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Newark Container Terminal Handles Record Volumes

Apr 21, 2017

Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) handled a record number of container volumes without disruption to its customers following its January 2017 upgrade to the N4 terminal system. The move to Navis N4 is part of PNCT’s $500 million infrastructure…

Seattle/Tacoma Box Volumes Rise in March

Apr 21, 2017

Total domestic and international container volumes at the Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma increased by more than 14 percent for the month of March, and year-to-date volumes were up 10 percent. March international container volumes performed strongly post-Lunar New Year…

OPTECH South 2017: Littoral Challenges in Colombia

Apr 21, 2017

Concepts and Technologies Examined at Sea and Ashore  Naval experts from around the world are meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, for the Operations and Technology (OPTECH) South 2017 conference.  The event is being conducted by the U.S. Naval…

New Port Managers for TNPA

Apr 21, 2017

Transnet National Ports Authority has made several senior appointments that will assist the division to sharpen its focus on the delivery of its strategic objectives and improve operational efficiencies. The changes – which follow the recent…

Greece Gets Three Improved Bids For Thessaloniki Port Sale

Apr 21, 2017

Greece received three improved binding financial bids for a majority stake in Thessaloniki Port , its second-largest, the country's privatisation agency (HRADF) said on Friday.Last month HRADF got three bids for a 67 percent stake in Thessaloniki Port…

Port Manatee, World Direct Extend Shipping Deal

Apr 21, 2017

Port Manatee has extended its agreement with World Direct Shipping to maintain its swift weekly service between the Florida Gulf Coast port from the Mexican state of Veracruz for as many as five more years.            Under a lengthened pact approved April 20…

Supply Chain Advantages for Brazilian-European Trade

Apr 20, 2017

After the successful participation in Intermodal South America in Sao Paulo (Brazil), the port of Antwerp in collaboration with the local industrial and agricultural federations organised a business seminar with networking in the nearby state of Minas Gerais…

Iraq's Oil Exports Fall in April Amid Port Work, OPEC Cut

Apr 20, 2017

Oil shipments from Iraq's southern terminals have fallen so far in April, according to loading data and an industry source, reflecting a temporary drop in export capacity and Iraqi efforts to comply with OPEC production cuts.OPEC's second…

CSN Iron Ore Terminal Not Operating after Accident

Apr 19, 2017

The loading of iron ore at Brazil's Itaguaí terminal operated by mining and steel firm Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, or CSN, have been halted since Saturday due to an accident, sources and the Itaguaí Port Authority told Reuters on Wednesday…

Port of Hueneme Wins Environmental Award

Apr 19, 2017

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors has recognized the Port of Hueneme for its environmental initiatives, presenting it with the County of Ventura 2017 Earth Day Award for Excellence in Environmental Stewardship. The award was presented…

Antwerp Port Gets off to the Strongest Start Ever

Apr 18, 2017

The port of Antwerp handled 54,324,303 tonnes of freight during the first three months of this year, 1.5% more than in the same period last year. The further growth is mainly due to container freight, which was up by 2% in terms of tonnage…

New Quetzal Terminal Welcomes CSAV Traiguen

Apr 18, 2017

The 8,600 TEU capacity CSAV Traiguen became the largest container ship to call a Guatemalan port when it arrived at Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal (TCQ) on Guatemala’s Pacific Coast on April 12th, 2017, on the maiden call of German-based Hapag-Lloyd’s Mediterranean Pacific (MPS) service…

Los Angeles Port Cargo Volumes Rise

Apr 17, 2017

Californian Port of Los Angeles has seen its volumes increase by 10 percent in the first quarter of 2017 as it handled a total of 2.23 million TEUs in the three-month period, compared to 2 million TEU seen in the same quarter a year earlier…

Abu Dhabi Ports, Jaheziya Provide Maritime Courses

Apr 16, 2017

Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the Emirate's commercial and community ports, as well as Khalifa Industrial Zone, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Jaheziya, the brand name for Tawazun’s Safety, Security and Disaster Management City…

FMC's Mario Cordero to be POLB Executive Director

Apr 14, 2017

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners is all set to name Mario Cordero, a former chairman and current member of the Federal Maritime Commission(FMC), as the Port of Long Beach’s (POLB) new Executive Director.  Cordero, a Long Beach resident and attorney…

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