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Ports America to Operate Intermodal Transfer Service at Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal

Ports America Chesapeake and CSX Intermodal Terminals agreed on January 6 to immediately enhance the competitiveness of the Port of Baltimore and position it to capture additional freight business through more efficient service. The new agreement transfers operational responsibility for the intermodal container service at the port from CSX Intermodal Terminals to Ports America Chesapeake, consolidating management of the operation and enhancing service through Ports America’s on-dock handling and operational ... [+]

MOL Line CEO Ikeda Offers New Year Message

The following "2016 New Year Message" was addressed to all officers and employees by CEO Junichiro Ikeda. Happy New Year to all our group members! I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on our progress, outline the challenges we face, and look ahead to ... [+]

Hansa Heavy Lift Navigates Western Boundary of Northern Sea Route

Hansa Heavy Lift recently completed two successful voyages along the western boundary of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to deliver a heat exchanger weighing 365 metric tons from Fairless Hills, USA and power generation equipment from Italy to Sabetta, Russia. These were the tenth and eleventh ... [+]

APL Guam Makes Maiden Call in Guam on New Year’s Day

APL ushered in the New Year with its U.S-flagged vessel, APL Guam arriving at the island of Guam for the first time. The event marks the maiden inbound shipment to Guam via APL’s Guam Saipan Express (GSX) service. “We are thrilled to kick-start 2016 with the ... [+]

Port of Long Beach State of the Port Address, Jan. 21

CEO Jon Slangerup will give the 2016 State of the Port address Jan. 21 at the Long Beach Convention Center. This year's theme is "Then. Now. Tomorrow." The annual event is open to the public and broadcast live online.  The address will give updates on ... [+]

Kerri McClellan Promoted to Crowley VP and Deputy General Counsel

Kerri McClellan has been promoted to vice president and deputy general counsel for Crowley Maritime Corporation.  McClellan, who is based in Jacksonville and reports to Senior Vice President and General Counsel Mike Roberts, joined Crowley approximately two years ago as senior corporate counsel and assistant ... [+]

Port of Baltimore Number One U.S. Port again for Productivity

Journal of Commerce Study Names Port and its Seagirt Marine Terminal Most Efficient in First Half of 2015 An independent analysis conducted by the Journal of Commerce (JOC) recently named the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore and its Seagirt Marine Terminal the most efficient port ... [+]

East-West Shippers See Sharp Decline in Contract Rates

Ocean freight rates for cargo moving under contracts on the major East-West trade routes saw another reduction in the last quarter of 2015, according to Drewry’s Benchmarking Club, a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers who closely monitor their contract freight rates. The Drewry ... [+]

Crowley Rings in 2016 with $25.5m Investment in Containers, Related Equipment

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s liner services group is ringing in the new year with a $25.5 million investment in new cargo carrying equipment. The units, all of which are built to Crowley's specialized structural and security standards, will include 325, 20-foot chassis; 500, 45-foot (102-inch wide) dry ... [+]

Crowley Scholarships Aid Four University of Washington Students

Crowley Maritime Corp. recently awarded Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships to four seniors studying at the University of Washington's (UW) Michael G. Foster School of Business. The students, Joshua Banks, Kainen Bell, Maninder Grewal and Xuan Liao, were each chosen to receive a $2,500 ... [+]

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