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New Maersk Line ‘MMX’ Service for Halterm International Container Terminal

A new Maersk Line Mediterranean – Montreal Express service is expected to call at Halterm International Container Terminal, as its last port in Canada before direct calls in Valencia (Spain), Salerno and La Spezia (Italy) finishing its eastbound calls at Fos sur Mer (France). The service commences on July 2nd, 2018, arriving Halifax on July 24th, 2018. Commenting on the new Maersk Line string, Halterm CEO & Managing Director Kim Holtermand noted: ... [+]

Port Houston added to MSC’s existing Indus service

Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther announced that Port Houston has been added to MSC’s existing Indus service. That container service, which employs nine 8,400 TEU vessels, already calls the U.S. East Coast, India, and the Middle East via the Suez Canal, and will begin ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Celebrates Mariners on National Maritime Day

On Tuesday, May 22, the Port of Corpus Christi, the fourth largest port by tonnage and number one crude oil export port in the United States, celebrated the men and women who serve the U.S. Merchant Marine industry as part of National Maritime Day. The event ... [+]

Record April boosts Savannah’s containerized trade

The Georgia Ports Authority's busiest April ever pushed its fiscal year-to-date totals to more than 3.4 million TEUS, an increase of 8.8% (280,000 TEUs) compared to the first 10 months of FY2017. "We're on track to move more than 300,000 TEUs in every month of ... [+]

Port of Virginia’s FY Totals ahead of FY2017

The Port of Virginia® is nearing the end of FY 2018 and the total volume of TEUs) is 3.6%, or 83,000 units, ahead of where it was at this time last year. In April, the port processed 219,281 TEUs, which is a dip of 2.6%, ... [+]

Rolf Habben Jansen confirmed as Hapag-Lloyd CEO until March 2024

The supervisory board of Hapag-Lloyd AG has unanimously approved to extend the contract of Chief Executive Officer Rolf Habben Jansen for a further five years until 31 March 2024. “With Rolf Habben Jansen at the head, Hapag-Lloyd has further improved its position as a leading global liner shipping company ... [+]

CBP Opens Doors with New Office at Port Freeport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) celebrated the completion of their newly constructed offices at Port Freeport with an official ribbon-cutting on May 3. Attending the event were CBP leadership and officers, Port Commissioners, members of Port management, and several Port tenants "We are pleased to ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd shows increased Q1 operating result

Hapag-Lloyd has completed the first quarter 2018 with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of EUR 219.4 million, which is an increase compared to the first quarter of the previous year (EUR 135.3 million). The operating result before interest and taxes (EBIT) stood at EUR 53.7 ... [+]

Port of Oakland cargo volume up 2.9% from a year ago

The Port of Oakland’s total cargo volume is up 2.9% for January-April 2018 over the same period a year ago. Oakland’s terminals handled 791,371 TEUs compared to 768,789 TEUs for 1Q 2017. April 2018 was the Port’s best month ever for imports in its 90-year ... [+]

T.S. Lines Boosts Reefer Capacity 24% with Carrier Transicold PrimeLine® Units

As part of a significant expansion of its overall refrigerated capacity dedicated to serving intra-Asia trade, Taiwan's T.S. Lines Ltd. has purchased 1,000 Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE® container refrigeration units. As a result, the shipping line's refrigerated capacity will increase by about 24%, enabling T.S. Lines ... [+]

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