ECT under fire from barge operators

Konecranes plans to acquire Rotterdam’s Peinemann Port Services and Container Handling, pending approval from Dutch regulators.

TMA Multimodal BV expands its container handling network with the acquisition of terminals in Utrecht and Lelystad in the Netherlands.

The Netherlands and Brazil ink cooperation deal on green port development.

Norddeutsche Wasserweg Logistik (NWL – North German Waterways Logistics), a PPP in which Rhenus Group is a shareholder, together with the Weser Business Association, have proposed a regular inland navigation service to move containers between the ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Bremen.

Seacor Holdings, Inc has signed a definitive agreement to sell Inland River Transport Holdings, LLC to Ingram Barge Company, LLC, a division of Ingram Marine Group

At last month’s Transport Logistic fair in Munich, Rhenus Group and its trimodal logistics affiliate Contargo presented their concepts for a new fleet of low-emissions inland waterway vessels on the Rhine. Two push-barge combinations, each comprising one motorised vessel and as many as three barges, are under development.