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Port NOLA Celebrates Maritime Month

The Port of New Orleans is celebrating Maritime Month through May and National Maritime Day May 22 to recognize the value of maritime commerce in the region and to pay tribute to the region’s rich maritime history. The theme of Port NOLA’s Maritime Month is “Your Working River” and includes a number of activities to demonstrate the industry’s vital role in job creation and its connection to community. Beginning today, WWL-TV will ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Sees April Boost

Hyundai Long Beach arrives at the Port of Long Beach's Pier T in April 2017. More ships calling at the Port of Long Beach in April thanks to new business and changes to vessel deployments helped to push container volumes 16.5% higher compared to the ... [+]

GCT Deltaport welcomes largest vessel to call Canada

GCT Canada welcomed the largest container vessel to call the country at GCT Deltaport, Port of Vancouver, on May 8. The Hapag-Lloyd 13,200 TEU “Antwerpen Express” has been deployed as part of THE Alliance’s Transpacific mainline West Coast PN3 service. The Hamburg class vessel is ... [+]

Hamburg welcomes first 20,000 TEU containership

She is truly an ocean giant. Four hundred meters’ long and almost 59 meters’ wide, the MOL TRIUMPH, the new flagship of MOL Mitsui O.S.K. Lines of Japan, is among the world’s largest containerships. Barely any vessel has ever been capable of loading so many ... [+]

Maersk Line deploys its first 2nd generation Triple-E

Maersk Line deployed its first second generation Triple-E vessel on April 27, 2017, when the Madrid Maersk, a 20,568 TEU container vessel called the Port of Tianjin in China. This was the first port on its maiden voyage. Maersk Line has deployed Madrid Maersk in ... [+]

Panama Canal Welcomes Largest Vessel To-Date Through New Locks

On May 2, the Panama Canal welcomed the largest vessel both in dimension and capacity to transit the Expanded Canal since it was inaugurated in June 2016. The 13,092 TEU Neopanamax containership COSCO Development, which measures 366 meters in length and 48.2 meters in beam, ... [+]

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority recognized by Corporate Knights

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority recognized as leader in sustainability by Corporate Knights for 4th year in row The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has been ranked among Corporate Knights’ 2017 Future 40 Responsible Corporate Leaders in Canada for the fourth consecutive year. “Our vision is to be the world’s most ... [+]

CMA CGM launches new mobile app for customers

CMA CGM Group is launching a new version of its mobile application, overhauled with new features that will allow customers to track shipments, provide access to all line schedules and company news. It is now also available on tablets operating on Android and IOs systems. ... [+]

Leading restaurant supplier begins moving all US imports through JAXPORT

Central Florida-based dining products supplier Blackwood Industries, Inc. is now shipping all of the company’s imported products from Asia through JAXPORT. Blackwood supplies flatware, furniture, apparel and other items to businesses around the world, including popular U.S. restaurant chains, retailers and theme parks. Blackwood will use a ... [+]

Subcommittee to Explore Federal Maritime Policy and Challenges

U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, will convene a hearing titled “Maritime Transportation: Opportunities and Challenges for the Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Commission” at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9, 2017. This ... [+]

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