Logistics
Plans to increase toll charges for the Panama Canal are ‘rushed, excessive and likely to cause further problems for shipping companies’ given the fragile state of economic recovery,
Nigerian port growth boosted by investment, results in surge last year of number of container vessels & container traffic in first quarter 2012
Nigerian
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) held a public hearing in the Ascanio Arosemena Center in Balboa, Panama, on its proposal to modify the Panama Canal pricing structure
Port of Savannah reports that container volume fell 4.2 per cent to 248,886 TEU in April 2012, while RoRo volumes rose at Port of Brunswick
The Port of Savannah,
Port of Cork is host to a United Nations capacity building programme on international trade
The 'TrainForTrade' Port Training Programme focussing on ‘Modern
Don’t Risk an Expensive Run-in with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission.
For the first time in years, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”)
APS Stevedoring LLC, an auto and general/breakbulk cargo stevedoring company headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., recently added to its terminal and stevedoring
Global transportation provider SBS Worldwide has appointed Lars Hansen as Regional Vice President of Operations, South East USA.
Mr. Hansen will play a key role
Four major Norwegian shipowners have signed up for E-invoicing services through the ShipServ TradeNet platform in the last month
Bergen-based Utkilen ,
Industry-wide vessel container service schedule reliability improved, but carriers’ service standards for some commercial processes fall short says Drewry's
The Port of Xiamen, in Fujian, lifted 2.06 million TEU from January to April this year, an increase of 11.82% year on year, nearby Fuzhou Port up 5%
Port of Xiamen,
Tianjin Port Group (TPG) China, and Singapore's PSA International (PSA) have signed a "strategic cooperation framework agreement" to develop Tianjin Port
So far,
There were 26 ports in China handling over 100-million tons each by end of year 2011
The number of such ports was 22 in 2010, and 12 in 2006. Among the 26 100-million-ton handling capacity ports,
Container ship operators, Maersk Line, is increasing shipping charges on Latin America routes by 30%
According to 'Newsroom Panama' the increase, announced May 17,
Cargotec has established a joint venture with Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. to strengthen presence in China
The joint venture RCI will build a new
For many years the Congress, GAO, and I many times, have criticized Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or not addressing or even acknowledging the security risks
Like it or not, eLearning is transforming maritime training. People may argue its merits and applications, but there is no arguing that it is here to stay. As eLearning
The 6,000 tonne hull section of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, known as Lower Block 02, will set off on its four day journey to Rosyth on Monday 21 May.
The forward
DP World Chairman and Vice Chairman make an inspection tour of their DP World DakarTerminal
During their visit to the Senegalese capital, Mr Bin Sulayem and Mr
A.P. Møller - Mærsk Q1 2012 reports plunge in pre-tax profit, sees slightly lower 2012 result
Denmark-based conglomerate A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S reported