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Panama Canal Authority Disputes Claims Waterway Is Too Narrow

The Panama Canal Authority has refuted reports that there have been three collisions in the newly expanded Panama Canal.

Keeping Up With the New Food Safety Standards

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Aljex Software Integrates With Truckstop.com Web Services

Aljex Software Inc. and Truckstop.com have integrated their web services.

Zim Announces Upgrade of Med-West Africa Service

Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. is restructuring and upgrading its Mediterranean-West Africa (MAF) service.

Seaboard Adds South Central America, Colombia to New Orleans Service

Seaboard Marine has launched a new weekly service from New Orleans, connecting U.S. exporters to Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica, in addition to Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua.

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Market for Chemical Tankers Expected to Slow, Especially for Larger Vessels

Time charter rates in the smaller chemical tanker vessel sizes are expected to remain stable over the next two years, but rates for the larger sizes, especially medium range (MR) vessels, will decline due to the impact of falling clean petroleum products (CPP) freight rates, according to the latest edition of the Chemical Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

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Trade Group to 'Name and Shame' Those Imposing 'Unjustified' Ocean Container Surcharges

The Global Shippers Forum is calling for container shipping surcharges to be eliminated by 2020.

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Davies Turner Expands U.K.-Poland Services, European Network

Davies Turner, a U.K.-based freight forwarder, is upgrading its two-way overland trailer services between the U.K. and Poland, through the inclusion of Bristol and Manchester hubs in its direct service network.

Damco Adds Three Locations to Hub-in-Transit Program

Third-party logistics services provider Damco has expanded its Hub-in-Transit program with the addition of hubs in the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Morocco.

Handheld Group Issues New Rugged Android Device

Handheld Group, a manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, has developed the new Nautiz X2 handheld device.

Federal Funds for U.S. Port Security Said Going to Non-Port Entities

Dozens of port authorities and marine terminals received port security grants this summer from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but millions of dollars from the $100m program went to local law enforcement agencies and other non-port entities.

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Container Seaports Viewed More as Mature in Value Than as Growth Sector

Softening demand growth coupled with larger liner shipping alliances and bigger ships is moving the container ports industry towards a value sector from growth sector, albeit still highly profitable, according to the Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review and Forecast 2016 report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

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