News Release Archives for the month of May 2015


May 29, 2015: Matson Completes Alaska Acquisition For $469 Million

May 27, 2015: Construction Begins on Crowley’s Second Commitment Class, LNG-Powered ConRo Ship for Use in the Puerto Rico Trade

May 27, 2015: Port of Baltimore welcomes third-largest international container shipping company to Maryland

May 26, 2015: CMA CGM to launch the market’s most complete container shipping offering between North America and North Europe

May 26, 2015: Long Beach Container Terminal Receives Top Environmental Award From Leading State Environmental Coalition

May 22, 2015: West Coast Longshore workers overwhelmingly approve new 5-year waterfront contract by 82%

May 22, 2015: Retailers Welcome Ratification of Port Contract; Continue to Urge Change

May 21, 2015: MV NileDutch Rotterdam Naming Ceremony

May 21, 2015: Logistics Plus Opens New Offices in Egypt

May 21, 2015: Kalmar to deliver turnkey heightening of three ship-to-shore cranes for DP World Antwerp

May 21, 2015: Sen. Murray includes HMT benefits for Seattle, Tacoma ports in Senate bill

May 20, 2015: Drewry: Containership reliability reaches new high as congestion and alliance issues fade

May 20, 2015: Drewry: LPG coaster shipping market to remain weak in 2015

May 20, 2015: Kalmar awarded a large contract to deliver rough terrain container handlers in the USA

May 19, 2015: Imtech Marine wins contract to supply electric & hybrid propulsion system to third CMAL ferry

May 19, 2015: SeaLand Expands Service Network with North Atlantic Express Service

May 19, 2015: Drewry & World Container Index: 2015 sees continued increase in volatility of global spot container rates

May 19, 2015: Logistics Plus Customs Broker Solutions Receives Remote Location Filing (RLF) Status with U.S. Customs and Border Protection

May 18, 2015: Long Beach Cargo Continues Rebound

May 18, 2015: TruStar Energy and D.L. Withers Team Up to Build New CNG Fueling Station for Tucson

May 15, 2015: Port of Seattle: Planned protests on Monday, May 18

May 15, 2015: Port of Los Angeles Container Volumes Slip 6% in April

May 15, 2015: Drewry: Dry bulk shipping market unlikely to recover until 2017

May 15, 2015: Philippines Transport & Logistics 2015

May 15, 2015: U.N. finalizes Polar Shipping Code after six years

May 14, 2015: Globalstar Launches Satellite Industry's Smallest Commercial One-Way Asset Manager

May 14, 2015: Evergreen Line Launches China-Surabaya Service

May 13, 2015: CaroTrans Adds Direct Montreal to Le Havre Service

May 12, 2015: Statement from Commission Co-President Stephanie Bowman on today’s commission action

May 12, 2015: Governor Hogan appoints Bel Air resident and maritime veteran David Richardson to Maryland Port Commission

May 12, 2015: Exolgan Buenos Aires Terminal Completes Implementation of Navis N4 Terminal Operating System

May 11, 2015: Crowley Solidifies Commitment to Puerto Rico with Multi-million Dollar Terminal Construction Contract

May 11, 2015: Naming of UASC containership Barzan sees first vessel with DNV GL’s new GAS READY class notation hit the water

May 8, 2015: The Northwest Seaport Alliance hits key milestone as ports of Seattle, Tacoma prepare to unify marine cargo management

May 8, 2015: Imports Settling Down After Surge to Clear Backlog

May 7, 2015: Seattle needs to keep SoDo rolling, freight moving

May 7, 2015: Port Everglades Container Volumes Rise for First Half of Fiscal Year 2015

May 7, 2015: Evergreen Launches Vietnam-Singapore-Malaysia service

May 7, 2015: New generation diesel engines for Liebherr mobile harbour cranes

May 6, 2015: Port Everglades' Success Boosts Jobs and Economic Stability in Florida

May 5, 2015: Ag Exporters urge Congressional oversight, FMC action on per diem charges

May 5, 2015: Domestic Containers are the Bulwark of Intermodal Growth in Q1, Pushing Intermodal Volumes Up 2 Percent

May 1, 2015: General Rate Increase (GRI)