K Line Yokohama switch

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Japan’s K Line is to move its exclusive container terminal at Yokohama from Honmoku A-8 berth to Honmoku A 5-6 berths, which are located a...

Taicang gains Japan link

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The fledgling ro-ro service between Shimonseki Port on the east coast of Japan and Shanghai established in 2005 has moved its Shanghai call ...

New Japan-China link

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A new shipping service will be started next year linking Hunchun in China’s landlocked Jilin province in the north east and Niigata in Jap...

Osaka Bay merger plan

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The Japanese government is proposing to merge the four Osaka Bay ports of Kobe, Osaka, Sakai-Senboku, and Amagasaki-Nishinomiya-Ashiya into ...

Nagoya goes NUTS

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Nine transportation companies plan to unify the operations of eight berths at three terminals - Tobishima Pier North Container Terminal, Tob...

Daikin Industries forging ahead

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Japanese reefer machinery manufacturer Daikin Industries is continuing to make major inroads in the market with its LXE10E scroll compressor...

Keeping tyre costs on track

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Incorrect tyre pressure affects traction, braking, wear and damage resistance. Most terminals rely on manual checks but this is time-consumi...

Auto RTGs

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order for 12 remote-controlled, automated RTGs and three quayside cranes from Tobishima Co...

Osaka/Kobe join forces to cut costs

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The Japanese ports of Kobe and Osaka are aiming to cut costs by around 30 percent by operating under a single port authority in order to com...

First Japanese reach stacker

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TCM has built what is believed to be the first ever reach stacker from a Japanese OEM. TCM was at one time the Japan agent for Kalmar ContCh...

Japanese port results

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Figures from the IAPH in Tokyo show that the five leading Japanese container ports handled a total of 9.82 mill TEU of overseas container tr...

…Japan scanner moves

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Customs offices in three Japanese ports, Tokyo, Nagoya and Moji, are to install container cargo inspection systems from a Japanese-US team m...

PSA gets Hibiki green light

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The way has been cleared for Singapore's PSA Corporation to operate a new container terminal in Japan by 2003 after the main opponent to the...

Japan to go 24/7?

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The Japan Maritime Bureau's budget proposals for fiscal 2002 include references to the need to introduce 24 hour working at the country's po...

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