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Aug 2008

Record revenues for South Carolina
27 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) achieved record revenues and earnings in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. Operating revenues increased 7.6%... >>more

Konecranes strengthens presence in Denmark
27 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Konecranes has recently acquired Danish port crane service company Aarhus Maskinfabrik A/S, for an undisclosed sum, from Hydraulico Holding A/S of the Hydraulico... >>more

Construction work to start on Maasvlakte 2
26 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- The Port of Rotterdam Authority is to start construction work on Maasvlakte 2 at the beginning of September, the Authority’s CEO Hans Smits, has announced. Speaking... >>more

New box terminal planned at Vladivostok
26 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Eye for Transport (www.eyefortransport.com) reports that the Port of Vladivostok will establish an integrated 600,000 teu container terminal on berths 12–16 of the... >>more

Productivity ramps up at DCT Gdansk
22 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- DCT Gdansk, the new Polish container terminal operator, is seeing a steady rise in throughput, which is now averaging around 10,000 teu per month. As the terminal... >>more

Dredging starts on Port Botany expansion
22 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Dredging is about to commence at Port Botany as part of the first stage of the A$1bn port expansion. Ports and Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi said the dredging process... >>more

Pre-agreements for La Plata
22 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Daniel Scioli, the governor of the Province of Buenos Aires, has just signed a pre-agreement concession assigning an area of the Port of La Plata to be developed... >>more

New freight line between St Petersburg and Gothenburg
21 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- The Singapore headquartered shipping line X-Press Container Line has commenced operating a loop from Russia to Scandinavia, down to the continent and back to Russia.... >>more

SBSA acquires Imbituba terminal
21 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Santos Brasil (SBSA) has acquired 100% of the general cargo terminal in Imbituba Port for R$25m (US$15.5m), subject to certain contractual adjustments and approval... >>more

London Gateway contract signed
21 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- DP World has signed a £400m (US$750m) contract to build the first phase of a new port at London Gateway, the most technically advanced container port in the world,... >>more

NY/NJ embarks on strategic business assessment
20 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- With cargo volumes in the Port of New York and New Jersey continuing to exceed projections, the port authority has launched a study to explore what it must do to... >>more

NOL names Eng as APL president
20 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Neptune Orient Lines Limited (NOL) has appointed Eng Aik Meng as president of its APL container shipping unit. Eng will rejoin NOL from Singapore-based shipping... >>more

4% drop projected for US retail container traffic in 2008
20 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Retail cargo volumes at the US major container ports is expected to decline 4% in 2008 compared with 2007 because of the nation's slow economy, according to the... >>more

Becker Marine ties up with Iridium Satellite
19 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Becker Marine Systems Communication, the operator of umc.global network (Universal Marine Communication Global Network), has entered into a global distribution partner... >>more

A Just recognition
19 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
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Felixstowe invests in new equipment
18 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- The UK Port of Felixstowe’s new fleet of 12 Kalmar empty container handlers, four toplifters, and one reachstacker is up and running following completion of its... >>more

Northport wins Investment in People Award
15 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Northport in Malaysia has won an Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award 2008 (APEA) in the Investment in People Award category. The region-wide Awards are organised... >>more

TTS Marine wins Finnish order for load cassettes
15 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- TTS Marine ASA’s Port and Material Handling division, through its Finnish subsidiary TTS Liftec Oy, based in Tampere, has won a contract for industrial load handling... >>more

UK shipping industry to speak with One Voice
15 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- The shipping, ports and maritime business services sectors in the UK have formalised an agreement to work together to speak with a single voice on key strategic... >>more

BoxHunter crane for Vuosaari
14 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Konecranes has delivered a new ship-to-shore (STS) BoxHunter crane to container terminal operator Steveco Oy’s Vuosaari container terminal in Helsinki, Finland.... >>more

Work progresses on Liverpool food facility
14 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Work is underway on a new £6m fresh produce terminal at the Royal Seaforth Dock in the Port of Liverpool. The facility is on track for completion in October, and... >>more

Nova Scotia launches Long Combination Vehicle pilot project
12 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Canada’s Nova Scotia Government has launched a Long Combination Vehicle (LCV) pilot project that will allow double 53-foot (16.15 m) semi-trailers to be hauled by... >>more

Terex acquires Fantuzzi
12 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- On Friday August 4, Terex signed an agreement to acquire the port equipment businesses of Fantuzzi Industries S.a.r.l. for a total consideration of approximately... >>more

Two new cranes for Port of Felixstowe
11 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- The Port of Felixstowe has taken delivery of two new cranes at its Trinity Terminal, just weeks after commissioning its latest ship-to-shore gantry cranes. The two... >>more

VTG acquires freight car maker Graaff
11 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- VTG Aktiengesellschaft, based in Hamburg and one of Europe’s leading rail logistics and wagon hire companies, is to acquire the assets of the rail car manufacturing... >>more

Strong demand for Container Runner
08 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- The Container Runner is a revolutionary machine from CVS Ferrari that is able to lift and handle 9 ft 6 in containers one-over-one through a simple, innovative design... >>more

DP World extends lease deal at Brisbane
08 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- DP World has reaffirmed its commitment to the Port of Brisbane, signing a new 40-year lease agreement and seeking to invest $A250m in the Port over time. Port of... >>more

New cranes for Batumi
07 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- ICTSI subsidiary Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT) in the Port of Batumi, Georgia has acquired two new Gottwald HMK 260E mobile harbour cranes for berths... >>more

Online cable design tool from Kabelschlepp
07 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Cable specialist Kabelschlepp has introduced a new virtual design tool, OnlineEngineer, which allows users to quickly and flexibly design cable carrier systems from... >>more

Port Said increases container capacity
06 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Port Said Container & Cargo Handling Co (PSCCHC) has announced a number of improvements at Port Said Container Terminal (PSCT) that promise to reduce container dwell... >>more

CMA CGM boss joins Port of Tyne board
06 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
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Bids for new US greenfield container terminmal
06 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- The US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will hold an industry briefing for potential bidders interested in the proposed development of a new greenfield marine container... >>more

ICTSI services largest vessel yet at Guayaquil
05 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA), the manager and operator of Guayaquil Container and Multipurpose Terminals (GMCT), recently serviced the 3,630 teu MN Bahía Castillo,... >>more

Linde wins fifth red dot design award
04 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Linde Material Handling has won its fifth ‘red dot design award’, one of the most coveted product design awards in the world, for its H80/1100 diesel forklift truck.... >>more

AFAM+ impresses on Brazilian shipment
04 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Shipping line Hamburg Süd, which has used Thermo King’s Advanced Fresh Air Exchange Management system (AFAM+) for a number of years, recently employed the technology... >>more

SPRC boosts Contecar handling fleet
01 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Kalmar Industries has won a contract to supply Colombia’s Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena (SPRC) with a variety of container handling equipment for its... >>more

Charleston terminal to recycle dredge material
01 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Construction of the new Navy Base Terminal in Charleston will cost less and have fewer environmental impacts under a plan that has been approved by the US Department... >>more

HPH named preferred bidder for Thessaloniki
01 Aug 2008 (Container Management Magazine)
- Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has announced today that an HPH-led consortium has been named the preferred bidder by the Board of Thessaloniki Port Authority for... >>more

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