With private investment conservatively estimated at more than half a billion dollars, a new propane export facility in Portland, U.S.A. could prove to be a massive boom for the local economy in coming years. It would represent one of the largest single private capital investments in the city’s history, Port of Portland claims in its […]
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The largest floating drydock in the USA, the Vigorous, arrived aboard the world’s largest heavy-lift ship Blue Marlin in Portland on Monday for final assembly at Vigor Industrial’s shipyard. Fully assembled, the drydock will be 960-feet long. However, it is currently in three parts, which are stacked aboard the 738-foot heavy lift ship for delivery. […]
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Import volume at major U.S. container ports is expected to hit an all-time record in August as retailers concerned about the lack of a West Coast longshoremen’s contract rush to bring holiday season merchandise into the country, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “The […]
The negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on a new contract covering nearly 20,000 longshore workers at twenty-nine West Coast ports have put on hold. The parties said in a statement that they have agreed to take a 72-hour break from negotiations on a new coast-wide contract […]
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The National Retail Federation yesterday urged maritime management and the union representing dockworkers along the U.S. West Coast ports to expedite pending contract negotiations and reach agreement on a new deal well in advance of the expiration of the current contract this summer. NRF believes expedited negotiations would strengthen the supply chain and provide shippers […]
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Members of the G6 Alliance today announced plans to expand their cooperation to the Asia-North America West Coast and Trans-Atlantic trade lanes. The G6 Alliance said the expanded cooperation will provide customers with more service choices and increased sailing frequency. For example, on the Asia-North America West Coast trade, each G6 Alliance member will be […]
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Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) opens a new ship management office in Bergen, on Norway’s West Coast. The office will offer technical ship management and manning services to the offshore sector and ship owners based in the region. “The largest growth in Norwegian shipping takes place in the offshore segment. Other ship owners in the region […]
Hamburg Süd and CCNI on the one hand and China Shipping, Hanjin and Hyundai on the other have reached agreement on optimising their service offering during the forthcoming slack season between Asia and Mexico/South America West Coast with effect from mid-November 2011. To this end, the partners’ three slings will be reduced to two. Sling […]
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Horizon Lines, Inc., the nation’s leading domestic ocean shipping company, today announced it will discontinue its Five Star Express (FSX) trans-Pacific container shipping service between the U.S. West Coast, Guam and China. Horizon is implementing an orderly transition plan, beginning October 31, 2011, and will work aggressively to mitigate any supply chain disruptions for its […]
