NYK and Oshima Shipbuilding eye LNG fueled post-Panamax bulkers
MARCH 30, 2018 — A proposal from NYK Line and Oshima Shipbuilding for a joint R&D plan to develop an LNG fueled post-panamax bulk carrier has been approved by Japan’s Ministry of
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Panama Canal milestone: Filling Pacific locks
JUNE 22, 2015—By the end of last month, the expansion of the Panama Canal was nearly 90 percent complete. The $5.2 billion expansion will add a third set of locks doubling the
Canal expansion to bring big shift of box cargo
JUNE 18, 2015 — Following the Panama Canal expansion in 2016, up to 10 percent of container traffic to the U.S. from East Asia could shift from West Coast ports to East
CIT provides financing for post-Panamax gantry cranes
FEBRUARY 17, 2015 — Post-Panamax ships are going to need post-Panamax cranes and CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT), a leading provider of commercial lending and leasing services, is helping terminal operators get them.
Transportation Secretary: Increase investment in ports
OCTOBER 8, 2014—Last month, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that the Port of Seattle had been awarded a $20 million grant under the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery—TIGER for short—program to
Panama Canal expansion could face 3-5 year delay
FEBRUARY 6, 2014 — All those post-Panamax ships that shipowners have been ordering may not be able to pass through an expanded Panama Canal as early as projected. There has been a