Gary G Burrows
Stevedore and terminal operating company Ports America is focusing its business strategies on increasing its West Coast presence through additional investments and expansion of services into new terminals. Areas of concentration include Los Angeles, Long Beach, the Pacific Northwest and western Canada. These regions have been identified as most suited to its realignment goals.
Ports America’s long-standing joint venture partnership at West Basin Container Terminal (WBCT) and its recently acquired 30 ...
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The Reunion Island became CMA CGM Group’s maritime hub in the Indian Ocean in late January.
CMA CGM is offering five weekly calls via Reunion Island, compared to three previously. Reunion Island links CMA CGM with Europe, Australia, Asia, India, East Africa, West Africa and South Africa. The change means the ...
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South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) posted 10% container growth in 2015, a year highlighted by strong volumes and significant progress on the harbor deepening project.
SCPA handled 144,718 TEUs in December, pushing total container volume to 1.97 million in 2015.
As measured in pier containers, or total boxes handled, SCPA's two container ...
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United Airlines has announced that it will introduce daily nonstop flights between its San Francisco International Airport hub and Singapore's Changi Airport, effective June 1, 2016 (westbound), subject to government approval. United will be the first airline to offer nonstop service between San Francisco and Singapore, and this will be ...
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Air Travel Intelligence Company OAG´s report, Punctuality League 2015 ranked Copenhagen Airport (CPH), Denmark as the most punctual airport among the 20 best medium airports in the world. In the same report, the city ranked Copenhagen as the most punctual city worldwide. That pushed Copenhagen to the top of OAG’s ...
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Edmonton International Airport (EIA) in Alberta, Canada, has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification for the South Terminal Domestic/International/Transborder Expansion and LEED® Gold certification for the new Central Tower.
LEED® is a certification achieved through independent review of design, construction, operation and maintenance practices, which ...
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MOL (America) Inc. recently welcomed Ronnie Armstrong to the position of vice president, area operations. He leads MOL (America) Inc.’s vessel and equipment management, intermodal services, contract management, and cost control and planning groups for the United States and Canada and has functional accountability for operations in Mexico and the ...
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South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) recently added a new regular shipping service, Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers (ARRC), to its vessel calls at the Port of Charleston’s Columbus Street Terminal. The first ARRC vessel arrived on January 8, handling approximately 6,000 tons of import cargo.
ARRC specializes in handling freight for multiple business ...
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South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) officials recently celebrated the newly-expanded New Orleans Cold Storage (NOCS) facility in North Charleston, an important addition to SCPA's ability to serve the growing refrigerated cargo market.
Driven by SCPA's 38% growth of refrigerated cargo since 2011, Charleston has attracted significant investments in cold storage over ...
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Local short-haul truck owners operating within the Port of New Orleans will soon be eligible to apply for financial incentives to replace older model year trucks with 2011 or newer models.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans a $727,000 ...
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