April 2018
After Korean government’s ‘5 Year Plan for Rebuilding Korean Shipping’ announcement, Korean national flagship carrier HMM is getting into its stride to gain global competitiveness through ordering eco-friendly & highly efficient mega containerships.
First, HMM plans to order of total 20 mega-vessels; 12 above 20,000 TEU and eight 14,000 TEU vessels which are considered to deploy in the Asia-North Europe and US East coast trades respectively. Considering the factors including the ...
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Port Corpus Christi commissioners have approved a lease agreement with CCI Corpus Christi Infrastructure LLC for approximately 55 acres of land on the north side of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in the Inner Harbor, for purposes of constructing and operating a marine terminal facility for export of US crude ...
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The Mississippi State Port Authority and YilPort Holding A.S., a subsidiary of Yildirim Holding A.S., have executed a letter of intent (LOI) to allow for due diligence and negotiations regarding the potential location of the global terminal operator at the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi.
With the Port of Gulfport nearing completion ...
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The Port of Long Beach has completed its best-ever first quarter, with marine terminals handling almost 1.9 million TEUs January through March. The quick start is 19.4% more than the first quarter of 2017, the Port’s busiest year ever.
The previous first quarter record was set in 2007.
March throughput reached 575,258 TEUs, an ...
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Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Mark Kaplan and the reappointment of chairman Stephen Swindal to Port Tampa Bay's Board of Commissioners.
"I congratulate Mark Kaplan on his appointment and welcome him to Port Tampa Bay's board. He brings outstanding leadership and multi-faceted experience from both the public and private sectors," said Port ...
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German trade union, Verdi, has called for an airfreight services strike across the country including Frankfurt Airport on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Substantial delays of airfreight shipments are expected throughout the week.
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association’s President and CEO Rick Helfenbein released the following statement in response to President Trump’s announcement that he is directing the U.S. Trade Representative to consider an additional $100 billion in tariffs on U.S. imports from China.
“It is time to wake up – we are being marched into ...
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Bolloré Logistics USA inaugurated its new Foreign Trade Zone facility in Miami on March 29, in presence of Cyrille Bolloré – Chairman of Bolloré Transport & Logistics, Thierry Ehrenbogen – CEO of Bolloré Logistics and Clément Leclerc – Consul general of France in Miami.
The new site of more than 200,000 ...
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JAXPORT welcomes Justin Damiano as he assumes the role of Director, Government Affairs. In his new position, Damiano will be responsible for all government affairs, grant application and environmental advocacy efforts at JAXPORT and will continue strengthening relationships with Florida’s public sector leaders, growing support for port initiatives benefiting the citizens ...
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Relying upon good traffic figures for 2017 (10% rise for all sea trades including 14% for container traffic with about 3 million TEU) and a healthier financial situation, HAROPA - Port of Le Havre presented an ambitious investment scheme during the meeting of its Supervisory Board on March 30th, equal ...
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