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Lineage Logistics to Expand at Port of New Orleans

Gov. John Bel Edwards, Port of New Orleans President and CEO Brandy D. Christian, and Lineage Logistics President and CEO Greg Lehmkuhl recently announced that the company will build a $42 million expansion of its Jourdan Road cold-storage facility in New Orleans East, where Lineage plans to create 50 new direct jobs. One of two major Lineage facilities at the Port of New Orleans, the cold-storage complex at Jourdan Road ... [+]

New York Shipping Exchange Announces Strong 2020

The New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX), a neutral, container shipping contracting solution that enables two-way shipper-carrier commitments, announces that adoption of NYSHEX contracting grew over 200% in 2020 due to the evolution of its industry leading digital contract model. Growth was particularly strong in the ... [+]

SC Ports opens new state-of-the-art terminal

South Carolina Ports made history on April 9, welcoming the first vessel to the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, marking the first container terminal to open in the U.S. since 2009. Operations launched March 30 with the arrival of the first container, followed by the first ... [+]

SC Ports celebrates Lineage Logistics facility expansion

South Carolina Ports celebrates Lineage Logistics’ newly expanded facility in Charleston and the enhanced cold storage capabilities it brings to customers. As the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, Lineage provides efficient, effective temperature-controlled solutions to protect the integrity ... [+]

Fujairah Terminals and Al Mayya Sign Agreement

Fujairah Terminals, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, and Al Mayya Group, have announced the signing of an agreement to handle the livestock logistics for the annual import of more than a million sheep, goat and cattle into the UAE. In one of the largest ... [+]

MSC launches intermodal service between Asia and Europe

MSC has launched a new intermodal solution between Asia and Europe. This new offer combines both sea and rail service departing from China, Korea and Japan to Europe, via Vladivostok and Vostochniy with further feeder connections from St Petersburg. From St. Petersburg, cargoes can be ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Reaches Busiest Month on Record

The Port of Long Beach achieved its busiest month and its second-best quarter on record as consumers continued to practice physical distancing guidelines in March and turned their computers into virtual shopping malls. Although March is traditionally one of the slowest months on the shipping ... [+]

SC Ports records strongest monthly volumes in its history

South Carolina Ports handled the most cargo in its history in March, with the Port of Charleston handling record volumes as the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal begins operations. SC Ports reported an all-time container record for March, moving 248,796 TEUs across the Port of Charleston’s ... [+]

JAXPORT participates in multi-national U.S. military training exercise

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) recently served as the first of three U.S. ports to participate in a large-scale deployment of U.S. military cargo. The JAXPORT operations took place at the port's Blount Island Marine Terminal March 25-26. “The support of JAXPORT and its skilled ... [+]

More than 65% of all ships are operating with systems containing asbestos

Despite the introduction ten years ago of regulations prohibiting the use of asbestos materials onboard ship, a significant number of existing and newbuild vessels continue to operate systems and machinery containing the hazardous substance. According to maritime testing facility Maritec, which carried out asbestos surveys for ... [+]

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