Highway rogues

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The HGV driver who caused last October's Gotthard road tunnel disaster by swerving into the wrong lane was working for a Belgian company (Gu...

No light in the tunnel

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The crisis of Alpine transport is symptomatic of Europe's overdependence on road freight and the trend to move goods ever more often, over l...

Spread bets in the market

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The fastest growing part of the crane spreader business appears to be expandable twin-lifts....

An alternative approach

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Another non-intrusive method of cargo surveillance involves the use of PFNA (Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis) technology....

Franco-German rail axis

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Following up quickly its "white book" (WorldCargo News, Setpember 2001, p13 and November 2001 pp29-30), the European Commission wants to spe...

Ports on the shopping list

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Russia's powerful steel producers are moving in on the country's seaports Russian steel maker Evraz Holding has acquired a 60 per cent stake...

Kakinada ultimatum

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Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) and Konsortium Perkapalan Berhad (KPB) of Malaysia, two of the major foreign partners in India's Kakin...

Indian port rules eased

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Opening the door to wider participation in port projects by private operators, India's Ministry of Shipping has relaxed some of the rules on...

Rhenus restructure

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Dortmund-based Rhenus AG & Co KG, part of the Rethmann Group, is restructuring its operations. The company will be divided into three separa...

Hauliers get in on ICE act

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Chemical transport companies have agreed that they need to play a much more proactive role than they have in the past in dealing with emerge...

Flexitank joint venture

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Two of the world's leading flexitank companies have combined their respective strengths to form a new joint venture company in South Africa ...

IR/Pipavav pact

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Indian Railways and Gujarat Pipavav Port have signed a "traffic delivery" pact under which heavy penalties will have to be paid if either of...

BLG in for Harms

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BLG Logistics Group has announced its intention to acquire a 50 percent share in the Harms group as part of an agreement to bundle its finis...

…mulls Singapore options

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K-Line is pressing for lower container handling charges as a condition of renewing its contract with PSA Corporation....

Acerinox acquires Columbus Stainless

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Acerinox, the Spanish stainless steel producer, has acquired 64 per cent of the shares of Columbus Stainless of South Africa from BHP Billit...

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