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In a bid to boost intermodal rail traffic handled at the port of Shanghai, a new joint-venture company has been established by Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG - 45%), China Cosco Shipping Corp (20%), National Railway Administration of China and China Railway Container Transport Corp Ltd. The latter two companies are believed to have a 10% shareholding.

Sibre/EMG for ADT

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EMG Automation GmbH and SIBRE have won the contract to supply brakes for both the STS and ASC cranes for the second phase of Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT), which is being built by Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT).

VTG introduces rCE Powerpack

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Multimodal transport and logistics operator VTG is now marketing the Swiss-designed rCE Powerpack, for temperaturecontrolled transport of foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and other sensitive cargoes by rail.

China and Nepal agree transit trade deal

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China’s President Xi Jinping and Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari have signed a protocol agreement that will allow the latter country’s importers and exporters to use a select number of Chinese ports and road/rail hubs to move their goods.

Chinese operators march offshore

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Cosco Shipping Ports (CSP) and China Merchants Ports (CMP) are keen to diversify their portfolios, and it is in overseas markets where they believe the most interesting opportunities exist

Primorsk development plan

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Russia’s key Baltic oil pipeline port, Primorsk, is set to become a major new general cargo port, under the plans announced by a new company, Multipurpose Reloading Complex Ltd (PUPK) and the St Petersburg regional government.

Bulk ship-unloader job for Kalmar in Malaysia

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Although globally associated with container handling equipment, Cargotec-owned Kalmar has been awarded a contract to perform a comprehensive refurbishment of two bulk shipunloader cranes for Malaysian flour-milling company Malayan Flour Mills Berhad (MFM)

Hindustan Infralog acquires KRIL

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Hindustan Infralog (HI), the joint venture entity established between DP World and India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, has acquired 76% of Kribhco Infrastructure Ltd (KRIL), an integrated multimodal logistics company based in Noida.

Expansion at Klaipeda

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Klaipedos Smelte, the MSC-backed container terminal operator in the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda, will invest around €65M in 2019 to increase annual capacity to 800,000 TEU.

Post-Brexit customs compliance

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Vartan, a consultancy firm that specialises in Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) compliance, is urging British ports to get their “house in order” to prepare for the possibility of a disorderly UK exit from the EU.

First 1,000 Wh/kg batteries from Innolith

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Switzerland-based Innolith AG has announced that it is developing “the world’s first 1,000 Wh/kg rechargeable battery” that would be capable of powering an electric vehicle (EV) for over 1,000 km on a single charge.

OPUS in Star Cluster

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South Korea’s CyberLogitec has announced it has deployed its OPUS Logistics software for Star Cluster Company, a South Korean logistics firm with 10 offices in the Americas that manages freight forwarding for Glovis, the in-house logistics company for Hyundai Automotive.