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ClarkSea Index: Shipping Markets Under Severe Pressure

Feb 24, 2017

With the ClarkSea Index around $9,000/day, and many if not most of the major shipping markets under severe pressure, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that the shipping markets are a tough place right now, with limited pickings to share between owners…

TRAC Intermodal Debuts New Chassis Pool

Feb 24, 2017

TRAC Intermodal has introduced TRAC Select, a premium chassis pool fleeted with a wide array of specialty chassis and services to meet specific customer and marketplace needs. TRAC Select is designed to provide equipment choice to motor carriers…

Brexit Prompts Ship Insurers to Mull New Outposts

Feb 24, 2017

U.K.-regulated ship insurers are preparing plans to open new outposts in European Union jurisdictions such as Luxembourg and Cyprus, fearing that Brexit will hinder access to the EU's financial market, industry sources involved say.Britain…

Georgia Ports Set Tonnage, Container Records

Feb 24, 2017

The Georgia Ports Authority achieved outstanding January results, with double-digit growth across all business sectors and a 26 percent increase in total tonnage. 'The Port of Savannah is unrivaled in its connectivity into the heartland of the U…

New Interferry CEO to Make Funding Call at European Shipping Week

Feb 24, 2017

Mike Corrigan, the incoming CEO of global trade association Interferry, is to advocate greater European Union involvement and investment in the ferry sector during an address on the opening day of European Shipping Week, which takes place in Brussels from February 27-March 3…

Retailers Urge Labor/Management to Avoid Port Shutdown

Feb 24, 2017

The National Retail Federation (NRF) called on the U.S. Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen’s Association to work together to avoid a one-day shutdown of East Coast and Gulf Coast ports proposed by the ILA.  “Thousands of…

MacGregor's Ship-to-ship compensation system Launched

Feb 23, 2017

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has launched a new crane compensation system for offshore ship-to-ship load transfers, offering substantially larger operating windows as well as safer and faster load transfers. 'This robustly-tested technology…

APL launches Day-Definite Cargo Arrival with Eagle Guaranteed

Feb 23, 2017

APL today announced the launch of Eagle Guaranteed, a promise of day-definite arrival of shipment on the Eagle Express (EX1) service via  the Global Gateway South (GGS) Terminal in Los Angeles to the rail yards of Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, El Paso…

Tauranga Port Aims to Handle a Million Cargo Containers

Feb 22, 2017

New Zealand's largest freight gateway Port of Tauranga says it is on track to break the country's record for transporting more than one million containers in a single year. 'Our results show the Port of Tauranga is continuing to reinforce its position as the country's premier freight gateway…

Davao Terminal Outfits with Navis

Feb 22, 2017

Navis and Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) announced that the terminal has gone live with the Navis N4 terminal system.  Navis is a part of Cargotec Corporation and provider of operational technologies and services that unlock…

APM Terminals Boosts Investment in Port Elizabeth

Feb 22, 2017

APM Terminals has significantly increased its previously announced USD $70 million investment plans for the APM Terminals Port Elizabeth facility, and now plans an investment total of USD $200 million.  This figure includes ordering four…

Cocoa Beans Rot in Ivorian Ports as Buying Slows

Feb 22, 2017

Up to 20,000 tonnes of cocoa is rotting at Ivory Coast's ports and might not be sold as a wave of defaults by exporters has slowed buying, exporters and truckers told Reuters on Wednesday. The top cocoa producer's Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) acknowledged earlier this month that some firms…

US-flag Cargo Movement on Lakes Little Changed in January

Feb 22, 2017

U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 2.1 million tons of dry-bulk cargo in January, a decrease of 125,000 tons compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association  (LCA). This January’s float was down nearly a quarter from the month’s five-year average…

Higher Shipping Rates Boost Baltic Index

Feb 22, 2017

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Wednesday due to strengthening rates across all vessel segments.The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax…

ZIM to Add a Second Asia-Pacific North West String

Feb 22, 2017

ZIM has announced that starting April 2017 (subject to FMC approval) an additional Asia-PNW service will join the ZIM’s Asia - Pacific North West service, which was previously announced. The new service will be named Zim Pacific North (ZPN)…

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