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Port of Los Angeles: Highest Cargo Numbers Ever Produce Lowest Emissions

Aug 18, 2017

Emissions inventory shows 2016 was a banner year for green growth. The Port of Los Angeles achieved record clean air gains while moving more cargo than ever, according to the Port’s 2016 Inventory of Air Emissions. Released today, the annual…

Milaha Launches Direct Container Service Between Qatar and Kuwait

Aug 17, 2017

Milaha, a Qatar-based maritime and logistics conglomerate, has launched the first ever direct feeder service between Qatar and Kuwait.  The new service, named KQX (Kuwait Qatar Express Service), will operate between Hamad Port in Qatar and Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait once a week initially…

Milaha Launches Kuwait Service amid Diplomatic Crisis

Aug 16, 2017

Qatar Navigation (Milaha) , a top Doha-based shipping and logistics group, said on Wednesday it had launched a new container service to Kuwait amid a diplomatic crisis that has seen it lose access to regional trans-shipment hub, Dubai.Milaha will operate the weekly…

Port of Hamburg’s 2017 Volumes on Pace with 2016

Aug 16, 2017

At 70 million tons, first-half seaborne cargo throughput in Hamburg in 2017, including the general and bulk cargo segments, all but matched the previous year’s, being one-fifth of one percent (0.2 percent) lower. In the first six months of 2017 containerized general cargo throughput at 4…

Maersk Reports Q2 Loss, Sees Cyber Attack Bill at $200-$300 Mln

Aug 16, 2017

Danish shipping group A.P. Moller Maersk reported an unexpected net loss in the second quarter due to terminal and tanker impairment charges, but said it was upbeat on the container shipping outlook. Maersk also said it expected a $200 million…

PSA, PIL, IBM on Blockchain Development

Aug 15, 2017

Ocean carrier Pacific International Lines (PIL), terminal operator PSA International and IBM plan to utilize blockchain for better security, efficiency and transparency in supply chain business networks and trade finance. Three companies…

Gulftainer Receives Maiden Call of CMA CGM Virginia

Aug 14, 2017

Gulftainer, the largest privately owned independent port operator, has marked the maiden call of the CMA CGM Virginia vessel with a capacity of 5,095 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) at its flagship Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT).  The vessel call was completed in a record 5…

SC Ports Reports Record Box Volumes

Aug 14, 2017

South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced calendar year-to-date container volume increases of 13 percent and the strongest July on record.  Since the calendar year began, SCPA has handled 1.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU)…

SM Line Joins INTTRA Network

Aug 11, 2017

INTTRA, the ocean container shipping industry electronic transaction platform and information provider, and container shipping provider SM Line announced an agreement that will expand INTTRA's reach in Korea and globally, while offering SM Line an advanced network to create value for its customers…

Cargo Surge Lifts Port of Long Beach to Record Month

Aug 11, 2017

July’s surging cargo volumes set a record for the Port of Long Beach’s best month its 106-year history, surpassing the previous high mark set in August 2015 for the number of containers moved across its docks.With total volume of 720,312 twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) in July…

FMC Commissioner Doyle Weighs in on THE Alliance Proposed Amendment

Aug 10, 2017

Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle issued a statement addressing THE Alliance’s filing of an amendment to add further detail to protections in the event of an insolvency. I am pleased that The Alliance is seeking Federal Maritime Commission authority to form…

July Box Volumes up 16% at Port of LA

Aug 10, 2017

July container volumes at the Unites States’ busiest port climbed by 16 percent compared to July 2016 volumes: 796,804 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) came through the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest July in the port’s 110-year history…

GPA Tops 2.85 Mln Tons in July

Aug 10, 2017

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) said it moved 2.33 million twenty-foot equivalent container units for the calendar year through July, up 10.8 percent, or an additional 230,000 TEUs. 'It is through the incredible efficiency and productivity…

iContainers Urges Freight Forwarders to Embrace Technology

Aug 10, 2017

Online freight forwarding company iContainers has urged the freight forwarding industry to embrace technology. “As shippers press on with their demand for speed, transparency, and efficiency, the freight forwarding strives hard to find a quick enough and appropriate response…

ICTSI Net Income Rises 19%

Aug 08, 2017

Manila-based global container terminal operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the first half of 2017 posting revenue from port operations of US$603.7 million, an increase of 10 percent over the US$550…

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