July, 2009 ‣ WorldCargo News

Cargoshell takes a bow

News31 Jul 2009

The latest attempt to develop a viable collapsible container design was unveiled at a demonstration at the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal at the ...

Terex completes Fantuzzi purchase

News28 Jul 2009

Terex Corporation has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the port equipment businesses of Fantuzzi Industries and Noell Cran...

Container sector feels the heat

News19 Jul 2009

Drewry Shipping Consultants’ latest quarterly Container Forecaster analysis predicts casualties and continued unsustainable freight rates ...

More box berths in China

News19 Jul 2009

Although container throughput at China’s major ports is falling, new box berths continue to come on stream....

US transcontinental reefer intermodal service

News19 Jul 2009

Norfolk Southern Railway and Union Pacific have teamed up to offer a reefer trailer intermodal service between Los Angeles and Atlanta...

Chamber appoints new chief executive

News19 Jul 2009

Angus Frew, former president and CEO of container lessor GE SeaCo, has been appointed as the new chief executive of the UK’s Chamber of Sh...

ZIM receives its first mega vessel

News18 Jul 2009

The line says its new ships strengthen its strategic partnership with the Grand Alliance...

More on latest Southampton crane collapse

News18 Jul 2009

DP World Southampton has issued its own statement - acknowledges concerns over Morris cranes...

Ports report first half results

News18 Jul 2009

Rotterdam, Antwerp and Le Havre have released their traffic figures for the first half of 2009...

Southampton crane collapse – again

News13 Jul 2009

Crane driver in critical condition after container crane boom collapses onto NYK THEMIS, operated by ZIM Lines...

Further setback for HCPTI

News9 Jul 2009

The City of Manila has dealt a serious blow to Harbour Centre Port Terminal Inc’s (HCPTI) plan to expand its operations at the Manila Harb...

CKYH to start direct service between Vietnam and USEC

News9 Jul 2009

CKYH Alliance (Coscon, K Line, Yang Ming, and Hanjin Shipping) has announced that it will start a direct service between Vietnam and the USE...

Tercat double blow

News9 Jul 2009

Barcelona terminal operator Terminal de Catalunya (Tercat), part of Hutchison Port Holdings, has been hit by two customer defections...

Reprieve for Genoa operators

News9 Jul 2009

The troubled multipurpose operations at Sampierdarena in the Port of Genoa have been given a stay of execution to allow time to find a new s...

Make sure there is enough cover

News8 Jul 2009

Lloyd's Register (LR) has published a new guide on maintenance of hatch covers....

NYK projects receive MLIT subsidy

News2 Jul 2009

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) will support three NYK Line projects aimed at cutting CO2 emissions...

Cargoshell takes a bow

Terex completes Fantuzzi purchase

Container sector feels the heat

More box berths in China

US transcontinental reefer intermodal service

Chamber appoints new chief executive

ZIM receives its first mega vessel

More on latest Southampton crane collapse

Ports report first half results

Southampton crane collapse – again

Further setback for HCPTI

CKYH to start direct service between Vietnam and USEC

Tercat double blow

Reprieve for Genoa operators

Make sure there is enough cover

NYK projects receive MLIT subsidy

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TOS strategies diverge

DP World investment jeopardised by UK government snub

First trains depart on Tanzanian SGR

Melbourne Truck drivers take concerns to DP World

Kings of the Netherlands and Belgium open New Lock in Terneuzen