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Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Chinese Technology

Jun 15, 2018

President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the United States will implement a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of goods from China related to intellectual property and technology, and pledged to impose further levies if the Asian nation takes retaliatory measures…

Tiny Japan Shipping Shares Jump on North Korea Detente Hopes

Jun 15, 2018

Shares of small Japanese shippers jumped this week after the historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sparked hopes of news business ties with the reclusive country.Japanese retail investors are…

INTTRA Sets Record Transaction Volume

Jun 15, 2018

Ocean shipping electronic marketplace INTTRA announced that May 2018 was a record month with more than four million requests for container bookings or shipping instructions processed on its platform.It was the first time in its 17-year history…

Hyundai Merchant Marine Launches China-Australia Express Service

Jun 15, 2018

Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announced that it is launching a new China-Australia express service, under the name ‘A1X (Australia No.1 Express) with carriers Evergreen and APL. The A1X service covers the ports of Ningbo-Shanghai-Yantian-Sydney…

APM Terminals' New Gateway to Iraq

Jun 14, 2018

New pre-arrival clearance protocols and reduced terminal handling charges for containers in transit, mean that Jordan’s deep-water Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), located on the Red Sea, is now a realistic alternative maritime gateway for Iraq-bound cargo…

Terminal Industry Committee 4.0 Established

Jun 14, 2018

Recognizing the need for the container terminal industry to prepare for the 4th industrial revolution and to further advance digitalization, an open group of 15 global private container terminal operators and some port equipment manufacturers…

MOL's Coal Carrier OI MARU to Serve JERA Trading

Jun 14, 2018

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced the delivery of the coal carrier OI MARU, which will serve JERA Trading , was delivered at Imari Shipyard and Works of Namura Shipbuilding on June 14, 2018. The vessel, which was jointly developed by Namura Shipbuilding and MOL…

Oosterhout Container Terminal Joins West-Brabant Corridor

Jun 14, 2018

Oosterhout Container Terminal (OCT) has now joined the West-Brabant corridor, the partnership launched in February 2018 between deep-sea terminals, inland shipping companies and inland terminals to bundle container cargo on the sailing route between Tilburg…

Port of Dunkerque Obtains EcoPorts’ Environmental Standard (PERS)

Jun 14, 2018

ESPO congratulates Port of Dunkerque (France) for obtaining for the first time EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS).  Isabelle Ryckbost, ESPO’s Secretary General, handed over the PERS certificate to Stéphane Raison, CEO of Port Dunkerque…

Number of Ships Waiting to Load Soy in Brazil Jumps 60%

Jun 14, 2018

The number of ships waiting to berth at Brazilian ports to load soybeans and its byproducts is currently almost 60 percent larger than in the same period last year, according to data from shipping agency Williams compiled by Reuters.At the same time…

SAL Heavy Lift Inks Deal for Horns Rev 3 Shipments

Jun 14, 2018

SAL Heavy Lift said it signed a contract with GeoSea NV for the shipment of a total of 49 transition pieces for the Horns Rev 3 Offshore Wind Farm.The assignment compiles transportation of TPs from fabrication yards in Aalborg, Denmark and Vlissingen…

Liebherr Grows Reachstacker Portfolio

Jun 14, 2018

At TOC Europe, Liebherr Maritime disclosed the expansion of the reachstacker product line by two new devices. A powerful reachstacker with the lifting capacity of 35 tonnes in the second container row and a log handler for timber handling will complete the existing product family…

GPA Sees Busiest May for Total Tons, TEUs

Jun 14, 2018

The Port of Savannah handled 3 million tons of cargo in May, an increase of 8.9 percent or 247,671 tons compared the same month a year ago. Total cargo crossing all terminals reached 3.22 million tons. 'Our May numbers reflect strong performances in breakbulk and containerized trade…

Crowley Earns Four 2018 TMSA Compass Awards

Jun 14, 2018

The Transportation Marketing and Sales Association (TMSA) this week presented Crowley Maritime Corp. with four Awards of Merit for demonstrating excellence and industry best practices with four marketing campaigns.The honors were awarded after…

Saudi Arabia, UAE to Establish Shipping Lane to Yemen's Hodeidah Port

Jun 14, 2018

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced a five-point aid plan for Yemen's Hodeidah port and surrounding areas on Wednesday, after a Saudi-led alliance of Arab states launched an attack on Yemen's Houthi-held main port city.As part of the plan…

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