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U-Freight's Singapore Operation Sets Up Fine Arts Division
U-Freight Singapore has established a new division for the shipment and handling of fine arts.
Level of Cargo Shipments in Great Lakes Is Bouncing Back
Overall U.S. maritime cargo volumes in the Great Lakes region are recovering from extreme lows experienced in 2009, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration.
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January U.S. Imports Up 6.9 Percent from December
U.S. vessel imports are up from December by 6.9% and just above January of 2012 by 0.1%. The total TEU count for January was 1,518,851 and shipments were over 750,000. January imports have not been this high since 2007, which signals some steady rebounding growth for 2013.
Crowley Opens Cold-Storage Warehouse in Miami
Crowley Maritime Corp. has opened a new cold-storage warehouse in Miami, Fla.
Uganda Government to Construct Kampala Port
The government is to spend $180mn on construction of the new Kampala Port at Bukasa in Wakiso District. Cypriano Okello, the deputy project coordinator, said the government would acquire 500 hectares of land for the port in May.
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Retail Imports to Increase 8.5 Percent in February After Ports Contract Deal Reached
With a tentative contract deal reached with East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers - though a key West Coast agreement remains unsettled - import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 8.5 percent in February over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
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G6 Alliance Expands Space-Sharing Pact to Transpacific Trade
The G6 Alliance, a group of six ocean carriers sharing vessel space in the Asia-to-Europe container trades, is expanding its reach to include the route from Asia to the East Coast of North America.
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Ocean Carriers Improve Their On-time Performance
Ship-level and container-level key performance indicators showed significant quarter-on-quarter increases in reliability in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Drewry's quarterly report Carrier Performance Insight, just published.
Canadian Shipping Company Supports 'Green Marine' Environmental Protection Program
An industry united on environmental issues will have greater impact than individual companies defining their own goals, says Daniel Côté, environmental advisor for Canadian shipping company Transport Desgagnés. It's not just big talk for Côté.
The Runup to the Panama Canal Expansion Is Crucial
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FedEx Trade Networks Opens Its First Office in Thailand
FedEx Trade Networks, the international freight-forwarding subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has opened its first office in Thailand.
UPS Plan to Acquire TNT Express Was Anti-Competitive, European Commission Says
The European Commission has explained why its members felt that EU merger regulations forced the body to block the proposed acquisition of TNT Express by UPS.
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