Canada Claims North Pole – Canada has filed a preliminary submission to the United Nations making a claim on the North Pole as a way of asserting control over a large part of the Arctic. Denmark and Russia also look ready to claim the North Pole on grounds it lays on...
Japan Implements New Anti-Piracy Law – Japan’s new anti-piracy law came into effect on November 30th. The law will allow private armed guards to board Japanese-registered oil tankers and other cargo ships in waters off Somalia. Deploying private armed guards was...
Port Canaveral Container Terminal Expansion Approved – Florida’s Governor Rick Scott is planning to ask state legislators for $9.7 million to expand the container terminal at Port Canaveral in preparation of the Panama Canal expansion opening in 2015. The port...
Strike at Port Karachi Enters Eighth Day – A significant number of containers and a large quantity of loose cargo is stranded inside the Karachi ports as a strike by the goods-carriers enters its eighth day. The United Goods Transporters Alliance (UGTA) secretary...
London Gateway is Now Accepting Ships – The London Gateway port, a decade-long project, received its first ship this week, MOL Caledon. The London Gateway is able to handle 400-meter ships that can carry more than 18,000 containers and is located closer to major U.K....
Port of Cleveland to Offer Direct Shipping to Europe – Beginning in April, the Port of Cleveland plans to offer direct, scheduled freight service to ports in northern Europe. Through this new service, the port aims to provide shipping that is more efficient for...
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