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Port of Kiel Posts Record Cargo and Passenger Handling

Jan 17, 2017

Kiel posted record cargo and passenger handling figures in 2016.  For the first time some 6.5 million tons were loaded or unloaded last year - an increase of 5.3 % over the previous year and the port’s best-ever result so far. Ferry services…

Stockholm Ports Container Throughput Rises

Jan 17, 2017

A new record has been set for the number of containers transported to the Container Terminal at Frihamnen. Almost 54,000 containers have been transported by sea directly to the strongest growing capital city region in Europe and Sweden's largest consumer market…

MOL Announces North Americas Region November 2016 KPI Results

Jan 17, 2017

MOL Liner Ltd. announces the November 2016 results of Regional Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in the Americas in the following categories: customer service, and electronic data interchange (EDI). The results are available on a monthly basis and posted in greater detail at www…

Milestone Maydon Wharf Upgrades

Jan 16, 2017

Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) six-berth reconstruction project at the Maydon Wharf Precinct in the Port of Durban has reached another milestone with Berth 13 and 14 now deeper and safer for bigger ships calling at the port.Transnet…

Conley Box Terminal Continues Record-setting Growth

Jan 11, 2017

The Port of Boston’s Paul W. Conley Container Terminal set a new calendar year record in 2016; with total volume up 5 percent over 2015. In 2016, 248,391 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) were moved in and out of the terminal, connecting vital goods and services between New England and the world…

GAC, Valero Ink Terminal & Marine Services Deal

Jan 10, 2017

GAC UK has signed a three-year terminal and marine services deal with Valero Logistics UK Ltd.Under the agreement, from 1 February 2017, GAC UK will manage and support the discharge of 12-14MT of clean petroleum products each from up to 180 tankers a year at the ports of Cardiff and Plymouth…

SC Ports See Record Box Volumes in 2016

Jan 09, 2017

South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced a record container volume of nearly two million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled in 2016. SCPA handled 1.996 million TEUs in 2016, surpassing the previous record of 1.985 million TEUs handled in 2005…

Tacoma Preparing for Its Largest Ever Auto Import

Jan 09, 2017

A roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vessel carrying a shipment of more than 4,800 vehicles from South Korea is scheduled to arrive January 9 at Tacoma’s Terminal 7, marking the single-largest auto discharge in Port of Tacoma history. At 656 feet long and 106 feet wide…

Stellar Value Acquires majority stake in Kelvin Cold Chain

Jan 09, 2017

Stellar Value Chain Solutions, a third party supply chain and logistics company serving consumption driven sectors in India, today announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Kelvin Cold Chain (“Kelvin”), a leading integrated cold chain logistics business…

Libya to declare force majeure at Ports over Smuggling

Jan 08, 2017

Libya's UN-backed government will declare force majeure on two ports to stop fuel smuggling from them, a statement from its presidential council said on Saturday.The statement gave no details on when the measure would come into effect, but…

Lerwick Port Spells out Strategy for Expansion

Jan 06, 2017

Lerwick Port Authority has detailed a series of objectives to meet its aim of running an efficient, cost-effective harbour, including continuing expansion of the infrastructure. The goals are featured in an interim Update produced ahead of publication of a new style annual report in Spring…

Long Beach Seeks Input on Port Redevelopment

Jan 05, 2017

The Port of Long Beach will begin public hearings next week on a draft environmental study for the proposed redevelopment of an existing rail yard into a new facility that could increase the use of “on-dock” trains, moving cargo faster while making operations more sustainable…

N.American Intermodal Growth Pegged at 5.57% in 5 Years

Jan 03, 2017

Rail freight shipping and freight transport services across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico 2017 market expected to grow at compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.57%. The analysts at WiseGuyReports forecast the rail freight transportation market in North America to grow at a CAGR of 5…

Sandvik to Head digital solutions at Wilhelmsen

Jan 01, 2017

The Wilhelmsen group hires Inge André Sandvik as head of digital solutions, starting January 2017. “Accelerating our digital transformation, Inge brings with him a unique combination of digital entrepreneurship, business curiosity and a large network within the digital eco-system…

TFI Acquires National Fast Freight

Dec 30, 2016

TFI International Inc., formerly known as TransForce Inc., a North American leader in the transportation and logistics industry, has announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary of TFI International has acquired Brampton, Ontario based National Fast Freight (NFF) from Calyx Transportation Group…

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Latin American Trade Growth Drives Increase in Port of New Orleans Cargo Volume

Latin American Trade Growth Drives Increase in Port of New Orleans Cargo Volume

Infrastructure Projects Continue at Port of Charleston

Infrastructure Projects Continue at Port of Charleston

AAPA Writes to DOT about Surface Transportation Reauthorization

AAPA Writes to DOT about Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Ships Queue at Russian Grain Port

Ships Queue at Russian Grain Port

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