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Chris Dupin Thursday, July 24, 2014

Pirates target small tankers

   The Piracy Reporting Center of the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau is raising the alarm about an increase in small tanker hijackings.    While the overall number […]

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Chris Gillis Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Vanguard expands operations in Turkey

   Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has established Vanguard Turkey Lojistik Hizmetler A.S., providing both import and export less-than-containerload services.    The NVO has provided services in Turkey through […]

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Chris Gillis Sunday, July 13, 2014

Lean LTL

By changing culture of operations, Con-way Freight expects to enhance competitiveness.    A company can spend millions of dollars on new equipment and systems in an effort to become more […]

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Chris Dupin Sunday, July 13, 2014

Beckoning flame

Project and heavy-lift carriers see oil and gas equipment cargoes leading recovery.    The outlook for the breakbulk cargo sector, including vessels that carry heavy-lift and project cargo, appears to […]

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Chris Dupin Sunday, July 13, 2014

Rounding out Oakland

Port, private-sector spending expected to boost rail, warehousing, and agriculture facilities.    The Port of Oakland is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few years on […]

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Chris Dupin Sunday, July 13, 2014

Weathering climate change

   The National Climate Assessment released in May by the federal government warned the U.S. transportation system is becoming “increasingly vulnerable to climate change impacts.”    At the 33rd World […]

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Chris Dupin Sunday, July 13, 2014

Once upon a container

Port of San Francisco sees a future in breakbulk, bulk cargo.    Since 2005, when the Port of San Francisco stopped handling containers, its cargo business has dropped dramatically, from […]

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Chris Dupin Friday, July 11, 2014

All eyes West

   The attention of carriers and shippers is focused Friday morning on events in Los Angeles and Long Beach, where a potentially volatile labor situation is unfolding.

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