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Port of Oakland boss affirms support for business with Japan

Port of Oakland Executive Director Chris Lytle called for strengthening business ties with Japan. Addressing visitors from the Japanese Port of Hakata, Oakland’s boss listed opportunities for growth at sea and in the air. “It’s extremely critical for us to have good, strong free trade partners such as Japan,”. Lytle told a visiting delegation of 20 from the city of Fukuoka on the island of Kyushu.  “Japan is a very large ... [+]

Port of Oakland eye popper: magenta container ship in town

Here’s a style tip for those who track ships: magenta is the new black.  A 1,036-foot-long, cherry blossom magenta-colored container ship arrived on July 9 at the Port of Oakland.  Called the ONE Competence, it’s the newly branded symbol of Japan’s recently consolidated container shipping ... [+]

Federal Support for JAXPORT

The federal government recently awarded the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project nearly $32.4 million in funding, keeping construction on track. This is in addition to $21.5 million the federal government committed to the project in 2017, plus significant contributions from the state of Florida. “These dollars signal ... [+]

Maersk introduces Med-Montreal Express

Maersk Line will start its own weekly all-water service from the Middle East, India, Pakistan regions to Montreal and Halifax. Transit times for Jebel Ali improve 10 days to 33 day transit and Jawaharlal Nehru improve by 7 days to 31 day transit. [+]

New Super-sized Cranes Coming to Port Everglades

Broward County’s Port Everglades is progressing with manufacturing the first three new Super Post-Panamax container-handling gantry cranes being built by ZPMC of China. The design phase is nearing completion with Port Everglades Chief Executive Steven Cernak issuing a second notice to proceed to begin manufacturing ... [+]

Cargo Sustainability in North America’s 2nd Great Railway Boom to be Debated at Multimodal Americas

North America’s transforming cargo infrastructure, from the second great railway boom to strong growth in inland waterway transport, will go under the limelight at the inaugural Multimodal Americas show this fall in Toronto, Canada. Experts from leading logistics companies from across the globe will convene at ... [+]

CMA CGM Chairman, CEO to accompany French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe during official visit to China

Rodolphe Saadé, CMA CGM Chairman and CEO of the Group, will accompany French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe during his official visit to the Popular Republic of China. On this occasion, Edouard Philippe and Rodolphe Saadé will board on the CMA CGM T. ROOSEVELT, one of the ... [+]

Expanded Panama Canal Commemorates Two Year Anniversary

The Panama Canal marked its two-year anniversary on June 26 of the inauguration of its Canal Expansion, the largest enhancement project in the waterway’s 103-year history. To date, the Canal has transited 3,745 Neopanamax vessels, traffic that confirms the route’s efficiency and the maritime industry’s ... [+]

Port of Oakland terminal wants clean hybrid cargo-handlers

Oakland’s largest marine terminal operator plans to clear the air using hybrid cargo-handling technology. SSA Terminals said today it will retrofit 13 diesel-powered cranes with diesel-electric hybrid engines. The upgrade is estimated to eliminate more than 45 tons of exhaust emissions annually at the Port ... [+]

Satisfaction survey in container transport

The service provided by container shipping lines has deteriorated since 2016 and is now seen by exporters, importers and freight forwarders as more problematic, according to the second annual shipper satisfaction survey of Drewry and the European Shippers’ Council (ESC). The joint ESC and Drewry survey ... [+]

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