Playing hardball on the rails

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Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG)'s bid to take over Stinnes AG (Schenker) has been successful and independent German rail operators will be even m...

Constantza’s big growth plans

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The Black Sea Port of Constantza is forging ahead with its new South Port container terminal project in the hope of winning a share of Fa...

Deeply engrossed in Jade

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By the end of this summer a consortium to run the Jade Weser terminal project in Wilhelmshaven will be up and running, says Thomas Eckelmann...

Depot communications options grow

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One of the biggest administrative challenges for shipping lines and leasing companies is how to manage communications with their depots e...

Trimodal Duisburg

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Duisport (Duisburger Hafen AG) is much more proactive than when it was a "landlord" port authority....

Tough competition in the east

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Faced with a dwindling share of the RTG market as supply is increasingly concentrated in China, Japanese and Korean suppliers have been l...

A new approach to asset management

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Trencor is well known in the container shipping industry as the South African parent of container lessor Textainer and as a manufacturer ...

To the point

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With a record volume in July of 129,163 vehicles (up 20,000 or 18.8 percent on July 2001) BLGAutomobile Logistics could be heading for a rec...

Swap body standards making headway

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Notwithstanding the fall in European swap body production predicted for this year (see WorldCargo News, July 2002, pp43), significant progre...

Container lessors stay cautious

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After enduring a very tough year in 2001, the container leasing industry has witnessed a significant upturn in the market in the first six m...

Northlink funding

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The Northlink Group, consisting of five Finnish ports along the Gulf of Bothnia (Kemi, Oulu, Raahe, Kokkola and Pietarsaari) and VRCargo, ha...

Depot safety issues under the spotlight

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The main safety risks to which staff at tank cleaning depots are exposed are chemical spills and leaks, asphyxiation and confined space entr...

ZPMC’s rubber on rails

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ZPMC has unveiled an RMGwith an innovative wheel design that allows an RTG and RMG to be used over the same block....

Russian traffic growth

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According to some forecasts, in 10 years from now, cargo handled by Russian seaports should reach 350 mta, compared to 220 mta today. To cop...

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