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Port of Los Angeles Moves 808,728 TEUs in January

Feb 14, 2018

Last  month was the second busiest in the Port's history. The Port of Los Angeles handled 808,728 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in January 2018, the second-busiest January in the port’s history behind last January’s record of 826,640 TEUs…

JAXPORT's Foreign Trade Zone Opens

Feb 14, 2018

JAXPORT partner North Florida Warehouse FTZ, a division of JZ Expedited Companies, has celebrated the grand opening of Foreign Trade Zone No. 64’s first outdoor storage facility. The 3.7-acre facility is located minutes from JAXPORT’s North…

Fitch: U.S. Port Growth Steady as NAFTA Decision Looms

Feb 13, 2018

U.S. ports are positioned for another solid year of growth, though the Trump administration's evolving stance on both domestic and international trade is a long-term development worth a close watch, according to Fitch Ratings in its latest sector briefing…

Diana Containerships Sells Panamax Container Vessel

Feb 13, 2018

Diana Containerships announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to sell to an unaffiliated third party the 2006-built vessel “New Jersey” for demolition, on an “as is where is” basis, with delivery due to the buyer by mid-March 2018…

Container Shipping Struggles with Overcapacity: McKinsey

Feb 12, 2018

The container shipping industry is expected to continue to struggle with overcapacity and an inability to deliver value to shareholders, warns consultancy McKinsey & Company in its latest report. As container lines search for successful paths forward…

Dry Bulk, Container Markets Strengthened in 2017: Torvald Klaveness

Feb 12, 2018

The tanker market remained subdued, while the dry bulk and container markets strengthened during 2017, said Norwegian shipping company Torvald Klaveness. Torvald Klaveness managed to improve its financial results in 2017, but they “were still not at a satisfactory level”…

Evergreen Orders Eight 11,000 TEU Containerships

Feb 08, 2018

Evergreen Marine Corp. (EMC) said it has entered into an agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to order eight 11,000 TEU containerships.  Four ships will be owned by EMC’s subsidiary, Greencompass Marine S…

India's Major Ports See 4.58% Cargo Traffic Growth

Feb 07, 2018

Major ports in India have recorded a cargo traffic growth of 4.58 percent and together handled 560.97 million tonnes (MT) of merchandise during the period April 2017 to January 2018, as against 536.41 MT handled during the corresponding period of previous year…

Pacific International Lines Start Service in Far East - Red Sea Routes

Feb 07, 2018

Pacific International Lines (PIL), Singapore’s leading containership operator, announces two upgraded weekly services on the Far East – Red Sea service route. Done in collaboration with Ocean Alliance, the routes named RSS and RES will commence operations in March 2018…

CMA CGM Introduces REEFLEX for Transportation of Liquids

Feb 07, 2018

CMA CGM has launched the most advanced solution for the transportation of liquids by controlled temperature: REEFLEX - an ideal alternative to break bulk for the transportation of liquids which optimally preserves the product’s properties. Developed in partnership with Teconja…

Cosco Shipping Executive Murdered in Pakistan

Feb 07, 2018

A Chinese shipping company executive was murdered in Karachi, Pakistani on Monday in what police say appears to be targeted attack.The man, identified as Chen Zhu, the Pakistan general manager of Cosco Shipping Lines Co, shot dead while in his car in the port city of Karachi…

Georgia Ports Plans 10 Million TEU of Growth by 2028

Feb 06, 2018

Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch outlined a plan that will double container handling capacity to 10 million TEUs at Garden City Terminal within 10 years. The GPA Executive Director reviewed the strategic plan for Georgia's…

DP World Reports Record Volume Growth

Feb 06, 2018

Dubai-based terminal operator DP World has reported record container volumes of 70.1 million  TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) for 2017, a jump of 10.1 percent year-on-year. In the fourth quarter, the global portfolio grew 10.3% year-on-year on a reported basis and 9…

CMA CGM Adjusts EURAF 5 Service

Feb 06, 2018

The CMA CGM Group announced it is reinforcing its service from Europe to West Africa through a new call at Kribi (Cameroon) and shortened transit times from North Europe on its EURAF 5 service. The new service started in January 2018. As a result…

Hapag-Lloyd Opens Ghana Office

Feb 06, 2018

German-based Hapag-Lloyd opened a new office in the Ghana port city Tema, on February 1, 2018. Effective immediately, the company will be represented at the local level by its own customer service staff. “Africa is strongly developing just now…

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