August 2021
In the first quarter of 2024, A.P. Moller - Maersk will introduce the first in a groundbreaking series of 8 large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on carbon neutral methanol. The vessels will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and have a nominal capacity of approx. 16,000 containers (Twenty Foot Equivalent - TEU). The agreement with HHI includes an option for 4 additional vessels in 2025. The ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.2% in July after falling 2% in June. In July, the index equaled 109.8 (2015=100) compared with 111.1 in June.
“Softness in tonnage over the last few months is due more to supply constraints, rather than a big drop ...
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Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has signed a multi-year agreement to renew for CHAMP’s flagship Cargospot suite – which includes Cargospot Airline, Handling, and Revenue Accounting. The carrier - and customer of over two decades - will also implement the newly developed ebooking engine, Cargospot ...
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Port Houston reached new heights with its biggest month ever recorded for container TEUs. This July Port Houston recorded 297,621 TEUs, an increase of 27% compared to July 2020 and an increase of 224 TEUs from the previous all-time record set in March 2021.Year-to-date Port Houston reports a 15% increase ...
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The Port of Long Beach ushered in the next era of environmentally sustainable operations today with the completion of the Long Beach Container Terminal at Middle Harbor, one of the most technologically advanced cargo facilities in the world.Equipped with nearly all electric and zero-emissions equipment, LBCT at Middle Harbor is ...
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Seafrigo’s recently launched joint venture with Antwerp Cold Stores, combined with its new LCL reefer service between the Belgian city and New York, is proving so popular with customers that the logistics provider is now looking to further expand its operations and capacity in the port.Antwerp is set to play ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association welcomed the introduction of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 (OSRA 21) in the House of Representatives on August 10. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-3) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and would require the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to ...
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The Port of Corpus Christi is expressing its full support for an amendment by the U.S. Senate to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package that expands congressional designation of Interstate 14 on a corridor across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.The I-14 corridor would connect strategic military installations across those five states, ...
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The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has recently awarded $100 million to over 44 U.S. Port Authorities, along with numerous terminal operators, municipalities and policing entities to further enhance the protection of critical port infrastructure ...
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Agility announced that it expects to complete the sale of its Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) business to DSV Panalpina A/S.
The all-shares transaction gives Agility 19,304,348 DSV shares upon full completion of the deal in all jurisdictions, representing approximately 8% of all post-transaction shares of DSV. This makes Agility the second ...
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