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MOL (America) Inc. Names Ronnie Armstrong as Vice President, Area Operations

MOL (America) Inc. recently welcomed Ronnie Armstrong to the position of vice president, area operations. He leads MOL (America) Inc.’s vessel and equipment management, intermodal services, contract management, and cost control and planning groups for the United States and Canada and has functional accountability for operations in Mexico and the Caribbean. He reports to Richard Craig, President & CEO, MOL (America) Inc. “Mr. Armstrong’s background is impressive. We’re excited to have ... [+]

New Multi-Purpose Carrier Service for Port of Charleston

South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) recently added a new regular shipping service, Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers (ARRC), to its vessel calls at the Port of Charleston’s Columbus Street Terminal. The first ARRC vessel arrived on January 8, handling approximately 6,000 tons of import cargo. ARRC specializes in ... [+]

New Orleans Cold Storage Expansion Grows Charleston’s Cold Storage Capacity

South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) officials recently celebrated the newly-expanded New Orleans Cold Storage (NOCS) facility in North Charleston, an important addition to SCPA's ability to serve the growing refrigerated cargo market. Driven by SCPA's 38% growth of refrigerated cargo since 2011, Charleston has attracted significant ... [+]

Port of New Orleans Awarded Clean TRIP Grant

Local short-haul truck owners operating within the Port of New Orleans will soon be eligible to apply for financial incentives to replace older model year trucks with 2011 or newer models. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Board of Commissioners of the Port ... [+]

SEKO Logistics Launches New Aerospace & Aviation Industry Vertical

SEKO Logistics has created a new Aerospace & Aviation industry vertical with global centers of excellence and core competencies to deliver value-added services and technology solutions for customers, and opportunities to drive cost out of their supply chains. The new SEKO Aerospace & Aviation sector is ... [+]

Symetrica’s Advanced Radiation Detection Technology Secures Contract with US DHS

Symetrica has announced that its patented radiation detection and identification technology will be deployed in the latest Handheld Radioisotope Identification Devices (RIIDs) that Smiths Detection Inc. has agreed to supply to the United States as part of a contract with the Department of Homeland Security ... [+]

Evergreen Founder and Group Chairman Dr. Y. F. Chang Passes Away

Evergreen Group founder and Group Chairman Dr. Yung-Fa Chang passed away at the age of 90 in Taipei on January 20, 2016. Dr. Chang was born in 1927. He founded Evergreen Marine Corporation in 1968 with just one secondhand general cargo vessel. By 1985, the ... [+]

GPA Container Moves Grow 11.7% in CY2015; TEUs at All-Time High

The Georgia Ports Authority achieved record container volumes in 2015, Executive Director Curtis Foltz reported to the GPA board on January 25. Over the last calendar year, the Port of Savannah moved an all-time high 3.73 million twenty-foot equivalent container units, an increase of 391,356 TEUs, ... [+]

Stephen DonCarlos Re-Appointed to Houston Port Commission

Stephen H. DonCarlos has been re-appointed to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority. The reappointment was made during a meeting held Jan. 21.. DonCarlos has served since September 2013. Stephen H. DonCarlos has served as Mayor of the City of Baytown since May ... [+]

Texas Crude Oil Reaches Europe via Port Corpus Christi

When the US Federal government repealed a 40 year ban on the export of crude oil and condensates near the end of 2015 Port Corpus Christi was ready with necessary infrastructure in place.  As the Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas formation in South Texas ... [+]

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