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JAXPORT Sets New Container Record

Sep 26, 2018

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) moved nearly 115,700 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in August. The port’s record monthly container volume beat its previous best of 115,300 TEU set in December 2017.JAXPORT said its container volumes are up 20 percent year–to–date in fiscal year 2018…

MacGregor Hatch Cover Sets for Eight Container Vessels at HMD

Sep 26, 2018

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured orders from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), in South Korea, to design and deliver complete hatch cover sets and container fixed fittings for eight 1,800 TEU container ships. The order is booked into Cargotec's third quarter 2018 order intake…

Shipping Confidence Slips on Geopolitical Fears

Sep 24, 2018

Shipping confidence dipped very slightly in the three months to end-August 2018, according to the latest Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. Moore Stephens' Richard Greiner weighs in:The average confidence level expressed by respondents was down to 6…

CMA CGM Estimates Low-sulphur Rule Will Cost $160 Per TEU

Sep 24, 2018

Container shipping group CMA CGM said it estimates the cost for it to comply with a new global low-sulphur shipping fuel regulation at around $160 per TEU, or standard container, at current conditions.In a statement on Monday, the French firm…

Global Ship Lease Bags New Time Charter with Maersk Line

Sep 20, 2018

Global Ship Lease announced a new time charter with Maersk Line for the 2004-built, 8,063 TEU containership OOCL Ningbo, which has been renamed GSL Ningbo, following her redelivery by OOCL on September 17, 2018.The containership charter owner…

Maersk to Merge Damco, Ocean Product Units

Sep 19, 2018

A.P. Moller-Maersk will merge Damco Supply Chain Services and Maersk Line's Ocean Product, the Danish shipping giant announced on Wednesday, as it seeks to offer customers the chance to deal with one firm when shipping goods across the world…

Gulftainer Wins Contract to Operate U.S. port of Wilmington, Delaware

Sep 19, 2018

As first reported in the JULY / AUGUST edition of Maritime Logistics Professional magazine, Gulftainer through its subsidiary GT USA, Wilmington had inked a tentative deal with the State of Delaware which would grant GT USA, Wilmington exclusive rights to operate and develop the Port of Wilmington…

Maersk to Spend $2 Bln to Meet 2020 Sulphur Cap

Sep 17, 2018

Maersk Line said it will introduce a new Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) surcharge designed to recover costs of compliance with the global 0.5 percent sulphur cap set to enter into force on January 1, 2020. The Danish container carrier said it expects its extra fuel costs could exceed $2 billion…

Crowley Opens Retail Shipping Center in Miami

Sep 17, 2018

Crowley LOGISTICS has opened a new walk-up retail shipping service center in South Florida to better serve consumers shipping small parcel and retail cargo to Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Central America.The new space is devoted to less-than…

New Report Highlights Positive Impact of Illinois International Port District

Sep 14, 2018

The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership announces the release of Economic Impacts of the Port of Chicago, a report documenting the many contributions made by the Illinois International Port District (IIPD) and Great Lakes Seaway Shipping to the City of Chicago…

In Wake of 'Olivia', Pasha Hawaii Resumes Cargo Ops

Sep 13, 2018

Honolulu-based ocean carrier Pasha Hawaii resumed operations last night at Pier 1 and Pier 51 at Honolulu Harbor, after receiving an all clear from the U.S. Coast Guard and Hawaii Department of Transportation Harbors, following the passage of…

BT Delivers Wireless Solution for DP World Antwerp

Sep 13, 2018

BT has announced the completion of an innovative, secure and resilient wireless backbone network on behalf of DP World Antwerp for its Antwerp Gateway in Belgium, one of Europe’s busiest container terminals.The solution is a vital part of DP World’s digital transformation of the terminal…

Maersk to Install Scrubbers on Select Vessels Ahead of 2020

Sep 12, 2018

A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world's biggest container shipping group, will add devices to reduce harmful exhaust emissions to some of its ships ahead of new global fuel regulations starting in 2020.To combat air pollution, the International Maritime Organization (IMO)…

BIMCO: Shipping in the Line of Trade War Crossfire

Sep 12, 2018

BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipping association, issued a stern warning today as once again, the already long list of tariffed goods has been made even longer.Many more commodities were hit on 23 August, but September is likely to dwarf it all…

Transnet Due to Commence DCT Berth Deepening Project

Sep 11, 2018

Transnet’s forthcoming project to create deeper berths at Durban Container Terminal (DCT): Pier 2’s North Quay will enable the Port of Durban to accommodate newer generation container vessels by 2023.Addressing stakeholders at a business breakfast in Durban on Tuesday…

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