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New border crossing

News15 Dec 2002

In July a new international road crossing opened on the RussoFinnish border at Svetogorsk, with full accreditation to Russia's North-West Cu...

Lloyd’s opens new mediation centre

News15 Dec 2002

A claims mediation centre opened in October in the Lloyd's building, to provide the London insurance market with direct access to a central ...

Packaged hazardous cargo safety in focus

News15 Dec 2002

The international chemical industry is developing a safety and quality assessment scheme for all logistics service providers engaged in the ...

Can intermodal make a quality jump?

News15 Dec 2002

Earlier this year The TRAIL research school at Delft Technical University (TU Delft) in Holland published a study reviewing some of the bett...

Whatever happened to baby pig?

News15 Dec 2002

If anyone were to say that by now Great Britain should already have viable piggyback services, he would be sticking his neck out, given the ...

Strikes provide grim warning

News15 Dec 2002

There has been chaos on the US west coast as a result of the recent stoppage by longshoremen, which paralysed all 29 ports along the seaboar...

Towards a new cargo liability regime

News15 Dec 2002

Storm clouds are gathering on the horizon as international efforts continue to introduce a new liability scheme intended to apply both to oc...

India port bidding rules changed

News1 Dec 2002

The Indian government has changed some of the rules for bidding for port projects to iron out difficulties that have bedevilled some of the ...

Levant unity drive

News1 Dec 2002

Lebanon, Syria and Jordan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Beirut aimed at simplifying and unifying procedures for cross-b...

ABX/IFB in doldrums

News1 Dec 2002

ABX Logistics, the Belgian Rail (SNCB) affiliate, has drawn up a financial restructuring plan with Boston Consulting Group....

Keeping container floors up to standard

News15 Nov 2002

The IICL's latest Technical Bulletin is designed to ensure that only plywood flooring of the highest standard is used in new container produ...

Driving for still cleaner exhausts

News15 Nov 2002

Diesel engine manufacturers are seeking new ways to meet tighter exhaust gas emission limits without reducing power output or fuel economy....

Relaxing mandatory IMDG Code

News1 Nov 2002

Although the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code becomes mandatory on January 1, 2004, maritime experts have agreed that the ...

IICL holds chassis teach-in

News1 Nov 2002

The Institute of International Container Lessors' first comprehensive chassis inspection course, the latest addition to its education course...

GCT into logistics

News1 Nov 2002

Guangzhou Container Terminal (GCT) in China's southern Guangdong province, a joint venture of Guangzhou Harbour Bureau and Singapore port op...

ACS X-ray contracts

News1 Nov 2002

The Australian Customs Service (ACS) has awarded port cartage contracts for the haulage of containers to and from its new X-ray facilities t...

New border crossing

Lloyd’s opens new mediation centre

Packaged hazardous cargo safety in focus

Can intermodal make a quality jump?

Whatever happened to baby pig?

Strikes provide grim warning

Towards a new cargo liability regime

India port bidding rules changed

Levant unity drive

ABX/IFB in doldrums

Keeping container floors up to standard

Driving for still cleaner exhausts

Relaxing mandatory IMDG Code

IICL holds chassis teach-in

GCT into logistics

ACS X-ray contracts

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