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Port of Virginia Expansion Work is Underway at VIG

Mar 12, 2017

The Port of Virginia moved 220,376 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in February, 351 TEUs lower than February 2016, but placing its fiscal-year-to-date growth at 6.9 percent. The continued growth comes as the port has started the engineering…

Shreyas Shipping Acquires Balaji Shipping

Mar 12, 2017

India’s Shreyas Shipping and Logistics has approved plans for its subsidiary Shreyas Relay Systems (SRS) to acquire 99.9% of Balaji Shipping Lines from Transworld Holding (TWH). Shreyas Shipping said that consequent to the said issue, the…

African Development Bank to Fund Lamu Port

Mar 12, 2017

Efforts by the government to attract investors to help build 29 berths at the proposed Lamu port has received a boost from African Development Bank, said a report in The Star, Kenya. The port has received a $1.9 million grant to cater for…

Vinalines, Vinacomin Sign MoU

Mar 11, 2017

Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) and Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin - TKV) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a strategic co-operation agreement, Viet Nam News reported. As per the agreement…

CMA CGM to Continue its Development Strategy

Mar 11, 2017

In 2017, leveraging its global presence, dynamism, capacity of adaptation and innovation, and strategic actions implemented in 2016, CMA CGM should benefit from the sector’s improving environment, initiated in the 4th quarter of 2016. According to a company press release…

APM Terminals Boosts Investment in Gothenburg

Mar 10, 2017

APM Terminals Gothenburg has signed an addendum to the original concession agreement with the Port of Gothenburg to invest an additional SEK 250 million (€25 million) through 2024 in Sweden’s largest port. The new investment will focus upon increasing operational productivity for vessels…

AAPA Sets 2nd Annual 'Ports Day' for April 4

Mar 10, 2017

The American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) entire membership in North, South and Central America and the Caribbean will celebrate Western Hemisphere Ports Day on Tuesday, April 4. On this annual celebration, the association will…

SC Ports Breaks Ground on Inland Port Dillon

Mar 10, 2017

Officials have broken ground on the site of Inland Port Dillon, a South Carolina Ports Authority facility slated to open in early 2018 to support growing intermodal cargo volumes between the Port of Charleston and markets throughout the Carolinas…

CMA CGM Returns to Net Profit in Q4

Mar 10, 2017

CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container line, swung back to a net profit in the fourth quarter of last year, supported by a recovery in freight rates and efficiency measures taken during a prolonged downturn in shipping, the company said…

India's Sagarmala Program: 415 Projects, $120 Bln Investment

Mar 09, 2017

Under India's prestigious Sagarmala Programme,  415 projects, at an estimated investment of approximately  INR 8 Lac Crore (USD 120 Bln) , have been identified across port modernization & new port development, port connectivity enhancement…

THE Alliance Draws Up Financial Plans

Mar 09, 2017

The members of THE Alliance announced a contingency plan in the event a member of THE Alliance suffers a bankruptcy.  The five member lines Hapag Lloyd, K Line, Mitsui OSK Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Yang Ming will establish an independent…

Spot Freight Rates Soar from North Europe to Asia

Mar 09, 2017

Spot container freight rates from North Europe to China increased by 45 percent this week, reaching a four-year high. The “World Container Index assessed by Drewry” market reading on the route from Rotterdam to Shanghai jumped to $1,076 per 40ft dry container today…

India Mulls Development of Ports

Mar 09, 2017

Indian Ports handle about 90% by volume & 70% of value of the country’s EXIM (Export–Import ) cargo. In order to meet the growing trade requirements of the country, the capacity of the Ports & the cargo handled by the Ports have increased over the years…

Hong Kong: Impressive Destination, Unfinished Journey

Mar 09, 2017

A truly global hub and still arguably the center of Asian trade and logistics, Hong Kong nevertheless faces many challenges.… the Port of Hong Kong saw in 2016 its lowest TEU throughput for more than a decade. Not even a late surge in throughput…

Santos Brasil Loses ESA Cargo Contract to Grupo Libra

Mar 09, 2017

Logistics company Santos Brasil Participações SA has confirmed the termination of a contract to move containers for the ESA consortium of shipowners at the port of Santos, according to a statement sent to Reuters on Thursday. Santos Brasil…

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