September, 2010 ‣ WorldCargo News

Japan focuses on African ports

News16 Sep 2010

The Japanese government is playing an increasingly important role in transport sector development in Africa...

Zambia-Nacala line reopened

News16 Sep 2010

The railway between Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia has reopened, many years after it was closed down as a result of bombing during the Mozamb...

Nantes-Gijón – Louis Dreyfus goes it alone

News16 Sep 2010

Grimaldi has pulled out of the GLD Atlantique joint venture that was to operate the "sea motorway" between Nantes-St Nazaire and Gijón...

Obama’s US$50B transport infrastructure plan

News16 Sep 2010

US President Obama has announced a US$50B, 6-year proposal to expand and rebuild the nation‘s roadways, railways and runways...

ABS to launch web portal for equipment manufacturers

News15 Sep 2010

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) will shortly launch its new Supply portal, a website designed specifically to simplify the management of c...

Trelleborg ups presence in Japan

News15 Sep 2010

Leading fendering, mooring and berthing systems supplier Trelleborg Marine Systems has demonstrated its commitment to the Japanese market by...

Trans Ocean goes kosher

News15 Sep 2010

Leading flexitank manufacturer and operator Trans Ocean has gained Kosher certification for its range of flexitanks....

Unite slams Dover privatisation plans

News8 Sep 2010

Britain’s largest trade union, Unite, has thrown down the gauntlet over the Dover Harbour Board (DHB)’s plans to privatise the Port of D...

Maersk in Hong Kong fuel switch

News8 Sep 2010

Following successful government-supervised testing on Eleonora Maersk on 5 September, Maersk Line has announced that the company will start ...

New Ustica ro-ro service

News7 Sep 2010

Italy-based ro-ro/ro-pax operator Ustica Lines is starting up a new ro-ro service between Venice (Chioggia) and Augusta in Sicily and Vallet...

First RTG in New Zealand

News4 Sep 2010

The Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) in New Zealand’s South Island has become the first port in the country to order a yard gantry crane...

Norfolk Southern plans 10% cut in GHG emissions

News4 Sep 2010

The US class 1 railroad has announced a five-year target to reduce its carbon footprint...

People on the move

News4 Sep 2010

Our regular review of "who's who" in the global shipping and allied industries...

SGKV backs RailRunner for European operation

News1 Sep 2010

The Berlin-based research institute Studiengesellschaft für den Kombinierten Verkehr (SGKV) has followed up its earlier report that Rail-Ru...

Trelleborg boosts presence in Japan

News1 Sep 2010

Leading fendering, mooring and berthing systems supplier Trelleborg Marine Systems has demonstrated its commitment to the Japanese market by...

GIP eyes Livorno stake

News1 Sep 2010

It looks as though Luigi Negri’s Gruppo Investimenti Portuali (GIP), which operates the SECH and VTE terminals in Genoa in conjunction wit...

Japan focuses on African ports

Zambia-Nacala line reopened

Nantes-Gijón – Louis Dreyfus goes it alone

Obama’s US$50B transport infrastructure plan

ABS to launch web portal for equipment manufacturers

Trelleborg ups presence in Japan

Trans Ocean goes kosher

Unite slams Dover privatisation plans

Maersk in Hong Kong fuel switch

New Ustica ro-ro service

First RTG in New Zealand

Norfolk Southern plans 10% cut in GHG emissions

People on the move

SGKV backs RailRunner for European operation

Trelleborg boosts presence in Japan

GIP eyes Livorno stake

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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

E-methanol is the most likely pathway for ZEMBA’s next tender

Japan focuses on African ports

Zambia-Nacala line reopened

Nantes-Gijón – Louis Dreyfus goes it alone

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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

E-methanol is the most likely pathway for ZEMBA’s next tender

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