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Jul
Longer turn times at Long Beach Ports cost shippers
Source: www.joc.com The average visit to the Long Beach Container Terminal, the gates of which are pictured, took 69 minutes in June. Credit: AJ Edmond Truck lines in Los Angeles-Long Beach got slightly longer in June, much to the chagrin…
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28
Apr
Two Major Carriers in Merger Talk!
Source: www.joc.com Standard & Poor’s has placed Hapag-Lloyd on negative credit watch because of uncertainty over the impact of a potential merger with United Arab Shipping Company on the German carrier’s capital structure and financial leverage. “The potential merger, in…
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21
Apr
US Congress turns eye toward SOLAS container weight rule
Source: www.joc.com Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, JOC.com | Apr 06, 2016 2:04PM EDT WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress will look into the impact the global SOLAS container weight rule will have on exporters next week, the latest sign of how some shippers’ frustration with…
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