May, 2010 ‣ WorldCargo News

UIR and DB launch “EcoTransIT World”

News27 May 2010

A new web application is touted as the new innovative web assessment tool for green logistics...

Kombiverkehr launches Antwerp-Duisburg service

News27 May 2010

Kombiverkehr has boosted its services over the Rhine seaports with a new daily (overnight|) direct train between Duisburg and Antwerp...

Philadelphia starts tender process for Southport

News27 May 2010

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Edward G Rendell, together with the port authority (PRPA), have announced the start of a t...

Le Havre in the spotlight

News27 May 2010

France's biggest container port has been attracting attention – not all of it welcome...

Zeeland Seaports seeks new partners for WCT

News25 May 2010

Zeeland Seaports has confirmed that it is seeking new partners to develop the 2M TEU/year "green field" Westerschelde Container Terminal...

Montreal posts bullish 1Q/10 results

News24 May 2010

Overall traffic at the Port of Montreal in the first quarter of 2010 was up 7.6% compared to the same period last year...

Early success for Ngqura

News24 May 2010

The new South African port of Ngqura, close to Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, handled 34,533 TEU in March, up from 18,881 in February, ...

Solar power in Los Angeles

News24 May 2010

NYK affiliate Yusen Terminals, Inc (YTI) has completed the first tenant-installed solar project at the Port of Los Angeles...

Three more for PEMA

News18 May 2010

Load measurement technologies specialist Lasstec, cables and energy systems group Prysmian and port management systems producer Visy are the...

New shuttle links Italy and Belarus

News18 May 2010

"Marco Polo Express," a container train service operated by Belarusian Railways and Italy’s Italia Logistica, has been started between Ven...

Honorary doctorate for Hans Langh

News18 May 2010

The work of the inventor behind Langh Ship Cargo Solutions has been acknowledged by the University of Turku...

Mitsui looks for foothold in Baltic

News15 May 2010

Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co is exploring the possibility of shipping frozen products from South Korea to Uzbekistan via Suez, North Co...

Could Estonia convert to standard rail gauge?

News13 May 2010

The European Union’s Commissioner for Transport, Siim Kallas, believes it would be reasonable for his native Estonia to switch over from t...

ICTSI signs 25-year deal in Portland (OR)

News13 May 2010

International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) has signed a 25-year lease for the container/breakbulk facility at Terminal 6 with th...

Stora Enso/DFDS renew contract

News11 May 2010

DFDS and Stora Enso, one of the world's largest paper producers, have signed a new agreement confirming their ongoing cooperation in the tra...

Halifax supply chain partnership

News11 May 2010

Canadian National Railway (CN), the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) and container terminal operators Cerescorp and Halterm have announced an in...

UIR and DB launch “EcoTransIT World”

Kombiverkehr launches Antwerp-Duisburg service

Philadelphia starts tender process for Southport

Le Havre in the spotlight

Zeeland Seaports seeks new partners for WCT

Montreal posts bullish 1Q/10 results

Early success for Ngqura

Solar power in Los Angeles

Three more for PEMA

New shuttle links Italy and Belarus

Honorary doctorate for Hans Langh

Mitsui looks for foothold in Baltic

Could Estonia convert to standard rail gauge?

ICTSI signs 25-year deal in Portland (OR)

Stora Enso/DFDS renew contract

Halifax supply chain partnership

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

UIR and DB launch “EcoTransIT World”

Kombiverkehr launches Antwerp-Duisburg service

Philadelphia starts tender process for Southport

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

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

Sand: Ships en route to East Coast will have to wait at anchor until strike ends