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Chris Dupin Friday, December 21, 2012

TSA fighting rate erosion

TSA Executive Administrator Brian M. Conrad said the 15 liner shipping companies that are part of the discussion agreement “cannot afford another year in which expiring contracts and seasonally weak […]

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Chris Gillis Friday, December 21, 2012

SDV expands in Norway

   Third party logistics services provider SDV has set up a subsidiary in Norway extending its network to Scandinavia.    “SDV Norway AS is fully integrated into SDV’s global network […]

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Chris Dupin Friday, December 21, 2012

Two-way street?

   Carriers want a single transpacific discussion agreement. The major container shipping companies in the transpacific want to create a single organization in which they can discuss both U.S. exports and […]

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Chris Dupin Friday, December 21, 2012

Niche of niches

   Langh develops specialized container for the steel industry. The success of containerization and intermodalism is based on the fact that there are millions of identical shipping containers which can be easily […]

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Chris Dupin Friday, December 21, 2012

Ups and downs

Weak economy, oversupply of ships, other challenges make 2013 a bumpy year for shippers.    By Chris Dupin       Aweak global economy and continuous deliveries of large new containerships seem […]

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Chris Gillis Monday, December 17, 2012

Vanguard opens in Myanmar

   Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has started servicing Yangon, Myanmar.    Vanguard Myanmar, opened with partner Global Consolidators Ltd., has a dedicated Vanguard staff to oversee all aspects of […]

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