September, 2009 ‣ WorldCargo News

Accident halts Rotterdam rail freight traffic

News25 Sep 2009

A fatal, head-on collision between two freight trains on Thursday night led to the closure of the Rotterdam network...

Emissions trading for world shipping

News25 Sep 2009

The shipping industry associations of Australia, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and the UK have launched a discussion paper detailing a practical s...

People on the move

News25 Sep 2009

Some recent appointments of relevance to the global ports, rail and logistic services supply sectors...

Paris puts E7B on the table for SNCF Freight

News21 Sep 2009

The French government says it is prepared to back restructuring of French Rail's freight operations to the tune of E7B...

Signs of recovery at Marseilles Fos

News19 Sep 2009

Container throughput at Marseilles Fos reached 583,779 TEU to the end of August, a 4% increase on the first eight months of last year...

Cavotec MSL report first half results

News18 Sep 2009

The marine and ports engineering and equipment group reports satisfaction with its first half results, given the global context...

Ports of Amsterdam to be corporatised

News18 Sep 2009

It looks as though the municipally-owned ports authority will become a limited liability company, with the city, province and the Dutch stat...

No new USEC labour agreement

News18 Sep 2009

The United States Maritime Alliance says that the ILA is trying to kill progress...

Coastlink ponders future of "river ports such as Hamburg and Antwerp"

News18 Sep 2009

A heated debate is expected in Dunkirk, the host port for Coastlink's 2009 annual conference on 24 and 25 September...

Russia accedes to COTIF

News18 Sep 2009

The Russian Federation has made an application for accession to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) and hence t...

Lehnkering acquires Buss Safelox

News18 Sep 2009

Hamburg-based Buss Group has sold its Safelox arm to steel and chemicals industries logistics specialist Lehnkering, for an undisclosed pric...

Road transport sector on the ropes

News11 Sep 2009

Based on a survey conducted amongst its members in 74 countries, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) told the United Nations Econom...

ClassNK releases new "guidelines on brittle crack arrest design"

News10 Sep 2009

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has announced the publication of a new guideline entitled, Guidelines on Brittle Crack Arrest Design...

Delphis Logistics offers door to door

News10 Sep 2009

Delphis has announced that its newly created subsidiary Delphis Logistics will start offering European door-door services as from the 1 Octo...

Manifesto for rail UK freight growth

News10 Sep 2009

The UK Rail Freight Group and the Rail Freight Operators Association have launched a manifesto for rail freight growth...

NITL refutes "anti-CAAP" charges

News10 Sep 2009

The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) has refuted claims made by various environmental interest groups that it opposed the Po...

Accident halts Rotterdam rail freight traffic

Emissions trading for world shipping

People on the move

Paris puts E7B on the table for SNCF Freight

Signs of recovery at Marseilles Fos

Cavotec MSL report first half results

Ports of Amsterdam to be corporatised

No new USEC labour agreement

Coastlink ponders future of "river ports such as Hamburg and Antwerp"

Russia accedes to COTIF

Lehnkering acquires Buss Safelox

Road transport sector on the ropes

ClassNK releases new "guidelines on brittle crack arrest design"

Delphis Logistics offers door to door

Manifesto for rail UK freight growth

NITL refutes "anti-CAAP" charges

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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

Accident halts Rotterdam rail freight traffic

Emissions trading for world shipping

People on the move

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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