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JAXPORT welcomes largest containership to ever call a Florida port

JAXPORT and the TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point today welcomed the 10,100-TEU (container) MOL Bravo, the largest containership to ever visit a Florida port. The MOL Bravo transited the Suez Canal from Asia before reaching the U.S. East Coast. The federal project to deepen the Jacksonville shipping channel to 47 feet to accommodate more cargo aboard the largest ships is set to begin construction by early 2018. "When our harbor is ... [+]

Panama Canal Commemorates Landmark One-Year Anniversary of Expanded Canal

The Panama Canal commemorated the one-year anniversary of the inauguration of its Expanded Canal on June 26, one of the most significant milestones in the history of the 102-year old waterway and a defining moment for the people of Panama and the global maritime industry. During ... [+]

Panama Canal Publishes Proposal for Modifications to Tolls Structure

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) published a proposal for modifications to its current tolls structure on June 1, signaling the beginning of a 30-day formal consultation period for industry feedback, allowing the waterway to continue providing a competitive service to its customers. During the past few ... [+]

Port of Baltimore Among Fastest Growing North American Ports

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore was the fourth fastest-growing port in North America in 2016, according to a recent analysis in the Journal of Commerce (JOC). The JOC attributed a 9.8% increase in the amount of cargo handled from the previous year for ... [+]

Port of Virginia Christens NIT’s New North Gate Complex; Terminal’s Gate Capacity More Than Doubles

  The Port of Virginia christened its state-of-the-art North Gate on June 26. The North Gate is a 26-lane, technology-driven gate complex that will speed the flow of truck-borne cargo to and from Norfolk International Terminals (NIT). Port partners, stakeholders, industry leaders and officials from the federal, ... [+]

Time:matters Receives Achieving Excellence Award from John Deere for 3rd Time

time:matters, the expert in time-critical international spare parts logistics, has now received its third Achieving Excellence Award in the area of spare parts logistics from John Deere, a leader in agricultural machinery. In a cooperation lasting ten years already, John Deere first classified time:matters as ... [+]

Turkish Cargo attends Logipharma 2017

Turkish Cargo attended the 17th Annual Logipharma event in Montreux, which is the largest global event for supply chain leaders and their teams from top pharma companies. During the three-day event, the industry -– pharma producers, logistic service providers, carriers -- came together to get new ... [+]

Yang Ming Receives “Vast Interest” from Shareholders

Yang Ming announced that it has raised US$54 million from several private investors in the first round of its comprehensive recapitalization plan, with “vast interest” from current shareholders. In a statement on its website, officials write: “To recap briefly, Yang Ming had set out a comprehensive ... [+]

Delta and Korean Air Create Leading Trans-Pacific Joint Venture

Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have reached an agreement to create a leading trans-Pacific joint venture in both scope and service, offering an enhanced and expanded network, industry-leading products and service and a seamless customer experience between the U.S. and Asia. The agreement, signed ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo Transports UAE-Designed Car to France

Emirates SkyCargo transported the first car designed and built entirely in the UAE to France where it will be exhibited during the prestigious ‘24 hours of Le Mans’ endurance race. Design-1 is a sports car designed and built entirely in the UAE by Jannarelly Automotive with ... [+]

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