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Port of Oakland Forecasts Steady Growth

Apr 01, 2018

Containerized cargo volume moving through Port of Oakland is expected to increase 2 percent annually for the next five years.  The catalyst for growth: a nearly $700 million injection of capital from outside investors.   That’s the message…

Investments set Oakland Port on growth path

Mar 31, 2018

Containerized cargo volume moving through this city is expected to increase 2 percent annually for the next five years.  The catalyst for growth: a nearly $700 million injection of capital from outside investors.  That’s the message Port of…

Yang Ming Establishes Regional Center for Mediterranean

Mar 30, 2018

Taiwanese ocean shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has set up the new regional center in Mediterranean area named Yang Ming(Mediterranean) Marine Services Single-Member Limited Liability Company. The new company will start to provide services on 2nd April 2018 in Piraeus…

CARENA Acquires New Dock

Mar 30, 2018

The Compagnie Abidjanaise de Réparation Navale et de maintenance industrielle (CARENA), subsidiary of the Bolloré Group and the SOFIA Group, just acquired a 3rd dock, enhancing the operational capacity of West Africa’s biggest shipyard. With this new dock…

Pacific International Lines Appoints SS Teo as Executive Chairman

Mar 29, 2018

Chang Yun Chung, the founding chairman of family-owned Pacific International Lines (PIL), has handed over the baton to his son, Teo Siong Seng after 51 years at the helm of the largest Singapore-owned shipping line.  'I wish to inform you…

APL Enhances Asia–Latin America Network

Mar 29, 2018

APL, ocean carriers, providing world-class container shipping and terminal services,  has announced the launch of the Quetzal Express (QEX) service, a new weekly service that directly connects the key markets of China, Mexico and West Coast South America…

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement's Robert Maxwell dies

Mar 29, 2018

Robert (Bob) Maxwell, managing director of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement Singapore (BSM), has died after a three-year battle with cancer, the maritime services company said. 'It is with the greatest sadness that BSM delivers the heart…

City of North Port, Port Manatee Trade Hub Host Chilean Official

Mar 29, 2018

The City of North Port and the International Trade Hub at Port Manatee are teaming with Chile’s trade commissioner in efforts to expand commercial links.             “We look forward to realizing vast untapped potential for enhanced ties with both North Port and Port Manatee…

BSM Mexico Quality Certified

Mar 29, 2018

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) Mexico has been awarded the Certificates ISO 9001:2015 - Quality Management Systems, ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental Management Systems – and OHSAS 18001:2007 - Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series…

Shipping Industry Confidence at Four-Year High

Mar 29, 2018

Shipping confidence reached a four-year high in the three months to end-February 2018, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. The average confidence level expressed by respondents was up from 6…

Marcura Names Bell Data Protection Officer

Mar 29, 2018

The Marcura Group, a Dubai-based group of companies focused on providing business solutions to the maritime industry, today announced the appointment of TenIntelligence Limited's Richard Bell as its external Data Protection Officer (DPO). The…

Sinokor, Heung-A Integrate Shipping Operations

Mar 28, 2018

South Korean shipowners Heung-A Shipping and Sinokor Merchant Marine have confirmed that they are in talks to merge their container businesses, reports Pulse News. According to various media reports, the South Korean liner companies have…

Deurganck Dock Gets Smart

Mar 28, 2018

With an annual freight volume of nearly 9 million TEU the Deurganck dock is by far the main centre of container handling in the port of Antwerp. But this tidal dock on the left bank of the Scheldt is also well on the way to becoming a hotspot for innovation…

Uber's Head of Freight Lior Ron to Leave

Mar 28, 2018

Lior Ron, head of freight operations at Uber Technologies Inc and a self-driving technology expert, is leaving the ride-hailing company, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Ron was a key self-driving hire in 2016 as a co-founder of Otto…

TOTE President Chiarello to Retire

Mar 28, 2018

TOTE Inc. president and CEO Anthony Chiarello will retire this summer after eight years at the helm and nearly four decades in the maritime industry.“As I look ahead to my 63rd birthday later this year, it is time for me to spend more time with my family and loved ones…

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