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The Port of Oakland is Curbing Emissions

Oct 28, 2016

Diesel emissions from trucks and ships serving the Port of Oakland declined 98 percent and 75 percent respectively between 2005 and 2015, as found by an emissions inventory released by the port. According to the port, an analysis of the…

Port of Houston Expecting Record Cargo Year

Oct 28, 2016

“We fully expect to top last year’s container volume with another record year in 2016,” said Roger Guenther, Port of Houston Authority Executive Director, speaking to the Port Commission during its latest meeting. The Houston Port Authority said it has handled more than 1…

'World First for Weighing Containers on Chassis'

Oct 28, 2016

BISON, the specialist developer of portable container weighing solutions, will launch a world first system for weighing containers on trailer chassis at the Intermodal Europe trade fair in Rotterdam in mid-November. BISON C-Legs are self…

COSCO Warns of Loss for Year in Rough Market

Oct 28, 2016

China COSCO Holdings , owner of the world's fourth-largest container shipping fleet by capacity, warned of a loss for the year on Friday as it failed to capitalise on a market recovery in the third quarter.Slowing global trade had saddled the sector with a glut of container ships…

OOCL Revenue Slides in Q3

Oct 28, 2016

Orient Overseas Container Line's (OOCL) total revenues decreased by 13.8 percent to $1.15 billion, for the third quarter of 2016. The shipper’s total volumes were up 5.2 percent from the same period last year. Loadable capacity increased by 0…

Upgrade Preps Port of Heysham for Larger RoRos

Oct 27, 2016

A new link-span bridge at the Port of Heysham is set to increase throughput at the Lancashire port by allowing it to accommodate larger RoRo vessels operating on the Irish Sea. The £10 million investment by owners Peel Ports will create…

Hanjin Containership Set to Dock in Vancouver

Oct 27, 2016

A container vessel that spent months sitting off Canada's west coast due to the collapse of a major South Korea shipping company is set to dock in Vancouver on Thursday, port and union officials said. The Hanjin Scarlet, with nearly 800 containers on board…

Container Shipping: Bright Spots Exist -Xeneta

Oct 27, 2016

In-depth analysis of Q3 container shipping costs reveals positive trends for the beleaguered container carrier segment, according to Xeneta, a benchmarking and market intelligence platform for containerized ocean freight. However, the market remains highly complex and unpredictable…

Iran Shipping Lines Head Sees Business Rebound by Mid-17

Oct 27, 2016

Container shipper Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) Chairman Mohammad Saeidi expects the firm to have recuperated by the middle of next year the business lost while Iran was subject to international sanctions. 'Step by step the problems have been resolved…

New Operator Takes over Baltimore's Seagirt Container Facility

Oct 27, 2016

In an agreement reached earlier this year between Ports America Chesapeake and CSX Intermodal Terminals, Inc. (CSXIT), the operational responsibility for CSXIT services at Seagirt Container Transfer Facility was transferred to Ports America Chesapeake in the Port of Baltimore…

US Awards $4.85 Mln for Waterways Projects

Oct 26, 2016

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $4.85 million in grants to six Marine Highway projects along the waterways of 17 states and the District of Columbia. The goal of the Maritime Administration’s Marine Highway Program is to expand the use of U…

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Down in September

Oct 26, 2016

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 5,258,269 tons in September, a decrease of 5.6 percent compared to a year ago, the Lake Carriers’ Association reported. Shipments trailed the month’s five-year average by even more…

Nakilat Holds 20th Qatar Project Shipping Forum

Oct 26, 2016

Nakilat, a shipping arm of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, held Qatar Project Shipping Forum (QPSF) in London over a span of two days. QPSF is as an important platform, established and organized by Nakilat in 2006, to address…

More Casualties Possible in Container Shipping Shakeout -CMA CGM

Oct 26, 2016

Other container shipping firms may join Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd in receivership before the industry emerges from its current shakeout, the vice chairman of world number three player CMA CGM said on Wednesday.South Korea's Hanjin filed for protection from creditors in late August…

Rickmers-Linie Loads Record Number of Transformers in Rijeka

Oct 26, 2016

Rickmers-Linie’s mv RICKMERS TOKYO is now the record holder for the largest single shipment of transformers from the port of Rijeka, Croatia.  The vessel took over a total of 15 transformers weighing between 56 and 142 tonnes in mid-September…

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