CARGOTEC has received a large order to supply 22 Kalmar straddle carriers to Australia's largest container handling operator Patrick container terminals for an undisclosed amount.
Twelve straddle carriers will be delivered to Patrick's East Swanson Dock in Melbourne between July and December 2012 and a further 10 to Patrick's Port Botany Terminal in Sydney between May and September 2012.
Cargotec said in a statement posted on its website that its Australian team will provide maintenance support to the equipment with spare parts supplied direct from its regional parts warehouse in Melbourne.
This latest order of 50-tonne capacity ESC 350W straddle carrier models continues a longstanding partnership between the two companies. The equipment provider said its team in Australia has provided over 120 Kalmar straddle carriers to Patrick container terminals over a period of 28 years. In total there are currently 108 units in operation across Patrick's sites in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, which combined, handle 3.5 million TEU per year.
Systems based on Kalmar straddle carriers such as the ESC 350W are suitable for medium-size terminals handling between 100,000 and 4,000,000 TEU. Kalmar straddle carrier's 7+ generation models combine high performance and productivity with low maintenance and operating costs.
Designed with operators in mind, they deliver environmental benefits, which can be further enhanced with hybrid operation and can provide users with automation options.
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VIETNAMESE mainline rail, running between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi was to be transformed into a high-speed link by 2013, but now official focus has been turned to providing container trains to and from the Hai Phong marine terminal.
The aim, reports the UK's Handy Shipping Guide, is to reduce truck volume to and from Hai Phong by increasing rail freight and it is hoped that railcars will carry 230 TEU a day by the end of the year.
But foreign investment is needed to bring this about, said the report. Discouraging this is Vietnam's differing rail gauges.
An Asian Development Bank (ADB) report said there was great potential for a rapid increase in rail freight, but since 1993, Vietnam as a major recipient ADB financing, has mostly used infrastructure funding on road building rather than rail, said the report.
But as the country becomes more prosperous, the need for better transport to power the economy will become more urgent and more widely appreciated, said the report.
While 60 per cent of Vietnam's container rail freight moves on the north-south line, 90 per cent of all freight is trucked, clogging highways, which are also subject to seasonal flooding.
Vietnamese shippers complain about rising container costs that have risen in recent weeks with a succession of rate hikes from most major carriers, said the report.
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DACHSER, a family-run German logistics company, is banking that China-US trade will provide sustained growth for the company in coming years.
"We have seen some sluggishness during the last six months, but the US economy is showing positive signs of recovery and China is forecasting 7.5 per cent growth in its GDP in 2012," said Dachser Far East chief Edoardo Podest.
"China's imports have grown significantly during the last five years, driven by consumer demand and there has been a corresponding increase in imported goods from the US. A smaller portion of China's imports are of goods which will be processed for export, and a higher portion will go into domestic consumption," he said.
The global logistics provider has invested in building its network of offices in the US and China and offered value-added services - like logistics consulting, export and import compliance consulting or letter of credit services.
Imports to the US from China rose two per cent to 709,410 TEU in January when compared to the same month in 2011.
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TNT Express has announced the opening of a new service point on Kemal Ataturk Avenue in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The outlet is located in Banani, a commercial and university district in the northern part of the city.
The new service point offers local businesses and residents "cost-effective solutions for sending documents and parcels to more than 200 countries. A specially-priced Student Pack is available to students who wish to apply to universities abroad," a company statement said.
The company said it owns 17 service points in Bangladesh, where it started operations in 1983.
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ATLANTA based Delta Airlines maintenance unit has signed a multi-year exclusive agreement with Atlas Air to provide maintenance and support services for three of the company's Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.
"The men and women of Delta TechOps have a reputation for delivering the highest quality work and the most comprehensive support in the industry, which led to this new agreement," said Delta TechOps president Tony Charaf.
The new agreement includes 331 APU and CF6 engine time and materials maintenance support, and 767-300ER power-by-the-hour component support.
Said Atlas Air vice president Larry Gibbons: "Delta TechOps' operational experience with the 767 aircraft, extensive service offering, and status as a military airlift partner made them the obvious choice for this contract."
Mr Gibbons, head of procurement at Atlas Air, a subsidiary of parent company Atlas Air Worldwide, said: "We look forward to a strong working relationship with a one-stop service provider as we continue to enhance our innovative 767 freighter and passenger service solutions and complement our market-leading Boeing 747 freighter and passenger operations," he added.
Delta TechOps is the largest airline maintenance, repair and overhaul provider in North America, generating US$650 million in revenue in 2011.
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THREAT detection technology provider Smiths Detection has unveiled its new, dual-view X-ray inspection system designed to meet the growing global demands of screening large cargo, pallets and freight items on both passenger and cargo aircraft.
The compact HI-SCAN 145180-2is is capable of screening objects up to 145 cm by 180 cm, meeting the maximum skid/pallet size allowed by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and will join its 16 inspection units already on the TSA Air Cargo Screening Qualified Technology List (ACSQTL).
The dual-view capability speeds throughput by providing the operator with two high-resolution adjoining images, eliminating the need to scan twice to obtain the same information.
Said Smiths Detection president Mal Maginnis: "A smooth flow of air cargo is critical to the global economy. Our new, advanced Xray inspection system will allow shippers to screen bulk items without unpacking shipments, scanning individual boxes and then re-assembling the pallet or large shipment."
The HI-SCAN 145180-2is, which also features a highly compact footprint, will save customers time and money, he said in a company statement.
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Iran will provide petroleum products to Tajikistan, said the Embassy of the Islamic Republic in Dushanbe on Friday.
President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon asked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for assistance to overcome the effects of last winter.
This week, Russia, at the request of the official Dushanbe, provided humanitarian aid to Tajikistan that have been delivered in three planes.
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HANJIN has launched a new shipping line to Europe calling at Tianjin's Euroasia International Container Terminal, Xinhua reports.
This is the third international shipping route started from Tianjin, using four 13,000-TEU and seven 10,000-TEU ships, offering one sailing a week, calling at Algeciras, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Le Havre.
Hanjin is the largest shipping company in Korea and the ninth biggest in the world. It has a fleet of 100 containerships with a total capacity of 483,000 TEU.
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THE governor of Rizhao city, Yang Jun, says the port's throughput has reached 250 million tonnes and will hit 350 million tonnes by the end of the year, reported Xinhua.
According to Governor Yang, during the last four years, the eastern China port in Shandong province invested CNY11.5 billion (US$1.82 billion) on port facilities. This year, Rizhao will launch 200 projects with an investment total of CNY31 billion. The city government also plans set up an exclusive fund for port development.
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A new domestic shipping lane to Taizhou has been launched at Guangdong province's port of Humen as the 15th domestic trade lane calling at the Dongguang facility, Xinhua reports.
The Qingdao's Defuchang Shipping Company, deploying 6,400-tonne ships , will call at Quanzhou in Fujian and Taizhou in Zhejiang province. The company's ships will start with a weekly sailing and will increase frequency based on market demand. Cargo can be shipped to Pearl River ports such as Shunle and Sihui via a feeder network at Humen.
Both Taizhou and Dongguan are manufacturing cities. Taizhou's energy, commodity and automobile industries are thriving, while Dongguan is known for the manufacturing IT products and furniture.
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SOUTH WEST China's big manufacturing centre Chongqing recorded a waterway cargo volume of 8.31 million tonnes in February, 16.2 per cent more than in the same period in the preceding year but 6.4 per cent less than in January, Xinhua reports.
In the same month, port of Chongqing handled 9.48 million tonnes, a robust increase of 41.1 per cent compared to the same period in 2011, 8.6 per cent more than in January.
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PROLOGIS European Properties (PEPR), one of Europe's largest owners of modern distribution facilities, has announced the sale of eight logistics assets across Poland and Germany for a total of EUR71.8 million (US$95.8 million).
The company said in a statement that the net proceeds from the sale will be used to further deleverage the business.
The disposal in Poland, to privately-owned real estate firm Hines Global REIT, covers 73,000 square metres in five buildings, which are 93 per cent occupied, located in Warsaw and Bedzin. The aggregate sales price for the Polish portfolio was EUR51.2 million.
The disposal in Germany, to pan-European real estate investment manager Tristan Capital Partners, comprises just over 36,000 square metres in three fully occupied buildings, two of which are in Saarwellingen, western Germany, and one in Malsfeld in northern Germany. The aggregate sales price for the German portfolio was EUR20.6 million.
Said PEPR chief executive Peter Cassells: "These disposals are fully aligned with our active portfolio management strategy designed to optimise value for our unit holders through investment in core assets in prime locations."
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A TORONTO area company's deodorants, chest rubs, petroleum jellies, soaps and cosmetics have been banned in the US by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from shipping products to dollar stores until it meets acceptable quality control standards.
The FDA accused Pax-All Manufacturing of failing to perform acceptable testing, labelling or documenting, and having no testing programme to assess proper storage or expiry dates, reported the Toronto Globe and Mail.
The FDA said it found, during an inspection last September, that Pax-All had not cleaned or maintained equipment "at appropriate intervals to prevent contamination that would alter the safety, identify, strength, quality or purity of the drug product investigators uncovered other deficiencies that lead us to question the effectiveness of your current quality system to achieve overall compliance with [good manufacturing practices] at your facility."
The agency cited Pax-All for using duct tape and cardboard to repair its filling lines. "These materials are not suitable materials of construction or easily cleanable, and are not adequate for the manufacture of drug products," the FDA letter said.
Pax-All is under an "import alert" and can't export products to the US until it can show the FDA it has complied with its standards.
Pax-All vice-president Mario Merino said "it's absurd" that the FDA has targeted the company, and said he has to put up with "hassles and inspections" that Asian manufacturers of similar products aren't subject to. "It's because we're close to them. It's easy for them to inspect us. They don't go there [to Thailand and China]."
Mr Merino said the company has less than US$15 million in annual revenue.
Said Consumer Federation of America director Rachel Weintraub: "We see concerns popping up about products in dollar stores."
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SOUTHEAST Fujian province invested CNY3.5 billion (US$554 million) in road transport infrastructure in the first two months of this year, up 11 per cent year on year, reports Xinhua.
The investment in building mainline highway stood at CNY1.5 billion while that of rural highway cost CNY251 million to cover 221 kilometres.
By the end of February, the province has 78 projects of mainline highway under construction with a mileage of 1,037 kilometres. Six of the projects have been started while four will commence and completed this year.
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NIPPON Express USA has announced the completion of its acquisition of Associated Global Systems, a global logistics service company based in New York. The move is intended to strengthen Nippon Express' presence in the US.
AGS has been providing logistics service since 1958 and now has 75 US locations and a worldwide network of overseas partners. The company provides warehousing and transport domestically and internationally, handling freight logistics for shipments of any size, including project and over-sized cargo. It transports freight to or from every zip code in the US and postal code in Canada and to 205 countries around the world. It also specialises in home domestic delivery services.
AGS will become a consolidated subsidiary of Nippon Express USA, which is a subsidiary of Nippon Express, a global logistics service provider. The impact of the transaction on Nippon Express consolidated earnings is expected to be non-material, said a company statement, which added that Jim Tucci will continue as CEO of AGS.
Said Nippon Express USA president Kenryo Senda: "With the addition of AGS' freight forwarding services, residential delivery, and e-commerce services, our clients will benefit from Nippon Express expanded service offering in the US."
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