February, 2008 ‣ WorldCargo News

Containerisation International Yearbook 2008

News25 Feb 2008

The 2008 edition of the Containerisation International Yearbook (CIYB) has just been published by Informa UK Ltd....

Container terminal for Gent

News7 Feb 2008

Initial capacity for a new shortsea/feeder container terminal in Gent is put at 150,000 TEU/year...

Clear Shot for ICTSI in Mindanao

News5 Feb 2008

Manila-based ICTSI looks set to win the Mindanao Container Terminal concession in the Philippines...

Voltri in IT storm

News5 Feb 2008

VTE has been forced to shut down the terminal until problems with implementing a new TOS are resolved...

Novi under house arrest

News5 Feb 2008

Giovanni Novi, the outgoing Chairman of the Port of Genoa Authority, has been placed under house arrest...

Greater defence role urged for Philadelphia

News4 Feb 2008

The Maritime Stakeholders Group (MSG), representing maritime-related organisations in the ports of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, is...

Gaussin secures framework deal with DP World

News4 Feb 2008

The first contract under the new agreement is worth US$4M. The deal could be extended to cover a number of DP World container handling facil...

Still plenty of reach in the big truck market

News1 Feb 2008

It looks like more “business as usual” this year, without some of the off-the-ball excitement of 2007....

PSA HNN opts for Quintiq planning solution

News1 Feb 2008

PSA HNN has selected the Quintiq planning solution for workforce planning and optimisation at its 10 terminals in Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Rot...

Intermodal gains ground in India

News1 Feb 2008

The Indian rail market was opened to private operators last year and Concor, the container transport arm of Indian Railways, now faces tough...

Prospects for container terminals in the Ukraine*

News1 Feb 2008

Development of container traffic in the Ukraine is being held back simply by the capacity deficit of the country’s container terminals. Du...

High costs hit tank containers

News1 Feb 2008

Although the international bulk liquids transport market is set for strong growth, the ability of tank containers to optimise opportunities ...

Mark-It goes wireless

News1 Feb 2008

Leading US reefer monitoring service provider Mark-It Services (MIS) has launched a wireless asset monitoring (WAM) solution for reefer cont...

Mundra bids for a bigger cut of the action

News1 Feb 2008

Buttressed by the country’s strong economic growth, India’s imp/ex trades have been growing strongly as well as the proportion of contai...

Challenging times for spreader business

News1 Feb 2008

The pace of growth and changes in container terminal operations present a difficult challenge for spreader manufacturers....

Sattel launches Portview V5

News1 Feb 2008

Australia-based vehicle telemetry provider Sattel has updated the Portview management software application for its flagship Container Termin...

Containerisation International Yearbook 2008

Container terminal for Gent

Clear Shot for ICTSI in Mindanao

Voltri in IT storm

Novi under house arrest

Greater defence role urged for Philadelphia

Gaussin secures framework deal with DP World

Still plenty of reach in the big truck market

PSA HNN opts for Quintiq planning solution

Intermodal gains ground in India

Prospects for container terminals in the Ukraine*

High costs hit tank containers

Mark-It goes wireless

Mundra bids for a bigger cut of the action

Challenging times for spreader business

Sattel launches Portview V5

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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

Containerisation International Yearbook 2008

Container terminal for Gent

Clear Shot for ICTSI in Mindanao

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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

Port of LA cuts China exposure