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Seaspan Ferries Opens Duke Point Terminal

Jun 12, 2017

Seaspan Ferries Corporation (SFC) hosted an official ceremony in Nanaimo, BC to mark the grand opening of its new Duke Point Terminal. The 18 acre, multi-berth facility, which took approximately 19 months to build, consolidates operations…

Chinese, Greek Ports Teams Up to Boost Container Traffic

Jun 12, 2017

Piraeus Port, operator of Greece's biggest port and majority-owned by China's COSCO Shipping, has agreed to team up with the operator of Shanghai port, the world's largest container port, to promote container shipping traffic.Piraeus, COSCO…

Shipping Routes via Oman Opened to Give Qatar Food Lifeline

Jun 12, 2017

Qatar and container lines have launched new shipping services via Oman in an effort to sidestep a port ban in neighbouring countries and secure a food lifeline after other Gulf states severed ties with Doha last week.Saudi Arabia, the United…

MSC to Start Oman-Qatar Shipping Service

Jun 12, 2017

Swiss-based MSC will offer a new shipping service to Qatar from Oman, the world’s No.2 container shipping line said on Monday, a week after Gulf states imposed port and trade restrictions on Doha.'MSC never stopped accepting bookings to Qatar as it investigated alternative routing options…

CMA CGM Launches INDIAMED

Jun 12, 2017

CMA CGM has announced the launch starting July 2 of its new service between the East Mediterrane an, Djibouti, Arabian Gulf, Pakistan and India. The service is one of the fastest between these strategic zones and connects CMA CGM hubs in the Mediterranean and the Arabian Gulf…

Madrid Maersk Breaks Antwerp Record

Jun 12, 2017

A new record was set in the Deurganck dock in the port of Antwerp Friday morning, June 9, when the Madrid Maersk moored there for the first time.  With a length of 399 metres and a capacity of 20,568 TEU it is the largest container ship ever to call at the port…

Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates New Projects at Kamarajar Port

Jun 12, 2017

The Indian Union Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari has said that an investment of INR  2500bn (USD 39bn) is being made in Tamil Nadu under Sagarmala program.  Of this Rs.39,000 crore will be for port modernization, Rs.55,000 crore for port connectivity and Rs…

SC Ports Post Record May Box Volumes

Jun 09, 2017

Port on pace for highest-ever FY container volume; Inland Port Greer has record month   The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced the highest May container volume in its history, pushing fiscal year-to-date volumes past the port's…

Design Contract Awarded for SC Container Terminal

Jun 09, 2017

AECOM said it has been chosen by the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) to provide detailed design services for the new Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr. Container Terminal at the Port of Charleston.  “Extending AECOM’s dedication to delivering…

Reederei Hamburger Lloyd Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Jun 09, 2017

The shipping company Reederei Hamburger Lloyd (RHL) is celebrated its 10th anniversary on the occasion of its fourth traditional Rice & Curry dinner on June 8, 2017 in the Hafen Klub, Hamburg.In June 2007, the ATALANTA Beteiligungsgesellschaft…

Kuehne + Nagel to Disclose CO2 Emissions for Seafreight

Jun 08, 2017

Kuehne + Nagel has expanded its sustainability offering for global seafreight services: As of May 2017, the total amount of CO2 emissions generated by seafreight ship-ments is printed on each invoice assisting shippers to identify their carbon footprint from transport operations…

Shipowners Welcome EU Maritime Transport Policy

Jun 08, 2017

European Transport Ministers have adopted conclusions on the priorities for the EU’s maritime transport policy until 2020, says a press statement. The conclusions endorse the content of the so-called “Valletta Declaration” adopted at the…

India's Sagarmala Moves to Implementation Stage

Jun 08, 2017

The flagship programme of Indian Ministry of Shipping – Sagarmala, has moved from the conceptualization and planning to the implementation stage. The Sagarmala project is introduces to harness India's 7,500-km coastline will promote port-led development in the country…

UPS Suspends Transits To and From Qatar in Arab Nations

Jun 08, 2017

The United Parcel Service Inc said it will suspend the transit of goods to and from Qatar in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain amid an ongoing dispute in the region. 'We will continue to monitor for any potential service impact with regards to air…

Maritime Partners Aim to Increase Opportunities for Women

Jun 08, 2017

Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA International) and Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (The Institute) are partnering to increase the professional competence and enhance educational opportunities for women in the maritime industry…

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