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The OCEAN Alliance, comprising ocean carriers CMA CGM, APL, COSCO, Evergreen Line and OOCL, will launch an enhanced service offering with 41 east-west loops starting in April 2018.

Barge transport delays of up to 96 hours are occurring at the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp due to increasing cargo volumes, according to intermodal operator Contargo.

The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) received grant funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for port security upgrades at Baltimore’s public marine terminals.

The logistics software firm is purchasing ABM Data Systems and CustomsMatters, both based in Dublin, Ireland, after announcing several other acquisitions throughout 2017.

The Port of Seattle names executive director; Port of Galveston appoints director of administration; and Bourque Logistics hires regional vice president of sales.

The nearly one-year-old east-west service network of THE Alliance, which comprises container carriers Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, “K” Line, MOL and NYK, will include 33 revamped loops covering 81 ports.

The Senate Banking Committee voted to reject Scott Garrett, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Export-Import Bank, heeding the industry’s concerns about further crippling a financial institution that supports U.S. exports.

The maximum allowable draft for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks is being increased to 14.33 m (47.0 feet) in response to rising waters in two lakes linking to the canal.

The London port has requested an official development consent order (DCO) to move forward with plans to build a second terminal, dubbed Tilbury2, by 2020.