M&R surcharge on scrap exports

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Hyundai Merchant Mar ine (HMM) will impose a surcharge of US$65 per container on exports of scrap metal from the US and Canada to Pacific Ri...

HMM signs up for Purfresh

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Despite losing the support of Carrier Transicold (see WorldCargo News April 2012, p18) Purfresh Inc is continuing to sign up new customers f...

Carbon challenge

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Every dollar of value created in the world economy in 2007 was equivalent to 768g of CO2 emissions. According to Jonathan Porritt, the chair...

All change in California

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Hyundai Merchant Mar ine (HMM) is to switch its operations at the Port of Long Beach to the neighbouring Port of Los Angeles later this year...

Oz terminals face pain

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Australian stevedores are facing a period of reduced ship calls as container carriers take a much harder line on overcapacity in coming mont...

Heavy lift council formed

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A number of ocean carriers involved in the international transport of project and heavy lift cargoes have joined forces to form the Internat...

Taipei box terminal a boon for shippers

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The opening of the first two berths of Taipei Port Container Terminal (TPCT) next January will help Taiwanese shippers save more than US$327...

Six shortlisted for Ennore

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India’s Ennore Port Trust has shortlisted six bidders from an original list of 22 to submit financial bids to build and operate a 1.5M TEU...

HMM opts for Magnum

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South Korean operator Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), a long term customer for Thermo King’s reciprocating compressor reefer machinery with...

Hyundai on the blocks

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Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has introduced its own block train service between Rotterdam and Sladkovicovo in the Slovak Republic. “This ...

Thamesport fine tunes

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To cater for traffic growth, HPH Thamesport is to undertake a number of measures, which can be accomplished at the relatively low cost of £...

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