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Maersk Unveils its First Cold Store in Russia

Jun 05, 2019

Danish international container shipping company A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (Maersk) has launched the construction of its new cold store facility in St. Petersburg to address the needs of a high-demand Russian market.The 3-chamber warehouse will…

US Importer Saves with BISON C-Lifts

May 30, 2019

BISON, a global specialist in container lift systems, has announced another successful installation of its best-selling C-Lift A Series in Pittsburg, California.Located in Pittsburg, California, Masterank imports wax in 20 foot ISO tank containers for distribution across the United States…

St. Louis Regional Freightway, Port of Savannah Partner

May 29, 2019

The St. Louis Regional Freightway and the Port of Savannah are forging a partnership to create a new connection between the St. Louis, Mo. region and the largest single-terminal container facility in the western hemisphere. In response to record movement of 4…

ONE, PSA Open Magenta Singapore Terminal

May 27, 2019

The Japanese container shipping company, headquartered in Tokyo and Singapore  Ocean Network Express (ONE), recently held an inauguration ceremony with PSA Singapore (PSA) for the Magenta Singapore Terminal (MST).The joint venture between ONE…

CMA CGM Launches Pharma Cargo Service

May 17, 2019

French container transportation and shipping company CMA CGM has announced the launch of a Reefer Pharma division that will focus on the temperature-controlled transportation of pharmaceutical products.'For more than 40 years, preserving the…

Cosco Eyes PIL Takeover

May 15, 2019

After buying several container factories from its smaller competitor Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL), China’s Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. is eyeing it as a potential takeover target.The Chinese state-run ocean…

Neo-Panamax Container Market Looks Better

May 13, 2019

Neo-Panamax container vessels experienced increased activity during the first quarter of 2019, compared to the fourth quarter of 2018, said  Capital Product Partners.While charter rates for feeder and panamax vessels remained relatively flat due to…

New Savannah-Central America Route

May 09, 2019

The Port of Savannah welcomed its first Seaboard Marine vessel Wednesday. The new shipping line customer supports Savannah's cold chain logistics system with one new service to Central America, and a second to Latin America and the Caribbean…

Maersk Delivers Reefer Exports of Butter From India to Turkey

May 02, 2019

Maersk, a global integrator of container logistics, delivered it’s first-ever shipment of butter from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh (part of the Delhi National Capital Region) to Turkey. Butter exporter VRS Foods exported an initial 6 containers of their brand…

APM Intros GOH Service in India

Apr 19, 2019

The Indian Container Services Division of APM Terminals Inland Services said that its specialised service that allows clothing manufacturers to ship garments on hangers (GOH) helped cater to leading global apparel brands.APM Terminals Inland…

St. Petersburg Terminal Adds Kalmar Fleet

Apr 01, 2019

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to supply a total of 16 terminal tractors to long-standing customer Container Terminal Saint-Petersburg CJSC (CTSP, part of UCL Holding).According to a press release, the order was booked in Cargotec's 2019 Q1 order intake…

Container Rates Alert: Box Industry Builds

Mar 28, 2019

Small yet significant rises in European import and export activity, combined with increased Far East imports and continued growth in US exports has fuelled a moderate improvement in long-term global container rates in March. The trend, identified in the latest XSI Public Indices report from Xeneta…

Macquarie to Sell Gdansk Box Terminal

Mar 19, 2019

A consortium of investors including Poland's sovereign wealth fund PFR has agreed to buy the country's largest container terminal in Gdansk from the infrastructure fund of Australia's Macquarie in a deal worth more than 5 billion zlotys ($1…

CN Invests $245mln in Expansion

Mar 18, 2019

Canadian National Railway (CN) said it plans to invest more than $245 million in Saskatchewan in 2019 to expand and strengthen the company’s rail network across the province.“Following a record capital program in 2018, CN brought on 25% more…

Konecranes RTGs to Massport

Mar 14, 2019

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) in the USA will take delivery of four Konecranes RTGs in 2019.The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) will operate four more Konecranes RTG by the end of 2019. The cranes will be delivered to Conley Terminal in Boston…

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Croatia Inaugurates Rijeka Container Terminal as Regional Hub

Croatia Inaugurates Rijeka Container Terminal as Regional Hub

Port of Gothenburg on Track for All-Time High in TEU Handling

Port of Gothenburg on Track for All-Time High in TEU Handling

United Seamen’s Service Celebrates 56th Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards

United Seamen’s Service Celebrates 56th Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards

AAPA Honors Jonathan Daniels with Port Leadership Award

AAPA Honors Jonathan Daniels with Port Leadership Award

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