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Drewry’s September Global Container Port Throughput Index improved 4.7 percent from the year-earlier quarter, though down 0.3 percent from August.The rolling 12-month average growth rate for global port handling remained at 5.5 percent, while global year-to-date growth to September was 6.5 percent, with all regions except the Middle East and South Asia recording positive volume growth. Latin America recorded the highest growth, up 11.8 percent year-to-date, with North America close ...
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French shipping line CMA CGM said it will launch a direct weekly service, Maya Service, dedicated to West Coast Central America and totally operated by CMA CGM.The service will operate with two dedicated ships operated by CMA CGM, the CMA CGM Surabaya and Magdalena Schulte.Maya ...
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Guenther Siemens, who has been with BBC Chartering in varying positions for more than 25 years, takes over the role of the managing director of Briese Chartering Jan. 1.Siemens, formerly chief operations officer at BBC Chartering, succeeds Ilona Lazareva, who stepping down from the position ...
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As the shipping industry faces an increase in decarbonization regulations from the EU and the International Maritime Organization, or IMO, BIMCO has added to its portfolio of carbon clauses with the FuelEU Maritime Clause for Time Charter Parties 2024.
Adopted by BIMCO’s Documentary Committee ...
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UBSL, who for years has operated liner service from the Mediterranean and Black Sea to West Africa, has expanded into servicing the Caribbean and the East Coast of South America.UBSL Caribbean Line is a joint venture between BOCS Bremen and Universal Africa Lines. UBSL Caribbean ...
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Volkswagen Group of America in October opened a new vehicle processing center in Port Freeport in Texas, which represents a US$114 million in the Freeport area.The Freeport facility, built by KDC, spans more than 120 acres about 63 miles south of Houston along the Gulf ...
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The California ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are in the midst of a record string for container volumes, both setting records for October volumes.
The Port of Long Beach moved nearly 1 million cargo containers in October, the strongest month ever, driven by ...
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The Port of Galveston has seen wind turbine shipments picking up, with hundreds of imported blades and tower pieces bound for a US$5 billion SunZia wind farm being built in New Mexico.Through October, the port has imported 979 wind pieces totaling more than 32,000 tons, ...
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Carl W. Bentzel has resigned as U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner and will instead serve as president of the National Association of Waterfront Employees, or NAWE, and executive director of the National Maritime Safety Association, or NMSA.Bentzel was nominated to the FMC by President Trump on ...
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Swedish-Norwegian roll-on, roll-off carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen said its third quarter was its second-strongest quarter of record, despite a slight dip in adjusted EBITDA, to US$503 million.“All business units are performing well, and the activity level is high across the organization,” said Lasse Kristoffersen, CEO of ...
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