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APL Adds Port Calls to West Asia Express Service

Jul 16, 2018

Ocean carrier APL announced that the West Asia Express (WAX) service will be calling the additional ports of Xingang, Busan and Sohar as part of its service rotation, expanding coverage between the Far East and Middle East.According to APL,…

Euro Zone Trade in Goods Surplus Shrinks as Exports Drop

Jul 16, 2018

Euro zone's surplus for goods traded with the rest of the world dropped in May as exports fell and imports increased, one month before United States' tariffs on European steel and aluminium kicked in, official data showed on Monday.The European Union's statistics office…

Chinese Imports to US Ports Peaking Early

Jul 13, 2018

Chinese imports to U.S. ports rose more than expected in June, suggesting that some retailers moved up orders to insulate themselves from an intensifying trade war that threatens to send up costs on a growing number of consumer products.Retailers such as Walmart Inc and Amazon…

Krishnapatnam Port Commissions New Cranes

Jul 12, 2018

Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal (KPCT); a deep drafted container terminal on India's east coast, announced the commissioning of five new Electrical Rubber Tyred Gantry cranes (e-RTGC).Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal is planning to…

DP World Threatens Legal Action Over Djibouti Port Row

Jul 12, 2018

DP World threatened legal action against Djibouti after the government of the Horn of Africa nation ended a contract this year with the Dubai-owned firm for running a port facility, the company's spokesman said on Thursday.Djibouti ended the…

Southern Ports are Getting with The Program…

Jul 11, 2018

The In-transit cold treatment program, that is! The dimensions of The Program are remarkable. The Reefer Shipping Market and Forecast 2017/18 produced by Drewry calculated that 79 percent of perishable cargo moved in refrigerated containers in 2016 and only 21 percent on reefer ships…

Driving Efficiently Towards Zero Emissions

Jul 11, 2018

As the Port of Long Beach Starts Year-long Freight and electric vehicle (EV) testing, Kalmar’s newest workhorse – the Kalmar Ottawa Electric terminal tractor, T2E – will be doing some of the heavy lifting. As California presses on with state-wide transportation electrification (TE)…

Shipping’s Half Year Report: Extra Classes Needed?

Jul 11, 2018

With the industry hoping for better “grades” after the “effort” of recent years, this week’s Analysis updates our half year shipping report showing a ClarkSea Index up 9% y-o-y but still below trend since the financial crisis (see Graph of the Week)…

Tuthill Named COO of SeaCube Container Leasing

Jul 11, 2018

Greg Tuthill has been named Chief Commercial Officer of SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd., one of the largest global container leasing companies in the world.Brought on board to drive strategic global growth, Tuthill will lead SeaCube’s global sales…

China Will Hit Back After New US Tariffs

Jul 11, 2018

China accused the United States of bullying and warned it would hit back after the Trump administration raised the stakes in their trade dispute, threatening 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods.China's commerce ministry said…

Container Equipment Prices Put Pressure on Ship Leasing: Drewry

Jul 10, 2018

Container equipment rental rates and cash investment returns remain weak, despite last year’s recovery. But an earlier rise in container prices which lifted values to their highest level in five years will continue to put a dampener on returns…

Diana Containerships Continues TC for M/V Domingo With CMA CGM

Jul 10, 2018

Diana Containerships  announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with CMA CGM, Marseille, for one of its Panamax container vessels, the m/v Domingo.  The global…

Haas Named COO at CMA CGM America

Jul 10, 2018

CMA CGM America has appointed Tim Haas as its new Chief Operations Officer.Haas leads CMA CGM’s U.S. Operations team from its headquarters in Norfolk, Va. He began on June 25, 2018, and he reports to the Ludovic Renou, President of CMA CGM America…

Bryden Named CTO at PEIR

Jul 10, 2018

PEIR, a new app that helps the transportation logistics and shipping industries better assign costs based on responsibility for damaged shipping containers and trailers, has announced the hiring of Dr. Aaron Bryden as Chief Technology Officer…

Hapag-Lloyd Cutting Costs as Fuel Prices Rise

Jul 10, 2018

German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is cutting costs to cope with a rise in fuel prices that led it to slash full year earnings forecasts last month, its chief executive told shareholders on Tuesday.'Major cost positions have risen more than initially expected and are pressuring operating margins…

Logistics News

Port of Virginia Advances Capacity with Addition of ULCV Berth

Port of Virginia Advances Capacity with Addition of ULCV Berth

American Great Lakes Ports Launch Study to Expand Cargo Shipments

American Great Lakes Ports Launch Study to Expand Cargo Shipments

US Approves License for Texas Deepwater Oil Export Port

US Approves License for Texas Deepwater Oil Export Port

Zelim Appoints Mike Collier as Sales Director

Zelim Appoints Mike Collier as Sales Director

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