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Kirby Corp. Announces Record 3Q Results

Oct 30, 2014

Record 2014 third quarter earnings per share of $1.34 compared with $1.21 in the 2013 third quarter, which included a $0.08 benefit due to the reduction of the United earnout liability.Kirby Corporation announced record net earnings attributable to Kirby for the third quarter ended September 30…

CEVA and L’Oréal Extend Relationship in Indonesia

Oct 29, 2014

CEVA Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, announced a contract renewal and expanded business with L'Oréal in Indonesia, the world's leading beauty brand.CEVA's partnership with L'Oréal started more than 3 years…

Good Performance by Dun & Bradstreet in 3Q 2014

Oct 29, 2014

Dun & Bradstreet, the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014.'We continue to make good progress against our strategy and we are beginning to build momentum on our top line…

St. Lawrence Seaway Workers Threaten to Strike

Oct 28, 2014

Union workers on the St. Lawrence Seaway, the waterway that links the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, have given notice of a possible strike, which could start on Friday afternoon, Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, said on Tuesday…

Kalmar Bags 9 RTGs Order from Piraeus Container Terminal

Oct 28, 2014

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a repeat order for nine all-electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) with Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) S.A. in Greece, a wholly-owned subsidiary of COSCO Pacific Limited. The cranes, four of which are the world's widest…

UTi Worldwide Expands Executive Team

Oct 27, 2014

UTi Worldwide Expands Executive Team; Names Hessel Verhage President of Americas Freight Forwarding, Keith Pienaar, President Contract Logistics and Distribution.UTi Worldwide Inc., a global supply chain services and solutions company, promoted Hessel Verhage to President…

Port Industry Held Back by Unscheduled Downtime

Oct 27, 2014

The latest Barometer Report from Trelleborg, which discusses the issues impacting ports and terminals around the globe, has revealed that 74% of port owners and operators are still suffering unscheduled downtime. Fender damage was the most frequently cited cause…

Algerian Tanker Arrives with Venezuela's First Crude Import

Oct 27, 2014

Oil tanker Carabobo, carrying Venezuela's first importation of crude oil, arrived late on Saturday at the Jose port, where it is scheduled to unload up to 2 million barrels of Algerian Saharan Blend to be used as a diluent for Venezuela's extra heavy crude…

Leighton Reports Q3 UNPAT up 21%

Oct 27, 2014

Leighton Holdings Limited today announced its unaudited results for the nine months to 30 September 2014.Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Marcelino Fernández Verdes, said: “The Leighton Group produced a strong result in the third quarter…

Crowley Transports Panama Canal Gate

Oct 26, 2014

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s heavy lift barge 455 4 successfully delivered the first in a series of new gates for the ongoing Panama Canal expansion. Crowley is scheduled to help transport all eight of the gates involved in the Pacific side lock…

UN: Ship Inspections near Somalia for Arms, Charcoal

Oct 24, 2014

The United Nations Security Council authorized the inspection of boats suspected of carrying illegal shipments of charcoal or weapons to and from Somalia on Friday, though Russia and Jordan abstained from the vote over concerns about the move…

Singapore Bunker Meter Mandate Targets 'Frothy Fuel'

Oct 24, 2014

Singapore, the world's biggest bunkering port, plans to end the so-called 'cappucino effect' in ship fuelling through new meters designed to stop suppliers from short-changing customers, although the industry is warning of a short-term sales dip…

Antwerp Port Achieves Highest Throughput

Oct 24, 2014

The port of Antwerp handled a freight volume of 148,344,168 tonnes during the first nine months of this year. That’s 3.7% more than the same period last year. Both the container volume and the liquid bulk volume were strongly up, which helps to explain the continuing growth…

Colombian Professionals to be Trained in Antwerp

Oct 23, 2014

APEC, the training centre for the port of Antwerp, is to provide training for shipping professionals from the port of Santa Marta (Colombia) for the next four years. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed today in Bogota at a ceremony attended by Princess Astrid of Belgium…

New Logistics Network Reports Applicants Abound

Oct 21, 2014

The Cooperative Logistics Network launched with the promise to applicants of a six-month free trial in exchange for registering attendance at its first annual meeting next May. According to the network, hundreds of applications are being received weekly…

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