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11/21/2017

MEXICO'S Q3 CONTAINER IMPORTS RISE AMID DROP IN EXPORTS
Total Mexican maritime container imports increased 14 percent in the third quarter of 2017, while the maritime container exports slipped 3 percent, according to A.P. Moller-Maersk’s
Container imports increased thanks to a boost in electronics, auto parts and white products from Asia and Europe.
However, exports slipped , due to tighter environmental regulations in China, along with a one-off Q3 2016 gain in aluminum exports that did not repeat this year.
Looking ahead, the report said that diversification is going to become increasingly important for exports amid Asian softness and uncertainty with the North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico.
“Mexican trade on the imports side has surprised us positively as consumer confidence improves, but exports need to keep growing as diversification through opening new markets has never been more important to help support industries such as auto,” said the managing director for Mexico and Middle America cluster.

Written By Hailey Desormeaux
Photo comercioyaduanas.com.mx

11/20/2017

NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL IN HAMILTON, ON.

Based at the Port of Hamilton’s Pier 15, the Container Terminal (HCT)
is a 3-acre depot offering temporary storage and redeployment of loaded or empty containers. HCT handles both 20- and 40-foot containers, with space for 300 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

The terminal will improve delivery times and help streamline truck traffic within the GTHA, reducing the need to travel to Brampton or other depots to pick up or drop off containers. This means less on-road time and improving efficiency .

“This new facility is a game changer for customers throughout the western Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara regions, who will save logistics time and money,” said President of HCT.

HCT has a natural location advantage, located on a high-capacity truck route, with direct connection to the Toronto/Niagara-bound QEW, a primary corridor to the U.S. border. The depot’s location at the Port of Hamilton also provides connectivity to rail and marine transportation services.

The establishment of a container repositioning depot in Hamilton responds to a clear need in this busy and growing metropolitan area.

Credit canadianhipper.com
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11/15/2017

PORT OF MONTREAL INCREASE INTERNATIONAL VISIBILITY

The Port l is connected to 140 countries around the world. It handles cargo to and from the European Union, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Oceania and Latin America,it provides access to 110 million consumers in less than two days through its rail and road connections.

The port is a leader in the container trade between the European Union and the U.S. Midwest. The port now handles an increasing amount of containerized cargo traffic to and from other parts , in particular Asia. Almost one of every four containers moving through the Port is connected to Asia.

The MPA has teamed up with international representatives in the United States, Europe and Asia to develop business, They meet with shipping lines around the world on a regular basis to pursue opportunities.Also , has a cooperative agreement with the Port of Antwerp.

The MPA is participating in trade missions around the world with high-ranking government officials, in particular within the scope of the Government of Quebec’s Maritime Strategy and is continuing to increase its presence on social media platforms

Credit canadiansailings.ca
Photo cargologisticscanada.co

11/15/2017

MSC’s TRAINING PROGRAM PUSHES CREW RETENTION RATE UP

Seafarers today are increasingly attracted to sophisticated training, professional development, and long-term employmen

The company’s training program ranges from Management Development Programs and executive coaching to crew self-evaluation and 360-degree feedback on managers. Ship handling courses are developed in-house and are adapted to suit vessel sizes and the experience of Masters who enact simulations of navigating the Suez Canal or turning into large, busy ports.

Some 95 percent of respondents in the crew engagement survey said that training others is everybody’s duty, while more than 90 percent said that they are committed to personal and professional growth and that MSC is a leader in the maritime industry in providing good working conditions.
“MSC has been investing significantly in the career skills of seafarers, creating a culture of training and development,” Group Managing Director of MSC Shipmanagement, said.

MSC uses a third-party survey company, Biennial, to perform an independent crew engagement survey every two years, as well as taking feedback from every crew member upon disembarkation after a voyage at sea.
Article credit worldmaritimenews.com
Photo MSC

11/14/2017

PORT OF LONG BEACH SETS RECORD FOR OCTOBER CARGO

“October used to be the industry’s busiest month of the year, with retailers preparing for Christmas,” said Port of Long Beach Executive Director “Now, with other popular shopping seasons like back-to-school, Halloween and Black Friday, ocean carriers are spreading shipments across more months to maximize the services we have developed to serve them.”

Inbound containers destined for retailers were up . Export boxes decreased slightly, Empty containers sent overseas to be refilled with goods increased.
“By taking a long view of our finances and embarking on a $4 billion modernization — the largest of any U.S. seaport — we’ve positioned the Port of Long Beach to be one of today’s most attractive, dependable gateways,” said Harbor Commission President. “ We’re on track to have our best year ever.”

The Port of Long Beach is one of the world’s premier seaports, a gateway for trans-Pacific trade and a trailblazer in goods movement and environmental stewardship. With 175 shipping lines connecting Long Beach to 217 seaports, the Port handles $180 billion in trade annually, supporting hundreds of thousands of Southern California jobs.

Credits article-photo AJOT

11/10/2017

Panama canal welcomed a record 403.8 millions tons of cargo in FY2017, the largest amount of annual tonnage ever transited in its 103-year history and directly attributed to the added capacity provided by the Expanded Canal.
Thanks to the larger Neopanamax vessels able to transit the Expanded Canal,the traffic had a notorious growth , and helped the Canal surpass the already ambitious cargo projection of reaching 399 million PC/UMS.

The record-breaking results included several milestones for the Panama Canal. Less than six months after inauguration of the Expanded Canal, the waterway welcomed the YM Unity containership, its 500th Neopanamax vessel transit. Mediterranean Shipping Company's MSC Anzu became the 1000th Neopanamax vessel to transit the Canal. In September transit of the COSCO Yantian containership marked 2,000 Neopanamax transits.
After months the Neopanamax containership CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt became the largest ship to transit the Canal with a total TEU capacity of 14,863 units.
The Panama Canal currently serves 29 major liner services . The container sector continued to serve as the leading market segment of tonnage through the Canal.
Source maritimemag.com
Photo Elespanol.com

11/08/2017

HOW TO OPTIMIZE PACKAGING
The book "Optimize your packaging and shipping service: increase customer satisfaction" , it summarizes some of the main tips you should follow to choose the best packaging , thereby improving the satisfaction of customers and internal performance indicators.
6 keys to choose the best packaging
1.What type of product you will send if it is fragile or sensitive to temperature or weather. If it is fragile or sensitive to temperature or weather.The choice of the best packaging will depend on these factors.
2. What type of transport you have chosen: the mail and courier services have different handling of the packaging and are not subject to the same load subdivisions.
4.The conditions of both transport and intermediate storage: heat, humidity and cold among other factors should be taken into account in the choice of packaging.
5.Transport cost: optimizing the weight of the packaging and reducing its volume as well as protecting better will also save costs.
6.Calculate the value of the products: the incidence rate and the value of your products will determine the level of security that you integrate into the packages.
Credit Rajapack

11/06/2017

PORT OF MONTREAL EXPANDS GLOBAL REACH
The Port of Montreal’s new international container terminal has optimized its container-handling capacity and improved the fluidity of international goods movement.

Viau Terminal has increased the port’s container-handling capacity by 350,000 TEUs. When combined with work carried out previously at the site and a second phase of the project, Viau Terminal will have a total handling capacity of 600,000 TEUs.

Montreal already is the second-largest container port in Canada and the fifth largest along North America’s east coast. It is the only container port in Quebec and Ontario. One in four marine containers handled in Canada moves through the port, which is the most direct intermodal link between North America’s industrial heartland and the vast markets of the European Union.

“This new terminal, these new cranes rising skyward, are an eloquent testimony to the Port of Montreal’s growth and economic vitality. They are evidence of the marine industry’s promising future in Montreal and its whole supply chain. Merchant ships are the most economical and environmentally friendly mode of transport.”

Photo and article were taken from Canadiansailings.ca

09/12/2017

How Technology Is Bridging The Gaps In India's Fragmented Logistics Sector

India’s logistics sector is booming and is touted to be worth $307 billion by 2020. Retail, e-commerce, and manufacturing have propelled its rapid growth, but so far it has been largely unorganized, mainly thanks to outdated processes and limited technological intervention. This technological gap has created multiple opportunities for startups to provide innovative solutions to mitigate the industry’s connectivity problems, service e-commerce players better and provide a seamless customer experience.
Gurgaon-based hyperlocal logistics startup Shadowfax is one such startup. Co-founder Vaibhav Khandelwal believes technology can optimise business processes. By using artificial intelligence, machine learning and predictive analysis, Shadowfax addresses last mile connectivity.

Some of Shadowfax's solutions include InstaNow for delivery by motorcyclists, InstaSlot for time-specific deliveries, InstaFlexi for same-day delivery and InstaHulk for hiring trucks. A suite of services titled Just In Time is appropriate for delivery of documents, electronics and apparel. Shadowfax clocks fulfils nearly 50,000 orders daily and is active in 15 major Indian cities. “Technology allows for automation, which reduces costs and enables visibility of every process,” says Khandelwal.

India’s logistics sector lags behind in innovation because technology has always been perceived as an added expense, not an enabler. This prompted Soham Chokshi and his team to start Shipsy, a data-driven logistics company with the aim to refine product delivery processes. Shipsy has a suite of products that incorporate APIs to book parcels, serviceability using maps, mobile apps for completing pickups, real-time alerts and route optimization. Chokshi and his team have built a machine learning system that watches data continuously and delivers predictive analysis. Even better, Shipsy’s plug-and-play system can integrate with almost any company’s transport database.

Credit: Forbes
Sindhuja Balaji , CONTRIBUTOR

09/07/2017

Hurricanes Disrupt Freight Sector, Send Rates Soaring.
Normal shipping patterns are upended as goods flow into Houston for restocking and rebuilding while little flows out; some truckers hesitate to accept loads.
Trucking costs are surging in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, as big rigs get diverted to the Texas recovery effort and another storm approaches the Florida coast.
Businesses and aid groups are hustling to restock store shelves and bring in relief supplies after Harvey’s record rains wreaked havoc on supply chains tied to Houston. Many shippers are paying sharply higher rates to bring goods into the region. The cost of hiring a tractor-trailer to move freight from Dallas to Houston was an average 66% more in the week ended Sept. 2 compared with the previous week, according to online load board DAT Solutions LLC.
Trucking companies are charging more because making deliveries in Houston is slow going and potentially costly as the city rebounds from the storm. Trucks are also struggling to find loads in the city for the return trip because so many businesses that export to other parts of the country remain shut.

By Jennifer Smith
Sept. 6, 2017 6:06 p.m. ET
—Paul Page contributed to this article.

08/29/2017

Shipping companies are scrambling to reroute cargo and set up alternate supply lines as Tropical Storm Harvey promises to pummel southeast Texas with more flooding over the coming days. Seaports in Houston and Corpus Christi remain closed to most ships, WSJ Logistics Report’s Brian Baskin writes, and rising waters threaten highways and railroad tracks, bringing the distribution of goods including grocery staples and the region’s foundation energy products to a virtual standstill. The impact on transport runs from package carriers to freight railroads and big shipping lines, and one analyst says the storm has affected up to 10% of the nation’s trucking capacity. Truckstop.com economist Noel Perry says shipping costs will likely rise across a wide area far from Houston, based on the market’s response to previous natural disasters. In the meantime, freight operators say they expect an onslaught of demand, both from relief supplies and commercial freight that’s been held back, once waters recede and shipping channels and roads are cleared for traffic.
Credit: By Paul Page
Aug. 29, 2017 6:37 a.m. ET
Image credit: Port Aransas, Texas, outside Corpus Christi. PHOTO: U.S. COAST GUARD /GETTY IMAGES

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