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Kenya Plans More Cargo Train to De-congest Mombasa Port

Jun 24, 2018

The standard gauge rail (SGR) freight service will increase the number of daily trains on the Mombasa-Nairobi route in the next five months to facilitate faster movement of cargo between the port and the inland container depot (ICD) in Embakasi…

India Trying to Make Chabahar Port in Iran Operational by 2019

Jun 24, 2018

Nitin Gadkari, the Union  Minister for Shipping, India said in Dushanbe, that India is trying to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019.  Gadkari was addressing the Indian Community at the inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre at the Indian Embassy in Dushanbe…

IMO on Women in Port Management

Jun 22, 2018

International Maritime Organization (IMO) is continuing its ongoing efforts to ensure women can reach top ranks in the maritime sector, through its Women in Maritime programme.  The latest event was a two-week training course for female…

TRAC Intermodal Continues Fleet Investment

Jun 21, 2018

TRAC Intermodal announced it is continuing its investment in its fleet modernization program by adding 16,000 premium chassis in 2018.TRAC said 8,000 new and 8,000 fully-refurbished chassis featuring LED lights, OEM tires, new brake systems…

Koch Shipping Signs Charter Deal for Diana's Bulker m/v Philadelphia

Jun 21, 2018

Diana Shipping  announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore, for one of its Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Philadelphia.  The global…

New Boost for Dutch Rail Freight Transport

Jun 20, 2018

Various parties active in the rail freight transport sector have reached agreement with State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven about an incentives package that is intended to make rail freight transport even more sustainable and attractive…

Brazil Freight Impasse Lingers

Jun 20, 2018

A Brazilian Supreme Court hearing ended with no consensus on the adoption of minimum freight prices and whether such prices should be dictated by the government, Justice Luiz Fux said on Wednesday.Minimum freight prices, introduced by decree…

NWSA Import Volumes Rise in May 2018

Jun 20, 2018

May imports at the Northwest Seaport Alliance of Seattle and Tacoma reached their highest level since 2010 this year.At 131,067 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units), import volumes were 0.7 percent above last May's total.Export volumes of 114,227 TEUs marked a 11…

Maersk Poaches New CFO from Assa Abloy

Jun 20, 2018

Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk has chosen Carolina Dybeck Happe as its new Chief Finance Officer, it said on Wednesday.Happe will take the position at a time where Maersk is undergoing a strategic transformation from a broader conglomerate including an oil business to a more focused shipping company…

‘Cool Port’ Barge Service at Rotterdam

Jun 19, 2018

The logistics surrounding the Port of Rotterdam are daunting. Eight deep sea terminals; 600 barges with 150 different owners; some 150,000 shippers from across Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany all relying on the port. The result is a fragmented…

Kalmar RMGs to Support Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals

Jun 19, 2018

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST) to supply two Kalmar rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes with remote control and extensive customisation.  The order was booked in Cargotec's 2018 second quarter order intake…

Crowley Adds 40 ISO Tanks

Jun 19, 2018

Crowley Fuels says high customer demand in Puerto Rico has led the company to acquire 40 additional ISO tanks for its Caribbean group that will be used to supply, transport and distribute U.S.-sourced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to customers on the island…

DAMCO Names Dixit CEO for India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Jun 19, 2018

Supply chain management and freight forwarding services provider DAMCO, part of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has announced the appointment of Ashutosh Dixit as CEO for India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (IBS) effective from June 15, 2018.A seasoned executive…

Panama Imports Its First LNG Cargo

Jun 19, 2018

Panama has imported its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to commission the newly built $1 billion Costa Norte facility and power plant at Colon, expected to be a launch-pad for LNG trade across Central America.Many utilities in Central…

What Can Beijing Do if China-US Trade Row Worsens?

Jun 19, 2018

China and the United States sank into a deepening trade conflict that roiled financial markets Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion of Chinese products, prompting Beijing to accuse Washington of starting a trade war…

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