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METRO VANCOUVER, Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Canada's largest and most diverse port has released its 2012 year-end results that show continuing growth, including new records in the container and bulk sectors. The year also marks the advancement of several capacity building infrastructure projects, new sustainability initiatives and extensive community engagement including participation in more than 600 community events. The 2012 year-end statistics report shows that Port...
LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PierPass Inc. today announced an initiative to reduce the number of transaction problems experienced when trucks pick up or deliver containers at the marine terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. These problems - exceptions from normal processes that result in the issuance of "trouble tickets" -- lead to substantial delays in container movement through the terminals. About 5% of all transactions at terminals in the...
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GateKeeper USA Inc. (OTC Symbol: GTKP) announced today that in a recent Bloomberg article, it was reported by Jeff Bliss that the US Backs Off All Cargo Scanning Goals. As reported by CBP (Customs & Boarder Protection), officials' port X-ray and Gamma-ray machines were only able to facilitate scanning 4.1% of the millions of containers that arrive in US ports each year. That percentage is consistent over the last several years. Even...
Panama Canal Expansion Means Higher Volumes, Larger Vessels, New Trading Patterns SEATTLE, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the completion of the Panama Canal expansion nears, a number of concerns have surfaced regarding the ability of U.S. ports to keep up with the more aggressive port infrastructure progress witnessed overseas. Colliers International released its North American Port Analysis Report, which highlights the rapid growth of intermodalism - the study of...
FREEPORT, Bahamas, Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Sciences International Corporation, an advanced technology provider of security and detection systems, today announced the deployment of its first fully operational Multi-Mode Passive Detection System (MMPDS), an advanced scanning device capable of locating both unshielded to heavily shielded nuclear and radiological threats inside cargo containers. Decision Sciences demonstrated the operational system for security firms,...
CHICAGO, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Freund Container & Supply, a division of Berlin Packaging, today announced the opening of a new warehouse in Sparks, Nevada. The warehouse provides customers in western states significant savings on shipping costs and much faster transit times. Freund continues to build on its industry-leading, in-stock container selection by focusing on thrilling its customers. Freund's investment in this warehouse is another example of its commitment...
NEWARK, N.J., June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Stalled contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance are scheduled to resume this week, but many shippers are preparing for the worst this fall, according to an online poll by The Journal of Commerce. More than 75 percent of respondents consider labor disruption at East and Gulf Coast ports likely, and 68.1 percent have contingency plans in place to divert cargo. (Photo:...
TINGLEV, Denmark, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Milestone reefer rolls off Maersk production line after almost exponential sales growth. Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has produced its Star Cool refrigeration container number 100,000, reflecting unabated demand for frozen and chilled foods and an acute need for energy savings in global transportation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120531/537201 ) Star Cool number 50,000 came off the...
BAYONNE, N.J., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Container Terminals Inc., a leading North American marine terminal operator with facilities on both coasts, today unveiled final plans for a multi-million dollar expansion project to develop a 70-acre technologically advanced container terminal on the Bayonne, NJ, waterfront. When complete, Global Terminal at Port Jersey will be the most advanced marine terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey. The expanded facility,...
SAN DIEGO, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- APS Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of optical character recognition (OCR) and automation technology solutions for marine and intermodal container terminals, announced Terminal de Conteineres de Paranagua (TCP), the third largest container terminal in Brazil, has chosen APS Technology for gate OCR and rail OCR solutions at its terminal. This is the first on-dock rail OCR solution to be installed in South America. TCP is...
