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Charleston Container Volume Up, Dredging Project on Schedule

Mar 19, 2013

During a recent South Carolina Ports Association (SCPA) meeting the twelfth straight month of year-over-year growth was noted.Container volume for the first eight months of the fiscal year are up more than 11 percent to 1,024,121 TEUs handled from July to February…

Port of Antwerp Adopts Descartes' Services

Mar 18, 2013

Descartes Systems Group's announce its cloud-based messaging services now integrated with the Antwerp Port Community System's (APCS) e-Desk application.The solution, combined with the Global Logistics Network (GLN), provides declarants and…

Adam Zolnowski Appointed as DCT CFO

Mar 18, 2013

DCT Gdansk will appoint Adam Zolnowski, who until recently was responsible for strategy and corporate affairs, as Chief Financial Officer with the beginning of April. Prior to his career in DCT, Adam was a Director at Pricewaterhouse Coopers…

Unusual Inter-Port Pipeline Project Planned

Mar 15, 2013

The ports of Antwerp (Belgium) and Rotterdam (Netherlands) propose to collaborate in construction of a linking pipeline bundle.One year ago the respective port authorities announced that they would collaborate in studying the possibilities…

POLB Cargo Volume Soars

Mar 14, 2013

Port of Long Beach (POLB) terminals saw a dramatic 37% increase in cargo in February 2013 compared to same month last year.The terminals moved 36.6 percent more containers compared to the same month one year ago ― including a nearly 46 percent surge in imports and a 17…

ITF Cautiously Welcomes ILA – Port of NY Agreement

Mar 14, 2013

ITF recognise the tentative six-year labour contract agreement reached for workers at the Port of New York as potentially significant.ITF-affiliated union the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA), which represents dock workers in New York and New Jersey…

Former Congresswoman Honored by Maryland Senate for Port Efforts

Mar 14, 2013

Bentley Honored by Maryland State Senate, Receives First Citizen Award for 'Making Government Work for All' Former U.S. Congresswoman and maritime authority Helen Delich Bentley was honored by the Maryland State Senate for her tireless efforts…

Port Authority Board Elects New Officers

Mar 14, 2013

The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority’s Board of Directors elected officers to new one-year terms, effective immediately.The Board elected Marc Krantz as Chair, Chris Ronayne as Vice Chair, and Diane Downing as Secretary. Krantz is…

Port of L.A. Container Volumes Increase 17% in February

Mar 14, 2013

The Port of Los Angeles has released its February 2013 cargo volumes. Overall volumes increased 16.99% compared to February 2012. The increase was due in part to a surge in imports prior to the closure of factories for the Chinese New Year.  Imports jumped 25…

USMA & ILA Confirm Contract Agreement

Mar 13, 2013

Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service Director George H. Cohen on negotiations between United States Maritime Alliance & the International Longshoreman's Association.'I am extremely pleased to announce that today the parties have approved…

Italian Terminal Operators to Implement Navis TOS

Mar 12, 2013

Contship Italia Group to implement Navis SPARCS N4 Terminal Operating System (TOS)  at five of its terminals.Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation announce that Contship Italia Group (CSI) group will implement Navis SPARCS N4 at its five terminals…

UK Port Apprentices Get Jobs

Mar 12, 2013

PD Ports has announced the creation of 13 full time permanent positions for Teesport based apprentices.The new dock operations roles in both bulks and container related areas of the business will commence at the end of April, after the existing apprenticeship programme completes…

Vietnam Terminal (CICT) Implements Tideworks’ TOS

Mar 12, 2013

Tideworks Technology Inc. announced that Cai Lan International Container Terminal (CICT) has successfully implemented Tideworks’ terminal operating system (TOS) solutions. CICT went live with Tideworks Technology’s solutions at the greenfield terminal located in Ha Long City…

Port of Cleveland to Address Critical Problems

Mar 12, 2013

The Port is leading critical intitiatives for river renewal and infrastructure improvements.In cooperation with the City of Cleveland, the Port is taking a lead role in solving a set of connected and critical environmental and infrastructure…

World Ports Conference: Discuss LNG Trends

Mar 11, 2013

IAPH Encourages More Ports’ Involvement to Help Shape Best Industry Practices and Regulations With the global shipping industry showing increased interest in the use of LNG as a fuel for vessels, members of the International Association…

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