Archive for the ‘Rail’ Category
Strengthening of trade ties between Duisburg and Yiwu
Chinese partners open up branch office
Strengthening of trade ties between Duisburg and Yiwu
The freight traffic between Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) and the Chinese trading metropolis of Yiwu is being intensified. The Chinese operator company of the freight train YXE International Container Train,...
July 14th, 2017 | Associations, Canals, Inland Waterways, Land Trasnport, Logistics, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Rail, Trade and Commerce | Read More
TT Club’s Specialised Cover for China-Europe Rail Link
Phillip Emmanouel
Leading international freight transport insurer, TT Club is ensuring that its Members utilising the burgeoning Asia-Europe rail corridor for container traffic are adequately protected regarding liability exposures.
London, Hong Kong & Shanghai, 29 June 2017
Chinese Government investment...
June 29th, 2017 | Associations, Insurance and Reinsurance, Marine Insurance, News, P and I Clubs, Rail, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Who pays the damage for BDI’s volatily?
John N. Faraclas
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) ended up earlier on today with 26 points plus at 929, but somebody will soon pay the damage as, except the volatile Capers who gained over 100 points all other Dry Indices where down or with extremely low “gains”. Geopoliticaly more mess is coming as more...
June 28th, 2017 | Associations, Energy, Environment, European Union, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Finance, Land Trasnport, Logistics, Maritime Tourism, Markets, Politics and Government, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Rail, Tourism | Read More
HSH Nordbank participated as MLA in the acquisition financing for Beacon Rail
Dr. Marcus Kleiner
HAMBURG/KIEL HSH Nordbank is participating as a Mandated Lead Arranger in providing the acquisition financing for Beacon Rail, the leading European rolling stock leasing company, making available a loan of € 87 million. The total amount of financing in the context of an M&A process...
May 26th, 2017 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, News, Rail | Read More
duisport-Shuttle to JadeWeserPort
Erich Staake
Duisburg, 27.04.2017 – Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) is expanding its rail freight volume. The Port’s own rail company duisport rail will run one container train weekly between the Port of Duisburg and the container terminal of the JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven as of...
April 27th, 2017 | Logistics, Ports & Terminals, Rail | Read More
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January 18th, 2017 | Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Exhibitions, Land Trasnport, Logistics, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Rail | Read More
Offshore union RMT welcomes safety action by Sikorsky over North Sea helicopters
Mick Cash
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said;
“We welcome this move as it is a precautionary measure to assure workers and industry that a generic problem doesn’t exist with this model of aircraft.
“It comes in the wake of an incident on December 28 and the actions of Sikorsky to suspend...
January 11th, 2017 | Associations, Health and Safety, HR, Rail | Read More
Ruscon adds new warehouse in Novorossiysk
Ruscon’s new warehouse is open for business
The Russian multimodal operator Ruscon has opened a new warehouse in Novorossiysk, its hub located at the Black Sea.
The new logistics centre is located at the terminal Ruscon 3 and features direct links to the seaport, the railway system and highways. It...
October 31st, 2016 | Land Trasnport, Logistics, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Rail | Read More
NeMo – Moving road transport toward electric power
Brussels, 4 October 2016 – A key European project to facilitate the wide scale deployment of Electromobility in the road transport sector has just launched its activities. The 3-year NeMo project, supported by the EU’s Horizon 2020 Programme, aims to make Electromobility more attractive by tackling...
October 4th, 2016 | Environment, Health and Safety, Land Trasnport, Logistics, Rail | Read More
Hot Port news from GAC
29-Sep-2016
CROSS HARBOUR SWIMMING RACES
Hong Kong
FIRST RAIL SERVICE CHINA-NETHERLANDS LAUNCHED
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Cross Harbour Swimming Races
Thursday, September 29, 2016, Hong Kong
Swimming races across the Eastern Harbour from Lei Yue Mun, Kowloon to Quarry Bay, Hong...
September 29th, 2016 | Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Rail, Sports | Read More
FEPORT: Second Annual Stakeholders Conference, Brussels, December 8th, 2016
Let us convert “Weaknesses” and “Threats” for the logistics chain into “Strengths” and “Opportunities”!
Episode 1: Infrastructure, bottlenecks and IT Brussels, December 8th, 2016
On December 8th 2016, FEPORT will organise the second Stakeholders’ conference gathering representatives...
September 26th, 2016 | Associations, Canals, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Exhibitions, Inland Waterways, Land Trasnport, Logistics, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Rail | Read More
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September 9th, 2016 | Associations, Consumers Market, Energy, Environment, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Exhibitions, Logistics, Ports & Terminals, Rail | Read More
GEODIS completes first rail transport for Kaporal between China and France
GEODIS manages the rail transport between Wuhan in central China and the city of Lyon in France for KAPORAL, the Marseille based designer jeans manufacturer. The first shipment left Wuhan by train, in June, and arrived at Venissieux-Saint-Priest near Lyon, having traveled 11,300 kilometers in 18 days,...
September 5th, 2016 | Fashion, Logistics, Markets, Rail, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Transport Minister visits Liverpool2 development
Transport Minister Chris Grayling with Peel Ports Chief Executive Mark Whitworth
– Chris Grayling MP met with operators Peel Ports to view the latest developments at the £400m investment in the city’s deep-water container terminal –
The new Secretary of State for Transport, Chris...
August 5th, 2016 | Associations, Container shipping, Inland Waterways, Land Trasnport, Logistics, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Rail, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Democracy demands more: repression and trials in South Korea
The ITF concluded a weeklong visit to South Korea and witnessed firsthand the South Korean’s ongoing criminalisation of labour union rights.
02/08/2016 – The ITF delegation included general secretary Steve Cotton, president Paddy Crumlin, ITF rail section chair Oystein Aslaksen, ITF road transport...
August 2nd, 2016 | Associations, ITF, Land Trasnport, Rail | Read More
FMC Chairman to address TOC Americas conference on US – Latin maritime trade
Mario Cordero, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission
Mario Cordero, Chairman of the US Federal Maritime Commission, to explore evolving regional maritime dynamics in his keynote speech at 16th pan-Americas container supply chain event in Mexico, October 11-13
London 20.7.2016 – The evolving...
July 20th, 2016 | Associations, Canals, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Inland Waterways, Land Trasnport, Logistics, Ports & Terminals, Rail | Read More
TOC Europe Review – From pit to port: dry bulk needs a new path to profitability
Giselle Dazzi, Vale at TOC Europe 2016: “Greater collaboration and innovation are needed in dry bulk operations”
LONDON, 15.07.2016 – During the golden years for commodities, from 2005 to 2014, high demand and big profit margins pushed companies to produce more and more, sacrificing productivity...
July 15th, 2016 | Canals, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Exhibitions, Inland Waterways, Land Trasnport, Logistics, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Rail | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Friday, July 15, 2016)
Dr. Platon Monokroussos, Chief Market Economist, Deputy General Manager, Eurobank Ergasias S.A
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: At its monetary policy meeting yesterday, the BoE’s MPC voted to keep the official bank rate unchanged at 0.50% confounding expectations...
July 15th, 2016 | Banking, Company Profiles, Finance, Markets, News, Person Profiles, Rail, Reports, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Non-Road Mobile Machinery Regulation: final adoption in plenary on 05th July, 2016
Lamia Kerdjoudj-Belkaid
Brussels, 06 July 2016 – Non-Road Mobile Machinery Regulation: final adoption in plenary on 05th July, 2016
On Tuesday the 5th of July, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of the compromised text of the Regulation of the European Parliament and the...
July 6th, 2016 | Associations, Automobiles, Emissions, Environment, European Union, Land Trasnport, News, Organisations, Pollution, Ports & Terminals, Rail | Read More
Cool Logistics rings the changes
Alex von Stempel
Straightline Aviation, World Food Logistics and Bonita Europe are the three latest companies to develop their visions for a bright new logistics reality at Cool Logistics Global
LONDON, 04.07.2016 – Following the momentous decision of the British electorate to leave the EU, the...
July 4th, 2016 | Associations, Automobiles, Containers, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Exhibitions, Logistics, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Rail, Reefer Containers, Rowing, Technical, Technology | Read More
Coup for Aberdeen as LiftEx2016 Exhibition and Conference heads to Granite City for first time
Event will attract professionals from road and maritime transport, rail maintenance and utilities, automotive, oil and gas, energy and construction sectors
VisitAberdeenshire, the organisation responsible for attracting both leisure and business visitors to the area, has been instrumental in securing...
July 3rd, 2016 | Automobiles, Energy, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Exhibitions, Gas, Land Trasnport, Logistics, Oil Industry, Rail, Technology | Read More
Quality Freight UK invests in mobile crane service
A Fuchs RHL340 tracked crane
Quality Freight UK has launched a mobile crane service after investing £300, 000 in a new Fuchs loading machine.
It means QF UK now operates two Fuchs cranes, an RHL340 tracked crane used in St Helens discharging trains for DB Cargo and a MHL360 wheeled crane based at its...
July 1st, 2016 | Logistics, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Ports & Terminals, Rail | Read More
HSH Nordbank provides refinancing for Akiem, a leading locomotive lessor in Europe
HAMBURG/KIEL HSH Nordbank is participating as a Mandated Lead Arranger in providing refinancing for Akiem, the leading European locomotive leasing company, making available a loan of € 125 million. The total amount of refinancing in the context of an M&A process is € 750 million. Akiem and its...
July 1st, 2016 | Banking, Finance, Rail | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
26-May-2016
INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT RACES 2016
Hong Kong
NEW RAIL BRIDGE
Gothenburg, Sweden
SUSPENSION OF THIRD DRAFT RESTRICTION
Panama Canal, Panama
MAXIMUM DRAFT FOR ANCHORAGE A
Houston TX, USA
International Dragon Boat Races 2016
Thursday, May 26, 2016, Hong Kong
The...
May 26th, 2016 | Canals, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Rail | Read More
Fresh Food trials confirm Fos gateway advantage
Port of Marseille
French port Marseille Fos has handled its second consignment under a European Union (EU) pilot project creating sea/rail logistics corridors to slash perishable goods transit times from the Mediterranean basin to central and northern Europe.
In the latest test of the Fresh Food Corridors...
May 26th, 2016 | Associations, Land Trasnport, Logistics, Markets, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Rail, Trade and Commerce | Read More
