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SAL Heavy Lift, a Hamburg, Germany-based ocean carrier specializing in the transport of project and oversized cargoes, will place its six ships under the German flag, the company said in a statement.

The empty containers were aboard the MOL Maxim, a seven-year-old, 79,373 deadweight-ton vessel, when they fell into the water in the Port of Oakland’s outer harbor.

The two energy providers have agreed to collaborate on a pilot project as part of a greater discussion on the use of biofuels as a sustainable alternative fuel for the future of shipping.

Abu Dhabi Ports now has the exclusive ability to enhance the Port of Fujairah’s existing infra and super structure, plus manage all container, general cargo, roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) and cruise ships at the port.

Shin Yang Shipping Corp. Berhad’s wholly-owned subsidiary filed a claim against PT Gemilang Raya Maritime for failing to pay RM 6 million (U.S. $1.43 million) for four vessels it purchased from the company.

Jacksonville Port Authority selects chief executive officer and Heartland Rail names business development director.

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Ports in the eastern Caribbean island are under condition ZULU, with San Juan closed indefinitely due to lack of power and telecommunications, as Hurricane Maria makes her way northwest.

MSC, Maersk Line, Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM are reorganizing their South America services in the months leading up to Maersk closing its acquisition of north-south specialist Hamburg Sud and finalizing the sale of its Brazilian cabotage subsidiary Mercosul.

Previously set at 2.4 percent, the world trade forecast has been increased to 3.6 percent due to strong North American imports and Asian export recovery, according to the World Trade Organization.

The Shanghai Shipping Exchange’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) fell 5 percent since last Friday as spot container rates declined from Shanghai to Europe, the Mediterranean and the United States.

The Texas Gulf Coast port sustained damage to all of its navigational aides, preventing vessels from sailing through the channel at night, according to local news outlet kristv.com.

The public hearing to discuss Jacksonville, Fla.-based Class I railway CSX’s service issues of late has been reset for October at the U.S. Surface Transportation Board headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The stevedoring and terminal operator subsidiary of The Pasha Group has confirmed its lease of the new Kapalama Container Terminal in Honolulu, Hawaii, which is slated for completion by 2023.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has officially backed a rough draft plan to deepen and widen the mid-Atlantic port’s main shipping channel, a port spokesperson confirmed Friday.

The Philadelphia seaport in August 2017 broke its previous record for total monthly tonnage that was established just a few months earlier in May.

Approximately 1,300 employees who maintain UPS’s air fleet filed a new request with the National Mediation Board asking to be released from mediated contract negotiations with the company.

The improvements include new truck-unloading pits and a railcar-unloading station, which have been designed to ensure that sugar is handled in accordance with safety and quality requirements.

The Oregon port plans to use grant funding to renew outdated closed circuit television cameras and systems, as well as overhaul access control systems at terminal gates.