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CMA CGM To Operate Logistics Platform In Cuba’s Mariel Harbor

CMA CGM has been present in Cuba since 2000, one of the only three shipping companies to call the country, and is the first international company to sign such a logistics development agreement in Cuba.

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Agriculture Transportation Coalition Calls On Carriers To Waive Charges Due To West Coast Port Disruption

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

ATC has urged the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to compel ocean carriers to waive all charges imposed during the period of West Coast port congestion, roughly November 1, 2014 through April 15, 2015.

Peter Friedmann, AGT executive director

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House Approves Funding Bill For U.S. Ports

The bill, which also funds energy programs, would add $36.3 million to the harbor maintenance tax revenue that the Army Corps of Engineers can use to dredge harbors at major ports in the 2016 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending bill on Friday that would boost funding for ports to upgrade their cargo-handling capabilities.

Foodcareplus Launches Reefer Consolidation Service From Canada To Europe For Seafood

The new integrated reefer consolidation service from Halifax will allow the seafood community to ship deep-frozen product from Canada straight into the heart of Europe via its frozen cargo facility in the port of Antwerp.

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Bigger Vessels Stress Infrastructure Of U.S. Ports, Slowing Trade

The big ships “have stressed the infrastructure to the breaking point,” says Jock O’Connell, an international trade adviser at Beacon Economics LLC in Sacramento, Calif.

The Colombo Express, operated by Hapaq-Lloyd, is one of the largest ships in the world.

Truck Drivers Strike Again At West Coast Ports

The strikers planned to expand picket lines to marine terminals, rail yards and customer warehouses where the companies' trucks were dispatched.

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Wing-In-Ground Effect Vessels: Future Freight Transport?

WIG craft are maritime vessels that would be built to maritime structural standards and designs include pontoons, water skis and possibly hydrofoils to allow for touch down on and lift-off from a water surface.

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Cargo Ferry Transport Replaces Truck Transport

The result of more than two years of work, the concept has been developed as an alternative transport solution for containers that are carried for more than 200 km on land.

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Africa Ports Show Set For June 20 To July 1 In Johannesburg, South Africa

Global trade leaders committed to improving the business of ports and leading change in the ports and harbors sector across Africa will be attending the show.

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APL, Mitsui OSK Lines And NYK To Begin Asia-South America Service

The new service will use eight 6,000 TEU containerships and will feature a particularly short lead time between Hong Kong and Manzanillo, Mexico — only 17 days, the fastest on the market.

Image of the Pusan Newport International Terminal, starting point for the new AMC (Asia Mexico Colombia Express) Service that will begin May 22.

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U.S. Customs Targets Mislabeled Food Imports

This operation is part of a continued effort to interrupt what CBP calls “an extensive network of purposely mislabeled and high-risk agriculture products coming from Hong Kong, China, India and Saudi Arabia.”

Boxes of frozen fillets of catfish of the genus Pangasius -- called basa, swai or sutchi -- that were imported into the United States from Vietnam falsely labeled as sole to avoid anti-dumping duties.

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