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Shipping and the digital age

News1 May 2017

The shipping industry has set off on a voyage to digitalisation, but exactly what route it will take remains unclear....

Vancouver USA terminal

News1 Nov 2016

The port of Vancouver in Washington State is seeking Statements of Interest (SOIs) from companies that want to develop a new bulk facility. ...

Massive expansion for Abbot Point

News1 Jun 2011

The Queensland government is seeking proponents for a planned A$6.2B expansion of the Abbot Point coal port, covering the construction of up...

Royal Wolf goes public

News1 May 2011

Australian shipping and storage container supplier Royal Wolf has floated on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) after a successful IPO...

Esperance crane idle

News31 Jan 2009

The Esperance Port Authority in Australia is pondering what to do with a dual purpose container/grab crane after BHP Billiton announced the ...

Leading insurer advocates sensors

News1 Jul 2007

The TT Club wants members to fit electronic sensors to crane booms....

Doric to build 2000 specials

News1 Jun 2006

Doric Engineering of Tasmania, Australia has won the contract to build 2000 special lined containers for BHP Billiton’s Ravensthorpe nicke...

Oz intermodal – it’s the rail way or every which way

News23 Jan 2006

It is almost ten years since the transition from government to predominantly private ownership of Australian railways began, and with it a p...

Gopalpur shortlists bidders

News1 Jun 2005

The government of India’s eastern state of Orissa has shortlisted all five companies which put in requests for qualification to convert Go...

Esperance box hopes

News1 Apr 2005

The Western Australian port of Esperance is set to leapfrog over other ambitious container-business pursuers such as Bunbury thanks, ironica...

Five in for Gopalpur

News1 Nov 2004

At least five companies, including two from overseas, have responded to global tenders for qualification floated by the eastern Indian state...

New coal terminal

News1 Sep 2004

Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced its largest ever investment in a terminal development - a new coal facility at Immingham to ser...

Rethink for Newcastle

News15 May 2002

A suspicious silence surrounding the future of the Newcastle, New South Wales, "HubPort Australia" (HPA) container terminal development has ...

Acerinox acquires Columbus Stainless

News1 Feb 2002

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

Shipping and the digital age

Vancouver USA terminal

Massive expansion for Abbot Point

Royal Wolf goes public

Esperance crane idle

Leading insurer advocates sensors

Doric to build 2000 specials

Oz intermodal – it’s the rail way or every which way

Gopalpur shortlists bidders

Esperance box hopes

Five in for Gopalpur

New coal terminal

Rethink for Newcastle

Acerinox acquires Columbus Stainless

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India’s Tuticorin International Container Terminal inaugurated

Höegh Autoliners’ second Aurora Class vessel delivered

Fire breaks out at VCTPL

USTR exempts STS crane orders arriving by May, 2026 from 25% tariff

House Committee report says ZPMC poses risk to US security

Shipping and the digital age

Vancouver USA terminal

Massive expansion for Abbot Point

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India’s Tuticorin International Container Terminal inaugurated

Höegh Autoliners’ second Aurora Class vessel delivered

Fire breaks out at VCTPL

USTR exempts STS crane orders arriving by May, 2026 from 25% tariff

House Committee report says ZPMC poses risk to US security

Maersk container ship causes damage, injuries while entering Fremantle port

Another CMA CGM vessel loses containers off the coast of South Africa

Another new name in STS cranes

Maersk Shekou undergoes repairs after accident in Fremantle

Maersk christens its fourth methanol-powered container ship