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Freight throughput down in the Port of Rotterdam

In the first quarter of 2022, 1.5% less freight passed through the Port of Rotterdam than in the same period last year: 113.6 million tonnes compared to 115.2 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2021. Especially the throughput of mineral oil products and iron ore fell. The throughput of LNG and other liquid and dry bulk (raw materials in particular) increased. The container volume was slightly below the 2021 ... [+]

Nexxiot digitalizes Hapag-Lloyd container fleet

Nexxiot, a global TradeTech pioneer, will become one of the official suppliers to digitalize the Hapag-Lloyd container fleet. Nexxiot will equip a significant share of the 3 million TEU fleet from Hapag-Lloyd with innovative IoT technology and analytics, enabling for the first time the worldwide ... [+]

Port of Oakland cargo volume dropped, but outlook better

Port of Oakland cargo volume declined last month amidst hints of better times to come. The Port said that its total March volume dropped 11% year-over-year. Imports declined 3% from March 2021 while exports fell 25%, the port said.And there are indications that cargo volume ... [+]

Port of Oakland exporters eligible for new federal incentives

Port of Oakland’s new, temporary container yard is getting federal help in the form of financial relief for its customers. The USDA is providing agricultural and other exporters assistance in covering expenses for using the pop-up yard.“Supply chain issues locally to globally have hampered the ... [+]

Shipa Freight and iContainers to Merge

Agility, a global leader in supply chain services, infrastructure, and innovation announced that its digital freight forwarding arm, Dubai-based Shipa Freight, will merge with Barcelona-based iContainers, a pioneer in online freight platforms.Shipa Freight and iContainers will combine technology platforms and operations. The combined company, wholly ... [+]

Southeast Toyota Distributors and JAXPORT announce $210 million agreement

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Board of Directors unanimously approved a $210 million long-term lease and relocation agreement with Southeast Toyota Distributors (SET), the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyota vehicles. SET is a subsidiary of Deerfield Beach, Florida-based JM Family Enterprises.SET will relocate operations ... [+]

“I woke up when the bombing started”

Rehina Leidenius is a Customer Service Support Assistant at the Hapag-Lloyd office in Odessa. In the last weeks she flew to the company’s QSC in Izmir. Hapag-Lloyd talked to Rehina about her experiences since the Russian invasion started.Rehina, what are your personal experiences since the ... [+]

New Service between Western Med and Central, South America

Hapag-Lloyd launched its new service Mediterranean, Caribbean, Central America, West Coast South America Express (MSW) in early May 2022. With this new weekly service, Hapag-Lloyd will connect the Western Mediterranean directly with the West Coast of South America.With six vessels, the service offers fast transportation ... [+]

Rescue on the High Seas

While Hapag Lloyd’s "Barzan" was just transiting the Indian Ocean en route from Singapore to the Suez Canal, its Master received a satellite call from MRCC Mumbai requesting him to proceed to the position LAT 10° 57.1'N LON 061°33.4'E where the M/V Galini had reported ... [+]

DNV leads Nordic Roadmap partnership for zero-carbon ship fuels

The Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment has awarded DNV and its partners a contract to develop a roadmap for the introduction of sustainable zero-carbon fuels across the Nordic region. The “Nordic Roadmap” aims to accelerate the transition to zero carbon fuels by reducing the ... [+]

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