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Samskip launches dedicated intermodal rail service between Rotterdam and Italy

|Date: December 10, 2014

Samskip launches dedicated intermodal rail service between Rotterdam and Italy

Yesterday Samskip Multimodal launched its first direct intermodal rail service connecting Rotterdam’s Rai ...

Yesterday Samskip Multimodal launched its first direct intermodal rail service connecting Rotterdam’s Rail Service Centre (RSC) facility and the Italian rail hub of Melzo, east of Milan. With five tra ...

December 10, 2014
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Europe-wide tender for OTB Bremerhaven operator

|Date: December 10, 2014

Europe-wide tender for OTB Bremerhaven operator

Germany’s Port of Bremen is conducting a Europe-wide tender procedure to find an operator for the Offshor ...

Germany’s Port of Bremen is conducting a Europe-wide tender procedure to find an operator for the Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB). The Federal Land of Bremen has initiated the tender procedure to ...

December 10, 2014
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Additional Terex E-RTGs bound for Ningbo

|Date: December 09, 2014

Additional Terex E-RTGs bound for Ningbo

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) will supply ten of electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes to Ningbo Port Co. Ltd. ...

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) will supply ten of electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes to Ningbo Port Co. Ltd. (Ningbo) in China. The cranes will be delivered in two batches to Ningbo’s Yuandong Terminal i ...

December 09, 2014
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Merger and acquisition activity on the rise

|Date: December 09, 2014

Merger and acquisition activity on the rise

Mergers and takeovers are increasing in the container shipping arena, according to industry consultant, D ...

Mergers and takeovers are increasing in the container shipping arena, according to industry consultant, Drewry. The company reports that following a turbulent few years that included a close shave wit ...

December 09, 2014
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US$460m from IMF for Honduras infrastructure projects

|Date: December 08, 2014

US$460m from IMF for Honduras infrastructure projects

The Honduras government has said that having reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (I ...

The Honduras government has said that having reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the US$460m funds it will receive will be spent “largely on the country's infrastructure” ...

December 08, 2014
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Vladivostok to be Russia’s first ‘free port’

|Date: December 08, 2014

Vladivostok to be Russia’s first ‘free port’

In a move to help boost its ailing economy in the far east of the country, Russia’s President Putin annou ...

In a move to help boost its ailing economy in the far east of the country, Russia’s President Putin announced in his ‘state of the nation’ address that the Port of Vladivostok would be become a ‘free ...

December 08, 2014
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Alabama awards US$20m intermodal rail yard contract

|Date: December 05, 2014

Alabama awards US$20m intermodal rail yard contract

A US$20m contract for the design and construction of the Garrows Bend Intermodal Container Terminal, a ne ...

A US$20m contract for the design and construction of the Garrows Bend Intermodal Container Terminal, a new 20 acre intermodal facility on the city's waterfront, has been awarded to Illinois-based fami ...

December 05, 2014
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No floatation yet for Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV

|Date: December 05, 2014

No floatation yet for Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV

After receiving the remaining regulatory approvals this week that cleared the way for its merger with Chi ...

After receiving the remaining regulatory approvals this week that cleared the way for its merger with Chile's Compania SudAmericana de Vapores (CSAV), Germany’s shipping group Hapag-Lloyd has told Reu ...

December 05, 2014
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Debate rages over European environmental regulations …

|Date: December 04, 2014

Debate rages over European environmental regulations …

The British Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has criticised shipping companies over their reaction ...

The British Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has criticised shipping companies over their reactions to sulphur emissions limits that come into force in January. The limits will be in place on b ...

December 04, 2014
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Is the US Marine Highway Programme really necessary?

|Date: December 04, 2014

Is the US Marine Highway Programme really necessary?

Conducted in cooperation with the US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Asaf A ...

Conducted in cooperation with the US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Asaf Ashar, Professor Research, and James R. Amdal, Senior Research Associate, University of New Orle ...

December 04, 2014
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Port of Barcelona highlights added cargo value and electrification in new strategy

PSA International’s container volumes reach 86.6m teu in 2020

Konecranes delivers its largest reachstacker order to Germany

Kalmar and Nokia expand upon partnership in terminal automation

Port of Felixstowe to trial 5G technology

MSC joins Hydrogen Council to work towards decarbonisation in shipping

Abu Dhabi Ports expands relief measures

Maersk looks to cut rail transport emissions in Germany

Hammar launches electric sideloaders globally

HHLA PLT Italy starts on schedule

Samskip launches dedicated intermodal rail service between Rotterdam and Italy

Samskip launches dedicated intermodal rail service between Rotterdam and Italy

Europe-wide tender for OTB Bremerhaven operator

Europe-wide tender for OTB Bremerhaven operator

Additional Terex E-RTGs bound for Ningbo

Additional Terex E-RTGs bound for Ningbo

Merger and acquisition activity on the rise

Merger and acquisition activity on the rise

US$460m from IMF for Honduras infrastructure projects

US$460m from IMF for Honduras infrastructure projects

Vladivostok to be Russia’s first ‘free port’

Vladivostok to be Russia’s first ‘free port’

Alabama awards US$20m intermodal rail yard contract

Alabama awards US$20m intermodal rail yard contract

No floatation yet for Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV

No floatation yet for Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV

Debate rages over European environmental regulations …

Debate rages over European environmental regulations …

Is the US Marine Highway Programme really necessary?

Is the US Marine Highway Programme really necessary?