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On April 18 the Alabama State Port Authority and AutoMobile International Terminal, a joint venture of Terminal Zárate S.A. and SAAM Puertos S.A., signed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and operate a vehicle processing roll-on/roll-off facility at the Port of Mobile.
James K. Lyons, director and chief executive officer of the Alabama State Port Authority noted the agreement is a giant step forward in supporting automotive ...
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Canadian Pacific Railway Limited has received 72-hour strike notice from the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Train & Engine (TCRC) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) of their respective plans to strike at 12:01 a.m. eastern time on April 21, 2018.
CP has been working closely ...
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The IMO’s International Marine Environment Protection Committee met in London, UK last week to agree a global plan for reducing emissions levels within the shipping sector. With container ships fuel reportedly having 3,500 times more sulphur than car diesel, there have been recent calls for ...
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Holt Logistics Corporation has announced that it has become the first independent port operator in the northeastern United States to conduct a pilot based on a blockchain-based global trade digitization solution developed by Maersk and IBM.
The solution is designed to provide transparency and promote the ...
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The Port of Virginia® processed 252,230 TEUs in March, pushing the port’s growth thus far in fiscal year 2018 to 4.4%. Further, March’s TEU volume was nearly 9% ahead of the same month last year.
“March’s volumes were a nice rebound from largely static volumes in ...
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Saia, Inc. announces that Saia LTL Freight has joined CargoNet to reinforce its efforts combating freight theft. CargoNet uses “a unique layered approach to cargo security with proactive deterrence and prevention methods, extensive recovery assistance, (and) coordinated theft communications, combined with education, awareness and cargo ...
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Port Manatee has achieved numerous cargo records in the first half of its current fiscal year and is on pace to shatter several full-year marks.
The Central Florida Gulf port has established new first-half highs for total tonnage throughput and a host of cargo sectors, according ...
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The Mississippi State Port Authority and YilPort Holding A.S., a subsidiary of Yildirim Holding A.S., have executed a letter of intent (LOI) to allow for due diligence and negotiations regarding the potential location of the global terminal operator at the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi.
With the ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association’s President and CEO Rick Helfenbein released the following statement in response to President Trump’s announcement that he is directing the U.S. Trade Representative to consider an additional $100 billion in tariffs on U.S. imports from China.
“It is time to wake up – ...
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China has announced another list of US exports that will be subject to China import tariffs, if the US goes forward with the proposed punitive tariffs on China's exports.
The full list contains 106 items, many of which are US agriculture exports, including beef, soybeans, corn, ...
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