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TRAC Select Expands at US’ Largest Ports

Aug 29, 2017

TRAC Intermodal said it is expanding availability of its TRAC Select offering to meet growing demand among customers serving the country’s busiest ports including the Los Angeles/Long Beach and New York/New Jersey ports.  Launched in February…

Mega-ships: ‘Mega-problem in Waiting’ -Xeneta

Aug 29, 2017

New alliances, structural change and positive economic trends have transformed the container shipping market over the past year, driving growth and pushing business performance figures from deep red into black. However, despite long-term rates that are…

Hapag-Lloyd Posts H1 Operating Profit

Aug 29, 2017

German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd swung to a first-half operating profit as it raised transport volumes and freight rates stabilised, but it still posted a net loss after higher ship fuel costs weighed on first quarter earnings. Profit…

MOL Joins Blockchain Consortium

Aug 28, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced its determination to participate in the 'Consortium to develop trade data sharing platform using blockchain technology,' in which NTT DATA Corporation serves as the administrative office.  The consortium…

Cosco Shipping H1 Net Profit Up 42%

Aug 28, 2017

Cosco Shipping International said its net profit rose 42% in the first half of 2017, thanks to higher net exchange gains and net finance income. In the first half of 2017, the global economy saw an upward trend in growth with improving market confidence…

IMO Low-Sulfur Requirements to Disrupt Industries

Aug 28, 2017

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently confirmed that global refiners and shippers must comply with new regulations to reduce the sulfur content in marine bunker fuels by January 2020—five years earlier than many expected.  As a result…

Thyssenkrupp Wins Order to Build Fertilizer Plant in Brunei

Aug 28, 2017

Germany's Thyssenkrupp said it has won an order from Brunei to build a fertilizer plant in the southeast Asian state, in a much-needed boost to its struggling industrial solutions division. It did not disclose the value of the contract, awarded by state-run Brunei Fertilizer Industries…

Abu Dhabi Ports Celebrates Emirati Women’s Day

Aug 28, 2017

Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of commercial and community ports within the emirate of Abu Dhabi, Fujairah Terminals at the Port of Fujairah, and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), celebrates Emirati Women’s Day…

Port of Texas City Expects to Resume Service after Assessment

Aug 28, 2017

The Port of Texas City said on Saturday it expects to reopen within 24 to 48 hours after completing an assessment for damages after Tropical Storm Harvey made landfall as a category 4 hurricane. The port was closed on Friday for maritime operations…

Qatar Navigation Launches Pakistan Service

Aug 28, 2017

Major Qatari shipping conglomerate Qatar Navigation (Milaha) is launching a direct service between Qatar and Karachi in Pakistan, the company said on Sunday, as it seeks to counter economic sanctions against Doha by other Arab States. Saudi Arabia…

Port of Corpus Starts Recovery after Hurricane Harvey

Aug 28, 2017

The Port of Corpus Christi has begun its recovery efforts after initial assessments show light to moderate damage and debris from the impact of Harvey, which hit the major port as a Category 4 hurricane, the port director said on Sunday. 'We…

Korea to Establish Maritime Promotion Corporation

Aug 25, 2017

Korea Maritime Promotion Corporation (KMPC), a dedicated support organization for the shipping industry, will be established in Busan in June of next year with capital of 5 trillion won (US$4.5 billion), reported BusinessKorea. KMPC is set to offer financial and industrial policy support…

Capital Product Bags 3 MR Charters

Aug 25, 2017

Capital Product Partners, an international diversified shipping company, announced that it has secured new time charter employment for three Medium Range (MR) Product Tankers. The M/T 'Amadeus' (50,108 dwt, IMO II/III Eco Chemical/Product Tanker built 2015…

Semi-automated Trucks to Hit UK Roads in 2018

Aug 25, 2017

Britain will begin trials of semi-automated, wirelessly connected truck convoys on public roads by the end of 2018, in a bid to find more fuel-efficient ways to transport goods. Development of the technology has already started elsewhere in Europe and the United States…

Alexander Acosta visits APM Terminals

Aug 24, 2017

APM Terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles hosted U.S. Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta today, as he toured the world’s largest proprietary container terminal, and met with leadership officials of the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union…

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