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Port of Oakland import volume dipped last month while export growth flattened during a seasonal lull in containerized trade.
The port reported that March imports declined 1.9% compared to March 2017. Exports were essentially flat – down just 0.5%.
The port attributed declining import volume to post-Lunar New Year holidays in Asia. Shipments traditionally slump as factories that produce many U.S.-bound goods temporarily shut down, the port explained.
Oakland exports remained virtually unchanged ...
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Werner Enterprises President and CEO Derek Leathers and Operation Freedom driver Quinton Ward joined President Trump to speak about the positive impact of recent tax cuts during a White House event on Thursday, April 12.
“With tax cuts, we’ve been able to increase our capital investment ...
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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 ...
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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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