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Waypoint Singapore Opens New Office

Jan 15, 2019

Waypoint Port Services Singapore Pte Ltd (‘Waypoint Singapore’) celebrated the opening of its new office premises with an inauguration event last week.The guest of honor for the event was Schulte Group CEO, Ian Beveridge, COO of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement…

ONE Achieves Container Loading Records in two Consecutive Weeks

Jan 15, 2019

In late December 2018, two vessels operated by Ocean Network Express (ONE), namely “MOL Trust” and “MOL Tradition”, set a loading record of 18,694 TEU and 18,767 TEU respectively.“MOL Trust”, which operates in ONE’s “Far East Loop 2 (FE2)” service in THE Alliance…

Maersk Offers Street Turn Services in the US, Canada

Jan 15, 2019

Avantida, an E2Open company, has announced that Maersk, has started to offer street turn services on their platform in the United States and Canada. This represents Avantida’s first step into the US and Canadian markets.Empty container triangulation…

Maersk, MSC Commit to Liverpool

Jan 15, 2019

The 2M shipping line alliance has confirmed that Liverpool will become a permanent call on its TA4 service connecting Europe with several US ports.The move follows the introduction of a temporary call in July 2018 resulting from continued disruption at the Port of Felixstowe…

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Up 1.3%

Jan 15, 2019

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 28.4 million tons in 2018, an increase of 1.3 percent compared to 2017. 2018’s loadings were also 2.8 percent above the trade’s 5-year average.Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 23.45 million tons…

Port of Oakland: Cargo Volume @ All-time High in 2018

Jan 15, 2019

Port of Oakland container volume reached an all-time high in 2018, according to data released. The Port said it handled the equivalent of 2.55 million 20-foot containers last year. That was up 5.2 percent from 2017 volume. It was the second straight year of record volume in Oakland…

Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Interdict Dozens in Last 72-hours

Jan 15, 2019

The Coast Guard interdicted 66 migrants in the last 72-hours in five separate events near Puerto Rico.The Coast Guard, and federal and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico law enforcement partners have interdicted more than 380 migrants and stopped several narcotics smuggling attempts since October of 2018…

First U.S. Crude Cargoes Head to China Since Trade Breakthrough

Jan 15, 2019

Three cargoes of U.S. crude are heading to China from the U.S. Gulf Coast, trade sources said on Monday, the first departures since late September and a 90-day pause in the two countries' trade war that began last month.The vessels left Galveston…

Suez Canal Revenues Plunge in November

Jan 15, 2019

Egypt's Suez Canal revenues fell to $461.5 million in November, down around 8.8 percent from October's $506.1 million, data from the cabinet's website showed on Tuesday.The canal is the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia and one of the government's main sources of foreign currency…

MHI Vestas Expands at Ostende

Jan 15, 2019

Danish manufacturer of wind turbines MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has opened a new office in the Port of Ostend to expand its offshore wind operations at the Belgian port.“Because we will be servicing no fewer than 244 wind turbines at sea from the Port of Oostende by 2020…

CDP, Fincantieri and Snam Join for Innovation of Ports

Jan 15, 2019

Italian investment bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the largest shipbuilder in Europe Fincantieri and natural gas transmission company Snam teamed up to innovate port facilities in Italy and develop sustainable technologies for maritime transport…

MICT Gets Eco-Friendly RTGs

Jan 14, 2019

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.'s (ICTSI) flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) has received four of 16 new hybrid rubber-tired gantries (RTG) as part of the Company’s long-term investment in capacity enhancement and environmental efficiency…

Singapore: Container Throughput Grew by 8.7% in 2018

Jan 14, 2019

The Port of Singapore maintained a stable performance in 2018. Container throughput grew by 8.7 per cent to 36.6 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), and total cargo throughput remained stable at 630 million tonnes.Singapore also retained its position as the world’s leading bunkering port…

R.M. Maritime to Use Port of Immingham

Jan 14, 2019

Associated British Ports (ABP) has secured new business handling 40,000 tonnes of steel each year at the UK’s biggest port, the Port of Immingham.Freight forwarding company R.M. Maritime, has chosen ABP to expertly handle steel destined to be used in the construction industry in the UK…

Port of Everett Earns Marad Short Sea Shipping Designation

Jan 14, 2019

The Port of Everett has achieved another vital step in reducing congestion on the I-5 corridor while moving more freight in the region. The Port was notified this month that it received designation by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation as…

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Wilson Sons Eliminates Emissions Using 100% Renewable Energy at Rio Grande Container Terminal

Wilson Sons Eliminates Emissions Using 100% Renewable Energy at Rio Grande Container Terminal

Port of Oakland April Container Volume Drops 14.7% From March

Port of Oakland April Container Volume Drops 14.7% From March

US Gulf Coast’s First LNG Ship Bunkering Hub Secures Final Permits

US Gulf Coast’s First LNG Ship Bunkering Hub Secures Final Permits

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Investcorp to Invest $550M in Oman’s Port of Duqm Expansion

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