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Allcargo Logistics, Concor Partner on Connectivity Solutions

Apr 24, 2017

Allcargo Logistics Limited, an integrated logistics solutions provider, collaborates with Concor (Container Corporation of India), a Navratna company of government of India to provide better transport solutions for their customers. This…

Crowley Increases Supply Chain Velocity in Puerto Rico

Apr 24, 2017

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s new terminal operating system (TOS) at its Isla Grande port facility in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is allowing cargo to be delivered and dispatched from the terminal 50 percent faster than it had been previously, providing customers with increased supply chain velocity…

CMA CGM to Tap Indonesian Market

Apr 23, 2017

CMA CGM aims to increase its market share in Indonesia to 20 percent by year-end from the current 13 percent, reported The Jakarta Post. The company's senior vice president in Asia, Jean-Yves Duval said that with aggressive marketing, as well as longer and more efficient routes…

Yang Ming Halts Container Service to Iran

Apr 23, 2017

Taiwan’s troubled Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp is halting its container service to Iran, becoming the first foreign shipping line to abandon the route a year after international sanctions on Tehran were lifted, Reuters reported. Yang…

Petrobangla, Summit Pact for 2nd LNG Terminal

Apr 21, 2017

Bangladesh's State-owned Petrobangla has inked final deals with Summit LNG Terminal Co to development the country's second floating LNG terminal. The Financial Express reported that Summit group will install a Floating Storage and Re-gasification…

Washington Maritime Economy Grows Stronger -Study

Apr 21, 2017

A new report from the Washington Maritime Federation shows strong health of industry, increased average salaries and tremendous opportunity to continue to grow maritime jobs. The Washington State Maritime Sector Economic Impact Study 2017 Update…

ESD Systems Recommended for Oil/Chemical Tankers

Apr 21, 2017

OCIMF and CDI release new information paper Linked Ship/Shore Emergency Shutdown Systems for Oil and Chemical Transfers. The information paper, jointly released by CDI and OCIMF on April 21 recommends an Emergency Shutdown (ESD) connection that will link ship and terminal ESD systems…

Newark Container Terminal Handles Record Volumes

Apr 21, 2017

Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) handled a record number of container volumes without disruption to its customers following its January 2017 upgrade to the N4 terminal system. The move to Navis N4 is part of PNCT’s $500 million infrastructure…

Seattle/Tacoma Box Volumes Rise in March

Apr 21, 2017

Total domestic and international container volumes at the Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma increased by more than 14 percent for the month of March, and year-to-date volumes were up 10 percent. March international container volumes performed strongly post-Lunar New Year…

OPTECH South 2017: Littoral Challenges in Colombia

Apr 21, 2017

Concepts and Technologies Examined at Sea and Ashore  Naval experts from around the world are meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, for the Operations and Technology (OPTECH) South 2017 conference.  The event is being conducted by the U.S. Naval…

New Port Managers for TNPA

Apr 21, 2017

Transnet National Ports Authority has made several senior appointments that will assist the division to sharpen its focus on the delivery of its strategic objectives and improve operational efficiencies. The changes – which follow the recent…

Greece Gets Three Improved Bids For Thessaloniki Port Sale

Apr 21, 2017

Greece received three improved binding financial bids for a majority stake in Thessaloniki Port , its second-largest, the country's privatisation agency (HRADF) said on Friday.Last month HRADF got three bids for a 67 percent stake in Thessaloniki Port…

Port Manatee, World Direct Extend Shipping Deal

Apr 21, 2017

Port Manatee has extended its agreement with World Direct Shipping to maintain its swift weekly service between the Florida Gulf Coast port from the Mexican state of Veracruz for as many as five more years.            Under a lengthened pact approved April 20…

Supply Chain Advantages for Brazilian-European Trade

Apr 20, 2017

After the successful participation in Intermodal South America in Sao Paulo (Brazil), the port of Antwerp in collaboration with the local industrial and agricultural federations organised a business seminar with networking in the nearby state of Minas Gerais…

Iraq's Oil Exports Fall in April Amid Port Work, OPEC Cut

Apr 20, 2017

Oil shipments from Iraq's southern terminals have fallen so far in April, according to loading data and an industry source, reflecting a temporary drop in export capacity and Iraqi efforts to comply with OPEC production cuts.OPEC's second…

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Crowley Expands International Shipping By Connecting U.S. Northeast and Central America

Crowley Expands International Shipping By Connecting U.S. Northeast and Central America

First Digital Fuel Certificate Issued for Ammonia Bunkering

First Digital Fuel Certificate Issued for Ammonia Bunkering

Panama Warns of Middle East Security and Sanctions Risks

Panama Warns of Middle East Security and Sanctions Risks

Louis Dreyfus Company Selected to Operate Grain Export at Burns Harbor Port

Louis Dreyfus Company Selected to Operate Grain Export at Burns Harbor Port

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