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Port of Everett Begins Wharf Modernization Project

Aug 19, 2018

The Port of Everett hosted a groundbreaking to commemorate the start of construction on the Port’s South Terminal Modernization project – the largest capital project in Port history by dollar value, and the largest maritime construction project on the West Coast…

Japan, Russia Join for Trans-Siberian Rail Transportation

Aug 19, 2018

Japan and Russia plan to officially develop a freight transport route between the two countries via the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Yomiuri newspaper reported.The report said that the two governments aim to foster mutual economic cooperation by energizing the “third distribution channel…

Port Klang Authority Hikes Container Tariffs

Aug 19, 2018

Port Klang Authority (PKA) announced that the 2nd phase of the increase in Port Klang’s container tariff which was due to be implemented on 1st September 2018, will be deferred to 1st March 2019.The tariff review was approved in 2015 whereby an increase of 30% was to be carried out in two phases…

Port of Oakland to Begin Seaport Logistics Complex

Aug 17, 2018

A freight distribution center placing high-demand logistics capability inside a global trade gateway will soon take shape here.  The Port of Oakland said today that work should begin this fall on a long-awaited Seaport Logistics Complex.The…

Container Shipping Bankruptcy Lends Insight on Potential Fallout from Trade War

Aug 17, 2018

Global trade tensions have captured headlines in recent months, as the imposition of a series of tariffs and counter-tariffs by various global trade counterparts has raised questions about the possibility of a trade war. Such development could potentially have an impact on global trade flows…

Port Manatee, Carver Maritime Ink Long-term Terminal Deal

Aug 17, 2018

Port Manatee and Carver Maritime LLC have entered a long-term marine terminal operating agreement for a 10-acre aggregate offloading facility at the Florida Gulf Coast port.The agreement, for as many as 20 years including options, was approved…

Higher Panamax Rates Prop Up Baltic Index

Aug 17, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged higher on Friday, as a rise in demand for panamax vessels more than offset a drop in capesize rates.* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize…

Hapag-Lloyd Investing in East Africa

Aug 17, 2018

German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is continuing to focus on the growing market in East Africa, where annual growth rates of approximately six percent lead the African continent.In April 2018 Hapag-Lloyd launched the East Africa Service (EAS)…

Ukraine Barley Exports to Saudi Arabia Jump in July

Aug 17, 2018

Ukraine's barley exports to Saudi Arabia jumped by 55 percent in July from a year earlier to 464,000 tonnes thanks to a decrease in barley production by the main producing countries, analyst APK-Inform said on Friday.'This growth is associated…

Diana Shipping TC Contract for M/V Coronis

Aug 16, 2018

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with CJ International Italy Societa Per Azioni for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Coronis, for a period of minimum 12 months to maximum 15 months…

Hapag-Lloyd Adds 11,100 Reefer Containers

Aug 16, 2018

Hapag-Lloyd is investing in its container fleet and has ordered 11,100 state-of-the-art reefer containers. The new containers will be integrated to the company’s existing fleet of 91,000 reefer containers, with delivery gradually starting in August and to be finally completed by December 2018…

DP World Gross Volume Up 4.8% for 1H 2018

Aug 16, 2018

Dubai-based port and terminal operator DP World said that its gross volumes rose 4.8 percent to USD 35.6 billion s for the six months to 30 June 2018,  despite uncertainties in the container market.  On a reported basis, revenue grew 14.4%.Revenue…

NORDEN Adopts SEDNA

Aug 16, 2018

Danish dry cargo and product tanker operator NORDEN has announced the selection of SEDNA as a new platform for transaction management and team collaboration. NORDEN will use SEDNA across its business, replacing email as the default mode of communication for teams…

Roll Group Awarded Contract for Shipment of Three Boilers

Aug 16, 2018

Roll Group has been awarded a contract by Fagioli and Macchi for the transportation of three large boilers for the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures project. Presently the voyage from Porto Marghera (Italy) to Corpus Christi (USA) is scheduled to take place between August and September 2019…

Blockchain Benefits Still Murky for Most Commodities Trading

Aug 16, 2018

Commodity firms and banks have been diving into blockchain pilot schemes over the last two years but the new technology's application for most trading has likely been over-hyped, a report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said.Blockchain, originally the platform behind cryptocurrency Bitcoin…

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MPA and NYK Collaborate on Autonomous Ship Technology

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Trump Hobbles NOAA Team That Reopens Ports After Hurricanes

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