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ABB continues STS auto improvements

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ABB, which has supplied the automation and control systems for more remote control cranes than anyone else, continues to introduce new functions, as well as improvements in technology and existing functions, with each new revision of its STS automation solution

Singamas profit warning

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Container manufacturer Singamas has warned shareholders that it expects to report a “marginal loss for the six months ended 30 June 2018”, a reversal from H1 2017 when it booked a net profit of US$41.4M

Specials for Den Hartogh

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Den Hartogh Dry Bulk Logistics has taken delivery of a second batch of 500 special containers built by CIMC for use in its European Bag in Box business

New platform from Dakosy

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Dakosy, the Port of Hamburg’s data communication system, has introduced myboxplace.de as a new platform to succeed Virtual Depot, which has been operated by Hamburg Port Authority since 2016

NPR rail upgrade

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An estimated US$570M is to be invested in upgrading a 700 km section of the Norpatagónico (North Patagonia) railway system in Argentina

CN Rail’s big spend

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More light was shed on the investment plans of Canadian National Rail (CN) this month when it announced a C$315M injection into its rail network and infrastructure in Ontario in 2018

CN Rail’s big spend

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More light was shed on the investment plans of Canadian National Rail (CN) this month when it announced a C$315M injection into its rail network and infrastructure in Ontario in 2018

Elbe Project Cargo Line agreement

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Germany’s Upper Elbe Ports Association in Saxony (Säachsischie Binnenhäfen Oberelbe GmbH - SBO) and Deutsche Binnenreederei AG (DBR) have agreed to establish Elbe Project Cargo Line (EPCL), a new service for project cargoes and heavy lifts on the Elbe River.

Fos-Lyon barge frequency rises

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Frequency on the three-timesper-week container barge service between Fos and Lyon is to be increased to five weekly departures each way from October, to meet growing demand for pre and post-forwarding river links between the French Mediterranean and the Rhône-Saône hinterland

New combi-trailer

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Austria-based international logistics company Nothegger Transport & Logistik GmbH is strengthening its unaccompanied intermodal transport offer.

Damco starts second China/France block train service for boxes

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The AP Møller-Maersk Groupcontrolled supply chain management company Damco has started a new weekly container block train service between China and France

More ro-ro for Gdansk

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The Port of Gdansk has invited bidders for the expansion of Polnocne Quay, a deepwater facility at the north of the outer port, with the focus on a new ro-ro ramp and associated infrastructure.

New Iberian rail corridor

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The Portuguese Port of Aveiro has welcomed the European Commission’s (EC) decision to approve the inclusion of the rail link between A Coruña and Palencia, via Vigo, in The Atlantic Corridor

Post-peak season weakness expected

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Although the peak season shipping period has only just started in the Asia/Europe trade, ocean carriers are already planning their operating strategies for when it ends in late September and October.

BBC Chartering starts Australia-India service

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Leer (Germany)-based BBC Chartering has started a new breakbulk/project cargo liner service between India and Australia with sailings offered on a monthly basis.

Indian shipowners campaign against ‘open cabotage’ plans

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The recent decision by the Indian Government to relax the country’s cabotage trades has been met with open hostility by the main labour groups representing the maritime industry and by the Indian National Shipowners Association (INSA).

No rail connection for Lekki

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With investments being made in building or improving rail links to other African ports, the lack of a rail connection for Lekki looks increasingly out of step

Port reforms in Spain stall

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Spain’s recent elections returned a new Socialist government headed by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who appointed José Luis Ábalos as development minister, while Ornella Chacón replaced José Llorca as the first woman to head up Puertos del Estado

Insolvency for Paceco España

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In June this year, Paceco España SA suspended payments and declared voluntary insolvency.

PSA still testing remote control for Tuas

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A news report on Channel News Asia has revealed that ZPMC has supplied remote control systems for three STS cranes at Pasir Panjang in Singapore, operating at berths 4, 5 and 6.

Container competition goes inland

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While West Africa is certainly set for a steep increase in container handling capacity at its ports, perhaps an even bigger test will be the development of inland logistics.

Boost for ICTSI Guayaquil

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ICTSI has reported that its largest concession in the Americas, Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA) in Ecuador, has obtained government approval to handle ships up to 305m long at its Berths 2 and 3.

Hammar going light

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In March last year, Hammar Maskin launched a new model sideloader, the 110, in New Zealand initially.

Adani buys Kattupalli sea port

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Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has strengthened its position in India’s growing container ports and terminals sector by acquiring the east coast port of Kattupalli from Larsen & Toubro (L&T).

Container pressure in East Africa

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The number of containers waiting at Mombasa has been cut by more than half in the past few weeks – from 22,500 at the start of May to about 10,000 in mid June.

New Mozambican investments

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State-owned Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM) has announced plans to invest US$200M in port and rail projects over the next three years

Chittagong sees 12% box growth

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Bangladesh’s main seaport, Chittagong, saw a significant rise in both container and bulk cargo volume in its fiscal year 2017/18, which ended on 30 June 2018.

Strong H1 for Vietnam

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In H1 2018, Vietnam’s main ports handled 254.8 Mt of cargo, including 8.7M TEU.

nGen woes hand Liverpool an opportunity

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2M Alliance members Maersk and MSC have announced that, for the next three months, their TA2 transatlantic service will call at Peel Ports’ controlled Liverpool2 in the northwest of the UK, rather than Felixstowe.

M-Terminal from Magna

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Netherlands-based Magna Tyres Group is the latest port tyre supplier to introduce a dedicated radial tyre for terminal tractors, designated Magna M-Terminal

Shore power for Kiel port

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The state of Schleswig-Holstein has agreed to co-fund the creation of an onshore power supply plant at the Port of Kiel’s Norwegenkai terminal, for use by Color Line.

A new CES company from Verona?

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While the CES companies in Germany and Italy have gone into liquidation (WorldCargo News, May 2018, p63), there could yet be a future for the unique CES variable wheelbase reach stacker (VRS) designs.

More Gottwalds for Italy

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Konecranes Gottwald has reported sales of three more mobile harbour cranes, including one preowned crane, in Italy, traditionally a key market for Gottwald cranes.

A-Ward tilts in Taiwan

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Pictured are four of five “high efficiency unloaders” that container tilting specialist A-Ward recently installed in Vietnam for a Taiwanese customer.

Teichmann expands

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Essen, Germany-based Teichmann Group has expanded its crane portfolio by acquiring Krafotec, the former Takraf Gresse GmbH Kranbau Wittenberg, taking over a staff of more than 400 and 10 production locations in Germany and Switzerland.

Genma launches 3rd generation MHC

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Genma, a brand of Rainbow Heavy Industries (RHI) that builds its mobile harbour cranes at the company’s base in Nantong, China, has launched its 3rd generation mobile harbour crane.

A clever crane move

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Project cargo specialist CTO in Brazil, a member of Project Cargo Network, recently transferred a Terex Gottwald mobile harbour crane weighing 313t from quay to a barge in a complex move involving two shipboard crane moves.

Hyster launches new 8-16 tonners

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Hyster Europe has launched an updated 8t to 16t capacity FLT range (H8-16XM) featuring a new mast and carriage aimed at providing fast attachment exchange, as well as optimum visibility of the forks, the attachment and the load.

Fuel cells for tractors

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This month, the Port of Long Beach announced that it will use a US$5.3M grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) “to deploy hydrogen and electric powered cargo handling equipment at two shipping terminals”

Yilport eyeing Táranto

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Is the Yildirim Group about to get a foothold in the Italian ports market?

ZPMC tests automated straddle carriers

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ZPMC has started testing its own automated straddle carrier systems at its Shanghai base.

New block train service links China and Belarus

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Minsk-based Belintertrans TransportLogistics Centre (BTLC), Rail Cargo Logistics and Hebei Taitong Logistics Co are working together on a new container block train service linking Shijiazhuang, the administrative capital of Hebei province in China, and Kolyadichy in Belarus.

Cool barge service for Rotterdam

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APM Terminals has announced that its Maasvlakte II facility in Rotterdam has developed a “Cool Port barge service that makes shipping in and out of the Port of Rotterdam efficient and reliable”

Train comes in for CN at Prince Rupert

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CN railroad stands to benefit significantly from another expansion and reconfiguration project that has just been announced at Prince Rupert in British Columbia, where the port authority and DP World will boost capacity at the Fairview Container Terminal to 1.8M TEU/year, with works due for completion by 2022.

CLdN expands its Iberian network

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European shortsea ro-ro specialist CLdN has announced that it is expanding its Iberian services with new calls using Zeebrugge as a hub

Transatlantic turmoil as lines face soaring costs

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The past couple of months have seen several ocean carriers either withdraw or reduce their services in the transatlantic trade.

CMA CGM founder Jacques Saadé remembered

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This month, CMA CGM announced “with great sadness” the passing of Jacques R. Saadé, founding president of the CMA CGM Group.

Messina gripped by MSC

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Towards the end of May, MSC and Genoa-based bank Banca Carige signed a preliminary agreement to set the main terms and conditions for debt restructuring of Ignazio Messina Group. Under the deal, MSC will take a 49% share in the Genoa-based shipping company and terminal operator, as already anticipated in an agreement signed in February 2017.

Navios to buy five ships

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Oslo-listed Navios Maritime Containers (NMC) has concluded deals that will see five container ships join its fleet during Q3 2018.

Gottwald MHC for Warrenpoint Port

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Warrenpoint Port in Northern Ireland has ordered a Konecranes Gottwald Model 3 mobile harbour crane, which should be in service by September this year

New eco hoppers for Mombasa

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The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) received four eco hoppers from Samson Materials Handling in early June.

Healthy port investment climate

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Despite the apparent squeeze on global terminal operators’ profit margins, Johan-Paul Verschuure, technical director of global maritime at engineering consultant WSP, believes the investment climate remains healthy.

Charleston truck lifting lawsuit

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Accidents where an RTG or other yard equipment lifts a container that is not properly released from a road truck trailer, causing the truck to be lifted dangerously, continue to happen at terminals around the world.

St Petersburg to ‘relocate’

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The entire city cargo port facilities of the Port of St Petersburg could be transferred to Bronka, in the outer port zone, where Fenix Investments has already developed a container/ro-ro terminal.

Facing a new reality

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In a keynote address at the TOC Europe CSC conference this month, Keith Svendsen, chief operating officer of APM Terminals, claimed that global terminal operators were facing a multitude of challenges, including increasing competition, diminishing returns, slower growth in the container trades and consolidation in the liner customer base.

Felixstowe nGen delay

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The Port of Felixstowe has experienced major delays this month as Hutchison Ports UK converted from its previous TOS (Navis SPARCS and in-house applications) to its own nGen TOS.

Ibistek for Takoradi

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A 25-year concession to operate the multipurpose terminal at the Port of Takoradi has been awarded to Ibistek, which is entirely owned by Ghanaian investors.

European port cooperation

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The Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center (HVCC) is keen to share information with other ports in Europe, in order to help optimise calls for liner shipping companies, improve service reliability for beneficial cargo owners, and assist ports/terminals optimise their operations and planning activities.

APM Terminals to set up ICDs across Nigeria

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APM Terminals has confirmed local press reports that it is to set up a network of ICDs across Nigeria.

Málaga back in the picture

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After what it described as weeks of intense negotiations between the different stakeholders, Noatum group has decided to reintroduce container handling as a mainstream activity at Noatum Terminal Málaga (NTM).