Operations start at TTI Algeciras
NewsOperations commenced towards the end of April at Total Terminal International Algeciras (TTIA), Hanjin Shipping’s new automated container ...
Container lessors bridging the gap
NewsBox demand has picked up strongly this year. With shipping lines severely cash-strapped, leasing companies are rushing to fill the gap....
Machinery makers riding out the storm
NewsAlthough the demand for reefer machinery has dipped sharply in 2009, all four leading producers remain optimistic about their future prospec...
Reefer production holding steady
NewsDemand for standard dry freight containers may have hit the buffers last year in the wake of the global economic downturn, but reefer produc...
K Line “cold irons” in Long Beach
NewsK Line’s Long Beach Bridge became the first container vessel to plug into shore power in the Port of Long Beach when she berthed at Pier G...
Revolt over Voltri joint venture
NewsSix shipping lines - MSC, Zim, CMA CGM, Coscon, Evergreen and K-Line - have written an “open letter” to Italy’s Transport Minister, Al...
Reefer output on a roll
NewsGlobal reefer production grew strongly in 2007. In contrast to 2006, production was very buoyant during the opening six months and it stayed...
Cold comforts of cold ironing
NewsPorts around the world are continuing to watch the progress of “cold ironing” (Alternative Marine Power or AMP) in the United States, es...
Record year for reefer machinery builders
NewsThe reefer machinery manufacturing industry is continuing to perform strongly and is on track to produce over 100,000 units in 2007. However...
Green RTG from TCM
NewsAs reported in the September 2006 issue of Worldcargo News (p6),Japan-based TCM Corporation is the latest RTG manufacturer to introduce a mo...
More hybrid drive RTGs
NewsK-Line subsidiary Daito Corp has ordered three hybrid drive RTGs from TCM Corporation and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co for the Ohi T...
East Coast container terminal boom
NewsA boom in all-water Asian services via Panama is encouraging US east coast ports to develop new terminals, but some port authorities and ope...
PSA-HNN inks new deal in Antwerp
NewsPSA-HNN and a consortium of K-Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin (KYH) are forming a joint venture company, Antwerp International Terminal NV, to op...
New auto twistlock launched
NewsK-Line and lashing equipment manufacturer Taiyo Seiko Works Co have jointly developed a new fully-automatic twistlock - the FA-8 - as part o...