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A Key Transshipment Hub for Brazil

By Harry Valentine

August 14, 2016

The growing trade between the Atlantic region of South American and Asia has fueled speculation and several commentaries about a future terminal for mega container ships (18,000 TEUs and over) in Sout...

AMC Introduces New Surface Effect Vessel Design

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2016

Specialist aluminum boat builder, Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC), has added a new surface effect ship (SES) design to its portfolio which is geared towards the crew transfer vessel market and desi...

Port of Kiel Increases Passenger and Cargo Handling

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2016

The Port of Kiel in Germany is on course for growth after upping handling in both the cargo and passenger sectors by nearly two percent in the first half of 2016. The port’s various quay and termi...

HERO-Class Car Carrier Debuts at U.S. Ports

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2016

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines’ newest HERO-class Ro-Ro Thalatta has made its maiden voyage through the widened Panama Canal and started servicing key U.S. ports. The vessel was greeted at the Port of...

Maersk Line Quits 10 Chinese Ports

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2016

Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipping company, has decided to stop services to and from 10 ports in China as part of a drive to reduce costs. Maersk Line, a unit of Danish conglomerat...

Port of Coos Bay Celebrates 100 Years of Rail

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2016

On August 5, the Port of Coos Bay, Oregon, celebrated the centennial of its Coos Bay Rail Link, which connects the coastal port with the North American freight rail system via 134 miles of track, tunn...

Indian Ports Take Up Renewable Energy

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2016

The Indian Ministry of Shipping is in the process of installing solar and wind based power systems at major ports across the country. It aims to set up 90.64 MW of solar energy capacity at the nation’...

New Cranes Boost South Carolina's Big-Ship Readiness

By The Maritime Executive

August 13, 2016

The delivery of two super post-Panamax cranes at South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) on Friday marked a significant milestone in the port’s big ship readiness, to be followed in the coming years by...

Port of Oakland in LGBT First

By The Maritime Executive

August 13, 2016

Michael Colbruno was recently elected President of the Port of Oakland’s Board of Port Commissioners, the first openly “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender” (LGBT) Oakland Port Commissioner to lead th...

Auckland to Automate Container Terminal

By The Maritime Executive

August 13, 2016

Ports of Auckland in New Zealand is preparing to partially automate its container terminal. It will be the first New Zealand port and only the third straddle carrier terminal in the world to automate....

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