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Georgia Ports Expects Container Rebound in 2024

The Georgia Ports Authority saw record volumes through its Port of Brunswick, while a flurry of investments should yield stronger container volumes at the Port of Savannah in 2024.The Port of Brunswick handled a record 775,565 units of autos and machinery in the port’s 2023 calendar year, an increase of 15.6 percent over 2022.“GPA is firing on all cylinders,” said GPA Chairman Kent Fountain, as the port authority’s investments of ... [+]

FMC’s Bentzel Weighs Red Sea-Panama Canal Probe

U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel said he is considering an investigation into the impact of impeded access for merchant vessels attempting to traverse the Suez and Panama canals.During an FMC hearing Feb. 7 on the impacts resulting from conditions in the Red Sea and ... [+]

C.H. Robinson Automates Appointment Process

C.H. Robinson, the Minnesota-based logistics service provider, said it has created touchless, automated system for scheduling trucking appointments, and putting a dent in the more than 1 billion appointments made annually through phone calls and emails.Freight shipping normally involves scheduling an appointment for a load ... [+]

BIMCO Works on Wind Turbine Contract

BIMCO, one of the largest international shipping association for shipowners, has established a subcommittee to work on a global standard contract for the transport and installation of offshore wind turbines.The project aims to support the offshore wind industry as global demand for renewable sources of ... [+]

BIMCO Sees Steady Dry Bulk Market

BIMCO expects the dry bulk market to remain steady through 2025, according to the shipping association’s January Dry Bulk Shipping Market Overview and Outlook.The dry bulk market will look much like 2023 in each of the next two years, BIMCO said. Supply is expected to ... [+]

Westwood Adopts Swire Shipping Name

Multipurpose vessel operator Swire Shipping said Westwood Shipping Lines, a niche vessel operator acquired in June 2022, has integrated and has taken on the Swire Shipping name.Westwood Shipping operates between the Pacific Northwest and Northeast Asia, and Swire Shipping’s acquisition was part of the Singapore-based ... [+]

Sterling Transportation Offers Dallas CFS

Dallas-based motor carrier Sterling Transportation said its Dallas terminal is now an official container freight station.The 14-door CFS is located in Coppell, Texas, just north of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. The 54,600-square-foot warehouse has more than 8,000 pallet positions, and is available for short- and long-term ... [+]

Stuyvesant, Castellanos Resign at Port of San Diego

The Port of San Diego said President and CEO Joe Stuyvesant and board Commissioner Rafael Castellanos resigned from their respective positions on Jan. 29.Stuyvesant, who had served in his role since February 2021, was placed on administrative leave by the seven-member San Diego Board of ... [+]

RoadOne Beefs Up Executive Sales Team

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, the Massachusetts based intermodal, warehouse and logistics service provider, reported the addition of three sales executives in preparation for the 2024 freight market upswing.RoadOne’s executive sales team now includes:• Randy Abbott, vice president of strategic accounts: Abbott has extensive background in strategic transportation ... [+]

Xeneta: Red Sea-related Rates Could Ease

Ocean freight shipping rates are expected to increase further in February amid the ongoing Red Sea crisis, according to data from Xeneta, the ocean freight rate benchmarking platform.However, there are signs that rates could begin to fall again following the Lunar New Year peak, the ... [+]

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