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The Port of Long Beach’s commitment to include more small businesses among its vendors and contractors continues to broaden access to port-related construction and professional services contracts.Last fiscal year, 41.8 percent of port funds spent on eligible contracts through the Port's Small Business Enterprise Program went to purchase needed services and materials from companies defined as “small business enterprises” and “very small business enterprises.”Participation by small and very small businesses ...
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Höegh Autoliners has launched its first Aurora class vessel, the largest and most environmentally friendly pure car truck carrier, or PCTC, ever built,
Three years since launching the design, the Höegh Aurora, was delivered at a naming ceremony at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s yard in ...
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., the largest U.S. provider of dredging services, said it has received several dredging awards totaling US$256.2 million.Awarded work, cost, client and schedule start and completion:• Mobile Harbor, Alabama Deepening and Widening – Phase 2A Dredging Project (Capital, Alabama, US$65.9 ...
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Galveston Wharves has started more than US$90 million in phased construction work to improve and expand its West Port Cargo Complex and grow its cargo business.Funded by port revenues and a US$36 million Texas government grant, the work will add 30 acres of cargo-handling area ...
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Drewry, the maritime research consultancy, said its Global Container Port Throughput Index increased 3.3 percent month over month from May to June, improving 5.5 percent year over year to 118.5 points.The rolling 12-month average growth rate for global port handling also rose to 4.4 percent ...
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French shipping line and logistics company CMA CGM said it plans to implement a peak season surcharge from the U.S. to the Caribbean, effective Sept. 23.The surcharge will be US$250 per 40-foot and 45-foot containers for dry cargo, US$300 per 20-footer and US$600 per 40-footer.The ...
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BOSS Crane and Rigging said it is expanding its geographical footprint, service areas and capabilities with a new location just south of Atlanta.In addition, Boss has appointed Dave Johnson as director of Bennett On-Site Services LCC.The leased property at 1587 Burks Drive in Lake City, ...
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Swire Shipping said it has successfully completed a sustainable B24 biofuel trial on its transpacific Sun Chief Express Ocean service.
A collaboration with UWL, the Sun Chief Express Ocean service directly connects Vietnam to the U.S. and is the fastest in the market, with express ...
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Supply chain infrastructure and solutions provider Savage said it is developing a new multicommodity, rail-connected transload terminal to serve the Las Vegas market.
The Las Vegas transload facility will be in Jean, Nevada, and served by the Union Pacific Railroad. Savage anticipates moving various fuels ...
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Work progresses on Port Canaveral’s US$39 million capital improvement project to remove the existing North Cargo Berth 4 and replace it with a 981-foot-long multipurpose, multi-use wharf, expected to be completed in the fourth quarter.The existing, functionally obsolete over-the-water pier has been out of service ...
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