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True to a tradition dating back over 180 years, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is awarding the Gold-Headed Cane again this year. The 2022 edition is awarded to Captain Felino D’Souza of the ship Quebec Express of the Hapag-Lloyd shipping line, the first ocean-going vessel to cross the Port of Montreal’s downstream limit at Sorel without a stopover at 00:21 a.m. “We are proud to maintain this

American Patriot Holdings, LLC (APH) on behalf of its subsidiary American Patriot Container Transport LLC (APCT), has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to seven U.S shipyards for construction of four firm Inland River Container “Hybrid” design vessels, with  options for up to four additional vessels built in direct continuation. The Hybrid design is the

The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary today announced the award of more than $241 million in discretionary grant funding for 25 projects to improve port facilities in 19 states and one territory through the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Biggest allocation ($52.3 million) went to the Port of Long Beach. As well

Le méganavire de croisière a quitté Miami le 11 décembre pour un voyage d’une semaine à St Thomas, St Maarten et une station balnéaire privée, Perfect Day at Coco Cay. Lors de son voyage de retour à Miami, 44 cas de COVID-19 ont été identifiés parmi les 6000 passagers et plus, et les individus positifs

The 15 millionth TEU container of the year arrived today in the Port of Rotterdam. It is the first time that a European port has broken through this magical barrier. The transhipment of containers went through a dip due to the Covid-19 outbreak but, from autumn 2020 onwards, Rotterdam has seen a rapid recovery.  When

A.P. Moller – Maersk  today announced the acquisition of Hong Kong-based LF Logistics in a transaction evaluated at $3.6 billion.  “The acquisition of LF Logistics is an important and truly strategic milestone on our journey to become the global integrator of container logistics, a global logistics company that provides digitally enabled end-to-end logistics solutions based

Niels Rasmussen, who has been global head of research at Maersk for the past six years, has been appointed by Bimco as chief shipping analysts, effective January 3, 2022. Mr. Rasmussen has held many different roles at the Danish carrier across the world. He replaces Peter Sand, who left Bimco after some 13 years to