December, 2008 ‣ WorldCargo News

Linde HTD adds second “giraffe house”

News27 Dec 2008

Linde Heavy Lift Truck Division, has opened a second 900 m2 heavy truck assembly facility at its Merthyr Tydfil, Wales plant as part of a £...

Vancouver and BNSF reach freight access deal

News27 Dec 2008

The Washington, USA Port of Vancouver and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company have reached agreement on the construction of the por...

New appointments announced

News27 Dec 2008

NYK Line has named a new president. ICTSI group has named a new regional manager for Europe and the Middle East. Bromma has appointed a new ...

Rotterdam connected to Intercontainer’s South-East European network

News27 Dec 2008

Intercontainer is now offering weekly rail-road combined transport services between Rotterdam and six terminals in Central and South-East Eu...

Hutchison confirms Amsterdam and Táranto deals

News23 Dec 2008

Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has confirmed earlier reports that it is taking a controlling stake in Ceres, Amsterdam from NYK and a 50% sta...

People on the move

News18 Dec 2008

Bromma has ppointed Vikram Raman as VP, sales and services. After a career of 51 years, Hapag-Lloyd executive board member Adolf Adrion is r...

Everglades logs increase in container traffic

News18 Dec 2008

Bucking the trend in US ports, Port Everglades has reported an increase in container traffic in fiscal 2007-8...

Rubb Installs 14th Facility for Maher Terminals

News18 Dec 2008

Maher Terminals, Inc recently purchased and erected its14th Rubb structure at its facility in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey...

MacGregor for P&O Ferries

News18 Dec 2008

P&O Ferries’ two new 49,000gt ferries being built at Aker Yards for the Dover-Calais route will be fitted with cargo access equipment from...

Itajaí flood update

News18 Dec 2008

A consortium led by Chinese dredging company Shanghai Dredging Company has won the Reais17.5M (US$7.228M) contract to carry out the emergenc...

Lifeline operator rings the changes

News13 Dec 2008

Channels Islands lifeline shipping line Huelin-Renouf Shipping is investing in a specially commissioned container ship at the same time as a...

TCB garners local Colombian support

News13 Dec 2008

Barcelona-based TCB group, which, as previously reported, was awarded a US$210M, 30-year concession to build a new container terminal in the...

1000m freight trains for Betuwe?

News13 Dec 2008

Deutsche Bahn (DB) and KeyRail, the Dutch company that manages the Betuwe route, have successfully tested a 1000m long freight train on that...

K Line “cold irons” in Long Beach

News13 Dec 2008

K Line’s Long Beach Bridge became the first container vessel to plug into shore power in the Port of Long Beach when she berthed at Pier G...

General Dynamics to acquire AxleTech

News13 Dec 2008

With the support of private equity firm The Carlyle Group, General Dynamics has entered into a definitive agreement for General Dynamics to ...

Hutchison gets foothold in Italy, via its heel

News13 Dec 2008

Italy’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has given the go-ahead for Hutchison Port Holdings to team up with Evergreen at Tàranto ...

Linde HTD adds second “giraffe house”

Vancouver and BNSF reach freight access deal

New appointments announced

Rotterdam connected to Intercontainer’s South-East European network

Hutchison confirms Amsterdam and Táranto deals

People on the move

Everglades logs increase in container traffic

Rubb Installs 14th Facility for Maher Terminals

MacGregor for P&O Ferries

Itajaí flood update

Lifeline operator rings the changes

TCB garners local Colombian support

1000m freight trains for Betuwe?

K Line “cold irons” in Long Beach

General Dynamics to acquire AxleTech

Hutchison gets foothold in Italy, via its heel

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Strike in Montreal lifted, negotiations in deadlock

Carriers invoke Force Majeure as ships begin to pile up off East and Gulf coasts

Sparrows Point Container Terminal releases dredging report findings

Porto Itapoá adds reefer capacity, appoints new CEO

New crane batch for CWIT

Linde HTD adds second “giraffe house”

Vancouver and BNSF reach freight access deal

New appointments announced

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Strike in Montreal lifted, negotiations in deadlock

Carriers invoke Force Majeure as ships begin to pile up off East and Gulf coasts

Sparrows Point Container Terminal releases dredging report findings

Porto Itapoá adds reefer capacity, appoints new CEO

New crane batch for CWIT

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

Fire from overturned truck carrying lithium-ion batteries shuts down Port of LA, POLB terminals