October, 2011 ‣ WorldCargo News

Container yard crane survey – deliveries down

News31 Oct 2011

WorldCargo News’ latest survey shows a sharp decline in deliveries in 2011, but order intake for 2012 delivery is running at high levels...

Cargotec posts increase in order intake

News31 Oct 2011

3Q/2011 order intake and sales both increased by 19% and profitabity also improved...

Sheep Hill becomes Port Spencer

News29 Oct 2011

South Australian magnetite miner Centrex Metals has selected Port Spencer as the formal name for its proposed deepwater port development on ...

Alarm sounded over exploding reefers

News26 Oct 2011

Hundreds of refrigerated containers have been quarantined in various locations around the world following reports of compressor explosions a...

Bolipuertos books major equipment orders

News26 Oct 2011

Venezuela's national port authority has signed deals with Cargotec and with Miami-based Cargo Equipment Solutions, Inc...

Long Beach extends Pier S consultation

News26 Oct 2011

The Port of Long Beach has extended the public review period on a draft environmental study of Pier S, a proposed container facility on Term...

Regular freight on HS1

News26 Oct 2011

DB Schenker Rail will launch regular Channel tunnel freight services between Poland and London (Barking) on High Speed 1 next month...

Bi-partisan "caucus" for ports in US Congress

News26 Oct 2011

Janice Hahn (D-CA) and Ted Poe (R-TX) have formed a bi-partisan House Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus...

Cargotec teams up with Rosmorport

News25 Oct 2011

Cargotec and Russia's state-owned sea ports manager have signed a strategic co-operation agreement...

Dunkirk on the up

News24 Oct 2011

With a throughput of 3.9 Mt in September, the Port of Dunkirk closed the first nine months of the year with overall volume up by 10% to 35.0...

Noatum to rebrand terminals

News24 Oct 2011

All the terminals in the former Dragados SPL portfolio will carry the Noatum brand name...

Konecranes forecasts steady profits

News20 Oct 2011

The company's 3Q/2011 report forecasts that 2011 operating profits will be roughly at the 2010 level. Signs of weakening demand have been no...

Port of LA "throws in the towel" on truckers

News19 Oct 2011

The Port of Los Angeles will not contest a US Court of Appeals decision that overturns its ban on owner-operators as part of its Clean Truck...

Eurotunnel to work with RFF on radio communications

News19 Oct 2011

Eurotunnel will work with the French rail track authority to install a new radio communication system in the Channel Tunnel...

Tibbett to open second Bucharest terminal

News19 Oct 2011

Romania's largest privately owned contract logistics specialist, Tibbett Logistics, a member of the UK-based Keswick Enterprises group, is o...

"Pay waterways more than lip service"

News19 Oct 2011

Inland Navigation Europe says the European Commission's new transport plan must accord more importance to the waterways...

Container yard crane survey – deliveries down

Cargotec posts increase in order intake

Sheep Hill becomes Port Spencer

Alarm sounded over exploding reefers

Bolipuertos books major equipment orders

Long Beach extends Pier S consultation

Regular freight on HS1

Bi-partisan "caucus" for ports in US Congress

Cargotec teams up with Rosmorport

Dunkirk on the up

Noatum to rebrand terminals

Konecranes forecasts steady profits

Port of LA "throws in the towel" on truckers

Eurotunnel to work with RFF on radio communications

Tibbett to open second Bucharest terminal

"Pay waterways more than lip service"

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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