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Associated Terminals Acquires S.H. Bell

Stevedoring, marine services and logistics provider Associated Terminals’ management group has purchased S.H. Bell Co. and its subsidiaries.S.H. Bell, founded in 1933, will continue to operate independently in its existing trade and under its name, and the management team will remain in place to manage day-to-day operations under the terms of the agreement.Operating in the upper Ohio River Valley, Chicago and Baltimore regions, S.H. Bell provides handling, storage, processing, packaging ... [+]

WSC Proposes EU Green Policy Priorities

The World Shipping Council is calling on the European Union to design policy frameworks that facilitate the essential role of shipping in a globally connected economy and to forge the path to net-zero shipping by 2050 in partnership with industry.WSC, whose members account for 90 ... [+]

NWSA Launches Incentives for Rail, Service

The Northwest Seaport Alliance is implementing a comprehensive cargo and service incentive program aimed at bolstering international container rail cargo volumes and improving service delivery in the Seattle and Tacoma harbors.NWSA’s managing members are committing US$11 million in incentives, designed in response to market demand ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd Pioneers Container Tracking

Shipping line Hapag-Lloyd said it has launched Live Position, its first dry container tracking product to provide full transparency on the location of their shipments – from the start of transportation until the arrival at the destination.As the first container shipping line to introduce a ... [+]

Dali’s Owners Declare General Average

The owners of the Dali, the 9,971-TEU containership that lost power struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore harbor, have declared “general average,” according to a spokesperson for vessel owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd.General average is a principle in maritime law in which all ... [+]

Galveston Invests in West Port Complex

The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees on April 23 approved a US$29.9 million construction contract to begin the first phase of an estimated US$90 million in cargo infrastructure expansion and improvement work at Galveston’s West Port Cargo Complex. Texas Gulf Construction Co. Inc. is expected ... [+]

3PLs Automate to Solve Workforce Shortages

More than half of supply chain and logistics leaders are focused on automating non-value-added and repetitive tasked with technology to improve worker productivity in the face of workforce shortages, according to a study released April 15 from Descartes Systems Group.The study, What Are Companies Doing ... [+]

Ex-AG Barr Sues Calif. Over Emissions Rule

A former U.S. attorney general is suing California over its Advanced Clean Fleets, or ACF, regulation, which requires fleets to transition to zero-emission trucks for draying, beginning this year.William Barr operates as chair of AmFree, the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Legal ... [+]

Bechtel, Georgia Power Complete Vogtle 4

Bechtel, the engineering, procurement, and construction company under contract to help complete construction on Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 in Waynesboro, Georgia, on April 29 congratulated Georgia Power and Southern Nuclear on achieving commercial operations for Unit 4.“According to the World Nuclear Association, about ... [+]

CY Shipping, BigLift Order Heavy Transports

Partners CY Shipping and BigLift Shipping are adding two heavy transport vessels, or HTVs, bring their fleet to six HTVs.The partners jointly designed the “BC-Class” vessels, which are being built by Jing Jiang Nunyan Shipbuilding Co Ltd. China.The vessels are designed to transport ultra-large and ... [+]

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