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N.American Intermodal Growth Pegged at 5.57% in 5 Years

Jan 03, 2017

Rail freight shipping and freight transport services across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico 2017 market expected to grow at compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.57%. The analysts at WiseGuyReports forecast the rail freight transportation market in North America to grow at a CAGR of 5…

San Pedro Dwell Times Down, TEU Throughput Up

Jan 03, 2017

Average dwell times at San Pedro bay container ports for November are in and there has been a decrease once again. This improved efficiency is good news as the percent of containers exceeding five days also decreased, while container throughput…

Shipping Industry Confidence Improves – with Caveats

Jan 03, 2017

Operating cost movements are central to shipping’s fortunes. Shipping has certainly lived up to its reputation for volatility during the past twelve months. The quarterly Moore Stephens Shipping Confidence Survey showed industry confidence…

For Liner Operators, the Worst May Be Over

Jan 03, 2017

For liner operators, light at the end of a tunnel, for owners, just another train At the behest of their backers, tonnage providers are being forced to exchange hope for action, while for operators the worst may just be over, says Maritime Strategies International (MSI)…

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down 9% in 2016

Jan 03, 2017

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 26.3 million tons in 2016, a decrease of 9.3 percent compared to 2015, reported Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). Loadings in 2016 were also 5.3 percent below the trade’s five-year average. Loadings from U…

GAC Opens new office in Taiwan

Jan 03, 2017

GAC has set up a new office in Kaohsiung, Taiwan to cater to the growing demand for ship agency services in the country.Since entering the Taiwanese market in 1999, GAC’s prime focus has been on its mainstay logistics business, and it has…

Colombo Port Volumes Surpasses 2mln TEUs

Jan 02, 2017

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has reported a throughput of two million TEUs  for the 12 months ending 31 December 2016, a year-on-year growth of 28 percent in volume, enabling the Port of Colombo to register overall incremental growth during three consecutive years…

Sandvik to Head digital solutions at Wilhelmsen

Jan 01, 2017

The Wilhelmsen group hires Inge André Sandvik as head of digital solutions, starting January 2017. “Accelerating our digital transformation, Inge brings with him a unique combination of digital entrepreneurship, business curiosity and a large network within the digital eco-system…

TFI Acquires National Fast Freight

Dec 30, 2016

TFI International Inc., formerly known as TransForce Inc., a North American leader in the transportation and logistics industry, has announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary of TFI International has acquired Brampton, Ontario based National Fast Freight (NFF) from Calyx Transportation Group…

Hamburg Mulls Navigation Channel Expansion

Dec 30, 2016

The adjustment of the navigation channel on the Lower and Outer Elbe is the most important strategic expansion project for the Port of Hamburg.  In view of the rapidly growing ships, Hamburg is dependent on adapting its seaward access to this technical development in the long term…

HPH Trust Acquires Major Stake in Huizhou Terminal

Dec 30, 2016

Hong Kong Container port business trust Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) has reached an agreement to purchase a majority stake in Huizhou International Container Terminals Limited (HICT) in Guangdong from the trust’s sponsor for about $86…

Hanjin Sells Operations at Port of Seattle

Dec 29, 2016

Bankrupt South Korean shipping company Hanjin will sell its operations of the Port of Seattle’s Terminal 46 to Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping COmpany (MSC) subsidiary Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), reports AP. The Seattle Times…

SCPA Making All the Right Moves

Dec 29, 2016

What does it take to become – and Stay – a World Class Port in a Post-Panamax world? The South Carolina Ports Authority thinks it has the answers. In late October, the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) reported year-over-year growth during the first quarter of its 2017 fiscal year…

FMC Green Lights Miami Terminal Partnership

Dec 29, 2016

An agreement between two marine terminal companies located at the Port of Miami will go into force on December 31, 2016, permitting those parties to seek cooperation and commonality in both business and operating matters. The U.S. Federal…

Panalpina’s Pinnacle Logistics Excellence Program

Dec 29, 2016

Some gold medals are harder to get than others. Panalpina’s LogEx Gold is one of them. Why? Well, for starters you can’t just go for gold like you could at a world championship in sports. For LogEx Gold, you first have to earn LogEx Bronze – and then LogEx Silver…

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Port of Brownsville Welcomes Local, Industry Leaders at State Address

Port of Brownsville Welcomes Local, Industry Leaders at State Address

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Los Angeles Adopts $3.4 Billion Port Budget

Los Angeles Adopts $3.4 Billion Port Budget

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Spiridon II Livestock Transport Organizer Due in Court

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