A mixed first half for Marseilles

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Marseille Fos saw continued growth in general cargo and a strong recovery in passenger numbers in H1 2016, but bulk volumes in retreat due t...

DP World into Taiwan

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The global terminal operator has signed an agreement with state-run Taiwan International Ports Corporation to develop Kaohsiung Port’s Ter...

Spying in the Mediterranean?

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Contship Italia has filed a complaint with the local procurator (in Palmi, Calabria) inferring a risk of industrial espionage at Medcenter C...

MSC buys into Traxens

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The Mediterranean Shipping Company has announced it is joining CMA CGM “in backing French start-up, Traxens”....

ZPMC for Bayport

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The Port Commission of Houston has ordered three new STS cranes from ZPMC....

One million up for BIC

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The Bureau International Containers (BIC) new container database has reached the milestone of holding data on one million containers....

Cavotec shores up orders

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During H1 2016 and the first weeks of Q3 2016, Cavotec has chalked up orders for its shore power systems with a total value of around €11....

People on the move

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Latest appointments and other people news known to WorldCargo News in the shipping, ports and allied sectors...

Towards driverless freight trains

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Dutch rail infrastructure operator ProRail has announced plans to allow automated train operations on the Betuwe dedicated freight line, on ...

Rwanda opts for Tanzania link

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Kigali has surprisingly opted to develop a new railway to Tanzania rather than the alternative route to Kenya...

New Mombasa-Nairobi link

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Earthworks and engineering work on the new standard gauge line between Mombasa and Nairobi are 75% complete...

Multimodal events set to grow

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EMEA Supply Chain and Logistics Summit and Expo have joined the Multimodal confernce and trade fair family...

Dunkirk breaks cereals record

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After record grain seasons in 2013-14 (2.4 Mt) and 2014-15 (3.09 MT), the Port of Dunkirk has triumphed again with a throughput of 3.226 Mt ...

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