U.S. ocean carrier TOTE said its plans to enter the domestic Hawaiian trade have been derailed by the scope and timing of infrastructure upgrades that would be required to accommodate the new service.TOTE had been earmarked access to Honolulu…
Providing vehicles and equipment across the broad global spectrum of consumer automobiles to commercial trucks and on to the waterfront, Toyota has ‘been there and done that.’ Growth in the size of containerships is driving investment across the maritime…
A unit of China's State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Friday issued a blue alert for sea ice in a key port area in the north of the country, potentially disrupting commodities shipments, as temperatures in the region plummet. Sea ice in the Liaodong Bay…
South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announced that it started its first ‘Ultra-Freezer’ service from Busan, Korea to Barcelona, Spain, based on its rich experience in the high-tech reefer container service. Ultra-freezer service refers to transportation of goods in – 60ºC…
Reefer trades have something of a reputation for volatility both in terms of volumes and freight rates, yet Drewry’s Global Reefer Freight Rate Index has recorded only increases over the last 12 months, even during off-peak seasons. “The recent wave of carrier consolidation…
The Port Authority of Strasbourg (PAS) in France and port operator HAROPA of the Port of Le Havre have inked an agreement regarding four areas of cooperation – in rail, river and sea, innovation, and promotional capabilities, PAS said. 'In the presence of Catherine Trautmann…
The Port of Hamilton said it continues to expand its role as a transportation hub for Ontario’s agri-food sector. In 2017, the port handled its highest-ever total of agricultural products. Close to 2.3 million metric tons (MT) of commodities such as Ontario-grown corn…
Connecticut’s largest and most diverse deepwater port complex, the Port of New Haven, moved more than 10 million tons in 2016, ranking the port 53rd in the U.S. in terms of cargo volume. Considered the busiest port between New York and Boston…
The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port of Sector Lake Michigan will close the waters of southern Green Bay Saturday at noon, local, to all navigational traffic for the season.Southern Green Bay is defined as a line extended south from Peshtigo Point to Sherwood Point in the bay of Green Bay.
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will construct Intermodal Terminal at Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur and will be linked to both National Waterways-I (NW-1) or river Ganga and National Highway-19 - connecting Ghazipur to Patna - and help in movement of cargo…
A cargo of U.S. soybeans shipped to China has become the first fully-fledged agricultural trade conducted using blockchain, participants said on Monday. Louis Dreyfus Co, Shandong Bohi Industry Co, ING, Societe Generale and ABN Amro took part in the trade where the sales contract…
The CMA CGM Group has hired Rajesh Krishnamurthy as group senior vice president IT & transformation, as the French container carrier seeks to further accelerate its digital push. Digitalization is considered an integral piece of CMA CGM’s growth plan…
The new class of post-Panamax (PPX) shipping vessels made an inaugural visit to Florida's Port Canaveral recently.The PPX Ro/Ro vessel MOL’s Brooklands, is the first of its kind to call on Port Canaveral. With a 125-foot beam and capacity to transport over 7…
Container carrier APL has rolled out a new China Southeast Asia (CSE) Service. The direct service will link North and Central China to the Southeast Asian markets of Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines. Commencing its first sailing from Qingdao on February 12…
Ecoslops announces that it has made further progress in its project to expand in Egypt by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Suez Canal Economic Zone for the development of a detailed feasibility study. The potential for…
