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The Montreal Port Authority, or MPA, is feeling the impacts of a partial strike by Longshoremen’s Union CUPE Local 375 workers at the Port of Montreal’s Viau and Maisonneuve terminals the morning of Sept. 30.MPA said the work stoppage effectively closed the two terminals and “paralyzed 40 percent of total container handling capacity.” Terminal operator APM experienced an accumulation of containers on the ground, including temperature-controlled containers for food, pharmaceutical ...
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To improve efficiency and competition, Upper and Lower Mississippi River ports have signed their first Cooperation Endeavor Agreement at the National Waterways Conference’s annual meeting in September.This historic partnership could lead to significant advancements in cooperation efforts toward business development, infrastructure investment, and federal support ...
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Jumbo Maritime, the heavy-lift shipping and offshore transportation & installation contractor, has installed two Econowind mechanical sails on the Jumbo Jubilee –the first time that the Dutch manufacturer’s VentoFoils have been placed on a heavy-lift vessel.Along with new anti-fouling measures on the Jumbo Jubiliee’s propellers, ...
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Belgium-based Aertssen Logistics has established a U.S. footprint with an international logistics site near the Port of Savannah.The equipment processing center in Rincon, Georgia, 14 miles from the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal, will serve the machinery, agriculture, equipment and construction sectors moving cargo ...
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A Deutsche Bahn AG labor union will try to block the agreed €14.3 billion (US$16 billion) sale of subsidiary DB Schenker to Danish freight firm DSV A/S, BNN Bloomberg reported.Staff representatives of the EVG union plan to vote against the deal at a crucial supervisory ...
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Breadbox Shipping is pursuing fleet renewal and has entered a new building program, Joris Jan Bakker, CEO and owner, said in a LinkedIn post.Some of the vessels owned or on long-term time charter by the group were approaching the end of their lifespan, prompting this ...
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The International Longshoremen’s Association has suspended its strike that has shut ports on the US East and Gulf coasts since 1 October.The union has agreed to resume working until 15 January during which time it will negotiate a new six-year contract with the US Maritime ...
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Great British Sports Cars’ continuing logistics partnership with Davies Turner saw the British freight and logistics services provider recently handle the shipment of two of the car manufacturer’s iconic Zero vehicles from the UK to the U.S.GBS, a British car manufacturer specializing in the production ...
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Global port terminal operator DP World is talking to the Mexican government about beginning operations in the country, enabling the Dubai-based giant to handle cargo heading into the U.S. from the South, the Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 25.In June, DP World initiated an intermodal ...
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South Carolina ports marked its start of the peak shipping season with an 8 percent increase in July container volumes, including a 6 percent increase in imports.
SC Ports moved 224,407 TEUs and 124,448 pier containers at the Port of Charleston last month, the highest ...
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