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FIATA elects new slate of officers, while Milaha appoints CEO.

Jim Newsome, CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority, laid out an ambitious plan to grow container operations at Port of Charleston over the next five years as the Army Corps of Engineers chief green-lit a plan to deepen channels to 52 feet.

The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, which opposed the legislation after several compromise proposals were rebuffed, said the pilots “rolled the dice” for millions more in pay increases and lost.

Ocean carrier members of the G6 Alliance announced they will void additional sailings on their Loop 1, Loop 4, Loop 5, Loop 6 and Loop 7 services between Asia and Europe.

Truck drivers in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach seeking to be recognized as employees have struck Pacific 9 Transportation six times in the past two years, and the current strike has been ongoing for 10 weeks.

The 2,742-TEU capacity Cape Moreton caught fire early Sunday morning while docked at Manila International Container Port in the Philippines.

Shipment volumes and expenditures both saw a slight decrease compared with July figures, which is not typical for the month, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.

Container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles in August increased 3.8 percent to 786,677 TEUs compared to the same month in 2014.

The government plans to invest RMB 100 billion ($15.7 billion) in over 60 shipping and port related projects to reach an annual cargo throughput of 550 million tons and a container throughput of 20 million TEUs by the end of 2017.

The Port of Jacksonville was granted approval to import select cold-treated products from Peru, Uruguay and Argentina.

Higher import volumes offset a slight decline in exports from the Northern California port, according to the most recent figures from the Port of Oakland.

The Nordic cargo carrier will add belly cargo capacity to its route between Helsinki, Finland and London Heathrow to facilitate the increase in cargo demand on the route.

Total year-to-date cargo shipments through the St. Lawrence Seaway declined from last year, but dry bulk shipments have increased.

The national real estate development firm announced the construction of the 70-acre Fountain Square Commerce Center in Bolingbrook, Ill.

Ocean carriers CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd issued general rate increases.

Ocean carriers CMA CGM of France and Hapag-Lloyd of Germany issued general rate increases.

Ocean carriers CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd announced general rate increases.

The French ocean carrier CMA CGM and the German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd announced general rate increases on various trades.

Ocean carriers CMA CGM of France and Hapag-Lloyd of Germany announced general rate increases.

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