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Bahri Reinforces Americas Commitment

Oct 18, 2017

Reinforcing its three-decade-long presence in North America, transportation and logistics firm Bahri took part in Breakbulk Americas, being held from October 17-19, in Houston. The Bahri booth at Breakbulk Americas was opened by Mr. Sultan bin Abdullah Al-Angari…

BBC Chartering, Jumbo Shipping Team Up in Global Project Alliance

Oct 17, 2017

Two market leaders in their respective fields, Jumbo and BBC Chartering have agreed to an exclusive strategic co-operation; the “GLOBAL PROJECT ALLIANCE”, effective immediately. This unique co-operation between two family-owned companies…

Cautious Optimism on Multipurpose Shipping: Drewry

Oct 17, 2017

Recovering demand for multipurpose shipping combined with improved market conditions for competing sectors will result in rising market share for the multipurpose shipping fleet and a recovery in freight rates in 2018, according to the latest…

US Trade Chief Says He's Not Focused on Ending NAFTA

Oct 17, 2017

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday he is not focused on terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement and is only trying to negotiate an update that 'rebalances' the pact to reduce U.S. trade deficits. 'We…

Hyster to Discuss Latest Developments at Breakbulk Americas

Oct 17, 2017

Technology developments in Big Trucks, such as a zero emissions, high-capacity electric powered truck, the addition of Hyster Tracker to all Big Truck products as standard feature, and solutions that save time and money are some of the topics…

Changing Box Landscape Demands That Yard Tools Keep Pace

Oct 17, 2017

he need for increased operating efficiencies for container terminals collides with the demands of a Tier 4 regulatory climate. Fortunately, you can achieve the former goal while satisfying your thirst for latter. Ports and container terminal operators everywhere are faced with many challenges…

Today’s Maritime Security: Is the Industry Prepared?

Oct 17, 2017

In late June of 2017, AP Moeller-Maersk shut down its container operations at the Port of Los Angeles. It wasn’t due to labor relations problems, equipment malfunction or other reasons that have been known to thwart port operations. It was a cyber-attack…

St. Lawrence Seaway Cargo Volumes Buoyant

Oct 17, 2017

As marine shipping continues to support the growth of the Canadian and U.S. economies, St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments to-date for 2917 are 14 percent ahead of 2016 volumes. Total cargo tonnage from March 20 to September 30 reached 24…

Hapag-Lloyd to Offer reUse Container Management Services

Oct 17, 2017

Avantida said Hapag-Lloyd has become the first ocean carrier in the U.K. to offer its reUse container management services through the Avantida platform. The application allows the re-use of import containers for export shipments of the same shipping company…

Petroleum, Food Boost US Import Prices

Oct 17, 2017

U.S. import prices for September recorded their biggest increase in more than a year amid rising petroleum and food costs, but underlying imported inflation remained modest.The Labor Department said on Tuesday that import prices jumped 0…

China to Take 70% Stake Myanmar Port

Oct 17, 2017

China has agreed take a 70 percent stake in a strategically important sea port in Myanmar, at the lower end of a proposed range amid local concerns about Beijing's growing economic clout in the country, a senior government official said.Oo Maung…

APL Renews Terminal Lease at Port of Kaohsiung

Oct 17, 2017

An agreement has been signed between American President Lines LLC, Taiwan Branch and Taiwan International Ports Corporation Ltd, to renew APL’s terminal lease at the Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The signed deal retains APL’s current terminal plot…

Panama Canal Sets Record Annual Cargo Tonnage

Oct 17, 2017

Following the close of its 2017 fiscal year (FY17), the Panama Canal announced that the waterway welcomed a record 403.8 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS) of cargo in FY17, the largest amount of annual tonnage ever transited in its 103-year history…

Peel Ports Applies Air Traffic Systems for Marine Ops

Oct 17, 2017

Air traffic control technology is to be applied to a commercial port group in the UK for the first time. Peel Ports Group, the UK’s second biggest port operator, is investing £2.7m ($3.5m) across its network of seven Statutory Harbor Authorities to streamline marine operations…

Pasha Hawaii to Deploy Jones Act Vessel to Puerto Rico

Oct 17, 2017

Pasha Hawaii will provide the U.S. Jones Act vessel Horizon Spirit to ship hundreds of containers from the West Coast in support of hurricane relief and rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico. The Horizon Spirit serves as a drydock reserve ship in…

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