Orsero sells and buys

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Orsero Group is using cash from a ship sale to to buy Vado Intermodal Operator from Pacorini...

European box builders squeezed further

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Europe’s container manufacturing industry has been reduced to a mere handful of companies, all of which are battling against an increasing...

Brazil moves to reform port laws

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As surmised in last month’s WorldCargo News (p11), the relief felt by Abratec members over the Brazilian Senate’s rejection of a key ame...

AFAM+ for avocados

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A trial shipment from Brazil to Rotterdam carried out earlier this year by German operator Hamburg Süd has demonstrated that Thermo King’...

Resolution 517 upheld in Brazil

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Brazil’s Senate has unanimously rejected an amendment by Democratic Senator Katia Abreu to modify a key clause of the Constitution (Resolu...

War over different visions of the future

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Plans to change the law and open up ports in Brazil to more private investment, including at new greenfield sites, have split the business c...

Container decal sales booming

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Although the demand for container decals has risen strongly on the back of a record jump in newbuild production, suppliers of self-adhesive ...

Row highlights dynamism of ports sector

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The dispute over Brazil’s latest container terminal start-up underscores the point that this sector is worth fighting over, but the outcom...

Hamburg Süd ties up CCL purchase

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Hamburg Süd has completed the acquisition of Costa Container Lines (CCL), which was first announced in August. The Germany-based carrier wi...

Make or break time for Gothenburg

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Following an extensive programme of redevelopment and terminal improvements, the Port of Gothenburg believes now is the right time to break ...

Still no Paranaguá windows

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Terminal de Contêineres de Paranaguá (TCP) has still has not implemented a windows system to make berthing slots more predictable for ship...

Daikin milestone

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Japanese reefer machinery manufacturer Daikin recently passed an important milestone with the sale of its 75,000th LXE10E refrigeration unit...

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