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(Video) APM Terminals’ Maasvlakte II: A Tour

Posted on February 23, 2015 by | Leave a comment

Here is a video of the new automated port in Rotterdam.

http://www.porttechnology.org/news/video_apm_terminals_maasvlakte_ii_a_tour?utm_source=Port+Technology+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9dc5cd7161-PortTechnology_Newsletter20_02_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_89349292d5-9dc5cd7161-234886081

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Suez route dominates Asia-USEC trade

Posted on November 10, 2014 by | 1 comment

With all the talk about the Panama Canal, we see that ship size matters. Ships of about twice the size can use the Suez as opposed to the Panama Canal now, and carriers are going that way from Asia to the East Coast now.   It’s too early to conjecture what will happen when the widened Panama opens.

Suez route dominates Asia-USEC trade | Shipping Tribune.

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Aboard a Cargo Colossus

Posted on October 3, 2014 by | Leave a comment

Aboard a Cargo Colossus: Maersk’s New Container Ships
No Panama canal for these guys.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/business/international/aboard-a-cargo-colossus-maersks-new-container-ships.html

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