Ocean Transportation

Rickmers-Linie Launches Westbound Round-The-World Service

March 21, 2013

Rickmers-Linie is launching a westbound Round-The-World service, linking Asia, South America and North America.

Panama Canal Expansion to 'Stress' Intermodal Networks, Trucking Services

March 21, 2013

To cope with the larger vessels that will transit through the Panama Canal when its expansion is complete in 2015, Central American countries must dramatically improve their intermodal road and port network infrastructure, the quality of their trucking services and strengthen their institutional coordination, two studies issued today by the Inter-American Development Bank show.

University of Louisville Creates Logistics and Distribution Index

March 20, 2013

University of Louisville

Researchers at the University of Louisville, Ken. have created the Logistics and Distribution (LoDI) Index, a national economic indicator that is intended to help businesses monitor the health of markets and guide their investment decisions.

Data Shows February Imports Were Unusually High Year Over Year

March 20, 2013

Zepol Corp.

U.S. vessel imports are down 5 percent from January but up 15 percent from February of 2012, even with one less day this year. The total twenty-foot-container (TEU) count was over 1.4 million and total shipments were over 720,000. February imports have not reached this level for four years, which is a similar stat to what we saw in January. It appears that import levels are indeed reverting back to the numbers seen before the recession.

BollorÃ© Logistics Looks to Unlock Africa

March 19, 2013

Bloomberg

Bollore SA, an investment company controlled by French billionaire Vincent Bollore, is competing to expand its African unit to operate five more port terminals and is eyeing similar growth in Asia and Latin America.

Maersk to Halt Asia-U.S. East Coast Transit Through Panama Canal

March 18, 2013

Maritime Executive

Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipping company, will stop plying through the Panama Canal to move goods from Asia to the U.S. east coast as bigger ships help the company move it profitably through Suez Canal.

Economics 101: Did Ocean Carriers Miss the Lecture?

March 18, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Judging from their actions, ocean carriers would love to toss out those irritating economics textbooks, with their tedious lessons about supply and demand. Too much capacity? No pricing discipline? Sluggish volume growth? Forget about it. Why should any of that prevent them from raising freight rates?

Oman Duqm Port Starts Commercial Activities

March 15, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

Commercial activities have now been started at Oman's Duqm Port, giving it a major boost in achieving its full potential in the coming years. The port in Wusta Governorate has been designed to receive millions of containers and handle general, bulk and liquid cargo, reports the Oman News Agency.

Maersk Line to Add More Ships to Singapore Hub

March 15, 2013

Supplychains

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (MAERSKB), owner of the world's largest container-shipping company, plans to add more vessels to its Singapore base after making the city-state its biggest hub after the headquarters in Denmark.

India Initiates Movement for Direct Sea, Air Connections to Latin America

March 13, 2013

Trans Reporter

India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is moving to set up a direct sea and air link between India and Latin America, as Indian corporations line up significant investments in the oil, mining, IT and pharmaceutical sectors there.

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