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UK Shipping Lobby: 'Get a grip on Brexit'

Jan 28, 2019

British businesses implored politicians on Monday to stop quarrelling over Brexit and agree an orderly exit from the European Union, as some big firms set up emergency situations rooms to cope with the possible tumult of a no-deal divorce.With…

CMA CGM in Effort to Buy rest of CEVA Logistics Shares

Jan 28, 2019

CMA CGM launches 30 Sfr/shr tender offer for CEVA shares; CEVA recommends shareholders decline the offer.ZURICH, Jan 28 (Reuters) - French shipping company CMA CGM on Monday formally launched a cash offer to buy out other shareholders of Ceva Logistics…

Navios Maritime Containers Adds to Fleet

Jan 24, 2019

Monaco-based seaborne shipping company Navios Maritime Containers has acquired a 2011-built containership from an unrelated party for USD 52.5 million.The containership is expected to be delivered into Navios Containers’ fleet in Q1 2019 and is chartered out at a net rate of  $26…

Haifa Port Co. Logs Record Year

Jan 24, 2019

Following the Port Reform Agreement that was signed on December 2018 - Haifa Port Company, the operator of all current terminals in Haifa Port, reports a total throughput of 26,264,000 metric tons and 1,464,000 TEUs in 2018, and it continues…

Eurosib's First Transit Container Train Crossed Grodekovo

Jan 23, 2019

CJSC Eurosib SPb - Transport Systems  tgether with the Zhengzhou International Hub company (ZIH) started the first transit container train through border crossing of Grodekovo (Far East railway, RZD).  The Container train follows the route Hamburg (Germany) - Zhengzhou (China)…

Hamburg Port Completes Rail Terminal Expansion

Jan 23, 2019

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has completed a project to expand the rail facilities at its Container Terminal Burchardkai in the Port of Hamburg.Two extra tracks and two new rail gantry cranes have been added to the rail terminal at the Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB)…

DP World to Spend $250 mln Building Australia Stake

Jan 23, 2019

Dubai's DP World will spend at least $250 million buying back some shares in its Australian port terminals business which it sold in 2010, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday.DP World will buy the shares from Corsair Infrastructure Partners'…

Weekly Freightos Baltic Index Update

Jan 22, 2019

Highlights of the Freightos Weekly Baltic Index Report ...Just as the January 1 GRIs were losing traction, the mid-month round lifted transpacific prices back up again. The net impact was a 4% week on week rise for both lanes. China-West Coast went up from $2…

P&O to Re-flag UK ships to Cyprus ahead of Brexit

Jan 22, 2019

British ferry and shipping freight operator P&O will re-flag its entire UK registered fleet to Cyprus ahead of Britain’s departure from the European Union to keep tax arrangements in the bloc, the company said on Tuesday.Last month P&O said…

Oakland Port Cargo Volume Hit All-time High in 2018

Jan 20, 2019

The Port of Oakland reported a record-setting 2018 in cargo movement, on account of an expected spike in imports aimed at beating new tariffs on goods shipped from China.According to data released by the port, it handled the equivalent of 2…

TransNamib, Botswana Railways MoU on Gobabis Container Terminal

Jan 17, 2019

TransNamib Holdings Ltd, and Botswana Railways (BR) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Gaborone, Botswana, which will culminate in the development and operation of a container terminal in Gobabis.The MoU, signed by TransNamib CEO…

Maersk Offers Street Turn Services in the US, Canada

Jan 15, 2019

Avantida, an E2Open company, has announced that Maersk, has started to offer street turn services on their platform in the United States and Canada. This represents Avantida’s first step into the US and Canadian markets.Empty container triangulation…

Maersk, MSC Commit to Liverpool

Jan 15, 2019

The 2M shipping line alliance has confirmed that Liverpool will become a permanent call on its TA4 service connecting Europe with several US ports.The move follows the introduction of a temporary call in July 2018 resulting from continued disruption at the Port of Felixstowe…

Port of Oakland: Cargo Volume @ All-time High in 2018

Jan 15, 2019

Port of Oakland container volume reached an all-time high in 2018, according to data released. The Port said it handled the equivalent of 2.55 million 20-foot containers last year. That was up 5.2 percent from 2017 volume. It was the second straight year of record volume in Oakland…

Diana Containerships Announces Receipt of NASDAQ Notice

Jan 15, 2019

Diana Containerships (NASDAQ: DCIX), a shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, announced that it has received written notification from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC dated January 10, 2019, indicating that because the…

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