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NewsTony Berkeley to step down from UK Rail Freight Group; new CEO at Transinsular; ZIM creates digitsation post; important changes in Italy; ad...
Steady change in the yard crane market
NewsThere are interesting trends in the yard crane market, as more terminals embrace RMGs and ASCs, while demand for RTGs shifts away from China...
QuattroR to buy into Fagioli
NewsMilan-based fund management company QuattroR is close to taking a 49% equity holding in Fagioli Group, the family-controlled forwarding enti...
Competition for Port of Banjul
NewsFrench firm Bolloré and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) have both submitted bids to develop the Port of Banjul in Gambia. ...
Automation – the view from Kalmar
NewsSpeaking in the WorldCargo News leaders’ debate and in a separate interview at TOC Europe last month, Kalmar president Antti Kaunonen said...
XVELA makes Progress with carrier pilot project
NewsXVELA is moving forward with pilot projects for its cloud-based collaboration platform with two of the top five carriers, president Guy Rey-...
Expansion at Guayaquil
NewsSAAM Group is investing US$60M in its Ecuadorian concession, Terminal Portuario Guayaquil (TPG), to double capacity. The berth is being exte...
Uncertainty in the Middle East
NewsPolitical decisions can have a major bearing on economic development, investment and trade, and events in the Middle East over the past year...
New Jones Act carrier?
NewsPhilly Shipyard (formerly Aker Philadelphia Shipyard) is in negotiations with an unidentified Jones Act ship operator regarding four new con...
Hyster’s electrifying news for FLT sector
NewsHyster is working on several options as it brings heavy-duty electric FLTs to market. “Using a modular approach and innovative technology,...
24/7 working in Dar
NewsThe Tanzanian Government has instructed customs offices and other state bodies at the port of Dar es Salaam to start working 24/7, in order ...
Charged with fraud
NewsNine executives linked to the controversial El Musel port project in Gijón, Spain (World-Cargo News, September 2015, p1) have been charged ...
UAE/Qatar shuttle link facing risk
NewsDoha-based Milaha Maritime & Logistics, which mainly operates commonuser feeder services within the Middle East Gulf region, has launched a ...
Pecém port growth plan
NewsThe Brazilian Port of Pecém, in the state of Ceará, has announced a plan that could make it the main hub port for the country’s northeas...