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Maersk, MSC, 13 Other Shipping Firms to Change Pricing Methods

To settle a two-year EU antitrust investigation, the world’s No. 1 container liner Maersk, Swiss peer MSC and 13 other shipping firms have offered to change their practices, reported the European Commission on February 16. The companies include No. 3 player CMA CGM, Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine, Germany’s Hapag Lloyd, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO), China Shipping , Hamburg Sud, South Korean firm Hanjin, OOCL (Orient Overseas Container Line), Japan’s Mitsui ... [+]

Port of Virginia Volumes Up for FY, January; RMT Handles Nearly 1,300 Containers

The Port of Virginia reports that for the seven months of its fiscal year 2016, the volume of TEUS increased nearly 3%. The strongest segment of growth was rail cargo, which is up 6.5% when compared with last fiscal year. In January, the port handled 192,844 ... [+]

New Temp-Controlled Facility for Port of Houston

Phase I of a 300,000-sq.-ft. temperature-controlled cargo facility will be built at the Port of Houston Authority’s Bayport Container Terminal. The facility is being built by AGRO Merchants Group, which provides cold supply chain operations globally. Upon completion, the new facility will add significantly to the ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd Purchases Two Ships, Further Optimizes Fleet

Hapag-Lloyd has taken delivery of two modern 3,500-TEU ships from the Dutch shipping company NileDutch. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the ships, which have a special wide-beam design, are being initially deployed in South America. The wide-beam design of the hull means that ... [+]

Hockey Goals Help Build Healthy Community Through Port Sponsorship

As the Prince Rupert Rampage hockey club kicked off the 2015/2016 post-season on Saturday night at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre against the Terrace River Kings, the Port of Prince Rupert announced a significant charitable contribution related to the team's accomplishments. As title sponsor of the ... [+]

Long Beach Sees Seven Straight Months of Container Growth

The Port of Long Beach kicked off the New Year by logging its seventh straight month of cargo increases, showing a 24.8% jump in container shipments over the same month last year. Port of Long Beach terminals moved 536,188 TEUs  last month. Imports were up 30.3% ... [+]

Port of Rotterdam offers Solution to Listing Vessel in Bilbao

Following Smit Salvage’s spectacular salvage of the stricken ship, Modern Express, in the Gulf of Biscay, another Rotterdam company is now involved in this rescue operation. The Koninklijke Roeiers Vereeniging Eendracht (KRVE) (Royal Boatmen Association Eendracht) are using their innovative ShoreTension system to right the ... [+]

Port of Oakland Sets Plan to Shift Cargo when Terminal Closes

The Port of Oakland has set its plan to move containerized cargo once a marine terminal closes March 31. The Port said today its Continuity Plan will keep trade flowing and prevent vessel diversions to other ports. The plan addresses the impending shutdown of Outer Harbor ... [+]

Community, Labor Leaders Named to Port of Oakland Commission

Local labor leader Andreas Cluver and long-time community leader Arabella Martinez have been appointed to the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners. They join the Board February 11. The City Council appointed Mr. Cluver, Secretary-Treasurer of the Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council, and Ms. Martinez, ... [+]

King Ocean Looks Long-Range at Port Everglades

Marine terminal operator King Ocean Services Limited (Cayman Islands) Inc., has renewed a 20-year lease agreement with Broward County's Port Everglades. The agreement calls for a minimum 72,000 container lifts annually over an initial 10-year term with two five-year renewal options. King Ocean, which operates twice-weekly ... [+]

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