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JAXPORT Welcomes Its Largest Vessel To Date

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT)

The 8,100 TEU (containers) MOL Competence traveled from Southeast Asia through the Suez Canal and called on other U.S. East Coast ports before arriving at TraPac.

The 8,100 TEU MOL Competence arrived at JAXPORT’s TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point.

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Biggest Ship MOL Competence Arrives at TraPac Jacksonville JAXPORT

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT)

TraPac Jacksonville Vice President and General Manager Dennis Kelly explains how larger cargo ships like MOL's Competence contribute to Northeast Florida's thriving economy.

Biggest Ship MOL Competence Arrives at TraPac Jacksonville JAXPORT

'Uber For Logistics' Lalamove Gets $10 M For China/Southeast Asia Expansion

The company offers iOS and Android apps that allow customers to move items across a city using its network of ‘regular’ drivers. Its business model is basically akin to an ‘Uber for logistics’ since anyone with a valid license and car can be a driver.

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ABF Logistics Acquires Smart Lines Transportation Group For $5.17 M

Smart Lines, founded in 2003, has 24 employees and approximately $18 million in annual revenue, primarily serving the food, energy and industrial segments.

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Port Of Antwerp Reports Record Growth In 2014

Port of Antwerp had handled around 198.8 million tons of freight by the end of the 2014.

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Study: Worst US Locations For Truck Freight Congestion

American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)

The number one spot on the ATRI list this year is the George Washington Bridge, which connects New York and New Jersey.

The number one spot on the ATRI list this year is the George Washington Bridge, which connects New York and New Jersey.

Global Reefer Shipping Market Poised For Modest Growth To 2019

In the report “Global Reefer Shipping Market 2015-2019,” the major regions analyzed are North Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

Danish shipping and oil group A. P. Moller-Maersk could split up into separate companies, its chairman said on Thursday after naming Soren Skou, the head of its container business, as chief executive.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Port Slowdown Affecting Idaho Potato Shipments

International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)

Idaho potato farmers have seen export shipments returned to the state because they could not be moved timely from West Coast ports.

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Castellini Group Building Fresh Produce DC In Georgia

Once completed, Castellini’s new distribution center will help the company reach 80 percent of the U.S. market within a single day’s truck drive.

Industry Week’s “Six Key Predictions for Manufacturing in 2015”

Industry Week released its predictions for the manufacturing sector, which includes ongoing reshoring by U.S. companies.

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Longshoremen, PMA Still “Far Apart” On US West Coast Contract Talks

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

The current contract expired nearly six months ago, and the PMA is charging the longshoremen with deliberately working slower due to the stalemate in contract talks.

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The Dirty Side Of Ocean Shipping

What happens on the high seas isn’t necessarily visible from land and the industry is largely unregulated when it comes to emissions.

A slowdown in Chinese economic growth has hammered the global shipping industry, which exited the Great Recession to take advantage of low interest rates to buy new ships to handle a rising amount of coal, iron ore and consumer goods. But as China’s factories scale back and the economies of Europe and North America gear down, the amount of cargo traversing the oceans has slowed.

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