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SC Students Name Cranes at Inland Port Greer

Jul 03, 2019

Little Miss Sunshine and South Craneolina have joined the ranks of South Carolina Ports Authority’s cranes — thanks to the creativity of two Greenville County elementary students. Haven Ebel and Jack Sibley-Jones, both fifth graders at Blythe Academy of Languages in Greenville…

Blockchain Container Completes Maiden Voyage

Jul 01, 2019

The Port of Rotterdam has announced that the first paperless and fully door-to-door tracked container, based on blockchain technology, has arrived at the warehouse of Samsung SDS in Tilburg.Last year Dutch bank ABN AMRO collaborated with the…

FIT Speeds-up Flow of Cargo

Jun 30, 2019

Florida International Terminal (FIT) has successfully deployed the eModal Community Portal (eCP) PreGate appointment module to improve turn times and customer service.The port operator of a 41 acre marine terminal in the Southport area of Port…

ICTSI Manila Yard Utilization Falls Again

Jun 27, 2019

The global port management company International Container Terminal Services Inc.(ICTSI) said yard utilization at its Manila port dropped 58 percent in June despite a series of holiday periods and low trucking activity.The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT)…

Maersk Debuts Online Spot Booking System

Jun 25, 2019

Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk launched a digital service that is designed to simplify supply chains and provides customers with a cargo loading guarantee at a fixed price.The Maersk Spot platform also helps its clients by addressing some…

Antwerp Port Enhances Capacity

Jun 25, 2019

Europe’s second-largest seaport Port of Antwerp is building additional container handling capacity in the Antwerp port area.To cope with further growth until 2030 and also to attract international investment in the future, additional capacity of 7 million containers per year is required…

Bristol Port Upgrades Box Terminal

Jun 17, 2019

Port of Bristol, which comprises the commercial, and former commercial, docks situated in and near the city of Bristol in England, announced that its container terminal capacity has been boosted significantly by the completion of a GBP 9 million upgrade…

Box Volume Up 8.4% at Port of Oakland

Jun 16, 2019

Containerized export volume at the Port of Oakland spiked last month, again turning trade war logic on its head.The Port said that exports, primarily to Asia, were up 8.4 percent compared to May 2018 totals.  Imports were up, too, climbing 4…

TMPR Expands Refrigeration Line

Jun 13, 2019

TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico (TMPR) is enhancing its fleet with 220 containers chilled by the industry’s only natural refrigerant-based system, the NaturaLINE unit from Carrier Transicold. TMPR is the first shipping line to place a sizable quantity of NaturaLINE units into service on U…

Los Angeles Sets May Box Volume Record

Jun 13, 2019

The Port of Los Angeles moved 828,662 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in May, the busiest May in the Port’s 112-year history. The volumes reflect growth of 7.8 percent compared to last May. For the first five months of 2019, Port volumes have increased 5…

Port of LA Breaks Box Record

Jun 12, 2019

The Port of Los Angeles moved 828,662 TEUs in May, the busiest May in the Port’s 112-year history. The volumes reflect growth of 7.8 percent compared to last May.For the first five months of 2019, Port volumes have increased 5.2 percent compared to the same period last year…

Maersk Unveils its First Cold Store in Russia

Jun 05, 2019

Danish international container shipping company A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (Maersk) has launched the construction of its new cold store facility in St. Petersburg to address the needs of a high-demand Russian market.The 3-chamber warehouse will…

US Importer Saves with BISON C-Lifts

May 30, 2019

BISON, a global specialist in container lift systems, has announced another successful installation of its best-selling C-Lift A Series in Pittsburg, California.Located in Pittsburg, California, Masterank imports wax in 20 foot ISO tank containers for distribution across the United States…

St. Louis Regional Freightway, Port of Savannah Partner

May 29, 2019

The St. Louis Regional Freightway and the Port of Savannah are forging a partnership to create a new connection between the St. Louis, Mo. region and the largest single-terminal container facility in the western hemisphere. In response to record movement of 4…

ONE, PSA Open Magenta Singapore Terminal

May 27, 2019

The Japanese container shipping company, headquartered in Tokyo and Singapore  Ocean Network Express (ONE), recently held an inauguration ceremony with PSA Singapore (PSA) for the Magenta Singapore Terminal (MST).The joint venture between ONE…

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