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SpotSee Promotes Glen to VP, Supply Chain

Feb 05, 2019

SpotSee has promoted Dale Glen from director of supply chain to vice president of supply chain.In this role, Glen is responsible for directing and coordinating supply chain processes, procurement, production and resource planning. He will be responsible for costs…

DP World's Q4 Dubai Box Traffic Sags

Feb 05, 2019

DP World reported a fall of 4.6 percent in fourth-quarter shipping container volumes in Dubai that the government-controlled port operator blamed on a drop in low-margin business.Dubai's Jebel Ali, the largest transshipment port in the United Arab Emirates…

Touya Joins Dachser USA

Feb 05, 2019

On February 1, Vincent Touya joined Dachser USA as Managing Director at the company’s US Regional Office in Atlanta.Touya is from France and has held several managerial positions during his 30-year tenure with the family-owned company. Previously…

SCPA: Record January Container Volume

Feb 05, 2019

South Carolina Ports Authority announced the strongest January on record and 12.5 percent fiscal year-over-year growth of container volume.SCPA handled 205,689 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) last month. Since the Port’s fiscal year began in July…

GPA: Six 14,000-TEU Vessels Simultaneously

Feb 05, 2019

Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch unveiled GPA's Big Berth/Big Ship program that will allow the Port of Savannah to simultaneously handle six 14,000 TEU vessels by 2024.'No other single container terminal in North America has the ability to expand berth capacity at this rate…

Container Market Grows at 8.6%

Feb 04, 2019

The Global International Orginization for Standardization (ISO) Shipping Container Market is growing at a CAGR of 8.6% during 2017-2026, said a report.According to Stratistics MRC, growth of seaborne trade, growing demand for commodities and…

Global Travel Retail Leader Selects GAC Dubai

Feb 04, 2019

Lagardère Travel Retail has appointed GAC Dubai’s Contract Logistics team to handle a range of goods sold at Duty Free retail stores at airports in Saudi Arabia and the future Abu Dhabi Midfield Terminal Complex (MTC).Under the multi-year agreement signed by the two companies commencing March 1st…

Shipbuilding: ONE Grus Delivered

Feb 01, 2019

Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE) has announced that ONE Grus, with a carrying capacity of 14,000 TEU, has been successfully delivered at Kure Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation. The sublet owner is Nippon Yusen Kaisha. This is ONE’s first delivery this year…

Trump: U.S. Will be Able to do Trade Deal with China

Jan 31, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he thinks the United States will be able to strike a deal with China, as Chinese Vice Premier Liu He visits Washington for trade talks in a bid to ease tensions between the two economies.Reporting by Steve Holland

Crowley Logistics Announces Organizational Changes

Jan 30, 2019

To continue providing customers with industry-leading integrated supply chain solutions, Crowley Logistics has announced several personnel moves that further position the company for exceptional customer service and growth.Patrick Collins has been promoted to vice president of terminal operations…

GB Railfreight Launches New Intermodal Service from Felixstowe Port

Jan 29, 2019

The rail freight company in the United Kingdom, GB Railfreight has launched a new intermodal rail freight service connecting the Port of Felixstowe with the Birch Coppice terminal in the Midlands.The first locomotive on the service left Birch…

Savannah's TEU count grows 7.5 percent in 2018

Jan 29, 2019

As infrastructure expands to handle new business, the Port of Savannah moved more than 350,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in December. Nine of the Georgia Ports Authority's 10 busiest months were in 2018. The Port of Savannah moved 4…

APM Terminals Pipavav Launches Intermodal Service

Jan 28, 2019

Indian multipurpose port APM Terminals Pipavav has launched a rail connection to its Kanpur Inland Container, giving customers the opportunity to connect more efficiently to the gateway port.The new connection was named the 'Polymer Express'…

Crowley Starts 2019 with Arrival of 1,500 New Containers

Jan 28, 2019

To better serve its diverse customer base, Crowley Logistics has invested almost $30 million in new cargo carrying equipment over the last year.The latest arrivals under this acquisition include 1,500, 45-foot (102-inch wide) dry container units…

Cabau Woehrel Joins CMA CGM

Jan 28, 2019

The CMA CGM Group has announced the appointment of Christine Cabau Woehrel to the position of Executive Vice President in charge of assets. From March 15th, her main responsibilities will include managing the Group’s industrial assets such as its fleet of vessels…

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