Liebherr’s Russian successes continue
NewsLiebherr Group has orders for two intermodal RMGs and has just placed another LPS 420 crane in the Russian market; four Vityaz double-lever ...
Maerskā€™s 27,846 TEU call
NewsAPM Terminals in Los Angeles claims a container exchange record on a North American call....
Labour deal for the US East/Gulf Coast
NewsThe International Longshoremenā€™s Association has agreed a new 6-year Master Contract....
HES International sold
NewsHES International has been taken over by American bank Goldman Sachs and Australiaā€™s Macquarie Group. The Rotterdam-based dry and liquid b...
SAAM posts higher profits
NewsChile-based multinational ports, logistics and towage group SAAM posted net income of US$64.4M in 2017, up 11% on 2016...
Straddle crime in NY/NJ
NewsThe Waterfront Commission of New York Harbour has revoked the registration of a longshoreman after he drove a straddle carrier through a flo...
Port of Horsens adopts Lifeladder
NewsThe Danish port will install the Lifeladder safety lader from fellow Danish company Port Safety. Other ports look set to follow...
Amsterdam ports pass 100 Mtpa milestone
NewsThere was an increase in most cargo types, although coal and non-oil liquid bulk throughputs were down...
Semi-robotic Vollert shunter
NewsGermany-based Vollert Anlagenbau GmbH has added to its range of specialty industrial vehicles with the launch of the battery electric-driven...
Hutchison Ports into Ukraine?
NewsGlobal terminal operator Hutchison Ports has filed an application to Ukraineā€™s State Property Fund to take on a 49-year lease of berths No...
APMT puts Indian sale on hold…
NewsMedia in India are reporting that APM Terminals has this month put on hold the sale of its facilities in Pipavav and Mumbai....
Operators vie for Taranto
NewsAt the time of writing, two companies have responded to a RFP issued by Italyā€™s Ionian Sea Port Authority (ATMI), formerly known as Tarant...
ICTSI moves ahead on Lae in PNG
NewsAccording to a report from ICTSI in Manila, community landowner groups in Lae in Papua New Guinea have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA...
Port of LĆ¼beck outlook improves as unions approve restructuring
NewsAfter a distinctly gloomy prognosis just a short while ago (WorldCargo News, October 2017, p10), the outlook looks much brighter for the Por...
Truck booking system for Hamburg
NewsOn 29 November, the Port of Hamburg introduced a time slot booking system for trucks calling at its container terminals, making it the first...