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Tightening CA Environmental Regs Could Impact West Coast Supply Chains

May 08, 2018

In a similar fashion to Gulf coast offshore energy producers who, in some instances, must document and count the environmental impact of their third party standby boats, offshore service vessels and other assets, the ports of Long Beach and…

DP World, Egypt & Suez Canal Authority To Develop Infrastructure

May 07, 2018

MOU has been signed to collaborate on development of new inland container terminal, promoting Egypt's sustainable economic growth. The three partners will bid for a government contract for the project, later this year. The proposed inland…

European Cargo Logistics, DSV Launch Moravia Shuttle

May 04, 2018

European Cargo Logistics (ECL), an associated company of Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH (LHG), and DSV Road AB, a part of DSV – Global Transport and Logistics, are now reaching another spot on the map, Zajeci in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic…

Sweden’s New Freight Port to Open in 2020

May 03, 2018

The Stockholm Norvik Port will open in 2020. The halfway stage has been reached and there is an incredible amount of activity at the construction site, where buildings, bridges and quays are emerging, while the route for the railway track is simultaneously being prepared…

Malta Freeport Orders Fifteen RTGs

May 03, 2018

Malta Freeport Terminals, one of the busiest ports in Europe, has ordered 15 Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes as part of its steady expansion. The first cranes will be delivered at the end of 2018 and the rest during beginning of 2019…

JAXPORT Container Volumes Continue Double-digit Growth

May 03, 2018

During the first six months of fiscal year 2018, JAXPORT recorded 27 percent growth in total container shipments over the same period last year, moving 634,460 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEU). JAXPORT’s fiscal year runs October 1 through September 30…

Saia Opens Second Seattle-area Terminal

May 01, 2018

Saia LTL Freight has opened a terminal in the city of Fife, Wash, in close proximity to the Port of Tacoma.“With the growth we have seen in the Seattle-Tacoma area, this second terminal will position us to provide additional capacity and enhanced service to our customers…

Dredging to Boost Opportunities at Port of Setubal

May 01, 2018

Blue Atlantic Industrial & Logistics Park has welcomed  a ‘transformational’ dredging project which will unleash trade and export opportunities in the Port of Setubal, Portugal.The 96-hectare site is located 40km south of Lisbon in one of Europe’s leading maritime industrial zones…

Canada's PM: US Steel, Aluminum Tariffs a 'Very Bad Idea'

Apr 30, 2018

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said any move by the United States to impose tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum would be a 'very bad idea' guaranteed to disrupt trade between the two nations.Trudeau told reporters in Vancouver he…

DP World Sets Its Sights on Hyperloop Cargo Shipping

Apr 30, 2018

Dubai-based port operator DP World has partnered with Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop One to create a new venture that aims to provide hyperloop-enabled cargo systems.DP World and the U.S.-based Virgin Hyperloop One introduced their vision…

Season’s Biggest Cruise Ship Berths at Ostseekai

Apr 28, 2018

The biggest cruise ship of this year’s summer season arrived in the port of Kiel on Saturday April 28th at the end of a journey across the Atlantic. The 139,000 GT and 333 m long “MSC Preziosa” arrived in the Kiel Fiord in the early morning…

KCS Intermodal Service Relaunched in New Orleans

Apr 26, 2018

Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced a new weekly service between the Port of New Orleans and Wylie, Texas (Dallas-market) beginning May 2018, relaunching intermodal service to this lane for the first time since 2005.“The return of the Kansas…

TRAC Intermodal Doubles Mobile Service Unit Fleet

Apr 25, 2018

TRAC Intermodal said it is doubling the size of its Mobile Service Unit (MSU) truck fleet to help accelerate chassis repairs and increase intermodal shipment velocity at key rail ramps across the country.TRAC established its MSU program in 2016 to help ensure that high-quality…

Baltic Exchange Developing Container Shipping Index

Apr 25, 2018

London's Baltic Exchange is developing a container shipping index with Hong Kong-headquartered group Freightos in another sign that the centuries-old business is moving into new markets. Founded in 1744 as a forum for chartering vessels…

Kalmar launches FastCharge AGV

Apr 24, 2018

Kalmar is introducing an automated guided vehicle (AGV) solution for transporting containers between quayside and landside operations. The new Kalmar FastCharge AGV is the latest milestone in Kalmar's  20-year track record of delivering innovative…

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