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Kim Link Wills

Senior Editor Kim Link-Wills has written about everything from agriculture as a reporter for Illinois Agri-News to zoology as editor of the Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. Her work has garnered awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Magazine Association of the Southeast. Prior to serving as managing editor of American Shipper, Kim spent more than four years with XPO Logistics.
Oct - 2023 -
24 October
Kim Link Wills

Port of Los Angeles ready for bountiful container volumes

“The table is set to scale up as demand increases,” said Port of LA Executive Director Gene Seroka.

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19 October
Kim Link Wills

Port of Long Beach CEO: ‘Consumer confidence is on the rise’ 

“We look forward to a moderate rebound in cargo volume through the end of the year,” said Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero.

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Aug - 2023 -
11 August
Kim Link Wills

Yang Ming blames economic uncertainty for $4M Q2 loss

Looking ahead, Taiwanese ocean carrier Yang Ming said that “the overall momentum for economic recovery over the next two years still appears relatively weak.”

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10 August
Kim Link Wills

HMM hit by ‘intensified’ imbalance between supply and demand

Ocean carrier HMM attributed much of its first-half net-profit nosedive of 90% to overcapacity in the container shipping industry.

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‘Very noticeable impact’ from down market $6B whammy to Hapag-Lloyd’s profits

“Weaker demand and lower freight rates are having a very noticeable impact on our earnings,” said Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.

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Jul - 2023 -
06 July
Kim Link Wills

2 firefighters killed in car carrier blaze at Port Newark

Two New Jersey firefighters died fighting a blaze aboard the Grimaldi car carrier Grande Costa d’Avorio at Port Newark on Wednesday night.

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May - 2023 -
09 May
Kim Link Wills

Jaxport welcomes largest container ship to call

The 14,000-TEU One Stork on Tuesday became the largest container ship to call Jacksonville, Florida.

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Apr - 2023 -
19 April
Kim Link Wills

Port of Long Beach: Consumer spending decline contributed to import drop

Executive Director Mario Cordero says the Port of Long Beach is “ready for a rebound in retail.”

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Feb - 2023 -
17 February
Kim Link Wills

MSC, Atlas Air carrying aid to Turkey and Syria

More than 43,500 people in Turkey and Syria have died as a result of the Feb. 6 earthquake, which the United Nations is calling a “once-in-a-generation disaster.”

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15 February
Kim Link Wills

Port of Savannah exports up, total cargo volume down

The Georgia Ports Authority said a 16% drop in imports year over year “was fueled in part by reduced orders in retail and manufacturing.”

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13 February
Kim Link Wills

HMM reports strong 2022 despite Q4 profit plunge

HMM acknowledged that “freight rates in most key trade lanes have been under downward pressure since H1 2022.”

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Kim Link Wills

Port of Long Beach container volume plops

Executive Director Mario Cordero said he is optimistic the Port of Long Beach will recapture market share.

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Jan - 2023 -
31 January
Kim Link Wills

Ocean Network Express’ quarterly profit plunges

ONE’s profit dropped by 50% quarter over quarter to $2.76 billion.

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Kim Link Wills

Hapag-Lloyd reports ‘extraordinarily strong result’

German ocean shipping company Hapag-Lloyd said its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization jumped by $7.6 billion year over year.

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25 January
Kim Link Wills

Hapag-Lloyd acquires stake in Indian terminals, logistics provider

“Terminal and infrastructure investments are a crucial element of our strategic agenda and India is one of our key growth markets,” Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said.

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19 January
Kim Link Wills

Port of Long Beach misses record as cargo flow returns to ‘normal’

The 9,133,657 twenty-foot equivalent units the Port of Long Beach handled in 2022 were only 2.7% off the record-setting 2021.

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18 January
Kim Link Wills

Georgia Ports sails to record year despite choppy waters

“It was a challenging year, but collaborative effort across Georgia’s supply chain ensured cargo movement remained fluid,” Executive Director Griff Lynch said.

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Dec - 2022 -
13 December
Kim Link Wills

Volume decline gives Port of Savannah operators a breather

The Georgia Ports Authority last month handled 464,883 twenty-foot equivalent units, a decline of 6.2% from the 494,699 TEUs moved in November 2021.

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07 December
Kim Link Wills

Cellphone use blamed for Ever Forward grounding

The pilot of the Ever Forward could face civil charges as a result of the vessel being stuck in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay for more than a month.

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Nov - 2022 -
29 November
Kim Link Wills

TradeLens global data-sharing platform shuttering

The blockchain-enabled global platform TradeLens will go offline by the end of the first quarter of 2023.

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17 November
Kim Link Wills

CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd announce leadership changes in North America

Ed Aldridge is retiring from CMA CGM America, and Uffe Ostergaard is leaving Hapag-Lloyd.

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14 November
Kim Link Wills

October bountiful for ports on East, Gulf coasts

Container volumes were up year over year in Savannah and Charleston, while crude oil exports set a record in Corpus Christi.

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10 November
Kim Link Wills

‘Considerable uncertainties’ cloud forecasts for HMM, Yang Ming

“Container demand is expected to be under downward pressure due to considerable uncertainties,” HMM said in its third-quarter earnings release.

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09 November
Kim Link Wills

Florida ports close as Nicole nears

Nicole is forecast to move through Florida to Georgia on Thursday and then to the Carolinas on Friday.

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Oct - 2022 -
31 October
Kim Link Wills

$23M Jaxport grant will aid ‘journey to reach net-zero emissions’

Jaxport CEO Eric Green said the $23.5 million grant “marks a milestone in our initiatives to build the port of the future and move cargo in the most efficient and eco-friendly way possible.”

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Kim Link Wills

Port of Long Beach lands $30M for zero-emissions equipment

The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding the Port of Long Beach a $30.1 million grant to replace diesel yard tractors with zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment.

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24 October
Kim Link Wills

MSC acquiring international harbor towage provider

“At MSC, we want to continue to improve towage service efficiency and expand Rimorchiatori Mediterranei, building on the impressive work of the Genoese families that have developed the company the past 100 years,” MSC CEO Soren Toft said.

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20 October
Kim Link Wills

South Florida Container Terminal orders 12 electric gantry cranes

South Florida Container Terminal has ordered 12 electric, emission-free, rubber-tired gantry cranes and welcomed the launch of CMA CGM’s Medgulf service at PortMiami.

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04 October
Kim Link Wills

Hapag-Lloyd acquiring SAAM terminal operations in $1B deal

CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said the SM SAAM S.A. acquisition is part of Hapag-Lloyd’s strategy to build “a robust and attractive terminal portfolio.”

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Sep - 2022 -
27 September
Kim Link Wills

Nissan steering imports through Port of Brunswick

The Georgia Ports Authority’s board on Tuesday agreed to spend $60 million on further development at the Colonel’s Island Terminal.

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19 September
Kim Link Wills

Crowley resumes San Juan operations following Hurricane Fiona

Crowley Maritime’s Isla Grande Terminal suffered no significant damage when Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico on Sunday.

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16 September
Kim Link Wills

Port of Long Beach narrowly misses record August

Executive Director Mario Cordero says the Port of Long Beach is “making great strides in reducing the number of ships queuing to enter the San Pedro Bay ports complex and quickly moving imports and empty containers out of the terminals.”

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15 September
Kim Link Wills

Hapag-Lloyd acquiring stake in Italian logistics company

Senior executive says “strategic assets along the supply chain are a key part of Hapag-Lloyd’s Strategy 2023.”

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13 September
Kim Link Wills

Port of Savannah clearing record volumes despite vessel backlog

The Georgia Ports Authority is on track to move a record-setting 6 million twenty-foot equivalent units this fiscal year.

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06 September
Kim Link Wills

IMC selling SmartStacks as smart approach to container piles

IMC Companies says its SmartStacks app increases driver productivity and eliminates unnecessary container lifts.

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Kim Link Wills

Port of Savannah launches Navis terminal operating system

The Georgia Ports Authority says the Navis system “eliminates data silos, improves velocity across our terminals and enables us to more easily integrate with our customers to provide the data and insights they need.”

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Aug - 2022 -
22 August
Kim Link Wills

OOIL clearly has great results but forecast cloudy

OOIL reports record revenue but has “legitimate concerns about the impact of inflation and interest rate rises on consumer spending.”

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11 August
Kim Link Wills

Yang Ming: Revenue up nearly 50% — end of story

Yang Ming summed up its second quarter and the first half of 2022 in about 150 words.

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10 August
Kim Link Wills

HMM cautious in short term despite Q2 profit long jump

South Korean ocean carrier HMM expects “downward pressure” on demand growth in the second half of 2022.

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08 August
Kim Link Wills

Performance Team breaks ground on South Carolina cold chain facility

The South Carolina cold chain facility opening next year will handle Port of Charleston imports and exports of proteins, fruits and vegetables.

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Jul - 2022 -
27 July
Kim Link Wills

Gulftainer ‘on course for major growth’

UAE-headquartered port operator Gulftainer says it has turned a “poorly performing past two years into a significantly positive first half of 2022.”

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15 July
Kim Link Wills

YM Tutorial embarking on maiden voyage to Port of LA

Yang Ming’s newest 11,000-TEU container ship will call the Port of Los Angeles on its maiden voyage.

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14 July
Kim Link Wills

HMM growing container ship fleet as part of $11B investment

Ocean carrier HMM announced Thursday it will invest $7.5 billion over the next five years on ships, terminals and logistics facilities.

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Jun - 2022 -
27 June
Kim Link Wills

Trailer Bridge, Jaxport sign $62M terminal lease agreement

Trailer Bridge signed a $62 million lease agreement with the Jacksonville Port Authority to continue operating a Blount Island terminal through at least 2041.

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15 June
Kim Link Wills

Small Fleet keynote: ‘Get scrappy with where you’re finding loads’

Trucker Tools CEO Kary Jablonski says taking advantage of technology can help owner-operators drive efficiencies in their operations.

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09 June
Kim Link Wills

Hapag-Lloyd will pay $2M to settle detention and demurrage case

“We are pleased with this settlement as it creates a common understanding in close cooperation and coordination with the authority on the future handling of demurrage and detention charges in the U.S.,” Hapag-Lloyd said.

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06 June
Kim Link Wills

Performance Team opening cold storage facility in New Jersey

Maersk said it can provide end-to-end supply chain solutions with its ships calling its APM Terminals Elizabeth, followed by clearance through Maersk Customs Services and finally storage, fulfillment distribution and inland transportation through Performance Team.

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01 June
Kim Link Wills

FMC’s Dye finds no evidence of collusion among ocean carriers

While the Federal Maritime Commission’s Rebecca Dye found no evidence of collusion among the major ocean carriers, an investigation into the “numerous charges” they assess still could be launched.

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May - 2022 -
23 May
Kim Link Wills

Jaxport ready for larger container ships

The Jacksonville harbor deepening project “demonstrates Florida’s unwavering commitment to strengthen and grow supply chains.”

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17 May
Kim Link Wills

Long Beach sets record but East, Gulf Coast ports’ gains bigger

According to maritime expert John McCown, the U.S. ports with the strongest April performance were Charleston, South Carolina; Houston; and New York/New Jersey.

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Apr - 2022 -
29 April
Kim Link Wills

IMF: Rising ocean shipping costs to bring wave of higher prices

“Higher shipping costs hit prices of imported goods at the dock within two months and quickly pass through to producer prices — many of whom rely on imported inputs to manufacture their goods,” IMF researchers wrote.

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18 April
Kim Link Wills

Ever Forward finally moves on

Five hundred containers were removed from the Ever Forward to lighten its load and help salvage crews refloat the vessel stuck in Chesapeake Bay.

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15 April
Kim Link Wills

Will Long Beach’s sunny spring be followed by stormy summer?

Mario Cordero, Port of Long Beach executive director, says there have been “notable improvements across the supply chain,” but lockdowns in China could change that.

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12 April
Kim Link Wills

Rooney assuming Port of New York and New Jersey helm

Deputy director for the past three years, Beth Rooney will become leader of the Port of New York and New Jersey on May 2

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05 April
Kim Link Wills

PSA acquires 2nd Port of Halifax container terminal

PSA International has added to its port portfolio with the acquisition of Canadian container terminal Ceres Halifax.

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Mar - 2022 -
25 March
Kim Link Wills

Savannah harbor deepening is done

More than 20 years after the planning began, the Port of Savannah shipping channel has been deepened to 47 feet at low tide.

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18 March
Kim Link Wills

Evergreen has plan to refloat Ever Forward

The refloating of the container ship stuck in Cheseapeake Bay could be a “long, laborious operation.”

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17 March
Kim Link Wills

Ever more speculation about Evergreen groundings

Maritime authority Lars Jensen says the “reality is that vessels do at times get stuck and this is not an event with major global ramifications.”

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14 March
Kim Link Wills

Container ship runs aground in Chesapeake Bay

The Coast Guard said it is working with the Maryland Department of the Environment to refloat the grounded Ever Forward.

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Kim Link Wills

HMM making change at helm

Current CEO Jae Hoon Bae was not mentioned in the announcement that Kyung-bae Kim will succeed him.

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Kim Link Wills

GPA paving way for more vehicles at Port of Brunswick

A $150 million project at the Port of Brunswick will increase annual capacity to 1.4 million vehicles.

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10 March
Kim Link Wills

DAL acquisition part of Hapag-Lloyd’s strategic growth in Africa

“Africa remains an important strategic growth market. Particularly for our service offering from and to South Africa, DAL is a valuable addition, allowing us to offer our customers a better network and additional port coverage in this region,” said Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.

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09 March
Kim Link Wills

Jaxport lays out big plans as channel deepening nears completion

“The solution to the nation’s port congestion problem is right here in this room,” CEO Eric Green said during his State of the Port address.

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01 March
Kim Link Wills

Car carrier — and Bentleys, Porsches and Lamborghinis — sinks

The Felicity Ace, which caught fire in the Atlantic on Feb. 16, was transporting luxury vehicles to the United States.

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Feb - 2022 -
21 February
Kim Link Wills

Carrier transporting luxury cars to US still smoldering in Atlantic

Volkswagen Group has not said how many vehicles are on the Felicity Ace or the breakdown of the models, although it has been reported they included 2022 Porsche Boxster Spyders as well as Audis, Bentleys and Lamborghinis.

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17 February
Kim Link Wills

Ports of LA, Long Beach clear containers, set January records

“Efforts to successfully move aging cargo out of shipping terminals” improve the picture at California’s San Pedro Bay ports.

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Kim Link Wills

CMA CGM investing $33M in Port of Beirut container terminal

CEO Rodolphe Saadé said CMA CGM “will transform the Beirut port’s container terminal into a state-of-the-art facility that meets the best international standards.”

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15 February
Kim Link Wills

Making money isn’t a problem but Hapag-Lloyd’s CEO still has worries

“Everything we have sails. Every box we have we try to move,” says Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.

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Jan - 2022 -
19 January
Kim Link Wills

Port of Long Beach smashes annual record despite December ‘speed bump’

“Historic, pandemic-induced import surge” drove record-smashing volume at the Port of Long Beach.

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Dec - 2021 -
16 December
Kim Link Wills

Port of Long Beach: On-water visibility requires supply chain information highway

While the Port of Long Beach is still dealing with a lineup of container ships waiting to berth, it is looking ahead to providing more cargo visibility.

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Nov - 2021 -
03 November
Kim Link Wills

CMA CGM acquiring Port of LA’s Fenix Marine Services

CEO Rodolphe Saadé says the CMA CGM Group is acquiring Fenix Marine Services to effectively manage its West Coast port operations.

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Oct - 2021 -
26 October
Kim Link Wills

Minnesota port ready to handle waterborne international containers

The Clure Public Marine Terminal now can handle “international shipping containers transported by vessel.”

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20 October
Kim Link Wills

Record cargo volumes flowing through Southern California ports despite congestion

The Port of Los Angeles had its busiest September ever, while Long Beach had its second busiest.

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19 October
Kim Link Wills

1st woman tapped to lead South Carolina Ports

Barbara Melvin will succeed Jim Newsome at the helm of South Carolina Ports next summer and will become the first woman to lead a top-10 U.S. container port.

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13 October
12 October
Kim Link Wills

Port of Charleston importing more consumer goods ‘than ever before’

“By investing more than $2 billion in port infrastructure in recent years, we have the capacity to handle the influx of imports we are seeing today,” says SCPA CEO Jim Newsome.

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11 October
Kim Link Wills

OOCL Q3 revenue up 125% to $4.3 billion

“This record result was achieved despite severe congestion around the network,” says the Hong Kong ocean carrier.

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07 October
Sep - 2021 -
17 September
Kim Link Wills

Judge rules South Carolina Ports can continue using nonunion labor

A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled the International Longshoremen’s Association cannot force the use of union labor at the Port of Charleston’s new Leatherman Terminal.

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15 September
Kim Link Wills

Chief officer’s ballast level error blamed for Golden Ray capsizing

“The NTSB determined the probable cause of the capsizing of the Golden Ray was the chief officer’s error entering ballast quantities into the stability calculation program.”

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09 September
Kim Link Wills

Peak shipping season in with a roar at Port of Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach has broken monthly cargo records 13 of the past 14 months.

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08 September
Kim Link Wills

Seroka honored for ‘unwavering leadership throughout the pandemic’

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka has been named the 2021 recipient of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute’s top honor.

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07 September
Kim Link Wills

Viewpoint: Living proof of COVID vaccine’s death-defying power

Back at FreightWaves after a more than monthlong fight against COVID, I thank CEO Craig Fuller for moving the F3: Future of Freight Festival online.

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Jul - 2021 -
30 July
Kim Link Wills

ONE giant leap — 1,432% profit gain

Ocean Network Express says the “economic environment is now changing” and it cannot forecast what the rest of 2021 holds, but Hapag-Lloyd can. It expects to triple 2020’s EBITDA.

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29 July
Kim Link Wills

Ever Given containers finally being offloaded at Port of Rotterdam

The Ever Given, stuck in the Suez Canal for six days in March, finally berthed at the Port of Rotterdam on Thursday.

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07 July
Kim Link Wills

Ever Given finally released from custody in Egypt

The saga of the Ever Given moves to its next chapter as the container ship that captured the world’s attention when it became wedged between the banks of the Suez Canal in March is released from custody in Egypt to resume its voyage to the Netherlands.

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Jun - 2021 -
29 June
Kim Link Wills

12 HMM container ships’ sticker price $1.57 billion

The South Korean ocean carrier says the newbuilds will provide the “capacity and flexibility” to serve its shippers.

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23 June
Kim Link Wills

Ever Given could resume voyage 3 months after Suez Canal grounding

An agreement reportedly has been reached that will allow the Ever Given to finally resume the voyage halted when the container ship became wedged between the Suez Canal banks in March.

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22 June
Kim Link Wills

Hapag-Lloyd orders 6 more 23,500-TEU ships at cost of $852M

Hapag-Lloyd now will add 12 23,500-TEU container ships to its fleet beginning in 2023.

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16 June
Kim Link Wills

New cranes, cross-docks to help handle growing volumes in Pacific Northwest

“We know larger ships carrying increased volumes are coming. We want to be out in front of that curve.”

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15 June
Kim Link Wills

1 month, 1 million-plus containers at Port of LA

May was the busiest month in the 114-year history of America’s busiest port.

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11 June
10 June
Kim Link Wills

Port of LA reaches 10 million-container milestone

“With our sustained focus on supply chain digitization, infrastructure investments and strong business relationships, we have the opportunity to build on this historic milestone,” says Executive Director Gene Seroka.

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09 June
Kim Link Wills

Best of times sure beats worst of times

From A.P. Møller – Maersk to ZIM, the world’s shipping lines reported huge profit jumps.

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04 June
Kim Link Wills

OOCL vessel blamed for crane collapse at Taiwan port

The cranes cost $21.6 million to construct; a price tag on vessel and cargo damage has not yet been estimated.

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May - 2021 -
28 May
Kim Link Wills

Golden Ray wreckage removal operation a go again

A mid-May blaze inside the roll-on/roll-off vessel was just the latest incident that halted removal of the Golden Ray, which capsized in September 2019.

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Kim Link Wills

Ship carrying auto parts sinks off Japan coast

A search is ongoing for three missing crew members from a roll-on/roll-off vessel that sank after colliding with a tanker.

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26 May
Kim Link Wills

Sailing oceans blue with green ammonia?

After an 85% revenue jump, the South Korean carrier turns its attention to meeting its carbon neutrality target.

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Kim Link Wills

Port of Savannah year-over-year container volume up 38%

“Demand for products and services both domestically and abroad is driving significant gains in Georgia’s cargo volumes,” says Executive Director Griff Lynch.

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