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Kenya Plans More Cargo Train to De-congest Mombasa Port

Jun 24, 2018

The standard gauge rail (SGR) freight service will increase the number of daily trains on the Mombasa-Nairobi route in the next five months to facilitate faster movement of cargo between the port and the inland container depot (ICD) in Embakasi…

TRAC Intermodal Continues Fleet Investment

Jun 21, 2018

TRAC Intermodal announced it is continuing its investment in its fleet modernization program by adding 16,000 premium chassis in 2018.TRAC said 8,000 new and 8,000 fully-refurbished chassis featuring LED lights, OEM tires, new brake systems…

New Boost for Dutch Rail Freight Transport

Jun 20, 2018

Various parties active in the rail freight transport sector have reached agreement with State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven about an incentives package that is intended to make rail freight transport even more sustainable and attractive…

Brazil Freight Impasse Lingers

Jun 20, 2018

A Brazilian Supreme Court hearing ended with no consensus on the adoption of minimum freight prices and whether such prices should be dictated by the government, Justice Luiz Fux said on Wednesday.Minimum freight prices, introduced by decree…

Nils van Vliet Appointed CEO of Railport Antwerp

Jun 19, 2018

Railport Antwerp, a joint initiative by Antwerp Port Authority, the Left Bank Development Corporation and the industry associations Essenscia Vlaanderen and VOKA-Alfaport, is to expand its activities.  The company will actively serve rail transport in the port…

Container Scanning Introduced at Krishnapatnam Port

Jun 18, 2018

India’s Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited (KPCL),  in an industry first initiative, announced the installation of ‘Rapiscan Eagle P 60 (“Eagle P60’)’ a drive through X Ray Container Scanner & Radiation Portal Monitors. Besides increasing security and safety of the port…

Hannibal Doubles Connections To Switzerland

Jun 18, 2018

Hannibal, Contship Italia Group's multimodal transport operator, has launched a second rail link to Switzerland on July 2, 2018. The new daily connection to Zurich (Niederglatt) complements the existing link to Basel (Frenkendorf), which is also served daily…

Number of Ships Waiting to Load Soy in Brazil Jumps 60%

Jun 14, 2018

The number of ships waiting to berth at Brazilian ports to load soybeans and its byproducts is currently almost 60 percent larger than in the same period last year, according to data from shipping agency Williams compiled by Reuters.At the same time…

Liebherr Grows Reachstacker Portfolio

Jun 14, 2018

At TOC Europe, Liebherr Maritime disclosed the expansion of the reachstacker product line by two new devices. A powerful reachstacker with the lifting capacity of 35 tonnes in the second container row and a log handler for timber handling will complete the existing product family…

GPA Sees Busiest May for Total Tons, TEUs

Jun 14, 2018

The Port of Savannah handled 3 million tons of cargo in May, an increase of 8.9 percent or 247,671 tons compared the same month a year ago. Total cargo crossing all terminals reached 3.22 million tons. 'Our May numbers reflect strong performances in breakbulk and containerized trade…

IMO Brings Port Issues to the Fore

Jun 12, 2018

Global trade by sea is dependent on the interconnection between ships, ports and people - and everyone needs to be involved, from port operators, to regulators, to maritime security experts and innovators in technology.  The theme of mutual…

Brazil Truck Freight Talks Lag, Lead to Shipping Delays

Jun 12, 2018

Talks on new prices for truck freight in Brazil, following a nationwide truckers strike in May, have yet to be concluded and the lack of a deal is hurting goods transportation, Brazil's Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said on Tuesday.Maggi…

Kalmar-Navis Intermodal Automation Solution for Moorebank Logistics Park

Jun 08, 2018

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and Navis, part of Kalmar Business Area within Cargotec, have been awarded the contract to supply a state-of-the-art, fully automated intermodal terminal solution for Qube's Moorebank Logistics Park (MLP) in south-western Sydney…

A World-first Intermodal Automation Solution is on the Way

Jun 08, 2018

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and Navis, part of Kalmar Business Area within Cargotec, have been awarded the contract to supply a state-of-the-art, fully automated intermodal terminal solution for Qube's Moorebank Logistics Park (MLP) in south-western Sydney…

Siemens Deepens Ties to China's 'Belt and Road' Push

Jun 06, 2018

Siemens has signed more than 10 cooperation agreements with Chinese companies as it seeks to benefit from deepening involvement with China's 'Belt and Road' infrastructure initiative, the German engineering group said on Wednesday.Siemens said the cooperation covers power generation…

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