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The Georgia Ports Authority has an ambitious capital improvement plan for Port of Brunswick terminals. GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz reveals that over the past decade, the GPA has spent $46.2 million on infrastructure upgrades at the Port of Brunswick. Over the next 10 years, GPA plans to more than triple that investment, calling for another $152 million in improvements.
In one of those projects, the GPA intends to add a ...
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Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has taken delivery of the Atlantic Star, a first of its kind vessel and the largest RoRo/container ship (CONRO) ever built. The first of five new vessels in the G4 fleet, the new ship will join the company’s trans-Atlantic service in ...
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Despite the much-publicized labor issues at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, William J. Wascher, CEO of Seko Logistics, finds that California is still the place to be given that The Port of Long Beach is the No. 1 seaport in the US ...
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LLamasoft, a global leader in supply chain design software solutions, announced that it has acquired Barloworld’s Supply Chain Software Division, including all technology,
LLamasoft and Barloworld also announce the official launch of a major strategic partnering initiative, intended to bring LLamasoft’s cutting edge software and services ...
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Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of RFO Enterprises, Inc. (RFO). Based in Marietta, Georgia, RFO specializes in commercial lines insurance solutions for the trucking and logistics industry. RFO’s Randy O'Neil, Principal, will join Hub Transportation, and report to ...
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London listed Leni Gas Cuba Limited, the Cuban specialist investment company, has announced that it has signed a binding agreement with Cuban centric trading company Groombridge Trading Corporation (GTC) to form a new unincorporated 50/50 joint venture designed to expand GTC's existing business of supplying ...
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The San Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad (SDIV) has opened its Choice Terminal bulk transload facility. Located in SDIV’s San Ysidro rail yard, the new terminal provides bulk transload customers with access to local and international markets via the railroad’s connection with BNSF Railway and ...
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With the summer-long labor shortages over at the Port of Oakland, members of the Port Efficiency Task Force are now looking at ways to improve efficiency and speed up cargo flow.
The Task Force met for the second time in late October is address goals.
“There has ...
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The Port of Long Beach announced in October that it has surpassed every air pollution reduction milestone set for 2014 due to air quality improvement programs, including cleaner diesel trucks, low sulfur fuel, and the increased use of shore power for ships.
According to an annual ...
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Port of Houston’s Statewide Economic Impact Surged 45% since 2011
Politicians scream jobs, jobs, jobs. The Port of Houston has proven results. Since 2011, nearly 148,000 new jobs have been generated by cargo and vessel activity at Port of Houston terminals.
An economic impact study by Martin ...
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