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MPA Continues Planning for Bigger Ships, More Containers

Supersized container ships traveling through the newly enhanced Panama Canal have been arriving at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore since last year and the Maryland Department of Transportation's Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) continues to make plans to handle the increased amounts of containerized cargo. Recently, the MDOT MPA purchased property at the Point Breeze Business Center, which is located right behind the Seagirt Marine Terminal on Broening Highway ... [+]

New Carrier SM Line Looking to Expand

Newly formed South Korean ocean carrier SM Line is launching China Pacific Express, its weekly service between China, Korea and the U.S., which made its debut at the Port of Long Beach in late April. Its initial fleet of five 6,500-TEU vessels will connect Long Beach ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Awards $373,000 to Community Groups

To raise awareness about maritime trade and promote social responsibility, the Port of Long Beach sponsors many community events, such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace & Unity Parade and Celebration. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday awarded $372,500 in community ... [+]

C$40m to Increase Productivity, Competitiveness of Montreal Port Authority

The Government of Québec is providing C$ 40 million in financial assistance to the Montreal Port Authority to upgrade its infrastructure, which will increase productivity and maintain the competitiveness of the port, the second largest in Canada. "On behalf of my team and all port users, ... [+]

APM Terminals Zeebrugge Regains Asian Service

The weekly Ocean Alliance NEU4 service, operated by French-based CMA-CGM, will link the port of Zeebrugge with the Asian ports of Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, and Yantian, China as well as Busan, Korea, began with the first call of the 13,380 TEU capacity APL Changi ... [+]

First container giant MOL Triumph arrives Port of Rotterdam

The awe-inspiring container vessel MOL Triumph entered the port of Rotterdam on May 19. It is the first of three container ships with a capacity of over 20,000 TEU that will be calling on Rotterdam over the next few weeks. Over the course of this month ... [+]

It’s a Brand New Day at Philaport

On the threshold of an unprecedented era of expansion, The Port of Philadelphia is establishing a new brand identity that it hopes will bolster its national and international marketing efforts and position the port as one of the most important trade gateways on the Atlantic ... [+]

Port Manatee extends agreement with World Direct Shipping

Port Manatee has extended its agreement with World Direct Shipping to maintain its swift weekly service between the Florida Gulf Coast port from the Mexican state of Veracruz for as many as five more years. Under a lengthened pact approved on April 20 by the Manatee ... [+]

Port of LA and US Army Corps of Engineers Release Draft EIS/EIR for Everport Container Terminal

The Port of Los Angeles and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR) for the container terminal located at Berths 226-236 on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles, operated by Everport Terminal Services, Inc. Everport, affiliated with ... [+]

Port of Los Angeles April Cargo Volumes set New Record

April cargo volumes surged 8.9% at the Port of Los Angeles compared to the same month last year. It was the best April in the Port’s 110-year history. For the first four months of 2017, cargo has increased 10% compared to 2016, which was a record-breaking ... [+]

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