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New Tampa Bay Cargo Shipment Service

Jan 17, 2013

Naviera Master Line selects Port Manatee for new container & breakbulk service to Caribbean, Central & South American destinations.Expected to commence with a sailing from Port Manatee Mar. 8, 2013, Naviera Master Line, a division of Miami-based Master Line Shipping Company…

EU Supported Study to look at PPP Solutions

Jan 17, 2013

The European Union will co-finance with over €700,000 from the TEN-T Program a study to assess the possibilities of using a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme to finance the development of terminals and transfer systems at the Port of Venice…

MSC Develops Business in French Port

Jan 16, 2013

MSC develops business with terminal operators Haropa, in the Port of Le Havre. with the launch of 3 new container feeder shipping services.MSC will start a significant phase of business development at their new terminal in the port of Le Havre…

Bulk Ship-Loader Added at S. Africa Terminal

Jan 16, 2013

A R140-million, general bulk ship-loader installed at Richards Bay in Transnet Port Terminal’s (TPT) R33-billion Market Demand Strategy (MDS) investment programme. Custom-built to complement the terminal’s operational envelope, the loader was designed in Austria and built in China…

Port of Los Angeles to Break Ground

Jan 15, 2013

Port of Los Angeles to Break Ground on $137 Million Intermodal Rail Yard  Who: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino, Port of Los Angeles officials break ground on $137 million intermodal rail yard project in Wilmington…

Trailer Bridge Appoints Chris J. Dombalis CEO

Jan 15, 2013

Trailer Bridge, Inc. has appointed Chris J. Dombalis as a Board Member and Chief Executive Officer of the Company to succeed Frank Halliwell.Trailer Bridge provides integrated trucking and marine freight service to and from all points in the lower US 48 states…

Panama Canal Expansion: Lock Valves Arrive

Jan 14, 2013

The Panama Canal Expansion Program passes a milestone with the arrival of first shipment of valves for the third set of locks.The valves were built in South Korea by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.“This marks a new milestone for the Panama Canal expansion works…

US DoD Extends Austal Chartering Contract

Jan 14, 2013

The Dept of Defense exercise a 6-month option period for worldwide charter of a US-flagged passenger/cargo ferry.The vessel will support the Marine Corps, Third Marine Expeditionary Force, and will operate out of Okinawa, Japan. US Department…

Hybrid-powered Container Reach Stacker for UK Market

Jan 14, 2013

The world's first hybrid reach stacker, developed by Konecranes, is soon to be available in the UK through Cooper SH.With a 45 tonne lifting capacity, the new SMV 4531 TB5 HLT features a hybrid diesel/electric driveline, an electrified hydraulic lifting system…

COA Appoints STX Panocean's Kwon to BoD

Jan 14, 2013

The Container Owners Association – the international organization representing container shipping lines and container leasing companies worldwide – has appointed Mr O I Kwon, Senior Vice President – Container Business Management Division, STX Panocean Co Ltd…

Modern Terminals, WNS, Form BPO Alliance

Jan 14, 2013

Modern Terminals Ltd. and WNS (Holdings) in strategic partnership to provide Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services.Modern Terminals Limited, a leading container terminal operator headquartered in Hong Kong, and WNS (Holdings) Limited…

NRF: Imports Rising as Strike Looms

Jan 11, 2013

Retail Imports to Increase 2.3 Percent in January as Port Strike Threat Continues. Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 2.3 percent in January over the same month last year as retailers…

Marine Terminal Operators Launch Initiative

Jan 10, 2013

PierPass Inc. has  announced an initiative to reduce the number of transaction problems experienced when trucks pick up or deliver containers at the marine terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.  These problems – exceptions…

Diana Shipping Announces another Time Charter

Jan 10, 2013

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, has  announced that it has entered into a time charter contract with Augustea Bunge Maritime Limited, Malta, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary…

Pirate Horizons in the Gulf of Guinea

Jan 10, 2013

This article deals with the evolution of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. It was proclaimed in 2012 that the Somali pirate business model had been broken by a combination of coordinated naval patrols, heightened vessel security, and the ubiquitous presence of armed guards aboard valuable ships…

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