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Port of Halifax Board announces new President and CEO

The Board of the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) has chosen its new President and CEO: Captain Allan Gray will be concluding his tenure as Harbor Master and General Manager – Operations of Fremantle Ports in Perth, Australia, and joining the Halifax Port Authority as President and CEO in late November 2019. “Captain Gray’s extensive experience in leading a large port with similar priorities and economic impact as our own, from container ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd launches new South East Asia to Australia Services

Hapag-Lloyd expands its Oceania product portfolio. During the month of October 2019 (week 43), two new services which will offer weekly direct sailings between Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia on top of our existing South East Asia Australia Loop 1 (SAL) will be launched. “Connecting via ... [+]

JAXPORT Achieves Best Ever July; On Pace for New Record

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has achieved its best ever July container volumes, with total container movements increasing 19 percent over the previous July. More than 116,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (or TEUs, the industry standard for measuring containers) moved through JAXPORT in July 2019. So far ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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