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Oman’s Sohar Port Signs Pact For Flour Mill And Logistics Center

The new project is part of a strategic move to achieve self-sufficiency in essential food products according to Jamal Aziz, chief executive officer of Sohar Freezone.

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Snow Storm Closes Port Of New York And New Jersey Maritime Terminals

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Total snow accumulation is likely to exceed two feet throughout the port over a 36-hour period.

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Panama Canal Shipping Boom To Let Loose

Drewry Maritime Research says it expects transhipment activity through Panama to grow strongly once the expansion of the Panama Canal is completed, which is due to be completed next year.

This is an artist's impression of the Panama Canal Expansion on completion.

$1 Billion Renovation Set For Cuba’s Mariel Port

A $1 billion project to modernize the port and create a special economic zone will add Mariel as a stop on a global maritime highway that stretches from Asia to Europe.

This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2013, shows the first phase of the Cuba's Special Development Zone in the port of Mariel, about 50 kilometers west of Havana.

KFC In A War Zone? Logistics Challenge Companies In War-Torn Regions

When analyzing growth markets, businesses say they look at a variety of factors, including whether they can actually secure and then import the supplies that they need, hire staff and keep those employees safe.

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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.

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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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Global Reefer Shipping Market Poised For Modest Growth To 2019

Research and Markets

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.

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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Vietnamese Exporter Makes First Fresh Longan Shipment To U.S.

Anh Duong Sao Co, based in Ho Chi Minh City, specializes in exporting tropical fresh produce such as rambutan, longan, mango, coconut, pitahaya, dragon fruit, pomelo and passion fruit worldwide.

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