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Wind Blows Canopée into Port Canaveral

The Canopée, the world's first hybrid propulsion commercial cargo vessel, made its inaugural U.S. visit to Port Canaveral Sept. 4.The specially designed roll on-roll off, or Ro-Ro delivered the European Service Module (ESM-3) module, which will fly on the NASA SLS Artemis-III mission to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era."Port Canaveral was thrilled to welcome the Canopée on its first visit to the U.S. and proud ... [+]

MSC Goes It Alone with East/West Network

            MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Monday that will provide an independent, competitive, and complete network for east/west trades. MSC’s future standalone network will replace the current 2M VSA agreement that MSC has with Maersk.             As MSC assumes full operational control of its network, it ... [+]

CSX Expands Collective Bargaining Pacts

CSX said Aug. 30 that it has secured new five-year tentative collective bargaining agreements with International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers (IBB) and the Transportation Communications Union (TCU).The tentative agreements, which are pending ratification by the unions’ membership at CSX, ... [+]

Innovative Alette Maersk Calls Pier 400

The Alette Maersk, Danish shipping line A.P. Moller - Maersk’s new methanol-enabled containership, arrived Aug. 27 at Pier 400 in Los Angeles on its maiden voyage this August.Pier 400 – one of eight APM Terminals locations globally taking part in a ground-breaking electrification pilot – ... [+]

Höegh Autoliners Launches Aurora Class

Höegh Autoliners has launched its first Aurora class vessel, the largest and most environmentally friendly pure car truck carrier, or PCTC, ever built,             Three years since launching the design, the Höegh Aurora, was delivered at a naming ceremony at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s yard in ... [+]

Port Canaveral NCB4 Renovation Advances

Work progresses on Port Canaveral’s US$39 million capital improvement project to remove the existing North Cargo Berth 4 and replace it with a 981-foot-long multipurpose, multi-use wharf, expected to be completed in the fourth quarter.The existing, functionally obsolete over-the-water pier has been out of service ... [+]

Chiquita, Port Freeport Sign 5-year Lease

Port Freeport in Texas has reached a five-year lease agreement with Chiquita Fresh North America, with an option for an additional five years, which the port said marks “a milestone in their ongoing partnership.”             "We are extremely excited about the continued partnership with Chiquita," said ... [+]

AAL Shipping Achieves 2023 ESG Targets

Project heavy-lift carrier AAL Shipping said it successfully met all its 2023 annual targets related to environment, energy conservation, social and governance, or ESG, as detailed in its second publicly available Sustainability Report.“Despite the challenges facing the shipping sector in 2023, our commitment to sustainability ... [+]

Long Beach Port Budget Tops $760 Million

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a US$760 million fiscal year 2025 budget for the Port of Long Beach, which establishing a plan to fund new capital improvements in rail, zero-emissions and other infrastructure.The budget, subject to approval by the Long Beach City ... [+]

Drewry: Optimized Port Calls Would Cut GHG

SMART port technologies that facilitate ‘just in time’ ship arrivals could significantly reduce greenhouse and pollutant gas emissions at global container ports, Drewry said in its latest quarterly Ports and Terminals Insight report.             Investing in such technologies at ports with a disproportionate amount of waiting ... [+]

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