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Commission Appointments at Long Beach Port

Sep 18, 2015

The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday confirmed the appointments of Long Beach City College executive Lou Anne Bynum and former City Councilman Doug Drummond to second terms on the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Mayor Robert Garcia announced the reappointments last month…

APM Terminals Liberia Sees Economic Recovery

Sep 18, 2015

Addressing the US - Liberia Trade & Investment Forum in New York City, APM Terminals Liberia Managing Director George Adjei points to a 30% increase in import container traffic at Liberia’s largest port as a reason for great confidence in Liberian investment…

Jan De Nul Acquires Jack-up Heavy Lift Vessel

Sep 18, 2015

The dredging and maritime management company Jan de Nul Group signed the acquisition of the offshore facility vessel Vidar, which previously worked for the German company Hochtief. The facility vessel Vidar, which is less than two years old…

China Merchants, China COSCO Buy Turkey Terminal

Sep 17, 2015

China Merchants Holdings (International) Co. Ltd.  along with Cosco Pacific Ltd., a unit of China Investment Corp. and Euro-Asia Oceangate will pay US$919.9 million to buy a 64.5% stake in Fina Liman from Fina Holding. Fina Liman is an…

SCPA Box Volumes Up; Leadership Realigned

Sep 16, 2015

On the heels of announcing its five-year growth, investment and cargo base expansion plans at the State of the Port, South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) reported a four percent increase in August container volumes over the same month last year…

Cyprus Pledges Support for Shipping

Sep 15, 2015

The government of Cyprus will support and bolster growth of the country’s maritime sector, Marios Demetriades, minister of transport, communications and works, said, reports In-Cyprus. “I would like to assure you that the Cyprus government…

SDV: New Logistics Hub at Port of Le Havre

Sep 14, 2015

SDV Logistique Internationale  recently signed a preliminary agreement for the construction of a warehouse on the Parc Logistique du Pont de Normandie 2 (PLPN2) platform at the Port of Le Havre.  This project is divided into two successive…

PSC Inspection Workshop by IRS

Sep 14, 2015

IRClass (Indian Register of Shipping) has conducted an executive workshop, in coordination with India’s Directorate General of Shipping and the Indian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA), on Port State Control (PSC) inspections.  The workshop…

Containership Catches Fire at Manila Port

Sep 13, 2015

The Marshall Islands-flagged containership MV Cape Moreton caught fire while berthed at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT)in Tondo,  in the Philippines on Saturday.   Reports from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said smoke…

Dubai World Launches Rotterdam Terminal

Sep 13, 2015

DP World, together with joint-venture partners APL, HMM, MOL and CMA-CGM, has officially opened the Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) terminal, providing the global supply chain with the most innovative and automated container terminal in the world…

Finland Ports Strike on September 18

Sep 13, 2015

Finland's three big trade union federations plan industrial action on Friday against the government's labor reform program. Hence, Finnish ports, already suffering from container traffic declines, are set to shut on Friday 18 September…

Khalifa Port Container Volume Up 41pct

Sep 13, 2015

At the Khalifa Port Container Terminal, which is operated by Abu Dhabi Terminals, container volumes increased by 41 per cent in the first seven months in 2015 over the same period in 2014.   With this phenomenal growth, Abu Dhabi Port Company…

Angeles Box Throughput up 3.8%

Sep 13, 2015

August 2015 containerized cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles increased 3.8 percent compared to the same period last year. The Port handled a total of 786,677 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in August 2015. It was the strongest August performance since 2006…

King’s Lynn, Ipswich Ports Record Grain Exports

Sep 12, 2015

ABP’s ports of King’s Lynn and Ipswich have handled record levels of grain exports. Following extensive levels of investment in facilities, both ports enjoyed the highest number of exports in the month of August.  A strong harvest…

Felixstowe Port Top For Customer Care

Sep 12, 2015

The Port of Felixstowe, the Port of Britain has walked away with the coveted Rail Freight Group 2015 Customer Care Award for its continued and sustained improvement in customer service. This Award recognises the port’s commitment to delivering…

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