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Carnival Scoops Up Port, Rail and Retail Operations in Alaska

Jun 07, 2018

A subsidiary of Carnival Corporation has reached a deal to purchase port, railroad and retail operations that form a gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush region, in a major push into the Alaskan tourism industry.Carnival, the world’s largest cruise and leisure travel company…

Long Beach Publishes Study on Toyota Terminal Renovation

Jun 07, 2018

The Port of Long Beach has released its draft study examining a proposal by Toyota Logistics Services to reconfigure its facility at Pier B and build a renewable fuel-cell power plant and hydrogen fueling station.The study is an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND)…

Montrose Port Receives $2 Mln Investment

Jun 06, 2018

Montrose Port Authority, a support and service hub for the energy industry, has received a £1.5 million ($2 million) Ports Mode Shift Grant from the Scottish Government.Following on from a period of significant investment for Montrose Port Authority…

YM Efficiency Docks in Sydney after Losing 83 Containers at Sea

Jun 06, 2018

A Taiwan-owned cargo ship docked safely in Sydney on Wednesday after losing 83 containers off the coast of Australia during a massive storm which saw the ship battered by five metre (15 feet) swells.The YM Efficiency limped into Sydney with a container hanging halfway off its side…

Several Injured in Grain Silo Blast on the Rhine

Jun 06, 2018

An explosion at a grain storage facility in the eastern French city of Strasbourg seriously injured three people on Wednesday morning, emergency services said.It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, which set ablaze the silo located on the banks of the river Rhine…

EU Plans to Hit US Imports with Duties from July

Jun 06, 2018

The European Union expects to hit U.S. imports with additional duties from July, ratcheting up a transatlantic trade conflict after Washington imposed its own tariffs on incoming EU steel and aluminium.EU members have given broad support to…

APM Terminals Uruguay Inches to Zero Carbon Emissions

Jun 06, 2018

APM Terminals Inland Services Uruguay (also known as Montevideo Port Services SA) switched on 648 solar panels this month, capable of producing 228.6 MWh per year, enough to meet up to 90 percent of the facilities entire annual consumption.By switching to their own renewable energy source…

Deendayal Port to Have Fertiliser Cargo Facility

Jun 05, 2018

The Standing Finance Committee of Ministry of Shipping in India has cleared a project for setting up an exclusive, fully mechanized handling facility for fertilizer cargo at Deendayal Port in Kandla.   The facility will be developed at berth number 14 of the port…

Container Handling Up 45% at King Abdullah Port

Jun 05, 2018

Rayan Qutub, CEO of King Abdullah Port, has announced that the port has achieved new heights in container handling this year, already showing a 45% increase during the first four months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. Qutub…

Port Canaveral Upgrades North Cargo Piers 1 and 2

Jun 05, 2018

An eight-month modernization project to renovate Port Canaveral’s North Cargo Piers 1 and 2 has been completed ahead of schedule.The project, which involved a total investment of just over $4 million including a Florida Seaport Transportation…

Special Delivery: Aerial Drones Deliver Shore-to-ship

Jun 05, 2018

Wilhelmsen Ships Service lifts off with Airbus, bringing drone delivery to one of the world’s busiest portsPairing Wilhelmsen’s ships agency expertise and safety standards with Airbus’ expertise in aeronautical vertical lift solutions, the Agency…

Phoenix Petroleum, CNOOC Partner for LNG Terminal

Jun 05, 2018

Philippine fuel retailer Phoenix Petroleum said it had agreed to partner with a subsidiary of state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) to explore building a receiving terminal for liquefied natural gas in the country.The Philippines…

China Busts Gangs Smuggling Scrap Steel

Jun 05, 2018

Customs in China's southeastern Fujian province broke up five gangs smuggling scrap steel in a late-night operation on Monday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.A total of 28 criminal suspects were held in Xiamen, Quanzhou and other cities in the coordinated operation…

Vietnam to Resume Importing Wheat from Ukraine

Jun 05, 2018

Vietnam's government has approved a decision to resume imports of Ukrainian wheat after about a two-year pause, Ukrainian grain traders union UZA said on Tuesday.Vietnam suspended purchases of Ukrainian wheat in 2015 after it found weevils in…

Kalmar Upgrades Bristol Port's STS Crane

Jun 05, 2018

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with The Bristol Port Company to undertake a comprehensive upgrade of one of the terminal's ship-to-shore (STS) cranes.The order was booked in Cargotec's 2018 second quarter order intake and the…

Logistics News

Phase 1 of Gdynia Quay Upgrade Complete

Phase 1 of Gdynia Quay Upgrade Complete

Egypt's Suez Canal Offers 15% Discount to Win Back Big Container Ships As Trade War Stabilizes

Egypt's Suez Canal Offers 15% Discount to Win Back Big Container Ships As Trade War Stabilizes

DynaMoor Mooring Put to the Test in Japan

DynaMoor Mooring Put to the Test in Japan

Net Feasa Unveils Agentic Control Tower Shipping Container Booking Platform

Net Feasa Unveils Agentic Control Tower Shipping Container Booking Platform

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