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There are changes to the Supervisory Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG as approved on March 28. CEO Rolf Habben Jansen will now be responsible for global sales activities.
Joachim Schlotfeldt will become a new member of Hapag-Lloyd AG’s Executive Board as of April 1, 2018. In addition to other areas of responsibility, he will take charge of Human Resources (currently the responsibility of the CEO) as Labor Director, as well as Global ...
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On March 22, South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) reported a fiscal year-to-date container volume record of over 1.4 million TEU handled since July.
SCPA moved 168,480 TEUs during the month of February, which drove a fiscal year-over-year container volume increase of 1.07%.
"Our container volumes are on ...
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SeaLand, the Intra-Americas regional ocean carrier of the Maersk Group, introduced on March 22 its Gulf Ocean Express( GOEX) service, a new direct, all-water service that connects the U.S. Gulf with Central America, Panama and Colombia. SeaLand transshipment hubs in Cartagena and Manzanillo provide shippers ...
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Yusen Logistics has gained bonded status for its Bajio Logistics Center (BLC) in Mexico, which will enable customers to securely store cargo without immediate payment of duty and taxes. Located near Celaya, the BLC includes a 53,280-sq.-ft. warehouse and an ocean container depot with capacity ...
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Lionchase Holdings, Inc., has agreed to build a 200,000-square foot cold storage facility on TexAmericas Center (TAC) just west of Texarkana, Texas, one of the largest mixed use industrial parks in the United States with over 12,000 acres. The project is expected to bring a ...
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The United States is taking action at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to address China’s unfair technology practices that run counter to WTO rules.
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) – at the direction of President Trump – has filed a request for consultations with China at ...
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The Georgia Ports Authority broke ground on its $126.7 million Mason Mega Rail Terminal on March 26. The expansion will increase the Port of Savannah's rail lift capacity to 1 million containers per year, and open new markets spanning an arc of cities from Memphis ...
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The first visual affirmation of a new era of growth arrived at The Port of Philadelphia. On March 24, PhilaPort received its first two super post-Panamax cranes at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal after a ninety-day journey from Shanghai, China. Manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries ...
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U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer announced that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with the Government of India at the WTO challenging Indian export subsidy programs. These programs are: the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme; Export Oriented Units Scheme and sector specific ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 2.6% in February after rising 1.6% in January. In February, the index equaled 109.2 (2015=100), down from 112.1 in January.
ATA revised the January increase from the originally reported 2.0% to 1.6%.
Compared with February ...
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