the terrorist threat

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The demand for container security seals has never been stronger, as the global shipping industry further cracks down on crime and faces up t...

Patrick suffers a pain in the neck

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Australian terminal operator Patrick faces possible multi-million dollar fines after the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission (IR...

The stainless steel price factor

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While the price of a new standard tank container - at close to US$20,000 - may still be somewhat lower than it was 10 years ago, the current...

Houston Bayport stalled

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A federal court has imposed a temporary halt on the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) starting construction of its proposed container terminal...

Beira rail upgrade

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The World Bank has agreed to invest US$85 mill of the US$240 mill needed to reconstruct the Sena railway line, which links the Moatize coal ...

PSA eyes Shanghai

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Singapore port operator PSA Corp has opened an office in Shanghai, moving a step closer to investing in the world’s third-largest containe...

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