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Daikin Industries Ltd. of Japan has established a new company, Daikin Refrigeration (Suzhou) Co., Ltd in Suzhou, China, to manufacture reefer containers. Established with capital of ¥1.39bn (US$ 12.1m), the new company will be based in Suzhou Industrial Park. Read More »

South African ports handled over 2m more tonnes more cargo during October than in September (up 11.59%) indicating a late surge in cargo handling for 2007. Read More »

The Port of Tacoma Commission has approved a restated lease with Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. (TOTE) that calls for a redeveloped terminal on the Blair Waterway to handle TOTE’s Alaska cargo business. Read More »

Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg-based specialist in breakbulk, heavy-lift and project cargo, is expanding its network of subsidiaries in Asia and will establish a new subsidiary, Rickmers (Korea) Inc, in Seoul, effective 1 November 2007. Read More »

Kalmar has introduced a new F-generation empty container handler (ECH), the DCF 80-100. According to the company, the new unit incorporates the latest technology to give improved reliability, energy efficiency and environmental credentials, and the highest productivity of any dedicated ECH model. Read More »

It is with regret that we have to announce the death from cancer of Andy McLauchlan at the age of 51 years. Read More »

The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) has made a first – early – payment on a US$50m environmental mitigation plan aimed at reducing the impact of the new Craney Island Marine Terminal on the Elizabeth River. Read More »

President Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines visited International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)’s terminal in Shandong Province in early October, as part of a two-day state visit to the People’s Republic of China. Read More »

Port workers, longshoremen and truckers at the ports of Tacoma, Honolulu and Baton Rouge will today be among the first to enroll in the US Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) programme. This will bring to five the total number of ports actively participating in the nationwide scheme. Read More »