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New Project Freight Division Opens at Mallory Alexander

Mallory Alexander International Logistics has increased its service offering with a dedicated project freight division, headed by project and heavylift veteran, Michael Confessore. Confessore, who has a background in engineering and 23 years’ industry experience, has managed a range of heavylift and breakbulk projects in the oil, gas, and energy sectors in senior management positions for more than a decade. “Mallory Alexander has always handled project freight, but with this new department ... [+]

TT Club Supportive of Container Line Moves to Punish ‘Mis-declarers’

Several container lines have recently announced measures to discourage shippers from mis-declaring hazardous cargoes, which is a practice strongly suspected as being either the cause of, or at least contributory to, the spate of container ship fires in recent months. TT Club welcomes such initiatives by ... [+]

JAXPORT welcomes FDOT Secretary

JAXPORT CEO Eric Green and other port executives recently welcomed Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault for an update on port growth and a waterside tour of ongoing port projects. The visit included a look at how the projects—from berth enhancements to Mile Point ... [+]

JAXPORT sets container, auto records through first three quarters of FY 2019

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) achieved a record number of container and auto moves during the first three quarters of fiscal year 2019. During this time, JAXPORT moved nearly one million containers, a six percent increase over the same period last year. The port also ... [+]

Port of Rotterdam Authority launches Pronto

On August 8th 2019, the Port of Rotterdam Authority launched its new company PortXchange Products BV (“PortXchange”). This entity is set up to offer the Pronto platform and application to ports around the world over the next few years. The establishment of a separate company ... [+]

Alan McCorkle Named President, CEO of Yusen Terminals LLC

Yusen Terminals LLC announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Alan McCorkle as Chief Executive Officer effective August 1, 2019. He will assume the day-to-day leadership of the Company and will become a member of Yusen Terminal's Board of Directors. Alan McCorkle joined YTI in ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd delivers significantly higher half-year result

Hapag-Lloyd has concluded the first half of the year 2019 with a significantly higher operating result than in the same period of the previous year. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased to EUR 389 million (H1 2018: EUR 91 million). The Group net result ... [+]

JAXPORT generates more than 26,000 area jobs

Cargo activity through Jacksonville’s seaport positively impacts tens of thousands of jobs and supports nearly $31.1 billion in annual economic output for the region and state, according to a newly released study. The study, citing double-digit growth in the port’s total economic impact over the last ... [+]

MOL and COSCO Sign a MOU on LNG and Ethane projects

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd., which is a subsidiary of China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited, signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"). The MOU recognizes and further develops the joint cooperation between the two organizations, for future LNG carrier projects and ... [+]

Port Manatee awarded more than $1.4 million to bolster security

Port Manatee has been awarded $1,425,000 in federal funding to advance three projects to bolster security at the fast-growing Central-Southwest Florida Gulf Coast port. “Port Manatee greatly appreciates federal support of our efforts to ensure safe, secure and efficient flows of dynamically increasing cargo volumes,” Vanessa ... [+]

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