Panama Canal repairs won't impact opening, but El Nino threat remains Panama Canal officials have said it will take one month to repair leaks discovered in locks for the Pacific side, but warned El Nino is a bigger threat to the canal’s operations. Speaking at the Western Dredging Association’s first annual meeting of its Mexico […]
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on September 2, 2015in Industry News
US Southeast ports rev up competition for growing auto traffic
on August 24, 2015in Industry News
US Southeast ports rev up competition for growing auto traffic As U.S. auto sales surge, U.S. Southeast port are shifting into high gear to win that highly profitable roll-on, roll-off cargo. Volume gains are coming from both directions at ports in Brunswick and Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina and Jacksonville, Florida. And a lot of […]
Read More →US Southeast ports rev up competition for growing auto traffic
on August 24, 2015in Industry News
US Southeast ports rev up competition for growing auto traffic As U.S. auto sales surge, U.S. Southeast port are shifting into high gear to win that highly profitable roll-on, roll-off cargo. Volume gains are coming from both directions at ports in Brunswick and Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina and Jacksonville, Florida. And a lot of […]
Read More →Box ships transit expanded Suez in first trial run
on July 27, 2015in Industry News
Box ships transit expanded Suez in first trial run A view of the existing canal from a container ship.LONDON – Three container ships sailed through the “new” Suez Canal over the weekend in the first trial run of a second shipping lane alongside the existing waterway ahead of the official opening next month. The inaugural […]
Read More →Box ships transit expanded Suez in first trial run
on July 27, 2015in Industry News
Box ships transit expanded Suez in first trial run A view of the existing canal from a container ship.LONDON – Three container ships sailed through the “new” Suez Canal over the weekend in the first trial run of a second shipping lane alongside the existing waterway ahead of the official opening next month. The inaugural […]
Read More →Panama Canal is on track to open its expanded locks in April
on July 3, 2015in Industry News
Panama Canal is on track to open its expanded locks in April The new locks at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal began to fill with water in late June in preparation for months of testing of their new gates before they open to commercial traffic next April. The flooding of the Pacific locks, […]
Read More →Panama Canal is on track to open its expanded locks in April
on July 3, 2015in Industry News
Panama Canal is on track to open its expanded locks in April The new locks at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal began to fill with water in late June in preparation for months of testing of their new gates before they open to commercial traffic next April. The flooding of the Pacific locks, […]
Read More →Shippers told to prepare for global container weight verification rule
on June 30, 2015in Industry News
Shippers told to prepare for global container weight verification rule In exactly one year new global regulations requiring every packed container have a verified container weight will go into effect, and shippers need to be prepared, an industry trade group warns. “One year from today, global containerized maritime commerce will need to comply with new […]
Read More →Shippers told to prepare for global container weight verification rule
on June 30, 2015in Industry News
Shippers told to prepare for global container weight verification rule In exactly one year new global regulations requiring every packed container have a verified container weight will go into effect, and shippers need to be prepared, an industry trade group warns. “One year from today, global containerized maritime commerce will need to comply with new […]
Read More →New Panama locks to open in April, but at higher cost
on June 23, 2015in Industry News
New Panama locks to open in April, but at higher cost The new locks at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal began to fill with water this week in preparation for months of testing of their new gates before they open to commercial traffic in April. The flooding to the Pacific locks, following that […]
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