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November 2016

NYK Line Launches New Service from Port Everglades

NYK launched its new, monthly "Magellan Straits Express" South America RoRo service from Broward County’s Port Everglades on Nov. 7. The first vessel Rigel Leader, loaded at Port Everglades and is destined for the Port of Santos, Brazil. Horizon Terminal Services provides cargo handling at the South Florida seaport. Additional port calls include Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Panama Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. [+]

Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach to Present ‘Discussion Document for Updating Clean Air Action Plan

The governing boards of the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach will hold a joint public meeting Nov. 17 to discuss proposals for updating the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP). Developed over the past year, the CAAP Discussion Document outlines the ports’ ... [+]

THE Alliance announces plans for its competitive product

The members of THE Alliance announced the details of the plan for their product starting from April 2017. THE Alliance plans to deploy a fleet of more than 240 modern ships in the Asia/Europe, North Atlantic and Trans-Pacific trade lanes including the Middle East and the Arabian Gulf/Red Sea.   The ... [+]

AirBridgeCargo Supports Norways Salmon Exports, Oil & Gas Industry

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is to commence twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter operations from Oslo in support of Norway’s thriving seafood export market and the country’s oil & gas industry. Global demand for Norwegian seafood, and especially salmon, continues to make a significant and growing contribution to the country’s economy. Norway now exports ... [+]

Maersk Line, Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Partner to Measure, Reduce Air Pollution from Ships

Maersk Line and the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are partnering to measure the environmental benefits of a $125 million upgrade for 12 Maersk container ships. This will involve the installation of high-tech equipment to track vessel emissions and energy efficiency over the next three years, enabling more ... [+]

Port Everglades Exceeds 1-Million TEU Mark for Third Consecutive Year

Port Everglades exceeded exceeded one-million TEUs for the third consecutive year, reporting a total of almost 1.04 million TEUs and maintaining its status as Florida's number one container port, according to preliminary data for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2016. Compared to the prior fiscal year 2015, total TEUs were ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Leads Way to Clear Backlog of Empty Containers Due to Hanjin Bankruptcy

The Port of Long Beach is helping to clear a significant backlog of empty cargo containers from Southern California and free up the chassis they sit on, as part of an agreement with terminal operator Total Terminals International (TTI) to bring in a container ship to remove up to 4,300 ... [+]

A new era for the Port of Liverpool

The new Liverpool2 container terminal was officially opened today (Friday 4 November) by the UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Dr Liam Fox MP. The £400 million investment by Peel Ports, one of the UK’s biggest port operators, will provide a state-of-the-art ocean gateway for a catchment area of over ... [+]

CHAMP Cargosystems completes Cargospot cutover for Cathay Pacific

CHAMP has successfully implemented their Cargospot suite of solutions for Cathay Pacific to their worldwide cargo operations. Servicing more than 100 destinations worldwide with a modern fleet of almost 200 aircraft, including 21 pure freighters, Cathay Pacific is the largest Asia-based cargo carrier, and is ranked fourth largest in the ... [+]

DOC Secretary Pritzker Visits Columbia

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker visited Bogotá, Colombia, the week of October 17th  to further build upon the U.S.-Colombia economic relationship. She met with President Juan Manuel Santos to reiterate U.S. support of his efforts to help Colombia reach a just and lasting peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces ... [+]

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