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MSC launches new transpacific shuttle services

In response to the continued strong Transpacific market demand and to further support the challenging service schedules for North America West Coast, MSC announced two new weekly shuttles, connecting south and central China with Long Beach.The rotation of MSC’s new Puma service will be as follows, with the first sailing by MSC Bhavya, ETD DaChan Bay on 3 October:DaChan Bay – Shekou – Long Beach – DaChan BayThe rotation of ... [+]

Port Freeport Commission lowers tax rate

The Port Freeport Commission has approved the Fiscal Year 2022 budget and passed a resolution to adopt a tax rate of $0.040000 which is less than the No New Revenue Tax Rate of$0.040080. The new total tax rate of $0.040000 includes $0.016606 dedicated to debt ... [+]

Port of Halifax welcomes MSC Indus 2 Service

The Port of Halifax is receiving a new direct call with India through MSC Indus 2 service. The maiden call arrives early in October. The service will berth at the South End Container Terminal operated by PSA Halifax. The first sailing from Mundra commenced on ... [+]

Port of Baltimore welcomes gigantic cranes

Following a two-month journey that included dramatic passage under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Francis Scott Key Bridge, four new, massive Neo-Panamax container cranes arrived September 9 at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal. The cranes were delivered aboard the ... [+]

Port of Virginia August TEU Volumes Surpass 307,000 Units

The Port of Virginia® in August processed more than 307,000 TEUs, making it the busiest August on record and the port’s second most productive month in its history.The combination of modern terminals and an experienced operating team are combining for success and ongoing efficiency, said ... [+]

Open for Business: Port of New Orleans

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) container vessel operations resumed Sept. 7, 2021, just nine days after Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana as a category 4 storm. The first two ships worked at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal were the MSC Charleston ... [+]

Port of Baltimore welcomes new Maersk container service

The first vessel of a new Southeast Asia/Vietnam and China container service from Maersk Line arrived the week of September 6 at the Seagirt Marine Terminal of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. The Xiamen is part of a Transpacific/Panama Canal service named the ... [+]

President Emmanuel Macron visits CMA CGM

French President Emmanuel Macron visiting CMA CGM’s headquarters in Marseille on September 2. He was greeted by CMA CGM CEO Rodolphe Saadé at the CMA CGM Tower. This was the first visit to the steamship line’s headquarters by a sitting French President. [+]

MSC connects India and Canada

MSC is pleased to announce the addition of a port call at Halifax, Canada, on the Indus 2 service.The addition of Halifax will offer a direct call and very competitive transit times, opening new perspectives for MSC between India and Canada, serving customers who wish ... [+]

Port of Coos Bay to construct multimodal container terminal

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay announced on September 1 that it has partnered with NorthPoint Developmentto construct a multimodal container facility on the North Spit. The Port and NorthPoint have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the project, with the intention ... [+]

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