February 2022
The Port of Long Beach has issued an information request to assist in creating one of the largest U.S. networks of publicly accessible electric-charging stations for the heavy duty, class 8 drayage trucks that serve the port complex.Transitioning the drayage truck fleet serving the San Pedro Bay ports to zero emissions by 2035 is a central tenet of the Clean Air Action Plan Update, or CAAP, the shipping industry’s most ...
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Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) recently announced Houston on the rotation in their Santana trans-Pacific service, which links Vietnam and Central China to the U.S. Gulf and East Coasts.Port Houston will be the first port call in the United Statesfor the service. The rotation is Haiphong – Shanghai – Ningbo – ...
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State of Port recap: federal/state funding fuels opportunities for investment.
National attention focused on the supply chain, infrastructure investment and jobs, it is time for the Port of Oakland to invest in a renewed, smart and zero-emissions port. That was Executive Director Danny Wan’s message at his annual State of ...
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The Port of Virginia® continues to be an expanding economic force in the Commonwealth’s economy, says a recent study conducted by The College of William & Mary that analyzes the overall value of the port to the Virginia economy during fiscal year 2021 (FY21).
“The Port of Virginia is growing and ...
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U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), both members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today introduced the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, bipartisan legislation that would update federal regulations for the global shipping industry. The bill would level the playing field for American exporters by ...
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Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased marginally by 0.5% to $9,376.70 per 40ft container this week.Source: World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors
Our detailed assessment for Thursday, 3 February 2022• The composite index decreased marginally by 0.5% this week, but, remains 79% higher than a year ago.• The average composite ...
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The Alabama Port Authority board of directors have approved a $2.042 million purchase of 272 acres in Montgomery, Ala., to construct an inland container intermodal transfer (ICTF) facility. The project will extend intermodal rail service from the Port Authority’s container intermodal terminal at the Port of Mobile in support of ...
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Lufthansa Cargo was recently re-certified by the independent auditing company SGS in accordance with the Cargo iQ Standards for quality management along the airfreight transport chain. The comprehensive audit included an extensive documentary pre-audit as well as a detailed examination of the implementation of the described quality assurance procedures in ...
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Port of Oakland officials predicted in early February a resurgence of agricultural exports through the port following announcement of a partnership with the federal government. The port said it’s working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to clear bottlenecks impeding outbound shipments.The problem: the global shipping logjam created dockside ...
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MSC & ZIM have decided to cease their cooperation on the North Europe – East Med trade.Within said reorganization, the joint service on MSC’s Israel Express will terminate effective as from end of March 2022.The last vessel of this joint service will be MSC LAUSANNE, southbound from Felixstowe ETA 7 ...
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