February 2016
Following Smit Salvage’s spectacular salvage of the stricken ship, Modern Express, in the Gulf of Biscay, another Rotterdam company is now involved in this rescue operation. The Koninklijke Roeiers Vereeniging Eendracht (KRVE) (Royal Boatmen Association Eendracht) are using their innovative ShoreTension system to right the vessel so that unloading can start.
Modern Express, a 164 metre cargo vessel, ran into problems at sea two weeks ago. Fierce waves resulted in its ...
[+]
The port handled 6,371,720 TEUs (or 3,664,013 cargo containers) in 2015, an increase of 10.4% over the previous record set in 2014.
The record volumes allowed the port to maintain its position as the busiest on the East Coast with nearly 30% of the nation’s total market share.
Despite the increases in ...
[+]
The Port of Oakland has set its plan to move containerized cargo once a marine terminal closes March 31. The Port said today its Continuity Plan will keep trade flowing and prevent vessel diversions to other ports.
The plan addresses the impending shutdown of Outer Harbor Terminals LLC, formerly known as ...
[+]
Local labor leader Andreas Cluver and long-time community leader Arabella Martinez have been appointed to the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners. They join the Board February 11.
The City Council appointed Mr. Cluver, Secretary-Treasurer of the Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council, and Ms. Martinez, Vice-Chair of the Latino Community ...
[+]
Coyote provided 30,000 bottles of water to the residents of Flint, Michigan, affected by the water crisis.
“We were able help the people of Flint,” said CEO Jeff Silver, “and I’m incredibly proud of what our Coyotes have helped to achieve today and every day.”
When the truckload of water arrived at ...
[+]
Marine terminal operator King Ocean Services Limited (Cayman Islands) Inc., has renewed a 20-year lease agreement with Broward County's Port Everglades. The agreement calls for a minimum 72,000 container lifts annually over an initial 10-year term with two five-year renewal options.
King Ocean, which operates twice-weekly from Port Everglades with services ...
[+]
The Halifax Port Authority is now offering an enhanced web-tracking tool for importers and exporters moving containers through the Port of Halifax’s container terminals operated by Ceres-Halifax Inc. and Halterm Container Terminal Ltd.
The existing site, Halifax Gets It There (www.HalifaxGetsItThere.com), has been updated to include several new features designed to ...
[+]
TNT Express N.V. has signed an agreement to sell its airline operations TNT Airways and Pan Air Lineas Aereas to ASL Aviation Group, conditional on the completion of FedEx' intended acquisition of TNT, which is expected in the first half of 2016.
The change of ownership and control of TNT's airlines ...
[+]
Cupid will receive a helping hand this Valentine’s Day, as UPS fills its network this week with flowers, steaks, sweets and gifts.
UPS will move more than 100 million flowers -- or 9 million pounds, to love birds around the United States. That’s enough to fill approximately 70 Boeing 767 cargo ...
[+]
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) released its first “State of the Industry Report” in January that focuses on the key challenges, accomplishments and innovations within the freight railroad industry. This initial, five-chapter edition details the industry's investments in new technology and innovation that are enhancing safety across the nation's ...
[+]
« Back
More »
