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Port of Dover Prepared for Brexit: Drewry

Apr 03, 2019

Alternative capacity could be provided by short-sea container services between the UK and EU to alleviate possible congestion at the Port of Dover post-Brexit.The Port of Dover is the cross-channel port situated in Dover, Kent, south-east England…

CMA CGM Bundles Multimodal Transport

Apr 03, 2019

The CMA CGM Group announced that its intra-European multimodal transport subsidiaries Containerships and MacAndrews have united under the single Containerships brand.Together, Containerships and MacAndrews operate a fleet of 32 vessels and 700 trucks…

Silloth Port Welcomes Jap Packaging Giant

Apr 01, 2019

Associated British Ports (ABP) said that its Port of Silloth has handled the first delivery of wood pulp for its new customer, Futamura Group, a Japanese manufacturer of cellulose and polymeric films for the packaging industry who have a major production site in Cumbria…

Long Beach Forecast Modest Growth

Mar 31, 2019

A slowing domestic economy will likely lead to a moderate uptick in container imports through 2019, following a robust year that was marked by record-high cargo growth amid a trade dispute with China, said Port of Long Beach.North American imports are projected to grow a modest 1…

ZIM's New Call to Port of Prince Rupert

Mar 28, 2019

Canada's Port of Prince Rupert, and DP World Prince Rupert announced a new weekly marine carrier service at the Fairview Container Terminal.ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) partnered with the 2M Alliance and has added Prince Rupert as one of their port destinations…

Alaskaborg Completes Special Voyage

Mar 28, 2019

Netherlands-based maritime transport solutions provider Royal Wagenborg said that its vessel m.v. Alaskaborg completed a special voyage from the Baltic to the Far East.The 15,750 DWT geared vessel from the Wagenborg fleet combined a bulk cargo and project cargo in both box-shaped holds…

ONE Announces New Global Network

Mar 26, 2019

The global container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has recently announced the new global container service network for 2019.The Japanese container shipping company that is headquartered in Singapore said in a press release that…

New COSCO Service Between UK, Europe, Russia

Mar 25, 2019

Chinese state-owned shipping and logistics services supplier company COSCO Shipping Lines announced a new COSCO feeder service from St Petersburg, Russia will begin calling at DP World Southampton.'COSCO is to introduce a new weekly call at DP World Southampton…

2018: Record Year for Port of Antwerp

Mar 25, 2019

With a growth of 5.2% in 2018 compared to previous year, the Port of Antwerp has confirmed the earlier forecasts for a 6th consecutive year record.'The confirmation of the port's attractiveness and the consolidation of its position as a global…

GPS Plans Rail Link in Port of Amsterdam

Mar 22, 2019

Singapore-headquartered international petroleum storage and logistics provider Global Petro Storage (GPS) has entered into an agreement with the Port of Amsterdam to develop a railcar connection on land adjacent to GPS' existing 11-tank gasoline and bioguel storage and blending facility…

CN to Invest $345mln in British Columbia

Mar 21, 2019

Canadian National Railway (CN) said it plans to invest approximately $345 million across British Columbia in 2019 to expand and strengthen the Company’s rail network throughout the province.“Following a record capital program in 2018, CN has…

Uber Freight Expands into Europe

Mar 20, 2019

Uber has announced that its lesser-known service, Uber Freight, will be arriving in Europe helping independent trucking companies with logistics.Next month, Uber Freight will start operations in the Netherlands, marking the unit’s first international expansion…

JAXPORT Receives Largest Ever Box Ship

Mar 20, 2019

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) and terminal operator SSA Atlantic on Monday afternoon welcomed the largest container ship to ever visit Jacksonville.JAXPORT set a new port record today with the arrival of the ZIM vessel Cape Sounio…

Hapag-Lloyd Collaborates with XVELA

Mar 19, 2019

German-based global cargo container shipping line, Hapag-Lloyd AG Hapag-Lloyd set to implement XVELA’s collaboration services to increase transparency throughout the transportation supply chain and more efficiently employ assets and resources…

Fakes Make Up 3.3% of Global Trade

Mar 19, 2019

Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods, mostly originated in China, has risen steadily, posing a major challenge in an innovation-driven global economy, revealed a new study.Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods has risen steadily in the last…

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