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NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual TPM container shipping conference in Long Beach will present for the 2nd year a 1-day Cool Cargoes/refrigerated shipping track analyzing all key aspects of the refrigerated ocean container transport sector. Among the topics will be an analysis on where growth in US reefer trade will be coming from and what are the fastest growing commodities and source countries for imports, and which are driving the greatest opportunities for...

SINGAPORE, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mariana Express Lines Limited (MELL), a regional ocean container carrier offering service between islands in the Pacific Ocean and Asia and Australia, today announced it will launch a U.S. West Coast service to select Micronesia locations commencing on December 15th. The carrier's new Micronesia Express service will offer weekly departures from Los Angeles, Oakland and Tacoma to the Pacific islands of Majuro, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap,...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida East Coast Railway ("FECR") recently acquired 200 new 53ft containers to expand its domestic customer business. The new containers replaced older trailers in the FEC fleet providing customers with clean and efficient equipment to move goods. "This acquisition will help accelerate the conversion of FECR trailers to containers in order to provide double stack transportation service between Jacksonville and Miami," said FECR...

HONOLULU, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, announced today that Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (Matson) will raise its rates for the company's Hawaii service by $175 per westbound container and $85 per eastbound container, effective January 1, 2013. The increase will be filed with the Surface Transportation Board. In addition, Matson will raise its terminal handling charge by $50 per westbound container and $25 per...

WENATCHEE, Wash., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Washington Apple Commission has recently released an economic impact study on the effect that the state's apple industry has on the state and region. According to the study, Washington's apple industry is a major contributor of income, employment and tax revenues to the state's economy. For example, the apple industry boosted the Washington economy by an estimated $7.02 billion in direct, indirect and induced economic activity in...

ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, the Port of Quincy and Rail Logistics-Cold Train will be jointly exhibiting at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit Convention and Expo. Last year, the Port of Quincy and Cold Train successfully partnered on an exhibit at the PMA Fresh Summit in Atlanta, GA. This year's Fresh Summit is in Anaheim, CA from October 26-28. The PMA Fresh Summit is the largest tradeshow and exposition in the world...

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aerofficient, leading designers and manufacturers of aerodynamic enhancement devices for heavy-duty truck trailers, today announced two new product lines at the American Trucking Association's Annual Management Conference and Exhibition: fairings for intermodal container chassis and a lower cost line of fairings for dry van and refrigerated trailers. Working with one of North America's largest railroads, Aerofficient created its new...

IMDG Code provides advice on shipping guidelines for mariners and industries that transport dangerous goods by sea MIAMI (PRWEB) October 01, 2012 The new International Marine Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code 2012 36th Amendment, the international guide for transporting hazardous goods by sea, is now available for pre-sale order from Air Sea containers, Inc. (ASC) for the discounted price of $207 (versus the average list price of $235) and can be ordered via the ASC website at...

TROY, Mich., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CHEP Automotive Solutions, the global leader in container pooling services, announced today the introduction of the IcoQube, a container specifically designed to improve shipping capacity while withstanding the extreme conditions inside sea containers. The IcoQube is being introduced in conjunction with the Automotive Logistics Global Conference, held Sept. 25 - 27 in Detroit. CHEP Automotive Solutions is a Gold Sponsor of this event....

NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Journal of Commerce announced the agenda for its 13th annual Trans-Pacific Maritime conference, on Mar. 3-6, 2013 in Long Beach, Calif., including an opening keynote by Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou. Speeches and panel discussions during the extensive TPM program will address the outlook for container shipping and containerized trade, longshore labor, service contract negotiations, green supply chains and proven cost-saving strategies...