December, 2004 ‣ WorldCargo News

Engaging Finland’s western front

News1 Dec 2004

The five ports along Finland’s south west coast, Pori, Rauma, Uusikaupunki, Naantali and Turku have tended to co-operate on marketing and ...

Kalmar bags two new crane deals

News1 Dec 2004

Kalmar Industries bv in in the Netherlands has received a new order from Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST) for two widespan ship-to-shore ...

Gottwald chalks up Nordic deliveries

News1 Dec 2004

Gottwald reports the recent delivery of three HMK 300 E harbour mobile cranes to operators in Iceland (Eimskip in Reykjavik), Norway (Kristi...

Bimodal tractor enters service

News1 Dec 2004

Belgium-based special vehicles manufacturer MOL Cy NV has provided more information on its new 4 x 4 bimodal tractor for road and rail use, ...

PSA buys into Hong Kong

News1 Dec 2004

Singapore’s PSA International has secured a foothold in Hong Kong’s container port by agreeing to pay Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) HK$...

Detention charges anger hauliers

News1 Dec 2004

New shipping line policies on detention charges for the late return of empty containers have raised Victorian Transport Association (VTA) co...

MCI adds standards in China

News1 Dec 2004

Reefer container manufacturer Maersk Container Industri (MCI) has announced its re-entry into the standard box building sector with the acqu...

Oryx/ABB crane simulator

News1 Dec 2004

A new container crane simulator codeveloped by crane drives and automation giant ABB and another Swedenbased company, Oryx Simulations AB, i...

Who Dares, wins?

News1 Dec 2004

Eurotunnel is to vary its freight shuttle tariffs to reward regular customers which provide it with volume forecasts and thus allow it to pl...

Buenos Aires row

News1 Dec 2004

A new controversy has hit the Port of Buenos Aires after a Coast Guard (PNA) permit for a 243m long container vessel to call at Murchison’...

ICTSI for Mindanao?

News1 Dec 2004

International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is touted as favourite to bag a 20-year concession for Mindanao Container Terminal (MC...

…first in Chile…

News1 Dec 2004

ZPMC is poised to sign its first contract in Chile, for two post-Panamax quay cranes for Terminal Pacífico Sur Valparaíso (TPS)....

Ningbo in a spin

News1 Dec 2004

Ningbo Beilun Container Terminal (NBCT) and ZPMC have come up with a novel solution to meet customers’ security requirements regarding the...

New order for SRC trestles

News1 Dec 2004

Sweden-based Scandinavian Ro-Ro Construction AB (SRC) has been awarded a contract for 400 LOT trailer trestles by DFDS Tor Line AB, for use ...

Keller deal kicked back

News1 Dec 2004

The Los Angeles City Council has rejected the proposal of the Port of Los Angeles to award former CEO Larry Keller a US$540,000 three-year c...

Oroport gears up

News1 Dec 2004

Oroport Cargohandling Services Inc has acquired a modified Liebherr ship-to-shore gantry crane with an SWL of 35 tons for its Port of Cagaya...

Engaging Finland’s western front

Kalmar bags two new crane deals

Gottwald chalks up Nordic deliveries

Bimodal tractor enters service

PSA buys into Hong Kong

Detention charges anger hauliers

MCI adds standards in China

Oryx/ABB crane simulator

Who Dares, wins?

Buenos Aires row

ICTSI for Mindanao?

…first in Chile…

Ningbo in a spin

New order for SRC trestles

Keller deal kicked back

Oroport gears up

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

Engaging Finland’s western front

Kalmar bags two new crane deals

Gottwald chalks up Nordic deliveries

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

ILA says it will move forward with strike on Tuesday

Map of major ports affected by strike on US East and Gulf coasts

Will port strike severely disrupt US economy?

ILA shuts down ports on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

Sand: Ships en route to East Coast will have to wait at anchor until strike ends