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Gulf Coast Ports Think Ahead

The process to ready Gulf Ports for the Panama Canal expansion began years ago. Take a look at what these forward-thinking ports did to ready themselves for the opening of the Panama Canal’s new locks.

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IoT Technology Uplifts Container Tracking

Improving monitoring capabilities prompt ocean carriers to invest intelligent containers.

Traxens remote monitoring technology was implemented on some containers on board the Bougainville, CMA CGM’s flagship vessel.

Maersk Container Manufactures 4,000 New Integrated Reefers for Seatrade

Maersk Container Industry (MCI)

Seatrade monitored shipments with chilled banana loads from Ecuador to Germany, during which energy consumption and cargo condition were measured, and the results confirmed Star Cool’s higher performance, lower operating costs and CO2 emission levels.

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.

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Port of Virginia Continues to Set New Container Volume Records

Port of Virginia

September was the eighth month in a row the port has experienced gains in container volumes, moving up 2 percent over last year's record-setting volumes in September.

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Calls Out Port of L.A., Long Beach on Shipment Tracking

“We need to continue to up our game, we are not at the kind of world-class level that we need to be at,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.

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Port of Oakland Terminal Operator to Expand

Port of Oakland

TraPac handles 20 percent of the containerized cargo moving through the Port of Oakland and manages two vessel berths and 66 acres of land. The new deal would give it four berths and 123 acres, much of which would be used for cargo handling.

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Port of L.A. Director Predicts More Ocean Alliances and Mergers

Port of Los Angeles

Executive director Gene Seroka says in an interview that the growth rate of shipping has slowed because "retailers have watched their inventory levels with an even sharper eye than ever before."

In this Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 file photo, shipping containers are stacked up waiting for truck transport at the Port of Los Angeles.

Construction Begins on Cold Storage Facility at Port of Tampa Bay

The facility will be located on a 13.7-acre site adjacent to Berth 219, and is designed to handle palletized breakbulk cargo, as well as refrigerated containers.

Shipping Lines Battle for Market Share in Fast-Growing Cool Market

A.P. Moller- Maersk

Shipping lines have pinpointed the potential of the cold chain market, not least in developing markets.

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Greenpeace Blocks Palm Oil Delivery at Rotterdam Port

Greenpeace activists blocked operations of IOI at Rotterdam Port, accusing it of forest destruction and child labor.

A.P. Moller–Maersk to Separate into Two Divisions: Transportation/Logistics and Energy

A.P. Moller- Maersk

The main growth focus of A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S going forward will be delivering best in class transportation and logistics services as an integrated transport and logistics company.

Transport & Logistics will consist of Maersk Line, APM Terminals, Damco, Svitzer and Maersk Container Industry based on a one company structure with multiple brands.

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Pity The Reefer Shipper

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

Hanjin Shipping announced the filing for receivership and a request to the court to freeze its assets, which the Seoul Central District Court planned to grant, a judge told Reuters, declining to be named.

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