April, 2012 ‣ WorldCargo News

Georgia, South Carolina dig deep to fund dredging

News30 Apr 2012

The states of Georgia and South Carolina are preparing to fund their harbour deepening projects on their own rather than wait for federal fu...

Identec now "NavisReady"

News30 Apr 2012

Identec Solutions has announced that its CTAS terminal asset management system has been certified as NavisReady...

SCIG opponents appeal to Warren Buffett

News30 Apr 2012

Opponents of BNSF’s Southern California International Gateway expansion project have stepped up their campaign...

Palm Beach to add another ro-ro berth

News30 Apr 2012

The Port of Palm Beach will add new facilities as part of a US$26M investment project...

Barcelona looks forward

News29 Apr 2012

The port authority says it will invest €193M in 2012, up from €158M in 2011...

Higher French rail tolls beckon

News29 Apr 2012

French rail freight operators are looking to 2015 with some trepidation...

Rail share "swap" deal in Germany

News29 Apr 2012

DB Schenker Rail and HHLA are refocusing their German intermodal rail interests...

Panama reviews some canal tolls

News26 Apr 2012

The Panama Canal Authority has released on consultation document on proposed new tolls and vessel categories for transiting the Panama Canal...

People on the move

News25 Apr 2012

Latest round-up of appointments known to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and transportation sectors...

ECLAC container throughput up by 11%

News25 Apr 2012

With container throughput growing 11.1% in 2011 to 41.317M TEU in 2011, the Latin America/Caribbean region was the fastest-growing region fo...

Antwerp posts "strong first quarter"

News25 Apr 2012

Overall throughput dipped by 2.2% compared to the first three months of 2011, but the port posted growth figures in some sectors...

Gumley to lead Hutch Oz

News24 Apr 2012

Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has made a high-profile appointment to head up its new Australian operations, choosing engineer and Officer of...

New box terminal for Melbourne

News24 Apr 2012

The Victorian Government announced today that it will proceed with a A$1.2B redevelopment of Melbourne's container facilities to provide sho...

APMT Gothenburg welcomes G6 call

News24 Apr 2012

The recently established G6 Alliance has added a direct call at Gothenburg, Sweden, to its weekly Far East/Europe port rotation....

Staxxon folding box approved

News24 Apr 2012

New Jersey-based Staxxon LLC has received a Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) Certificate for its innovative folding ISO container design...

Czechs bid to improve Elbe navigation

News23 Apr 2012

Two core projects will revitalise the Czech Republic’s waterways, with the construction of locks at Decín and Prelouc...

Georgia, South Carolina dig deep to fund dredging

Identec now "NavisReady"

SCIG opponents appeal to Warren Buffett

Palm Beach to add another ro-ro berth

Barcelona looks forward

Higher French rail tolls beckon

Rail share "swap" deal in Germany

Panama reviews some canal tolls

People on the move

ECLAC container throughput up by 11%

Antwerp posts "strong first quarter"

Gumley to lead Hutch Oz

New box terminal for Melbourne

APMT Gothenburg welcomes G6 call

Staxxon folding box approved

Czechs bid to improve Elbe navigation

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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

Georgia, South Carolina dig deep to fund dredging

Identec now "NavisReady"

SCIG opponents appeal to Warren Buffett

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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