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TT Club Supports Supply Chain Learning Initiative

Jul 10, 2014

TT Club announced its support for a unique learning initiative – Business on the Move. The educational tool takes the form of a board game which is designed to be played at varying levels of complexity.  Consequently, it is suitable for primary…

WWL Opens Office in Myanmar

Jul 09, 2014

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has entered into a joint venture with Myanmar-based Carrier King Logistics that makes it the first independent company in the country to provide modern automobile distribution from port to consumer.With the rapid and ongoing democratisation of Myanmar…

Port of Savannah to Deliver Fresher Fruit

Jul 08, 2014

Pilot program will mean better shelf life for citrus, grapes, blueberries.South American citrus, grapes and blueberries will arrive sooner and last longer for consumers in the Southeastern U.S. thanks to the Georgia Ports Authority’s participation in a USDA pilot program…

Crowley Recognizes USMMA Midshipman Berto

Jun 30, 2014

Crowley Maritime Corporation recently presented U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Midshipman Kevin Berto with the Maritime Security Enhancement Award during the Academy’s award convocation. Berto received the award, which was established by Crowley in 2003…

DELO Invests to Boost Shipping Business

Jun 30, 2014

Over the past three years, DELO Group, a Russian private transport company, has implemented an investment program, including rail and other adjacent port infrastructure, construction of stevedoring and inland storage terminals for oil products…

Port of Long Beach Recognized for Green Efforts

Jun 18, 2014

The Port of Long Beach was recognized Tuesday, June 17, as the “Best Green Seaport” at the 28th annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards hosted in Shanghai, China.Known for its nearly 10-year-old Green Port Policy, the Port of Long Beach has regularly reported reduced impacts on the community…

ICS Addresses Shippers' Drive for CO2 Emissions Reduction

Jun 18, 2014

Call for Shipping Industry to Anticipate Climate Change Impacts.At a major conference today in Liverpool, United Kingdom, hosted by the renowned Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Peter Hinchliffe, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)…

Truckers Protest at Brazil's Paranagua Port

May 29, 2014

Hundreds of truck drivers blocked traffic arriving at southern Brazil's Paranagua port on Thursday to protest a policy that fines them for parking outside designated areas.Shipment of commodities like corn and soybeans was not affected, the port authority said in a statement…

DP to Build at London Gateway

May 20, 2014

In another milestone in the development of its London Gateway Logistics Park, DP World has announced Buckingham Group has been awarded the contract to build the Common User Facility (CUF).Following a period of ground preparation and development of key infrastructure by DP World…

Marseilles Fos Targets Antwerp Trade Potential

May 20, 2014

French port Marseilles Fos is aiming to play a link role in cargo bound from Belgium to North Africa and the Middle East following a presentation in Antwerp on May 15 to freight forwarders from Europe’s second biggest port.In a first-time initiative to attract business sourced in Antwerp…

S.P. Inter Marine Expands Cargo Handling

May 19, 2014

Long established in the trucking, warehousing, cargo transfer and barging industry of Thailand, S.P. Inter Marine can be described as a broadly horizontally integrated firm. With a well constructed presence at Ayutthaya, about 80 kmup the Chao Phrya River from the Gulf of Thailand…

CII to Honor Curry with Connie Award

May 14, 2014

Robert A. Curry Sr., President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of California Cartage Company, an industry leader in trucking, warehousing and deconsolidation, has been selected to receive the 2014 Connie Award to be presented on the West…

Multimodal Leaders to Discuss Freight Infrastructure

May 05, 2014

Trucking, rail and port panelists will explore the benefits of improving America’s intermodal freight transportation system.On May 13, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) President and CEO Kurt Nagle will join forces with CEOs representing trucking…

Greenpeace Targets Russian Tanker at Rotterdam Port

May 01, 2014

Mikhail Ulyanov, an ice-breaking shuttle tanker (ice class – ARC6) belonging to OAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group), has been the subject of a Greenpeace protest, while at the Port of Rotterdam carrying a cargo of 67,000 tons of crude oil, loaded on the continental shelf of the Pechora Sea…

Two RoadOne Employees Promoted

Apr 22, 2014

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics has  announced  that Jessica Cohen and Kendall Kellaway have both been promoted to Director of Business Development positions.  Jessica will be responsible for sales and customer engagement in the Midwest and Kendall will take over the reins in the Northeast…

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World's First Hydrogen Fuel Cell RTG Commences Operation

World's First Hydrogen Fuel Cell RTG Commences Operation

Southern Dredging Wins St. Marys Dredging Job

Southern Dredging Wins St. Marys Dredging Job

Maintenance Insights: Davits

Maintenance Insights: Davits

Self-Driving Ferry Service Envisioned to Link the Fosen Peninsula

Self-Driving Ferry Service Envisioned to Link the Fosen Peninsula

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