Port of Vancouver, Wash. unveils Terminal 1 redevelopment plans
The Washington state port has submitted a Concept Development Plan application to the City of Vancouver for the redevelopment of its Terminal 1 facility on the Columbia River.
The Washington state port has submitted a Concept Development Plan application to the City of Vancouver for the redevelopment of its Terminal 1 facility on the Columbia River.
The Floridian port is ready to launch a second round of investment – this time with the goal of increasing capacity and service levels within the container yard.
The South Korean liner carrier’s bankruptcy, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of shipments around the world being delayed, was the biggest in the container shipping industry since the 1986 bankruptcy of U.S. Lines.
As a result of Russia’s alleged interference in the U.S. presidential election, the White House is imposing sanctions on three Russian companies, expelling 35 Russian diplomats from the U.S., and closing two Russian-operated U.S. facilities.
The Federal Maritime Commission is allowing a cooperation agreement between two marine terminal companies at PortMiami to more forward.
The Class I railway has completed the first phase of the new Virginia Avenue Tunnel project in Washington, D.C., clearing the way for trains to move double-stacked intermodal freight between Mid-Atlantic seaports and the Midwest on its railroad network.
The Antwerp Port Authority’s new CEO steps into role Jan. 1, while Singapore Post names former Toll Global Forwarding chief its global CEO.
The transportation and logistics industry has experienced a notable year between Hanjin’s bankruptcy, the new verified gross mass regulation and the expanded Panama Canal.
If the state of California is to be successful in achieving its efforts to curb greenhouse emissions, it must enact policy that will be readily adopted by others and not drive business away, according to PMSA President John McLaurin.
A new cargo service across Lake Michigan is currently in the works, and could save shippers time and aggravation from having to truck cargo though the congested Chicago area.
Under the agreement, COSCO Beijing International Freight Co., Ltd. is gaining the use of Sino-Global’s logistics platform to arrange for the transport of its container shipments to U.S. ports.
The South Korean shipbuilder signed a deal with Iran’s Industrial Development and Renovation Organization to help spur Iran’s shipbuilding industry.
The Dubai-based terminal operator increased its stake in Pusan Newport Company Limited to 66.03 percent.
The Belgian port experienced an increase in throughput from 2015 to 2016, driven by increased shipments of liquid bulk and containers.
Hyundai Merchant Marine said it has “coherent strategies” for reaching its goal of increasing its share on the container market to 5 percent by 2021.
Technology is the fundamental reason why the manufacturing jobs of the 1950s and ‘60s have gone away and won’t come back, not trade deals and currency devaluation, according to American Shipper IT Editor Eric Johnson.
The Israeli ocean carrier will withdraw from the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Dec. 31, making it the fifth carrier to leave the group this year.
The 2M Alliance will skip various sailings on the Asia-North America and Asia-North Europe/Mediterranean trades, while Hapag-Lloyd unveiled skipped voyages between Asia and South America.
The Baltic and International Maritime Council said tonne-miles from U.S. coal exports have declined by half over the past thee years.
The new Enviva terminal at the Port of Wilmington will export wood pellets to Europe, and is just part of the port’s modernization plan.