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Hamburg Süd remains Hamburg Süd

With November 30th’s closing, the Hamburg Süd Group is now part of the Danish company Maersk Line and thus a subsidiary of the world’s market leader in container shipping. “Under this new umbrella, we can strengthen Hamburg Süd’s position worldwide in a challenging market environment, improve our market position, and offer our customers many advantages,” said Dr. Arnt Vespermann, new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Hamburg Süd. Dr. Arnt Vespermann has been ... [+]

PANJIVA: JAXPORT LEADS NATION’S PORTS TO EIGHTH STRAIGHT HANDLING EXPANSION

JAXPORT led the nation’s ports in inbound container handling growth in October, according to Panjiva Inc., a global trade data company. Panjiva article “JAXPORT Leads Nation’s Ports to Eight Straight Handling Expansion” (Nov. 8, 2017) focused on the nation’s eighth consecutive month of growth in this ... [+]

Port Canaveral Hosts Opening Ceremony for New Port Security Operations Center

Port Canaveral officially opened the doors to a new Port Security Operations Center on November 29.  Located on the Port's north side, the new facility is adjacent to Canaveral Fire Rescue Station 54 and the Port's Interagency Maritime Operations Center.  The recently opened facility houses ... [+]

Port of Everett’s New Rail Siding Ready for Cargo

The Port of Everett recently wrapped up construction on Phase II of its terminal rail expansion. The $5.25million project added a new 3,300-lineal foot double rail siding along the eastern edge of the Seaport, boosting the Port’s on-dock rail capacity from 9,600 to 12,500 lineal ... [+]

Domestic Maritime Industry Dedicated to Puerto Rico

Jones Act carriers have provided regular, dedicated service to Puerto Rico for decades. The Jones Act fleet servicing Puerto Rico includes modern, state-of-the-art vessels, such as the world’s first LNG-powered containership, as part of domestic operators’ recent investments in the trade totaling nearly $1 billion. ... [+]

Four More Neo-Panamax Cranes Arrive Port of Savannah

Four additional Neo-Panamax cranes sailed into the Port of Savannah last week, with a 50- by 100-foot American flag across the side. "To see these massive new cranes arrive flying the stars and stripes makes us proud to be part of an operation that provides jobs ... [+]

Hamburg introduces slot-booking system for container truckers

On November 29 a time slot-booking system for handling container deliveries and collections by truck was introduced in all four container terminals at the Port of Hamburg. Hamburg is the first port in Germany to implement such a system to optimize truck handling. Up to ... [+]

iCargo Alliance, a Leading Global NVOCC, Joins INTTRA’s Network

INTTRA, the largest neutral electronic transaction platform, software and information provider at the center of the ocean shipping industry, announced that iCargo Alliance, a global NVOCC and LCL carrier, is joining INTTRA's network. iCargo Alliance is a global alliance network of NVOCCs with more than 30 ... [+]

Kachidurian named COO of SeaCube Container Leasing

Jim Kachidurian has been named Chief Commercial Officer of SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd., one of the largest global container leasing companies. He will report to Robert Sappio, Chief Executive Officer, who made the announcement. "In this new position, Jim will be responsible for our customer-facing functions ... [+]

Kalmar introduces new Essential range of reachstackers, empty container handlers, forklifts, TL2 terminal tractor in Asia-Pacific

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, launches a new range of equipment designed to offer customers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region a value-based choice of the high quality, reliable equipment that Kalmar is known for. Based on Kalmar's proven G-generation platform, the Essential range includes reachstackers, empty ... [+]

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