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Port of Halifax South End Terminal extension underway

The first phase of work on the South End Container Terminal extension at the Port of Halifax is well underway. This involves dredging of soft material that has accumulated over time. The first phase of the project is over 50% complete. The next phase, construction of concrete caissons, will begin in the coming weeks. Construction will take place at Richmond Terminals and completed caissons will be barged for placement. An ... [+]

Navios Maritime Containers L.P. Announces $10.0 Million Unit Repurchase Program

Navios Maritime Containers L.P. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a unit repurchase program for up to $10.0 million of the Company’s common units over a one-year period. Unit repurchases will be made from time to time for cash in open market transactions at ... [+]

New Port of Corpus Christi Commissioner Catherine Tobin Hilliard Sworn In

The Port of Corpus Christi Authority’s newest Commissioner and only the fourth woman appointed to the Port Commission, Catherine Tobin Hilliard, was sworn in on February 19. A native of San Diego, Texas, Hilliard attended the University of Texas – Austin and earned her Juris Doctorate ... [+]

US Maritime Workforce Grows to 650,000

Following last month’s news of 304,000 U.S. jobs created in January, Transportation Institute (TI) announced a 30% increase in domestic maritime job creation enabled by the Jones Act. Thanks to the law, the industry now employs nearly 650,0000 Americans across all 50 states and contributes ... [+]

GoShip.com Expands Shipping Services into Canada

GoShip.com, an online less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping exchange, announced that it is expanding its shipping services to and from Canada. GoShip.com is expanding its shipping radius to reach across the northern border. This new development follows the addition of new features to GoShip.com’s online shipping platform, including ... [+]

First Kia Telluride crosses Brunswick docks

The first of Kia's new Telluride vehicles were loaded for export onto the Roll-on/Roll-off vessel Sirius today at the Port of Brunswick on February 26. The 8-person SUVs are destined for ports around the Arabian Peninsula. "The Telluride is a bold, capable new offering, and the largest ... [+]

CargoSphere Announces Rate Integration and Single Sign On with CargoWise One

CargoSphere, the neutral rate network for container shipping, recently announced a seamless integration with CargoWise One, WiseTech Global's flagship product. WiseTech Global is a leading developer and provider of software solutions to the logistics execution industry globally, whose customers include 12,000 of the world's logistics companies ... [+]

Port of Virginia Completes USDA’s Cold-Treatment Pilot Program

Following the successful completion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Southeast InTransit Cold Treatment Pilot program, importers of perishables from South American countries can now move their cargo across The Port of Virginia®. “We’re the U.S. East Coast’s leading vegetable exporter, and this designation positions ... [+]

PhilaPort welcomes 1st import of Argentine beef into US in more than 17 years

Representatives from Holt Logistics and the Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) joined officials from the Embassy of Argentina in the US on March 1 to welcome the first shipment of Argentine beef into the United States in more than 17 years. Officials gathered at the Packer ... [+]

World Fuel Services increases bunker capacity in port of Gibraltar

World Fuel Services (WFS), via its fully owned subsidiary Gib Oil Limited, has extended its capacity in the port of Gibraltar with the addition of two barges to its physical bunker operations. The barges, dedicated to Marine Gasoil and Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel, also offer the ... [+]

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