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Former Hanjin General Counsel Joins Montgomery McCracken

Jan 25, 2017

Wook Chung, former General Counsel at Hanjin Shipping America, has joined the maritime and transportation practice of law firm Montgomery McCracken. Chung will serve as Of Counsel in the firm’s New York office. As General Counsel at Hanjin Shipping America…

New Direct Container Service Between Saudi Arabia And India

Jan 25, 2017

Qatar Navigation (Milaha), a maritime and logistics conglomerate based in Qatar, has signed an agreement with the Kandla International Container Terminal (KICT) in India, to start the first direct common carrier feeder service between Saudi Arabia and India…

First Cuba to US Cargo Shipment Arrives

Jan 25, 2017

A shipment of artisanal charcoal made its way from Cuba to Port Everglades aboard Crowley’s container ship K Storm, marking the first truly commercial shipment from a Cuban cooperative to a private U.S. business since the U.S.-Cuba trade embargo was imposed more than 50 years ago…

Curacao Port Goes Live with KleinPort

Jan 24, 2017

As of January 1, 2017 the Curacao Ports Authority (CPA), and its tug operating affiliate KTK, are officially in production with their new KleinPort port management information system. CPA and KTK are using the KleinPort system to schedule…

South Carolina Container Volumes Climb 5%

Jan 23, 2017

South Carolina Ports Authority reported a 5.4 percent increase in 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) volume fiscal year to date, with 1,029,450 TEUs handled since the period began in July.   December was a solid finish to the second quarter of fiscal year 2017…

Georgia Ports See Double-digit Growth in December

Jan 23, 2017

The Georgia Ports Authority marked 12.3 percent container volume growth in December, moving 292,172 twenty-foot equivalent container units, an increase of 32,099 TEUs compared to December 2015, a record for the GPA.  Roll-on/Roll-off cargo mirrored that growth…

Container Owners Association Elects New Leaders

Jan 20, 2017

The Board of Directors of the Container Owners Association (COA) has elected Brian Darnowski, Vice-President – Global Operations, Triton International, to the position of COA Chairman; and Uffe Ernst-Frederiksen, Head of Cargo Management, Maersk Line…

Antwerp Finishes 2016 with 2.7% Growth

Jan 17, 2017

The port of Antwerp handled over the past year 214 057 529 tons of goods. Which is 2.7 more than the previous year. Container volume up 4.1%: At 4.1% the growth in container volume is even more pronounced: after 12 months the figure stood at 117…

CMA CGM Strengthens Asia-East Coast South America Links

Jan 17, 2017

French container shipping major CMA CGM has upgraded its SEAS1 and SEAS2 services, now providing two departures per week between Asia and the East Coast of South America.  The group will thus provide two departures per week between Asia and the East Coast of South America…

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…

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…

Xeneta Warns on Uncertain Container Shipping Market

Jan 11, 2017

The contract freight rate benchmarking company Xeneta warned about further uncertainty for the global container shipping market in 2017. Although rates have risen significantly from the historic lows of early 2016, giving battered ship owners some reprieve…

Port of Long Beach Trade Dipped in 2016

Jan 11, 2017

Slowed by industry headwinds and challenges that included major customer Hanjin declaring bankruptcy, the Port of Long Beach said it moved almost 6.8 million containers in 2016, its fifth best year ever. Overall cargo declined 5.8 percent in 2016 compared to 2015…

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…

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