December, 2008 ‣ WorldCargo News

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...

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 £...

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...

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...

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...

Wine barge “bus stop” call

News13 Dec 2008

The barge shuttling wine containers on the Manchester Ship Canal from the Port of Liverpool to Irlam Container Terminal (WorldCargo News, No...

Bilbao reluctant to take on haulage “cartel”

News13 Dec 2008

The port’s container drayage practices have come under fire again...

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...

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 ...

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...

Vancouver and BNSF reach freight access deal

Linde HTD adds second “giraffe house”

New appointments announced

Rotterdam connected to Intercontainer’s South-East European network

Hutchison confirms Amsterdam and Táranto deals

Everglades logs increase in container traffic

Rubb Installs 14th Facility for Maher Terminals

MacGregor for P&O Ferries

Itajaí flood update

People on the move

Wine barge “bus stop” call

Bilbao reluctant to take on haulage “cartel”

Lifeline operator rings the changes

General Dynamics to acquire AxleTech

TCB garners local Colombian support

1000m freight trains for Betuwe?

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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

Vancouver and BNSF reach freight access deal

Linde HTD adds second “giraffe house”

New appointments announced

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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