June, 2006 ‣ WorldCargo News

Coming up on the inside track

News1 Jun 2006

Turkey’s TCDD ports’ privatisation programme has faltered, but private operators are pressing on with their own plans regardless....

Global spares initiative to fight clone subculture

News1 Jun 2006

Fort Vale is taking steps to defend itself and customers against cheap and sometimes dangerous imitations....

Towards lower emissions

News1 Jun 2006

Cargo handling equipment with Tier 3/Stage IIIa engines in the ≥ 130 kW range are now in widespread operation and performance levels are r...

Matching the old with the new in Egypt

News1 Jun 2006

New investment has been put into Egypt’s established ports, such as Alexandria, but the biggest development in the country’s port sector...

Constantza aims to grow in the Black

News1 Jun 2006

Could the “Rotterdam of the South” eventually come to resemble the real thing in gateway and transhipment traffic?...

Cooler prospects for reefer builders

News1 Jun 2006

Integral reefer box production is expected to fall during 2006, ending a four-year run when output increased by more than 15% each year....

Novorossiysk’s new box terminal on the way

News1 Jun 2006

Bouyed by a new ownership structure, Russia’s leading southern port is embarking on a major expansion, including a purpose-built container...

Drive monitoring and productivity

News1 Jun 2006

Crane monitoring systems can help improve productivity as well as crane maintenance....

Pretoria struggles to create container competition

News1 Jun 2006

New investment in South African ports will result in the expansion of container capacity but doubts over the direction of the government’s...

MHI pulls out of reefer machinery

News1 Jun 2006

After several years of declining sales and falling market share, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to terminate production of machinery f...

US East Coast shuttle drive

News1 Jun 2006

Germany-based Consens Transport Systems GmbH has won an order for 20 1-over-1 Conspeeds, with hydrostatic drive, from APM Terminals (APMT) f...

Boxes by conveyor

News1 Jun 2006

Promo-teus BV of the Netherlands has developed a modular system of conveyor belt blocks for horizontal container transfer. Arguing that cont...

Siag gets an electric charge

News1 Jun 2006

Siag SpA, the Italy-based crane components specialist, has acquired the assets, references, workin-progress and intellectal property rights ...

Messina Lines in Genoa row

News1 Jun 2006

Life in the Port of Genoa is never dull. On top of the dispute between PSA Sinport and Contship Italia over the new berth (Module VI) at Vol...

…and Portek enters Malta

News1 Jun 2006

Valetta Gateway Terminals (VGT) a newly-formed joint venture of Portek (55%) and locally-based Tumas (45%), has won the 30-year concession t...

Green light for Melbourne port rail

News1 Jun 2006

The Australian Federal Government, Victorian State Government and the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PMC) have reached agreement on funding ...

Coming up on the inside track

Global spares initiative to fight clone subculture

Towards lower emissions

Matching the old with the new in Egypt

Constantza aims to grow in the Black

Cooler prospects for reefer builders

Novorossiysk’s new box terminal on the way

Drive monitoring and productivity

Pretoria struggles to create container competition

MHI pulls out of reefer machinery

US East Coast shuttle drive

Boxes by conveyor

Siag gets an electric charge

Messina Lines in Genoa row

…and Portek enters Malta

Green light for Melbourne port rail

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Captain’s body found, four missing after ship sank near Taiwan

Konecranes reports higher profit, port solutions H1 order intake down 40%

NWSA calls for bids for Terminal 5 refrigerated container electrical upgrades

DP World Fremantle implements new weigh-in-motion system

Vessel detained in Haifa, seafarers abandoned in Yemen

Coming up on the inside track

Global spares initiative to fight clone subculture

Towards lower emissions

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Captain’s body found, four missing after ship sank near Taiwan

Konecranes reports higher profit, port solutions H1 order intake down 40%

NWSA calls for bids for Terminal 5 refrigerated container electrical upgrades

DP World Fremantle implements new weigh-in-motion system

Vessel detained in Haifa, seafarers abandoned in Yemen

Fire breaks out on Maersk container ship, one crew member dead

Cape Town Container Terminal takes delivery of 15 new terminal tractors

Fire on Maersk Frankfurt nearly out

Valenciaport’s container traffic up 14% in H1

Tanker capsizes near Manila claiming one life, cargo ship sinks off coast Taiwan