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Port of Oakland Set to Receive New Cranes

Dec 22, 2020

Towering new container gantry cranes currently en route to the Port of Oakland will be the tallest ever at the California seaport, and rank among the largest in the U.S.Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) is investing in the three giant cranes…

BIMCO’s Shipping Number of the Week: US imports Christmas Tree Lighting Sets Imports Up 3%

Dec 22, 2020

During the first 10 months of the year, the US has imported a total of 151.4 million sets of Christmas tree lights to decorate their homes this holiday season. Although that represents a 3% rise compared with the same period last year, the figure fails to match the record 189…

Argentina: More than 100 Grains Cargo Ships Delayed by Port Workers Strike

Dec 22, 2020

More than 100 cargo ships were kept from loading agricultural goods in Argentina on Monday, as a wage strike by grains inspectors and oilseed workers stretched into its second week, paralyzing exports from one of the world's breadbaskets.Argentina is the No…

Maersk Plans Distribution Center in Duisburg

Dec 21, 2020

Shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moller - Maersk and duisport are working together to build and operate a new sales and logistics center in Duisburg, Germany. The new hall is expected to be designed and completed in a short period of time. In total…

Indonesia Inaugurates $3B 'Strategic' Port

Dec 20, 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated the Patimban sea port in West Java on Sunday, saying the new gateway would have a 'strategic' role in boosting the nation's pandemic-hit economy.The 43.2 trillion rupiah ($3.07 billion) port in the town of Subang…

Britain's Retail Industry Demands Probe of Disruption at Ports

Dec 17, 2020

Britain’s retailers and food manufacturers have called on lawmakers to urgently investigate ongoing disruption at UK ports, warning that delays were hurting their plans to build stocks ahead of Christmas and the December 31 end of the Brexit transition period…

BIMCO Number of the Week: Europe-bound Container spot rates Exceed $6,000

Dec 16, 2020

As spot container freight rates entered December, they also entered record-braking territory, climbing from $3,076 per FEU on the last day of November to $4,858 per FEU on first day of December. This was a milestone in its own way.Since then…

Busiest US Seaport, Buried in Imports, Plucks out Toys to Load Santa's Sleigh

Dec 15, 2020

Workers at the busiest U.S. seaport are plucking containers of toys off ships and out of massive stacks of cargo swamping docks at the Southern California trade gateway to get holiday gifts under trees in time for Christmas.“We’ve never had this much cargo…

Port of Oakland: Imports Rise, Exports Fall in November

Dec 15, 2020

Full import containers at the Port of Oakland were up just under 1% in November 2020 compared to November of last year. Loaded export boxes at the Oakland seaport dipped 2.6% in November 2020 compared to the same month in 2019.Full import containers in November 2020 totaled 78…

TOTE Goes Live with Tideworks TOS in Jacksonville

Dec 15, 2020

Terminal operating system (TOS) solutions provider Tideworks Technology Inc. announced the go-live of its new marine solution, Mainsail 10 with TOTE, LLC at its Jacksonville terminal.The go-live is Tideworks’ first cloud-based deployment of…

VIDEO: Port of Gdynia Construction Project Moving Forward

Dec 14, 2020

Treasury bonds are issued for the Port of Gdynia Authority S.A. (PGA) to secure funds for the Outer Port Gdynia construction project, funding to be invested in building the access infrastructure in the form of breakwaters.The Port of Gdynia Authority S…

Partners Developing Electric, Hydrogen and Automation-ready Terminal Tractors

Dec 14, 2020

Working to address growing demand for environmentally sustainable terminal tractor solutions in port, terminal and distribution center markets, Hyster-Yale Group and Capacity Trucks are joining forces to codevelop electric and hydrogen-powered terminal tractors with automation-ready capabilities…

SC Ports’ Leatherman Terminal Welcomes 15 Hybrid Cranes

Dec 14, 2020

South Carolina Ports has taken delivery of 15 hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes to the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal as SC Ports prepares to welcome the first cargo ship to the Leatherman Terminal in March.“It is always an exciting day when new cranes come through Charleston Harbor…

Top Maritime Trends of 2020: Captain Andrew Kinsey, Allianz, Examines Logistics Challenges

Dec 14, 2020

Captain Andrew Kinsey, Senior Marine Risk Consultant, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, recently discussed some of the trends that will shape 2021 for the maritime, ports and logistics world.MR TV: As we come to the end of 2020, talk now turns not simply to COVID-19 and a potential vaccine…

UK Says It's Wrong To Conflate Port Congestion With Brexit

Dec 11, 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Friday it would be wrong to conflate large queues of lorries at British ports with the issue of Brexit, saying the congestion was mainly caused by a spike in consumer goods demand and COVID-19 disruption…

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