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» MOL Develops World's First Portable Liquid-Level Guage for Ballast Tanks Published 5-Mar-2010 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, has announced that MOL and Musashino Co., Ltd. have jointly developed the word’s first portable liquid-level gauge for vessel ballast tanks. The gauge measures the level of ballast water (seawater) in a tank by dropping a portable measuring tube into the sounding tube of the ballast tank. A sensor detects air pressure changes in the tube and quickly measures the ballast water level.

» Namsung Shipping Launches Service from Thailand to HK/Korea/Japan/China Published 5-Mar-2010 Cargotec has been awarded an order for four Kalmar ESC350W straddle carriers from Ports America. The new Edrive® units will help the customer handle increasing cargo volumes at its Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) facility. Delivery of the machines will commence in second quarter 2010.

» CKYH to Implement Slow Steaming on Asia-Europe/Med Loops Published 5-Mar-2010 The CKYH Alliance will be implementing slow steaming on the current Asia-Europe/ Mediterranean loops.

» Panalpina Handles Samsung Ocean Freight and Warehousing Published 5-Mar-2010 Samsung Panama has selected Panalpina to handle most of their FCL (full container load) ocean freight traffic from Asia-Pacific to Panama in 2010. Samsung estimates to handle 1’500 to 2’000 TEU’s with Panalpina this year. In addition, Samsung has awarded Panalpina a three-year extension contract for their warehouse operation in the Colon free trade zone with approximately 8’000 sqm.

» BDP Project Logistics Opens Office in Scotland Published 5-Mar-2010 BDP Project Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of global logistics and transportation management firm BDP International, has opened an office in Aberdeen, Scotland, to service the needs of U.K. project clients, including the important North Sea oil and gas industry.

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