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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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Operators of Bulk Terminals Form Trade Association

The Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO) has been established to provide a voice for bulk terminal operators at a national and international level.

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Imports Pick Up as Back-to-School Shopping Nears

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports should see a small-but-significant increase this month as merchants stock up for the back-to-school season, then see a larger wave in late summer and fall for the holiday shopping season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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The New Panama Canal: Who Wins; Who Loses?

The new set of locks at the Panama Canal is open for business. How will it affect North American shipping patterns?

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Insurance Industry Eyes Increased Risks Expanded Panama Canal Brings

The Panama Canal accounts for roughly five percent of world sea trade, and the expanded Panama Canal is estimated to generate a three percent increase in cargo volumes transiting the canal.

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JLL Managing Director Comments on Panama Canal Expansion

Will the amount of cargo transiting the Panama Canal do so on fewer vessels?

Reflections on Port Safety for Dangerous Goods

The explosion at Tianjin Port last August should be seen as a spectacular example of why those operating throughout the global supply chains should examine their work practices and risk policies more thoroughly.

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Import Patterns Uneven, But 'Plenty of Merchandise' Expected for Back-to-School Sales

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be mostly down through the summer but should see a significant uptick just before the winter holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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Can Ports Keep Up With the Changing Needs of Container Lines?

Those idle cranes in the Port of Oakland's Outer Harbor stand as mute testimony to the changes that are roiling container ports and terminals today.

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Last Year's West Coast Labor Strife Boosts New York/New Jersey, Houston, Savannah, Index Shows

The balance of seaborne-cargo delivery in the U.S. shifted further east in the last year, resulting in East Coast seaports making gains against their West Coast counterparts in CBRE Group Inc.'s second-annual North American Seaports and Logistics Index.

F.S. Mackenzie Opens Office in Tbilisi, Georgia

F.S. Mackenzie Group, the U.K. and Russia member of the FPS (Famous Pacific Shipping) network of independent freight forwarders and non-vessel operating common carriers, has opened a new office in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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