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India's Jal Marg Vikas Project on River Ganga on Full Steam

Aug 05, 2018

Even as the work on the development of Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) on River Ganga is going on in full steam, a team of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) held a two day long intensive advocacy and communications outreach at Sahibganj and Rajmahal in Jharkhand…

Maersk Line Establishes Commercial Office in Nepal

Aug 02, 2018

Maersk Line, the global containerized division of the Maersk Group, announced the commencement of its new commercial office in Kathmandu, Nepal from 1st of June this year.Maersk Line since its entry into the Nepal market over 20 years back has…

Short Sea Providers Partner with Navis to Optimize the Vessel Stow

Aug 02, 2018

On-premise vessel stowage software StowMan takes feeder liners and logistics providers to the next level of vessel stowage planning. Navis, the leading provider of vessel stowage planning solutions, announced that in the first half-year 2018 five feeder liners…

London Court Rules DP World Djibouti Contract "valid and binding"

Aug 02, 2018

Dubai's government said on Thursday the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has ruled DP World's port container terminal contract in Djibouti was valid and binding.The government of Djibouti seized the Doraleh Container Terminal…

White House Escalates China Trade Dispute in hopes for Early Solution: Kemp

Aug 02, 2018

The United States has adopted an 'escalate to negotiate' strategy towards China, threatening a dramatic hike in tariffs to try to force a resumption of trade talks while the U.S. economy remains strong and as elections approach in November.U…

Container Terminal Utilisation Levels Set to Rise: Drewry

Aug 01, 2018

The medium term outlook for global container port demand growth is positive thanks to strong underlying economic momentum across the world’s major economies. While there may be clouds on the horizon in the form of tariff and trade war fears…

XPO profit buoyed by strength in 'last-mile' deliveries

Aug 01, 2018

XPO Logistics, one of the largest global freight transportation and warehousing companies, reported a jump in quarterly profit on Wednesday, fueled by shipments of heavy and bulky items and strong demand for e-commerce order fulfillment.Greenwich…

New App Helps Track Shipping Container Damaegs

Aug 01, 2018

PEIR (Photographic Equipment Interchange Receipt) has launched a new app that helps the transportation, logistics and shipping industries better assign costs based on responsibility for damaged shipping containers and trailers.“After a year…

Polli to Replace Lovetro as TRAC Intermodal CEO

Jul 31, 2018

TRAC Intermodal announced that Keith Lovetro, President and Chief Executive Officer, will retire on July 31, 2018. Jennifer Polli has been named to replace Lovetro as President and Chief Executive Officer effective August 1, 2018.Lovetro, who has led the company since joining in 2011…

Cargo Being Delivered Despite Low Water on Rhine

Jul 31, 2018

Freight is being delivered despite shallow water on the Rhine and other rivers in Germany due to drought, a shipping industry group said on Tuesday, although many vessels are being forced to carry lighter loads.'On the Rhine, by far Germany’s most important inland waterway…

Container-Shipping Firms Focus on Asset Optimisation

Jul 30, 2018

Asset quality, size and diversification will determine the success of shipping companies in the next 18 months as higher costs, tighter environmental rules and worsening global trade relations risk offsetting buoyant demand and capacity reductions…

Container Shippers Opt For Waterway Transport At Dunkirk

Jul 29, 2018

After starting a new waterway container service between Dunkirk and Valenciennes in May this year, Nord Ports Shuttle (NPS) is gearing up for a significant increase in its transport capacity on the Dunkirk to Dourges line.This initiative is…

Boxships Buffeted by Competing Calamities

Jul 27, 2018

Overcapacity, Fleet Supply, Weakened Earnings, Consolidation – and now – fears of trade wars fuel further uncertainties for an already unsteady boxship climate. MLPro’s Barry Parker digs in to get to the bottom of all of it.The report season…

Eurotainer Appoints APM Terminals as Agent for Argentina

Jul 25, 2018

Eurotainer US, Inc. has selected APM Terminals Inland Services Argentina as the exclusive agent for the sales and marketing of its tank container leasing services in Argentina.APM Terminals serves the Argentinian market through five strategically…

Ports in SC & GA to Establish Common Chassis Pool

Jul 25, 2018

The South Carolina Ports Authority and Georgia Ports Authority will be able to establish a common chassis pool serving customers throughout the Southeast as the result of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voting today to take no action to…

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DFDS Reaches 10,000 Sailings in Türkiye

DFDS Reaches 10,000 Sailings in Türkiye

Interferry Spotlights Thai Maritime Leader Ahead of the International Day for Women in Maritime

Interferry Spotlights Thai Maritime Leader Ahead of the International Day for Women in Maritime

Logistical Bottlenecks Threaten Competitiveness of Brazilian Agribusiness

Logistical Bottlenecks Threaten Competitiveness of Brazilian Agribusiness

Africa Global Logistics to Invest in Inland Logistics

Africa Global Logistics to Invest in Inland Logistics

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