The St. Lawrence Seaway Opens for its 49th Season
As described by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC), the final link of the waterway was begun in 1954 and completed in 1959. The joint American-Canadian...
Traffic Begins to Pick Up at Retail Ports
If predictions hold true, July will reach an all-time volume record, followed by another record in August. Forecast is a volume of 1.55 million TEU (twenty-foot...
INTTRA Introduces New PC-based Tool for Managing Ocean Shipping
INTTRA (Parsippany, N.J.), developers of an e-commerce platform for the ocean industry, has introduced INTTRA Desktop Shipping Order 1.0, which allows...
Port of New Orleans Continues To Rebound
Most of the freight growth is attributed to a 37% increase in break bulk cargo imports of commodities such as steel, natural rubber and coffee. Steel,...
Horizon Adds Container Ship
The Horizon Hawk, a 2,824 twenty-foot-equivalent unit (TEU) container ship, made its maiden call at the Port of Tacoma, initiating service between the...
Con-Way Freight Streamlines Caribbean and Bahama Export Services
Florida-headquartered Tropical Shipping offers fixed-day sailing schedules with fast transit times, full-container load, less than container load and...
Guaranteed, Expedited Services Offered From China
Matsons Matson Integrated Logistics and J.B. Hunt Transport Services have partnered to offer a guaranteed service from Ningbo and Shanghai to Long Beach...
Yangtze River Ports Modernizing
Chongqing Port Logistics Group has invited investors and suppliers to participate in its nine major projects to modernize port operations, upgrade infrastructure...
Canada's Port of Prince Rupert Tonnage Surges
Having experienced a strong 2006 performance, the port is expected to continue its growth through 2007, particularly with the conversion of its Fairview...
Port Authorities Testify on Congestion
The landside movement of goods and military cargo depend on the nations surface transportation infrastructure, Godwin told the Commission. She noted that...
Get Involved in Security Rulemaking
The recently enacted SAFE Port Act affords plenty of opportunity to help shape supply chain security. Now it's up to shippers and transportation providers...
NOL In Joint Venture At China Port
The 50:50 joint venture between NOL and SITC will develop a container handling facility in Qingdao in accordance with a terminal concession awarded to...
Panama Canal Traffic Climbs But So Does Transit Time
Overall, the amount of time it takes for a ship to move through the waterway, called Canal Waters Time (CWT), grew to 29.97 hours in the quarter--from...
Savi and South Carolina Ports Team for Security and More
Once installed and operating, the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) infrastructure--SaviTrak--will boost the security and efficiency of the Port....
Mexican Port Project Inches Forward
The port proposal at Colonet Bay will require an estimated investment of $9 billion. Eugenio Elorduy, Governor of Baja, California, says his government...
Europe's King of Cargo
The Port of Rotterdam has an interesting relationship with the sea that provides its livelihood. Rotterdam has probably not seen a day without ongoing...
Hope for Infrastructure Development in Mexico?
The newly elected Mexican government headed by President Felipe Calderon may focus more on infrastructure development according to the recent Alliance...
Opposition Gathers to H.R. 1 Security Regulations
After first agreeing with the intent of Congress that "more can and should be done to secure our borders and supply chains," the International Cargo Security...
Threats Fly in Dubai Deal
Reminiscent of the battles that raged over the acquisition of P&O Ports U.S. operations by Dubai-based DP World, the AIG Global Investment Group deal...
Empty Containers Causing Congestion
ECTs Delta Terminal at the Port of Rotterdam is the latest to issue notice that it cannot accept empty containers. APM Terminal already had such restrictions....
PierPASS is Doing Just Fine, Thank You
The OffPeak hours program runsMonday through Thursday from 6:00 pm to 3:00 am and Saturday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Regular daytime shift hours at container...
Tracking for Speed and Security
Real-time visibility into exact locations of containers and cargo has never been as important as today with increased movement of cargo from offshore,...
Panama Canal Proposes Changing Its Pricing
There is little doubt it will cost more for people and cargo to move through the waterway, but no specific numbers are available. Those will be forthcoming...
Growth Continues For Ocean Lines
Mega ships are playing a greater role in transportation efficiencies, Abdulla Bin Damithan told the Middle East Port Development Conference. The commercial...
West Coast Ports Enjoy Record Cargo Growth
No surprise. For both ports the continuing surge in cargo traffic is driven by a continuing North American demand for products manufactured in Asia as...
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