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Port News
Ports are the conduits through which international trade flows, be it through the air or on the ocean. They typically are composed of numerous terminals operated by public or private port authorities and operators. Among the biggest issues they face today, especially as ocean vessels reach record proportions, is dredging of harbors to ensure adequate depth.
Press Releases
23 May 2013
The drop in Hong Kong’s container throughput last month indicates a structural problem exacerbated by a strike at one of the terminals last month, according to one port operator, South China Morning Post reports.
23 May 2013
The Port of Tacoma in Washington reported container volume from January to April was 617,076 20-foot-equivalent units, up 35 percent year-over-year.
23 May 2013
Yusen Logistics has expanded its direct less-than-containerload services by adding two new routes to its network...
23 May 2013
The Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles are seeking information about technologies that could substantially reduce air pollution from main engines on ships transiting to and from the ports.
23 May 2013
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced that total funding available for the fiscal year 2013 Port Security Grant Program is about $93.2 million...
23 May 2013
The Port of Rotterdam said the European Union’s proposal to appoint a supervisor for ports in every member state will increase bureaucracy on the waterfront.
23 May 2013
The European Union is sending a strong signal that it intends to improve service standards and efficiency at ports to spread traffic more evenly across the European waterfront and ease congestion.
23 May 2013
Subaru has chosen WWL Vehicle Services America to manage its vehicle processing in Brunswick, Ga.
23 May 2013
When the Los Angeles City Council on May 8 approved the final environmental impact report for construction of BNSF Railway’s $500 million near-dock intermodal yard in Southern California, the approval proved to be the beginning of a journey rather than the end of a saga.
22 May 2013
Terex Port Solutions has received an order for two Terex Gottwald Model 6 mobile harbor cranes, of the new G HMK 6408 variant, from Port of Napier in New Zealand.
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