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Samskip, Pro-Log Double Barge Services

May 21, 2016

Multimodal network operator Samskip and inland waterway transport provider Pro-Log are celebrating the 10th anniversary of barge operations connecting Rotterdam and Duisburg by adding a second vessel, increasing service frequency to six times weekly…

Nonagenarian Samuels Retires After 40 Years in Hazmat Transport

May 18, 2016

Forty years ago, he developed today’s ubiquitous flip placard system for trucks that indicates the presence of dangerous goods (DG) and next week, at the age of 95, Labelmaster’s Abe Samuels will retire after a long and distinguished career…

Turkmenistan to Roll out International Transit Transport Corridors

May 18, 2016

AzerNews says that Turkmenistan publicized its plans on creating international transit transport corridors within the framework of the 96th meeting of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee, ongoing from May 11 to 20…

Wartsila's Value of Expediency

May 17, 2016

Regasifying and storing LNG offshore has allowed customers to import gas without committing to land-based infrastructure. The option also speeds up access to vast amounts of energy.“Wärtsilä focuses on completing the LNG value chain,” says Timo Koponen…

FMC’s Doyle Addresses Intermodal Hot Topics

May 10, 2016

Speaking at the Intermodal Association of North America on May 5 in Chicago, U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle discussed several of the shipping industry’s hottest topics, including ocean carrier consolidations and alliances…

PSA Unveils Incubator Programme for Start-ups

May 09, 2016

PSA International Pte Ltd today announced the inception of PSA unboXed Pte Ltd (PSA unboXed), its new corporate venture capital arm with an initial fund size of S$20 million.Through its incubator program, PSA unboXed seeks to invest in and…

Greencarrier Freight Services Names Halonen as COO

May 04, 2016

Greencarrier Freight Services, a privately owned global transport solutions specialist, has promoted Jarmo Halonen to the role of Chief Operating Officer, with combined responsibility for the company’s air, ocean, road and rail freight activities…

US Leaders Work toward Supply Chain Innovation

May 03, 2016

The Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) Supply Chain Innovation Team Initiative, led by Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye, was launched today at FMC headquarters in Washington, D.C. Over the next two-days, industry leaders from 34 companies will…

GAC Moves 3.5-ton Sculpture from Poland to New York

Apr 26, 2016

There’s a unique new artwork on display at one of Manhattan’s best-known cultural hubs, and it was GAC that delivered it from Europe to the Big Apple. Van Gogh’s Ear, a sculpture by Scandinavian artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset…

Maersk Cuts Landing Certificate Issuance Time

Apr 25, 2016

* Maersk Line will introduce a simplified process for obtaining the Landing Certificates from May 1st , 2016  * Maersk line waives off the  Landing Certificate fee of INR 1000Mumbai, 25th April, 2016: Maersk Line India has taken a major…

Kalmar's Straddle Carriers for HHLA CTB

Apr 21, 2016

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured an order for nine diesel-electric straddle carriers from the leading European port and transport logistics group Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA). The order was booked in Cargotec's 2016 first quarter order intake…

Guidelines for Determining Containers Weight - DMA

Apr 16, 2016

The Danish Maritime Authority has – in cooperation with a number of business organisations – drawn up three short guidelines on the regulations on the determination of the weight of packed sea containers.In February, the Danish Maritime…

UASC Expands Further in S.America

Apr 06, 2016

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) announced the opening of a new joint-venture agency in Uruguay and participation in this year’s Intermodal South America exhibition, opening today in São Paulo and running until 7th April. These initiatives…

TRAC Intermodal Mulls Sale or IPO

Mar 30, 2016

TRAC Intermodal LLC is exploring a sale or an initial public offering (IPO) after pulling a $485 million bond offering last week, reports WSJ quoting the chief executive Keith Lovetro. Princeton, N.J.-based TRAC, one of the largest leasing companies for trucking equipment…

FESCO Trans-Caspian Service Links Russia and Iran

Mar 28, 2016

FESCO Transportation Group, in cooperation with the Maritime port of Olya, is launching the Trans-Caspian intermodal service FESCO Russia Iran Service (FRIS), to carry out freightage between Russia and Iran.The service includes shipping over the Caspian…

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