February, 2012 ‣ WorldCargo News

Monrovia looks to Van Oord

News29 Feb 2012

The Liberian National Port Authority is negotiating a dredging contract for all four of the country’s ports with Van Oord...

APM Terminals posts record in 2011

News29 Feb 2012

APM Terminals has reported record-breaking annual results for 2011...

Star Cool CA system on general release

News29 Feb 2012

Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has moved the concept of shipping perishable products under controlled atmosphere (CA) conditions a step fur...

Oz tackles intermodal barriers

News28 Feb 2012

A new study by Shipping Australia Ltd (SAL) has found that problems with rail transport remain key impediments to the success of metropolita...

Cargotec takes over KALP lashing platform

News28 Feb 2012

Cargotec has assumed full responsibility for KALP GmbH's automated lashing platform products and services. The platforms will be rebranded u...

People on the move

News27 Feb 2012

Our latest round-up of appointments in the shipping port and allied industries...

PEMA forum at TOC Asia

News27 Feb 2012

The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association will host a technology forum at TOC Asia, on 13 March in Hong Kong...

Great Lakes ballast row settled

News23 Feb 2012

New York State will follow the national ballast water standard, lifting a cloud of uncertainty for marine shipping on the Great Lakes...

Transnet targets Pier 2, Durban recovery

News23 Feb 2012

South African state-owned port operator, Transnet Port Terminals, says that its plan to reduce bottlenecks and boost performance at Pier 2, ...

APMT Rotterdam labour deal

News22 Feb 2012

After several weeks of niggling disputes, the union has agreed to work normally pending a ballot...

Ukrtranscontainer restarts in Illichivsk

News22 Feb 2012

UTC, the affiliate of Russia's National Container Company, has resumed operations at the Port of Illichivsk...

Port of Rotterdam more accessible

News21 Feb 2012

The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment is expanding the Maasgeul to prevent waiting times for ships entering the port of R...

Ikea adopts cardboard pallets

News21 Feb 2012

The Swedish furniture retailer has adopted a programme to replace all wooden pallets with a cardboard variant...

Weather de-rails Oz

News20 Feb 2012

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has accelerated a A$134M ballast rehabilitation programme on the main north-south rail line aft...

European Shortsea Convention back to Ireland

News20 Feb 2012

The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) and Coastlink will jointly host Shortsea 12, the European Shortsea Convention, on 24 May 2012 a...

Hamburg to increase stake in Hapag-Lloyd

News17 Feb 2012

The City of Hamburg is to buy part of TUI AG's stake in the German flag carrier. The deal will take the Alfred Ballin Consortium's stake in ...

Monrovia looks to Van Oord

APM Terminals posts record in 2011

Star Cool CA system on general release

Oz tackles intermodal barriers

Cargotec takes over KALP lashing platform

People on the move

PEMA forum at TOC Asia

Great Lakes ballast row settled

Transnet targets Pier 2, Durban recovery

APMT Rotterdam labour deal

Ukrtranscontainer restarts in Illichivsk

Port of Rotterdam more accessible

Ikea adopts cardboard pallets

Weather de-rails Oz

European Shortsea Convention back to Ireland

Hamburg to increase stake in Hapag-Lloyd

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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

Monrovia looks to Van Oord

APM Terminals posts record in 2011

Star Cool CA system on general release

Newsletter signup

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