Headline news... Major deep water site back on the Rotterdam market
A minimum 45-hectare terminal site of the highest calibre has suddenly come on the market in the Port of Rotterdam MoreRussian oil refiner "to build container terminal" in Kaliningrad
Russia's Mari Oil Refinery has announced a plan to build an 800,000 TEU/year container terminal in the Kaliningrad Free Zone, near the port's shipping cana MoreAbuja refutes piracy claim
Recent research by the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC) has highlighted the growing problem of piracy off the coast of Nigeria MoreNew investment for Rift Valley
Egyptian firm Citadel Capital has purchased a 49% stake in South African firm Sheltam Railways that gives it 17.5% equity in troubled Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the operator of most services on the Kenyan and Uganda rail networks MoreFloating crane collapse
The incident occurred on 7 March at Southampton Cruise Terminal. No-one was seriously hurt MorePeople on the move
A regular round-up of new comings and goings in the worldwide ports and shipping industries MoreCIYB 2010 published
"It was the worst year on record and the only one since the first containership sailed in 1956 that global container traffic actually fell," says John Fossey, editorial director of Containerisation International, in the opening chapter of the newly published Containerisation International Yearbook (CIYB) 2010. MoreAPMT bags Monrovia deal
APM Terminals (APMT) has been named as the preferred bidder for a 25 year concession to develop and operate the Port of Monrovia following a public tender issued by the Government of Liberia in December 2009. MoreNew container for automotive parts
DB Schenker Rail Automotive has developed a new type of container for the transport of automotive parts from Volkswagen's Wolfsburg facility to its new plant in Kaluga, Russia. MoreCronos takes UES Intermodal fleet
In the latest round of consolidation in the container leasing industry, Cronos Ltd has take over the management of the majority of the 220,000 TEU operating lease fleet that was previously managed by Hamburg-based UES Intermodal AG. MoreTriton tests the water
China International Marine Containers (CIMC) and coatings manufacturer Valspar have teamed up to carry out the successful application of a new waterborne protective coating system on a production run of 100 x 40ft high cube containers built for Triton Container International at CIMC's Taicang plant. MoreZPMC sells first auto terminal
ZPMC has signed a "framework agreement" with the Tangshan Caofeidian Industrial Zone Administrative Committee to install its zero emission automated container handling system at a new terminal in the port of Caofeidian, Hebei province. MoreRisGa to be tested on RTGs
The Port of Felixstowe is to test the RisGa fuel reduction system from Control Techniques, part of Emerson Industrial Automation, to be supplied as a retrofit package on some existing RTGs. MorePelindo II in contracts row
Kadin, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has asked state port operator (Pelindo) II not to terminate the contracts of 19 conventional terminal operators at Tanjung Priok when they expire on March 15 (13 contracts) and in June (the remaining six). MoreGuaymas container terminal tender
A tender for the concession to build and operate a container terminal at the Port of Guaymas in Mexico's Sonora state is scheduled to be launched this month. MoreGottwald 'G5' set for Irish debut
Gottwald Port Technology GmbH has recently received an order from Irish Continental Group (ICG) for a new G HMK 6407 mobile harbour crane for use at its Belfast Container Terminal (BCT) facility. MoreHanshin ports seek hub status
Japan's Hanshin ports - Osaka, Kobe, Sakai Semboku and Amagasaki Nishinomiya Ashiya - have asked the central government to designate them as an international strategic container hub. MoreActiw shows its bottle
Coca-Cola's Norwegian bottling plant (Coca-Cola Drikker ) is to invest in a modern warehouse system from Finland's Actiw Oy, part of PMK-Tekniikka group, which also makes LoadPlate and LongGoods "one shot" loading systems. MorePonce cranes arrive
Two superpost-Panamax ship-toshore container cranes ordered from ZPMC at a cost of US$22.7M, arrived fully erect at Port of the Americas in Ponce, Puerto Rico, last month. MoreRupert rides recession
The Canadian port of Prince Rupert in northern British Columbia lifted its container volume to 254,528 TEU in 2009, an increase of 45.8% over 2008. MoreGothenburg on the way to landlord status
The Port of Gothenburg's three newly-established operating companies - for lo-lo containers, ro-ro other than cars, and cars - began operations at the start of this month. MoreHoucon adds leasing option
Netherlands-based Houcon Group has established a new company to offer customers a leasing option for its range of roll trailers, terminal trailers and ro-ro cassettes, which it manufactures in Slovakia. MoreFive in for Mangalore
India's New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has shortlisted five consortia to bid for a concession to build and operate a new container terminal at New Mangalore Port in Karnataka state. MoreKaohsiung drops notch in box port rankings...
Container throughput at the Port of Kaohsiung declined by 11.34% to 8.58M TEU in 2009, pushing it one place down in the world container port rankings to 13th position. MoreStena to invest GBP200M in Loch Ryan
Following approval of a Harbour Empowerment Order (HEO) by the Scottish Parliament, Stena Line has announced that it will build a new ro-pax facility on a 28 acre site at Loch Ryan in Scotland, two miles north of the existing Cairnryan terminal. More...as Hanjin takes over from APMT
APM Terminals (APMT) and Hanjin Pacific Corporation (HPC) have entered into an agreement whereby Hanjin Pacific will take over APMT's facilities at Piers 76 and 77 in Kaohsiung and combine them into its current operations at the adjacent Pier 78. MoreGaussin signs ATT licence
Gaussin has signed a 10-year production licence agreement with Electronic Power Systems Inc (EPD) for its innovative ATT (Automotive Terminal Trailer) hybrid container transport vehicle. MoreEfficiency up at Dar es Salaam
A report into standards at the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam has revealed much improved performance over the past two years. The report was compiled by the port's Stakeholders' Committee, which was set up in 2008 in response to perceived poor performance at the port. More
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Markets straddle technology and cost
Despite slack market conditions, straddle carrier manufacturers are continuing to refine their technology and designs. MoreReefer container lessors await a further thaw
Reefer container lessors faced a tough market in 2009, but it was not all doom and gloom as they accounted for more than half of all reefers purchased - a higher share than at any time since the mid-1990s. The outlook for 2010 is even more upbeat. MoreBitzer reciprocates in compressor debate
In the June 2009 issue of WorldCargo News (p30), the advantages of digital scroll compressors in reefer container applications were outlined. In this article, German compressor manufacturer Bitzer puts the case for variable speed drive reciprocating compressors. MoreKonecranes lifting business in Egypt
2009 was obviously difficult for Konecranes, along with other suppliers of port handling equipment and services. Yet the year also brought new opportunities for the Finlandbased company, not least in Egypt, a market of growing importance. MoreTough times for the mobile harbour crane sector
It goes without saying that 2009 was hardly a vintage year for port handling equipment suppliers and the extent of the decline is clear from various market surveys and from the results that listed companies have to disclose. MoreBollore sets the pace in Africa
Liberia's National Port Authority has received bids from APM Terminals (APMT) and Bollore for the contract to operate the general cargo terminal at Monrovia. MoreCall for support to aid FVL recovery
Due to the economic crisis, around 20,000 jobs were lost last year in the European Finished Vehicle Logistics (FVL) industry, along with 20% of capacity, and much of the industry is in need of significant financing. MoreTough times - past, present and future?
Buffeted by the recession, some ports are looking to diversify their client base and cargo activities. MoreTrend to full electrification of diesel-powered cranes continues
Installations may have eased off because of the recession, but much of the technology is already proven and work to achieve even lower emissions is continuing. MoreTank operators on slow road to recovery
Signs of the first step on the road to recovery for tank container operators - increasing volumes - are appearing. However, the path back to better days will be long and arduous. MoreThumbs down for hydrogen fuel cells?
In October the Swedish government's venture capital company for the automotive sector, Fouriertransform, committed to its first investment, worth SEK60M, to Powercell Sweden AB, to support its work developing fuel cells and fuel "reformers." MoreCIMC launches Ultra-Liner reefer
China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has launched a new 40ft lightweight steel reefer container design aimed particularly at shippers of bananas and other fresh produce that weighs out before it cubes out. MoreSigns of a pick up in box leasing sector
All three NYSE-listed container lessors - Textainer, TAL International and CAI - saw a marginal increase in utilisation in the third quarter of this year as the peak season kicked in. Though a return to last year's levels still has some way to go, there are some encouraging signs. MoreReg Lee stepping down at ITCO
Reg Lee is to step down as president of the International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) after a tenure of six years during which the association has made considerable progress in promoting the intermodal tank container concept on a worldwide basis. MoreDifferent ways to Stage 3b/Tier 4 interim compliance
SCR or EGR and DPF? Leading industrial engine makers have taken their decisions. MoreFinnlines looks back to the sea
It is no secret that Grimaldi does not regard lo-lo container stevedoring as core business and would like to sell off part of Finnsteve, which it controls through its 65% stake in Finnlines. MoreNo end in sight to bitter Ilyichevsk dispute
As reported on-line, Russia's National Container Company (NCC) is to pursue its case against Ilyichevsk Seaport Administration in the International Court. This follows the verdict of the Supreme Court of Ukraine in early November to terminate the joint operation agreement (JOC) of NCC's affiliate Ukrtranscon-tainer (UTC) with the state-run port. MoreEquipment in place to deal with upturn
The second half of the current year has seen a "mass arrival" of new cranes in Russian and other post-Soviet ports, as orders placed last year before the global crisis struck come to fruition. As an example, the Port of Sillamae in Estonia started up its container terminal with two cranes and three 1 over 2 straddle carriers in September. MoreGdansk moves into the senior league
As reported last month, Maersk is extending its AE10 Far East service with 8000 TEU vessels in to the Baltic, with scheduled weekly calls at DCT Gdansk. MoreTaylor-made reach stackers
Taylor Machine Works is aiming to "stand out from the crowd" in the reach stacker market with a new design coupled with a traditional commitment to service. More
