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M&S Plan Major Logistic Centre at DP World's London Gateway

Jun 11, 2013

Prime Minister visits to welcome £200 million investment by UK household-name retailers Marks & Spencer to build new distribution centre at London Gateway.Marks & Spencer (M&S) and DP World London Gateway  jointly announce that M&S will…

Horizon Names Hamlin EVP & COO

Jun 05, 2013

Horizon Lines, Inc. has announced that William A. Hamlin has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.In his new role, Mr. Hamlin will continue to report to Sam Woodward, President and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr…

Crowley's New LCL Service: Puerto Rico/Central America

Jun 04, 2013

Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Caribbean logistics group is now offering regularly scheduled, weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) services to and from San Juan, Puerto Rico, & select countries within Central America. The new service utilizes…

ABB's Amazing Container Crane Remote Control

Jun 03, 2013

As ships grow bigger & cranes taller, a key technology in the handling of shipborne containers is the remote handling of STS cranes.For a crane operator sitting in a small crane cabin, far above ground and a long way from the containers, the ability to operate the crane with speed…

China-Greece Port Collaboration Applauded

Jun 03, 2013

Greek President Karolos saw successful cooperation with COSCO in the Port of Piraeus as a pointer towards further bilateral collaboration.The Greek president voiced his thoughts during a visit to the Chinese company's Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) in Athens reports China Daily…

HK Sailor's Giant New Mast Arrives Pronto ex-Spain

May 29, 2013

GAC saves the day for Hong Kong sailor with high speed delivery of a giant mast replacement 
for his sailing yacht.When the mast on prominent Hong Kong businessman and sailing enthusiast Sam Chan’s yacht Ffreefire broke recently, he turned to GAC Pindar to speed a replacement from Europe…

Container Shipping Rates Continue to Plummet

May 29, 2013

Due to overcapacity & economic turmoil in the market, the market index for 40ft containers has taken a massive dip, 44% from May 2012.Xeneta, the price comparison service for sea freight, found that the average container freight rates from Asia to North-Europe continues to drop to $2…

Maersk Deliver Antarctica 'White Gold' to Europe

May 29, 2013

The 'white gold' is in the form of deep ice cores taken for scientific research from the south polar region for delivery to a Belgian university.The sensitive shipment required global collaboration across several Maersk Line teams. 
Samples of ice…

Crowley Adds Vastly to its Fleet Cargo-Handling Equipment

May 21, 2013

Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services group is adding more than 3,000 pieces of cargo handling equipment to its diverse fleet. The additional resources will allow the company to better meet increasing customer demand throughout Puerto Rico…

Jason Tieman to Address Upcoming ILTA Conference

May 20, 2013

PortVision’s Jason Tieman will speak to the International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) Conference on 'New Ways toMaximize Uptime & Utilization with Limited Resources'.PortVision®, a leading provider of business intelligence solutions for the maritime industry…

WSS Appoints Romanet GM for Belgium

May 16, 2013

Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) appointed Romaine Romanet as new General Manager for Belgium. Ms. Romanet brings many years’ experience from a number of multinational businesses in the areas of operation, finance, business development, change project management and people development…

Geodis Wilson Honors Innovators

May 15, 2013

Geodis Wilson honored its employees who have shown particular creative prowess as the company announces the winners of its annual Innovation Masters Award recognizing outstanding internal innovative initiatives throughout the logistic service provider’s global network…

INTTRA & APL Expand Business Relationship

May 15, 2013

The companies agree that INTTRA will support APL’s global e-commerce growth strategy, as well as enhance its global customer service offerings.With more than two million container orders initiated on the INTTRA platform each month, INTTRA…

Maersk Line CEO Visits Panama Canal Expansion

May 14, 2013

Panama City, Panama, May 14, 2013 – Maersk Line CEO Søren Skou visited the Panama Expansion construction site accompanied by Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano during his recent trip to Panama.  Skou and other Maersk Line executives…

Rotterdam Expands Intermodal Container Service

May 14, 2013

The CLIP Container terminal at Swarzedz (near Poznan), Poland has joined InlandLinks, the hinterland container terminal link-up. Rotterdam expects to see container flows triple in the next 25 years. Due to the growth in world trade, the favourable…

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