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| Vanguard expands LCL service in Indonesia |
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Friday, May 17, 2013
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Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has started new services from Batam, Indonesia to global destinations. Many Indonesian and multinational manufacturers operate on the small island of Batam, which is located 20 kilometers southeast of Singapore. All less-than-containerload cargo from Batam is traditionally moved via small barges to Singapore's Pasir Panjang Breakbulk port. It is then relayed by open truck to Keppel District Park at Tan...
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| Maersk has profitable 1Q despite 'price war' |
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Friday, May 17, 2013
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Maersk Line made a profit of $204 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to a loss of $599 million in the first quarter of 2012. It said the turnaround in the financial performance was achieved through lower costs, as revenue was unchanged at $6.3 billion in both quarters, and came despite price aggressiveness. Financial results for the world’s largest container shipping company were reported Friday morning by the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, a conglomerate whose operations...
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| Aljex and AES Logistics integrate on intermodal rates |
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Friday, May 17, 2013
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AES Logistics and Aljex Software said Thursday the two companies have integrated AES Logistics rates into Aljex hosted software for quick access by Aljex users. AES is a provider of transportation services and supply chain logistics including truckload, less than truckload (LTL), ocean and air cargo service. Aljex is a provider of hosted transportation management software for brokers, carriers and other transportation providers. "Integration with AES provides sourci...
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| FMC proposes OTI reforms |
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Friday, May 17, 2013
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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) this week voted a proposed reformation of the rules governing ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs), both domestic and foreign. Under the proposed rule, licensed OTIs, which include non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOs) and freight forwarders, would have to renew their licenses every two years. Currently, OTIs have no requirement to renew once they have been granted a license. They only need a qualifying individual (QI) for the l...
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| Contractor picked for Miami dredge project |
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Friday, May 17, 2013
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday awarded a $122 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. for deepening the entrance to the Port of Miami to 50 feet, the company said. Excavation is expected to commence in August and be completed in time for the opening of the expanded Panama Canal in 2015, which will enable 14,000 TEU container vessels to reach the U.S. East Coast from Asia via the Pacific Ocean. Miami would become the third port on...
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| Drewry says container rates at 15-month low |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Average global freight rates have fallen to a 15-month low, according to Drewry’s new online Container Freight Rate Insight which launched today. Drewry said its global freight rate index fell 12 percent in April to reach its lowest level since February 2012, when container shipping was still recovering from the last ocean carrier price war. The index, which is a weighted average of freight rates across the 600 trade routes covered by Drewry’s Container Freight Rate Insight, rea...
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| APL expands partnership with INTTRA |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Under the agreement, INTTRA will support APL’s global e-commerce growth strategy, as well as enhance its global customer service offerings. INTTRA said more than 2 million container orders are initiated on the INTTRA platform each month, with a network of more than 64,000 companies, shipping to and from more than 130 countries. “After two successful years with the INTTRA network, we are ready to expand our relationship,” said Seng Kwee Lim, director of global ...
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| Hapag-Lloyd announces change in GS1 Service |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Hapag-Lloyd said the rotation of the U.S. Gulf - South America East Coast Loop 1 (GS1) service is being revised. Starting with the voyage of the ship Suape Express (1316N), the GS1 will replace the northbound call of Caucedo, Dominican Republic with Cartagena, Colombia. The first call in Cartagena will be on June 10. The southbound call of Caucedo will continue. The revised GS1 port rotation will be Veracruz, Altamira, Houston, New Orleans, Cauced...
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| Rickmers raising 200 million euros through bond sale |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Rickmers Holding GmbH & Cie. KG, the parent of the Rickmers Group of shipping companies, intends to issue corporate bonds of up to 200 million euros ($258 million). The Hamburg-based shipping company is looking to expand its containership chartering business in the face of declining interest by many traditional banks in the shipping industry and the collapse of the "KG" system of limited partnerships in Germany that were used to finance many ships in the past. &...
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| Bayonne Bridge fix can move forward |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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The Coast Guard has completed an environmental assessment of a plan by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to increase the clearance or "air draft" beneath the Bayonne Bridge from 151 feet to 215 feet and found no significant impact, meaning a permit can be issued so work can begin on the project. Raising the roadway will allow larger container vessels to traverse the Kill Van Kull to reach terminals in Newark and Elizabeth, N.J. More big ships are expected to ca...
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| Senate approves water infrastructure bill |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a Water Resources Development Act reauthorization bill by a vote of 83 to 14 that sets the stage for Congress to appropriate money for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to spend on maintenance of harbors and inland waterways, and for deepening and other water-related projects. Congress has not passed a WRDA law since 2007, which has put a freeze on new projects that industry groups insist are necessary to maintain efficient commerce and trade.&...
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| April ice slowed limestone trade |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Heavy ice cover on the Great Lakes that stretched well into April slowed resumption of the region's limestone trade, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. Shipments totaled only 1.8 million tons, a decrease of 28 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings are 21 percent off the month’s 5-year average. Shipments from U.S. ports totaled 1.6 million tons, a decrease of 24 percent compared to a year ago, while loadings at Canadian quarries totaled 247,670 tons...
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| FMC reviews 13 OTI license applications |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 13 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Feiliks Global Logistics Corp., Jamaica, N.Y. (Ami K. Wey, president); Hye Mi Express U.S.A., Torrance, Calif. (Kil Soo "Ben" Hur, president); and Sea Marine Transport, Huixquilucan, Mexico (Moises L. Sarabia, president). The agency also received an NVO...
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| Hambug Süd reports 16% increase in 2012 revenue |
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Hamburg Süd said revenues in 2012 were 4.8 billion euros ($6.17 billion), up 16 percent over 2011. The German liner company said it handled 3.3 million TEUs last year, about 4 percent more than in 2011, which it said was “roughly in line with market growth.” In a press release reviewing 2012, Hamburg Süd said “Europe-America and Far East services contributed in particular to this growth. Pleasing performance was seen, too, in some of the inter-Americ...
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| Hapag-Lloyd reports first quarter loss |
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Hapag-Lloyd had a net loss of 93.6 million euros ($120 million) in the first quarter 2013, an improvement over the net loss of 132.4 million euros recorded in the same period a year earlier. “Liner shipping started 2013 on a higher level than in 2012. However, the competition remains extremely challenging. Rates have come under tangible pressure since April, especially on the important East-West routes, and competition is also becoming tougher on Latin America trades,” said Mic...
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| VPA box growth continues in April |
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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The upward trend in cargo volumes at the Port of Virginia continued as the number of TEUs handled in April grew 5.7 percent when compared with the same month last year. In April, the port handled 179,370 TEUs, an increase of 9,726 units compared with April 2012. Export TEUs tallied 96,261 and import TEUs were 83,109, an increase of 6.1 and 5.3 percent, respectively. Year-to-date TEU volume is up 6.1 percent, an increase of almost 40,000 TEUs. Rail containers in Apr...
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| Hapag-Lloyd announces Asia-Europe rate hikes |
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Hapag-Lloyd has announced substantial rate increases and a peak season surcharge in the Asia-Europe trade. They include: $1,000-per-TEU general rate increase on the Far East Westbound trade, effective July 1. This increase applies to shipments from East Asia (excluding Japan) to all North Europe and Mediterranean (excluding South and West Africa) destinations. Implementation of a peak season surcharge on cargo moving from East Asia (excluding Japan) to the Mediterranean of $650...
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| Port of Montreal open to post-Panamax ships |
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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The Montreal Port Authority said the Canadian Coast Guard has authorized the passage of vessels up to 44 meters wide in the Quebec-Montreal section of the St. Lawrence navigation channel, which will allow post-Panamax vessels carrying 6,000 TEUs to reach Montreal. Previously, the maximum width of ships allowed to travel in the channel without restrictions was 32.1 meters. The change follows a study commissioned by the port authority and conducted jointly with the C...
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| Liners reshape Asia-South America services |
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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A half dozen container shipping lines say they will restructure their services between the Far East and South America east coast. The Chilean carrier CSAV said the changes are being made "in view of continuous challenging trading conditions" in the trade. It said that effective from July, CSAV, China Shipping, CMA CGM, Hamburg Süd, Hanjin and Maersk Line will restructure their services between the Far East and South America East Coast by launching three new joi...
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| Yusen Logistics opening new Chicago warehouse |
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Yusen Logistics (Americas) will open a new 229,000-square-foot warehouse in Chicago on May 20 that will employ 170 people. The warehouse will include 185,000 square feet dedicated to distribution and container freight station services, a climate-controlled area of 15,000 square feet, with separate freezer and refrigerated units totaling 3,000 square feet to accommodate the company’s growing perishables customer base. The new facility is located near the cargo entra...
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| Executive moves |
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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NYK Line (North America) has appointed Greg Meisenheimer to vice president of North America sales. He started his career at NYK Line (North America) in 1990 as sales manager for Western region sales in the Los Angeles office. He progressed through various management roles until 2002 when he relocated to Hong Kong as NYK’s international sales manager. Upon returning to the Secaucus, N.J. headquarters in 2009, he became director of corporate sales and then senior director of sales...
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| Long Beach issues revised EIR for grain transload facility |
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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The Port of Long Beach is recirculating a draft environmental impact statement for a proposed grain export facility at Pier T on Terminal Island. The public is being encouraged to comment on the EIR in writing or at a public hearing scheduled for June 5. The grain transload facility proposed by Total Terminals International would receive railcars with 53-foot domestic containers full of grain and dried distillers grain with solubles, a byproduct of ethanol pro...
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| NOL halves 1Q liner losses |
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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NOL, the Singapore-based parent of liner carrier APL, said Tuesday its first quarter operating losses fell 64 percent to $85 million, compared to the same period in 2012. Operating losses for APL alone fell 59 percent to $101 million, while operating profits from APL Logistics grew 27 percent to $16 million. The NOL Group had a $76 million net profit in the first quarter, a huge improvement over the $254 million it lost in the first quarter of 2012. Li...
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| Box ship sets depth mark in Virginia |
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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The Port of Virginia set a record Saturday for handling the heaviest containership on the U.S. East Coast when the MSC Chicago sailed through the 50-foot channel with export cargo at a draft of 49 feet, according to the port authority. Export cargo often consists of grains, waste paper, machinery and other heavy products that typically weigh more than imports of consumer goods, making it difficult for ocean carriers to fully load vessels with full containers in many ports....
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| Matsuda stepping down at MarAd |
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Matsuda David T. Matsuda, head of the Maritime Administration, plans to leave the agency at the end of the month. In a memorandum sent to industry leaders to thank them for their assistance during his tenure, Matsuda said he "recently made the difficult decision to move on from my position at the Maritime Administration later this month." He added: "Taking the helm as acting administrator will be Deputy Administrator Chip Jaenichen. He and the rest of our team are ...
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| SeaIntel: Some Asia-Europe rates have turned negative |
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Monday, May 13, 2013
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SeaIntel Maritime Analysis says some carriers appear to be moving freight in the Asia-Europe trade lane at below the price of fuel. In the most recent issue of its SeaIntel Sunday Spotlight newsletter, the company says it calculated the average bunker adjustment factor for the trade by averaging those of the top 15 carriers. "When subtracting the BAF, which is there to compensate for the fuel costs, the base rate according to the Shanghai Container Freight Index dr...
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| 3 injured by engine room explosion on UASC ship |
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Monday, May 13, 2013
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United Arab Shipping Co. said an explosion Saturday morning in the engine room of its ship Asir, while en route from Suez to Jeddah, injured three officers. The ship is adrift and the company has entered into towage contracts to move it to its destination in Jeddah. Another UASC vessel, Jebel Ali, is providing standby assistance until the towing operations commence. Efforts are continuing to restore power to the ship, which has a capacity of 4101 TEUs, ac...
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| Report: UASC joins China Shipping in big ship service |
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Monday, May 13, 2013
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Lloyd's List reported China Shipping Group Chairman Li Shaode has confirmed the five 18,400-TEU ships his company has ordered will be deployed in a 10-year joint service with United Arab Shipping Co. American Shipper was not able to confirm the report with UASC that it will order ships similar in size to those that China Shipping will acquire from Hyundai Heavy Industries. Strings operating between Asia and North Europe usually consist of 10 similar size ves...
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| Port of Seattle names Beckett deputy CEO |
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Monday, May 13, 2013
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The Port of Seattle promoted Kurt Beckett to deputy chief executive officer with primary responsibility for port infrastructure development and internal operations. The move will allow Tay Yoshitani, the port’s CEO, to focus on business development, attracting new shipping lines and air services to Seattle, and advancing policy issues central to the port’s competitiveness. “We’re facing stiff competition from ports throughout North America,” Yoshitani said in a sta...
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| Congressman calls TWIC cards 'farcical' |
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Monday, May 13, 2013
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Transportation Worker Identification Credentials, or TWIC cards, were described as a “joke” during hearings before the U.S. House of Representative’s Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee last week. The hearings came as the Government Accountability Office issued a report that said 11 years after initiation of the program the Department of Homeland Security “has not demonstrated how, if at all, TWIC will improve maritime security.” G...
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| CaroTrans starts Baltic/CIS service from New York |
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Monday, May 13, 2013
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Non-vessel-operating common carrier CaroTrans said Monday it is expanding its network into the Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) markets, including services into Russia. The first of what CaroTrans said will be “many future services” is a direct, weekly less-than container load (LCL) and full container load (FCL) export service from New York to Klaipeda port in Lithuania. The first sailing of the service departed New York on April 22 with arr...
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| Virginia port poised to support offshore wind projects |
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Monday, May 13, 2013
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Maritime industry officials in Virginia remain actively involved in efforts to promote the development of offshore wind farms and say the Port of Virginia represents an ideal staging area for the massive equipment and infrastructure necessary to produce energy from wind. The port has lay-down space for wind towers, blades, cable and other hardware and equipment at its 285-acre Portsmouth Marine Terminal, which recently was converted to a breakbulk and roll-on/roll-off cargo...
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| Port of Virginia reforms moving quickly, officials say |
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Friday, May 10, 2013
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The Virginia Port Authority has an aggressive timetable for making structural changes designed to improve the competitiveness of the Port of Virginia and justify the recent rejection of private bids offering guaranteed income to operate the port for up to 48 years, officials said at Thursday's Virginia Maritime Association conference in Norfolk. The VPA Board of Commissioners expects to announce how it will reorganize the VPA and Virginia International Terminals (VIT), the...
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| Crowley enters LNG market |
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Friday, May 10, 2013
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Crowley Maritime said its petroleum services group is entering the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market by acquiring Carib Energy, a Coral Springs, Fla.-based company that was founded in 2011 to export LNG to industrial facilities in the Caribbean and Latin America. Carib Energy plans to export LNG in 40-foot tank containers, which it says allows it to serve markets that do not justify or cannot receive large tanker ships of LNG. Crowley said its acquisition is ...
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| Hong Kong terminal working to restore operations |
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
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Hutchison Port Holdings Management said a wage increase proposal put forth by the external contractors at its Hongkong International Terminals, providing a 9.8 percent pay rise, has been accepted by their workers and the external contractor workers have voted to return to work. HIT said it's now working quickly to return its operations back to normal capacity. A report posted on the Sea News Turkey Website indicated there may still be tension between worke...
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| New liner service offered between Houston and Puerto Rico |
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
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National Shipping of America (NSA) will start a new fortnightly service between Puerto Rico and the Port of Houston on May 29. The company will operate its “Isla Verde Express” service using National Glory , a U.S. flag-ship with a capacity of 570 TEUs, including 96 plugs for refrigerated containers. Torey Presti, the president of NSA, said the ship has been on charter to APL for four years as a feeder ship, and operated in several different areas—in the Arabian Gu...
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| FMC review 6 OTI license applications |
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received six ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Jolaco International Procurement, Katy, Texas (Frederick D. Coker, president); and Mohammad Abdullatif Bagegni, Pelham, N.H. (Mohammad Bagegni, sole proprietor). The agency also received a NVO/ocean freight forwarder license application from Defined Lo...
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| Ship strikes control tower in Port of Genoa |
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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Jolly Nero As many as 10 people are feared dead and others injured, some seriously, following an accident at the Port of Genoa late Tuesday night. The accident occurred at around 11 p.m. in Genoa, and Wednesday morning press accounts were giving varied numbers for the dead, missing, and injured as new victims were found, some buried in rubble or possibly underwater. Press accounts say a container/roll-on, roll-off ship, Jolly Nero , struck a “control towe...
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| Alphaliner forecasts record boxship scrapping |
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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Alphaliner is forecasting a record year for scrapping containerships. In its latest newsletter, Alphaliner said vessels with a total capacity of 450,000 TEUs are expected to go to the breakers in 2013, surpassing a record of 381,000 TEUs in 2009. "In the first four months of this year, 93 units for 195,000 TEUs have already been sold for demolition or de-celled (so they can be used for other purposes), with the average age of scrapped ships falling t...
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| Textainer performs well in 1Q |
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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Textainer turned in revenues of $128.8 million in the first quarter, a 9.6-percent, year-over-year bump, and saw its income from operations rise by 11.9 percent to $76.1 million. Adjusted before-tax earnings for the quarter came in at $108.5 million, a 20.1-percent rise. Even with these strong results, utilization declined by 1.1 percent in the first three months of the year, year over year, but that trend seems to be reversing itself, according to Textainer Presid...
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| Black Sea box terminal completes rail upgrade |
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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NUTEP, a container terminal operator in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, has finished the latest phase of its development program by completing an upgrade to its rail facilities. The company removed the original rail lines, constructed a new yard at the rear of the terminal, and increased overall block-train capacity at the terminal to 30 trains, or about 112 TEUs each, a month. Two new loading sidings allow NUTEP to handle two block-trains a day, and two dedicat...
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| Canada adopts new rules to reduce ship pollution |
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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Canada said it's adopting strict environmental standards to reduce air emissions from ships navigating in Canadian waters , and these changes further align the country's air emission standards with those of the United States. "The changes we are announcing today will help make our oceans and lakes cleaner by reducing ship emissions," said Denis Lebel, Canada's minister of transport, infrastructure and communities. "Since vessels from Canada and the United States routinely t...
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| Pep Boys begins transload service in Savannah |
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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National Retail Systems is adding transloading to the suite of logistics services it performs for Pep Boys, a large automotive aftermarket service and retail parts chain. NRS said Tuesday it will deconsolidate ocean containers at its Pooler cross-dock facility four miles from the Port of Savannah and repack them into larger, 53-foot containers for the trip to Pep Boys' distribution center in Atlanta. The third-party logistics provider currently handles domesti...
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| Maersk adds larger ships to U.S.-flag fleet |
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) said it has begun upgrading its U.S.-flag fleet by replacing eight existing ships with eight newer and larger containerships at a cost of about $500 million. MLL, the U.S.-flag arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk, said the new ships, which are being re-registered under the U.S. flag, will allow it to improve the quality of service between the U.S. East Coast and Middle East and Mediterranean Sea that it offers to the U.S. military, government and commercial...
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| Evergreen returns to Jersey City office |
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp., North American agents for Evergreen Line, will return to its headquarters office at One Evertrust Plaza in Jersey City on May 10, following major repairs. Evergreen was forced to relocate after Hurricane Sandy damaged the building last October. Building generators were damaged by flooding from the Hudson River. Evergreen said with the move back to its office, there will be no business interruption. All email addresses...
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| Matson benefits from higher Hawaii volumes, China rates |
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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Matson, a container carrier offering services between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii and Guam, as well as an eastbound service from China, said it had a profit of $9.1 million in the first quarter, ending March 31, compared to a profit of $3.8 million in the same 2012 period. Revenue for the first quarter of this year was $394.7 million, compared with $366.1 million in the same 2012 period. Revenue from the company's ocean transportation services was $299.9 mill...
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| What's better: Slow erosion in freight rates, or a sudden drop? |
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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Container carriers might actually be better off if freight rates crashed suddenly rather than gradually erode for months, contends SeaIntel Maritime Analysis. In the current issue of its SeaIntel Sunday Spotlight , the firm analyzed the prospects for carriers' profitability in 2013 seen in the light of current rate declines. “This leads to the, somewhat counter-intuitive, conclusion that carriers should potentially lower rates drastically in order to become pro...
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| Dig phase of Miami port tunnel completed |
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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The international consortium responsible for building the $1 billion underwater tunnel connecting the Port of Miami to local highways has completed boring the twin tubes that will carry cruise passengers and container trucks, according to port officials and the Miami Herald . The tunnel is on schedule to be completed one year from now, well before the Panama Canal Authority finishes adding new locks and wider channels that will enable much larger ships from Asia to deliver...
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| Catapult opens Hamburg office |
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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In response to increased demand from Europe, logistics software provider Catapult International has opened an office in Hamburg, Germany. This expansion complements Catapult’s other offices located throughout the world. In addition to Hamburg and its Kansas City headquarters, the firm now has locations in Cebu, Philippines; Hong Kong; and San Francisco. “Growth and the ability to provide the needed support to our clients in Europe are vital and continue to be a lar...
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| Kalmar buys Spanish crane refurbish firm |
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has acquired total ownership in the Spanish crane refurbishment and maintenance company Mareiport, S.A. The acquisition is an important step for Kalmar to become a larger global crane refurbishment and services provider. Kalmar has held a 30-percent share in Mareiport since 2007. Mareiport is a privately owned company established in 1985 in Algeciras, Spain. The company has been providing maintenance services for ports and terminals an...
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| MOL offers Asia-Mexico service |
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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MOL said it will start offering a new Asia-Mexico Express Service, joining a string operated by Hapag-Lloyd. Designated AME by MOL and AME 1 by Hapag-Lloyd, MOL joins the service with the sailing of the containership Tamina from Ningbo on June 24. MOL will offer the following port rotation: Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Yokohama, Ensenada, Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas, Ensenada, Yokohama, and Ningbo. - Chris Dupin
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| Hong Kong strike ends after 40 days |
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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Dockworkers in Hong Kong have decided to end a 40-day strike after securing a promise of a 9.8 percent wage increase and improved working conditions. The Union of Hong Kong Dockers (UHKD) said it had received on Monday a written confirmation jointly signed by the four contractors at Hongkong International Terminal - Everbest, Comcheung, Lem Wing and Pui Kee - via the Hong Kong Labor Department that confirms the 9.8 percent increase in the basic wage for all their employees ...
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| Executive moves |
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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Jesper Praestensgaard, who has been responsible for the global markets and global accounts departments on Hapag-Lloyd’s executive board since January 2011, will be leaving the company in June. Until further notice, Michael Behrendt, board chairman of Hapag-Lloyd, will assume responsibility for the departments. Yusen Logistics (Americas) has hired John Palma to lead its central region transportation sales team as regional sales director. Prior to joining...
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| China Shipping ships to be larger than Maersk's 'Triple E' vessels |
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Monday, May 06, 2013
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Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said five ships it will build for China Shipping Container Lines will be capable of carrying 18,400 TEUs. The ships would appear to be even larger than the 20 "Triple E" ships being built by DSME shipyard for Maersk Line, which Maersk has said will have a capacity of 18,000 TEUs. Hyundai said the order from China Shipping is valued at $700 million. China Shipping's ships will feature an electronically-controlled main ...
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| Toyota begins exporting from Port of Brunswick |
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Monday, May 06, 2013
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Toyota exported its first shipment of Venzas through the Port of Brunswick, Ga., last week. The cars departed on a "K" Line vessel for Russia and Ukraine, according to the Georgia Port Authority. The move underscores the growth of exports by U.S. auto manufacturers as the industry rebounds from the 2008 global financial crisis and the United States becomes more competitive as a manufacturing center. The Venzas are produced at Toyota's plant in Georgeto...
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| Zim adds call in Norfolk |
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Monday, May 06, 2013
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Zim said last week that it's revising port rotations to better serve customers in the United States. Speaking during a reception for customers held at Maher Terminals in Elizabeth, N.J., Lea Bogatch-Genossar, president of Zim America, said the company’s Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP) is adding the Port of Norfolk in Virginia to its rotation. The ship Zim Mediterranean is scheduled to arrive in Norfolk on June 15. The new rotation will be Savanna...
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| ACL ship damaged in fire |
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Monday, May 06, 2013
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Atlantic Cartier, one of the combination container-roll-on/roll-off ships operated by Atlantic Container Line in its transatlantic liner service, was damaged last week during a fire in Hamburg. The Website for the television station Hamburg 1 said Sunday that 200 firefighters helped extinguish the fire and that thermal imaging cameras were being used to see if there were any other hot spots on the ships. The fire reportedly broke out on the car decks of the ship, and ...
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| Kuryla turns down Jaxport CEO job |
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Monday, May 06, 2013
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Juan Kuryla has rejected the Port of Jacksonville's offer to serve as its executive director, opting to remain at the Port of Miami where he has been deputy director since 2009. The sudden development was disclosed during a special meeting this morning of the Jacksonville Port Authority. Kuryla Details about his change of heart remain unclear, but search firm Heidrick & Struggles said Kuryla had been granted a better offer to stay in Miami. In an interview ...
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| N.C. port touts new Latin American connections |
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Monday, May 06, 2013
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North Carolina’s Port of Wilmington will now offer shippers direct access to Manzanillo, Panama, and Puerto Moin, Costa Rica, in addition to Puerto Cortes, Honduras, and Santo Tomas, Guatemala, in northern Central America, via vessel calls added by Maersk Line to its weekly South Atlantic Express (SAE) service. New trade lanes to South America’s west coast and the Caribbean for Port of Wilmington users are also open via transhipments at Manzanillo, the North Carolina State ...
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| Interlake to fuel Great Lakes fleet with Shell LNG |
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Monday, May 06, 2013
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Interlake Steamship Co., an operator of bulk vessels on the Great Lakes, has reached an agreement in principle with Shell to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to support the carrier’s vessel engine conversion to LNG as the main propulsion fuel. When converted, these ships are expected to be the first LNG-powered ships on the Great Lakes and among the first in the United States. With a goal of converting the first vessel by the spring of 2015, Interlake is already working throug...
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