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Saudi Tankers Among Those Hit off UAE Coast

May 13, 2019

Saudi Arabia said on Monday that two of its oil tankers were among those attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and said it was an attempt to undermine the security of crude supplies amid tensions between the United States and Iran…

U.S. DOT Threat Alert

May 13, 2019

Anchorage off Fujairah-Reported Vessel Attack or Sabotage.A maritime incident has been reported in the vicinity of the anchorages off Fujairah, UAE in the vicinity of 25-18N 56-28E on May 12, 2019. The incident has not been confirmed. The nature…

Bulk Shipping Comes Back to Oakland Port

May 12, 2019

Bulk shipping operations could soon return to the San Francisco Bay's Port of Oakland for the first time in 20 years.  The Port said  it’s negotiating with a Canadian building materials shipper to transport sand and gravel here.The Port’s governing…

TECH FILE: Container exchange: matchmakers for lonely containers

May 10, 2019

Avoid empty container moves and save environmental costs in shipping.It is an all too common scenario in container logistics: A carrier has 100 empty boxes in Hamburg that must be transported to China for export cargo. None of the carrier’s…

Port of Kiel Enables Emission-Free Berthing

May 09, 2019

The Port of Kiel’s first shore-based power supply plant for shipping was officially inaugurated at the Norwegenkai on May 9th, said the Baltic region port.With immediate effect, the Color Line’s big cruise-ferries can now be supplied with emission-free electric power from on shore…

HHLA's Earnings Up in Q1 2019

May 09, 2019

German terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) revenue increases by 10.3 % in the first quarter of 2019, despite a challenging market environment, said the company.Container throughput increased slightly, partly due to the successful…

APL Enhances Japan Thailand Vietnam Service

May 09, 2019

APL has announced that the Japan Thailand Vietnam (JTV) service is extending its port rotation to the Philippines and within South China. The refined service will be calling three additional ports in Manila, Shekou and Nansha as part of its service rotation…

New Savannah-Central America Route

May 09, 2019

The Port of Savannah welcomed its first Seaboard Marine vessel Wednesday. The new shipping line customer supports Savannah's cold chain logistics system with one new service to Central America, and a second to Latin America and the Caribbean…

Coast Guard Foundation Presents Award to Crowley

May 09, 2019

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, recently recognized Chairman and CEO Tom Crowley Jr. and Crowley Maritime Corporation for more than 30…

Port of Oakland Imports Up as Tariffs Loom

May 09, 2019

On the eve of threatened tariff increases, the Port of Oakland says its import business is still growing.  The Port has reported that its containerized import volume jumped 7 percent last month compared to April 2018.  It was the busiest April in the Port’s 92-year history…

Russian Oil Contamination Still a Problem for Buyers at Ust-Luga Port

May 09, 2019

Russian oil quality from the Baltic port of Ust-Luga was improving on Thursday but still not good enough for refiners in Europe, with required standards expected only by May 11, trading sources said.The oil has been contaminated with organic chlorides…

INSIGHTS: Transportation Industry Outlook 2019

May 09, 2019

The driver shortage will once again shape the trucking industry in the coming year. For ocean shipping, that’s a real problem. Any transport mode is only as good as the one that immediately follows or precedes it in the intermodal supply chain…

DP World Acquires Fraser Surrey Docks

May 09, 2019

DP World, one of the world's largest port operators, said on Thursday it has agreed to buy Canadian marine terminal Fraser Surrey Docks from a Macquarie Group fund.The purchase consideration is below 2.5 percent of DP World's net asset value as of December 31…

Hapag Lloyd: Calm Passage Despite Trade War

May 09, 2019

Hapag-Lloyd is optimistic about the year ahead, despite global trade tensions, the German container shipping company's chief executive said on Thursday after a first quarter earnings rise.'Despite all the uncertainty, we see a somewhat stable development…

New Intermodal for Fresh Produce

May 09, 2019

A new dedicated perishables reefer train link between Spain and the Netherlands opened on Moday (May 06, 2019) and could save up to thousands of trucks trips a year.CoolRail, the new direct rail connection set up especially for fresh produce…

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