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TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Deputy Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce & Industries (ACCI) Khan Jan Alokozay said that Afghanistan is interested in doing trade and business via Chabahar Port. He made the remark on Sun. Feb. 24 in the ceremony of dispatching the first trade …

Shares of port infrastructure company Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited plunge as much 9.1 per cent in its biggest intraday per cent drop since January 28. The company’s unit Adani Logistics approved a proposal for the acquisition of Adani Agri Logistics, Adani Agri Logistics (Dahod), …

PLANS for a new container terminal are taking shape at the Port of Newcastle (PON) as a way for agricultural exports in the northern half of New South Wales to save around $10-$15 per tonne on grain they currently ship out of Port Botany and …

Maersk is introducing the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for ALL Reefer Cargo from Dakar (Senegal) to Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Tema (Ghana) and Douala (Cameroon), effective 15th March 2019. The tariff levels are as follows: Surcharge code Origin Destination Cargo type Container Type Currency Levels PSS Dakar, SN Abidjan, CI Reefer All …

Hapag-Lloyd achieved a higher operating result in the 2018 financial year than in the prior year. On the basis of preliminary and unaudited figures, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose to EUR 1,138 million (2017: EUR 1,055 million). Earnings before interest and …

The Northwest Seaport Alliance started the year with a record-breaking month as total container volumes for January reached 326,228 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a 27.3 percent increase over last year. Total international container volumes for the month also set a record at 277,495 TEUs. Total …

The number of Maersk vessels experiencing delay at APM Terminals at Maasvlakte II as a consequence of bunker activities reduced significantly during a Pronto pilot. The involved parties explain how real-time insight into each other’s scheduling helps prevent bottlenecks. The online communication platform Pronto enables optimisation of …

Operational closure to improve movement of cargo by rail at Port The Ninth Street railroad crossing near Pico Avenue in the harbor district in West Long Beach will be closed as of March 9, 2019, in a move that will immediately improve rail operations and …

MSC will attend the next Intermodal South America fair in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Below is the company’s press release: Come meet our MSC experts from Europe and South America, and discuss how we can help you deliver reliably for your customers, at stand # 2-50 …

Please find the new increased applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates(*) as follows as from March 16th, 2019 until further notice:     These new FAK rates will apply as follows: Origin Range: From North European base ports Destination Range: To Gulf and Red Sea ports mentioned …

For a third consecutive year, NYK has been included in the “White 500,” a group of large companies demonstrating outstanding health and productivity management. NYK ranked in the top 30 percent of the 1,239 applicant companies evaluated by Nippon Kenko Kaigi,* which selects companies providing …

Hapag-Lloyd will be represented with a booth at the trade fair Intermodal (International Exhibition for Logistics, Cargo Transport and International Trade) in Sao Paulo on March 19-21, 2019. “We are very much looking forward to meet you at Sao Paulo Intermodal and welcome you at our Stand daily from 1:00 …

Peel Ports London Medway has increased the capacity of its warehousing facilities at the Port of Sheerness through an extensive reconfiguration programme. Responding to an upsurge in demand for warehousing across the country, Peel Ports is now able to offer 30,000m2 of additional flexible and …

Every year, the Freeport of Riga Authority evaluates the performance of the port companies in the previous year and gives awards to the best in several nominations. The 2018 Freeport of Riga award in the Most Rapid Growth nomination was presented to SIA Extron Baltic, …

Article by Port of Vancouver:  Vancouver, B.C. – In advance of World Whale Day on February 16, BC Ferries and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority have launched a tutorial for mariners to build awareness of local whale species and how to identify them, and provide navigational …

JEDDAH — Effat University and the Danish conglomerate Maersk signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which aims to provide internships and employment opportunities for Effat’s students and graduates. Dr. Haifa Jamal Allail, president of Effat University, said: “Effat University is delighted to collaborate with a great company …

After a year of scouting, 21 innovative projects were selected during the fourth PortXL. The projects came to Rotterdam from across the world to earn a place in the accelerator programme. Following two intensive days of pitching and interviews with port and innovation experts, a …

MSC will attend Multimodal West Africa Expo, from 12-14 March 2019, in Lagos, Nigeria, to discuss its fully integrated sea and land transportation and logistics services. Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa and since 2017, MSC is the second largest container line by volume …

During the 2019 State of the Port event, Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) CEO Eric Green announced that JAXPORT has achieved its best ever January container volumes, with total container movements increasing 16 percent over the same period last year. Nearly 121,400 twenty-foot equivalent units (or …

APL will apply the following Freight All Kind (FAK) Basic Ocean Rates with effect from 1 March 2019 until further notice, for the service scope stated below. The FAK Basic Ocean Rates do not include and are subject to Bunker related charges, Terminal Handling Charges …