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BSM, Bernhard Schulte Engage with Japan Shipping Cluster

Feb 04, 2016

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) yesterday joined with parent company, Bernhard Schulte, in hosting a reception in Tokyo to engage with the shipping community and recognize the long-standing relationships that have been developed with Japanese partners over a 40 year period…

MSC Acquires Portugal Intermodel CP Carga

Jan 29, 2016

Swiss  Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has finalized the acquisition of CP Carga, the freight and logistics unit of Portugal’s state-owned railway. MSC Rail, railway company of MSC, has completed the acquisition of the CP Carga - Logística e Transportes Ferroviários de Mercadorias SA…

Port of Beaumont Celebrates Centennial

Jan 28, 2016

2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the Port of Beaumont, a major deepwater port in Southeast Texas.  A series of celebrations and public events began October 20th, when the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce presented the port with its Spindletop Award for outstanding corporate citizenship…

Norfolk Intermodal Volume Falls

Jan 28, 2016

Norfolk Southern Railway has announced disappointing financial results, and a cost-cutting plan that could eliminate two thousand jobs over the next four years. Norfolk has assured shareholders that despite weak carload volume and tumbling…

AMP Demands Retraction of Jones Act Report

Jan 27, 2016

The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today released a statement in response to the sheer number of factual errors in the recent report published by the Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure’s (Aii) – Jones Act: Protectionism v…

Port of Beaumont Announces Roby's Retirement

Jan 27, 2016

Chris Fisher, Port Director & CEO of the Port of Beaumont, announced that John Roby, Director of Corporate Affairs, plans to retire in early February 2016.Roby, 61, joined the port in 1979 after working in the media and advertising in Southeast Texas…

New Growth Record at French Port

Jan 27, 2016

Press release - Record container volumes headlined all-round freight growth at leading French port Marseille Fos in 2015, when total cargo rose 4.1% on the previous year to 81.7 million tonnes.  Meanwhile the best ever cruise numbers took passenger throughput to a new peak…

India Fosters Growth in its Maritime Sector

Jan 27, 2016

The Indian government’s has been going all out to put the growth of the Indian maritime Industry on a fast track by opening up a host of opportunities, offering goodies and putting in place new facilities. Setting the tone for his keynote address…

Canadian National Rides High in Intermodal Growth

Jan 27, 2016

The Montreal-based Canadian National Railway (CN) reported a higher fourth-quarter profit and raised its dividend, bucking a weak trend among major North American railroads. However, it has given an uncertain but far rosier outlooks for…

EU Project Reinforces Supply Chain Security Objectives

Jan 18, 2016

Key partners from the four year European Research Project, CORE (Consistently Optimized REsilient Secure Global Supply-Chains), part funded by the EU under the Seventh Framework program, took the opportunity to engage with stakeholders at the…

CSX Plans $272 Million Intermodal Rail Terminal in NC

Jan 15, 2016

Florida-based transportation giant CSX Corp. is planning a $272 million intermodal rail terminal in North Carolina serving the Raleigh region that it envisions as a major transportation hub to make the state’s ports more competitive. The…

Baltic Exchange Main Sea Dreight Index Declines Further

Jan 13, 2016

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, sank to a new record low for the sixth straight session on Tuesday, reports Reuters. The overall index, gauging the cost of shipping dry bulk cargoes including grain…

CMA CGM Upgrades FAL 1 Service, New Direct EB Call at Shanghai

Jan 11, 2016

CMA CGM has announced that a new direct EB call at Shanghai, the first container port in the world, is to be introduced on the rotation of its FAL 1 service ex-North Europe. Starting in Southampton on January 11th, 2016 with m/v CMA CGM KERGUELEN voy…

Global Logistics Index Hots Lowest in Four Years

Jan 06, 2016

The index that tracks shipper and freight forwarder confidence in the activity of the U.S.-Europe and Asia-Europe shipping lanes hit its lowest level in December in the index's nearly four-year history, reports Reuters. It has hit by lower…

Intermodal Operator Ruscon Edges Forward

Jan 04, 2016

The third quarter results for Intermodal operator Ruscon shows that the company continues to increase its market share in Russia maintaining a strong position in a country which has seen imports fall by over 20 percent in the last 12 months…

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Adriatic Gate Container Terminal Curbs Crane Noise Pollution

Adriatic Gate Container Terminal Curbs Crane Noise Pollution

Incat Crowther to Design All-Electric Cargo Vessel

Incat Crowther to Design All-Electric Cargo Vessel

New Functions for BlueBox Systems Freight Tracker

New Functions for BlueBox Systems Freight Tracker

USACE taps Gatehouse Maritime for AIS Tech

USACE taps Gatehouse Maritime for AIS Tech

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