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The Port of Corpus Christi moved a record 51.3 million tons of commodities through the ship channel in the first quarter, a 5 percent increase over the year earlier, and driven primarily by increases in crude oil and liquefied natural gas, or LNG, shipments.
The result was the highest first quarter in the port’s history as well as the first-time volumes exceeded 50 million tons during that period. The port’s overall ...
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South Carolina Ports completed the US$55 million expansion project at Inland Port Greer on March 26, strengthening the port’s statewide intermodal capabilities and connectivity from the Port of Charleston to inland markets.
Upgrades include an expanded container yard to increase cargo capacity by 50 percent, 9,000 ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., or GLS, opened its 67th navigation season on March 25.
GLS joined partner the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp., or SLSMC, at a ceremony for the opening of the binational waterway, which took ...
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RoadOne IntermodaLogistics said April 8 it has made strategic hires in its senior leadership team, which it said is positioning itself for strategic growth.
The intermodal logistics provider made hires across key areas including finance, operations, warehousing, pricing, sales and marketing, to position itself for significant ...
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New logistics software provider Emerger on April 8 announced the launch of an all-in-one cloud-based project logistics software platform to empower logistics professionals to save time, increase productivity, and reduce operational cost.
Emerger utilizes technology to streamline communication and transactions between shippers and logistics service providers ...
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Danish logistics company DSV has secured EU antitrust approval for its US$15.85 billion acquisition of German rival Schenker, creating what will become the world's biggest logistics company, the European Commission said April 9, Reuters reported.
DSV announced the deal for the logistics arm of German state-rail ...
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Drewry, the maritime research and consultancy, said its World Container Index rose 3 percent to USUS$2,265 per 40-foot equivalent unit, or FEU, the week of April 10.
The latest Drewry WCI composite index is 78 percent below the previous pandemic peak of USUS$10,377 in September 2021 ...
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Descartes Systems Group, the on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions provider, announced that the Descartes Air Messaging solution has streamlined the transmission of air shipment data according to the International Air Transport Association’s ONE Record messaging standard.
IATA’s ONE Record initiative aims to help airlines, their partners and service ...
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The Port of Brownsville is advancing on more than US$300 million in projects at the port, including creating U.S. operation for Mexican trade.
Food manufacturer Westa Inc., the first tenant of the Port of Brownsville’s 118-acre business park, is finalizing the layout for its US$20 million ...
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Six industry associations, supported by more than 40 maritime stakeholders, have released a consolidated and enhanced publication: Best Management Practices (BMP) for Maritime Security (MS).
The industry organizations are BIMCO; International Chamber of Shipping, or ICS; International Marine Contractors Association or IMCA; the International Association of ...
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