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Ro-Ro Gets Redeployed
William Armbruster |
When most people in the shipping industry think about roll-on, roll-off cargo, they think of commercial cargo such as cars, trucks and tractors. But ro-ro is critically important for the U.S.
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Imports Down Through Port of LA-Long Beach
Bill Mongelluzzo |
Containerized imports through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in September showed a strong double-digit increase over the same month last year, but the numbers were down compared to the August
Maritime
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WSC Says Antitrust Bill Would Harm Economy
R.G. Edmonson |
A bill that would eliminate antitrust immunity from ocean carriers is not a “sound proposal” and would cause more volatility in rates and make trading with the U.S.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
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MSC Boosts Rates on Europe-Asia Cargo
Peter T. Leach |
Bucking global pricing trends, Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Thursday it will raise rates on shipments from northern Europe to the Far East as of Nov. 1. <br /><br />
Maritime
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Army Quells Chaos at Bangladesh Port Chittagong
JOC Staff |
Cargo handling at Bangladesh’s Port of Chittagong returned to “near” normal levels Thursday after a week-long unprecedented chaos following increased labor union activities at the country’s main gatew
Maritime
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Savannah Handles Record Container Throughput
Peter T. Leach |
Container throughput in the Port of Savannah jumped 20.1 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 ended Sept.
Maritime
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MSC Warns of Congestion in Buenos Aires
Peter T. Leach |
Mediterranean Shipping Co.
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Largest Container Ship in India Calls Port Mundra
JOC Staff |
The largest container ship ever to call Indian shores arrived Oct. 13 at the Port of Mundra, a deepwater cargo hub on the west coast. <br /><br />
Maritime
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Containership Co. to Expand China-LA Service
Bill Mongelluzzo |
The Containership Co. next month will expand its Great Dragon service from China to Los Angeles by adding a call at the Port of Qingdao in northern China. <br /><br />
Maritime
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CMA CGM Reported Close to Deal with Yildirim
Bruce Barnard |
French ocean container carrier CMA CGM is close to agreeing to the sale of a 20 percent stake to Turkish family owned company Yildirim for $500 million, according to French media reports.
Maritime
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APM Terminals Signs Monrovia Concession
Bruce Barnard |
APM Terminals signed a 25 year concession agreement to operate and modernize the port of Monrovia, paving the way for a $120 million investment in its first fully-owned container terminal in Africa.
Maritime
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Grand Alliance Starts Winter Capacity Cuts
Peter T. Leach |
Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL said Wednesday they are reducing capacity for the slow winter season between Europe and the Far East. <br /><br />
Maritime
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Insurers Struggle to Calculate Costs of Piracy
Peter T. Leach |
Despite the widespread attention paid to attacks by Somali pirates on international shipping in the Gulf of Aden, the true costs of these attacks to the maritime insurance industry are still uncertain
Maritime
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CargoSmart Launches EU Import Filing Service
Peter T. Leach |
CargoSmart, a provider of logistics software, Tuesday introduced an Import Control System filing service that will allow ocean carriers to comply with the upcoming European Union Regulation 1875/2006,
Maritime
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MSC Imposes Low-Water Surcharge on Rhine Cargo
Peter T. Leach |
Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it will impose a low-water surcharge starting Oct.
Maritime
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Baltimore Containers Surge to Second-Highest Month
Peter T. Leach |
Container throughput at the Port of Baltimore surged by 21.7 percent in August to 57, 510 20-foot equivalent units, compared to the 47,259 TEUs in the same month last year when trade was severely impa
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SCI Hikes Rates from India to Europe
JOC Staff |
The Shipping Corporation of India announced a general rate increase on the westbound trades from India to Europe, the fourth GRI this year. <br /><br />
Maritime
Container lines
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French Dockworkers Join Nationwide Strikes
Bruce Barnard |
French Dockworkers Oct. 12 joined a 24-hour nationwide protest, crippling major ports as well as rail and air transport in Europe's second largest economy. <br /><br />
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INTTRA Gains Three New Patents
Peter T. Leach |
INTTRA said it has been issued three patents for technology related to several of its products and services, including multi-carrier track and trace functionality and booking functionality.
Maritime
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Somali Pirates Hijack Japanese Breakbulk Ship
Peter T. Leach |
Somali pirates hijacked a multi-purpose Japanese vessel called the Izumi off the coast of Kenya over the weekend. The ship has not been heard from since soon after its capture. <br /><br />
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Beluga, Hochtief Order Jackup Ship
Bruce Barnard |
Beluga Shipping, the heavy lift and project cargo carrier, and Hochtief Construction jointly ordered a specialized jackup vessel designed to speed up the assembly of offshore wind turbines.
Maritime
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Container Terminal Operators Face Strong Competition
Bruce Barnard |
Global container terminal operators face "very strong" competition on costs in the face of slowing traffic growth and surplus capacity in key markets, the head of APM Terminals said. <br /><br />
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Carrier-Shipper Relationship Changed, says Drewry
Joseph Bonney |
Container lines are putting profits ahead of market share, a change that is redefining shipper-carrier relations, Drewry Shipping Consultants said in its Annual Container Market Review & Forecast.
Maritime
Container lines
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APL Growth in Volume, Revenue Level Off
Joseph Bonney |
APL’s average revenue per container dipped last month for the first time this year as the carrier’s container volume leveled off. <br /><br />
Maritime
Container lines
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Importers Scale the Peak
Joseph Bonney |
For importers of holiday merchandise, it was Christmas in August as well as July.<br /> <br />
Maritime
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Locked and Loaded
R.G. Edmonson |
In January 2002, then-Customs Commissioner Robert C. Bonner held up a padlock-like device to an audience at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
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Boxed Out?
Stephanie Nall |
On Sept.
Maritime
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Keeping It Fresh, in Reverse
Stephanie Nall |
Moving perishable and frozen commodities is a precise and challenging job in the best of conditions.
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Container lines
COOL CARGOES: Are U.S. produce companies confident their exports will continue to grow?
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<strong>PRODUCE MARKETING ASSOCIATION: </strong>It is an upbeat time. Economies are strengthening, and I think there is a great deal of optimism in the market.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
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Rails Stack Up Reefer Options
Stephanie Nall |
There’s perishable and then there is really perishable. Rainier cherries, the cream of the cherry crop, are generally put in the second category and given kid-glove treatment during transport.
Rail News
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Judge Extends Order Against ILA Work Stoppage
Peter T. Leach |
A U.S.
Maritime
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Wireless Mobility
Bill Mongelluzzo |
Container terminal operators spend millions of dollars on sophisticated cargo-handling equipment, but at the end of the day, it’s the capture and transmission of data that moves the cargo.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
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Inland Terminal Speeds Freight to Rotterdam
Thomas L. Gallagher |
The Alpherium Terminal opened Oct. 1 in the village of Alpen aan den Rijn, making it possible to ship Heineken beer and other products via barge instead of truck to the Port of Rotterdam.
Maritime
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Europe’s Global Exports Dropped in August
Peter T. Leach |
European exports to Asia, North America, India and the Middle East and Australasia/Oceania dropped in August, according to Container Trade Statistics, a British information service. <br /><br />
Maritime
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A.P. Moller-Maersk Stands Atop Danish Companies
Peter T. Leach |
A.P.
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India Container Volume Grew 11 Percent
JOC Staff |
Container volume at major ports in India increased 11 percent in the first half of fiscal 2010-11 ending Sept. 30, the Indian Ports Association said in a statement Thursday. <br /><br />
Maritime
Forwarding
MSC, Ivory Coast to Expand San Pedro Port
Peter T. Leach |
The Ivory Coast's Port of San Pedro plans to invest $522 million together with Mediterranean Shipping Co.
Maritime
Container lines
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Marad Warns of Increasing Pirate Attacks
Peter T. Leach |
The U. S.
Maritime
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Russian Ports Attract Foreign Investors
Bruce Barnard |
Russia's port sector is attracting increasing interest from foreign investors as a recovering economy boosts imports of consumer products and capital goods. <br /><br />
Maritime
Forwarding
Mumbai Container Volume Surged 36 Percent
JOC Staff |
The volume of containers handled by India’s Port of Mumbai surged 36 percent in the first half of fiscal 2010-11 ending Sept. 30, the port authority said Wednesday. <br /><br />
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