by George Lauriat Jun 09, 2014
New England’s ports need to expand
Pressure throughout the supply chain could force secondary ports to play major roles.
Port of Boston looks to get a bigger slice of the pie
Massport’s Conley Terminal in the Port of Boston is its largest container facility. But the port is boxed in by much larger players, such as the ports of Montreal and Halifax and the real driver on the East Coast, the Port of New York/New Jersey. But in this new era of bigger ships and bigger alliances can a medium sized port get a bigger slice of the pie?
Nicaragua’s grand scheme for a new grand canal
It’s not a new idea. Cornelius Vanderbilt for one had the same vision. For over a century and a half there have been dreams and schemes of building a canal across Nicaragua linking the Pacific to the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Three decades of NVOCC business
For three decades, as an NVOCC, Mike Troy has had a front row seat watching sweeping changes in the US maritime industry. Being an independent NVOCC (Non-Vessel-Owning Common Carrier,) a business that involves partnerships with shippers, ocean carriers, forwarders, warehouses, consolidators and more has afforded Troy a unique viewpoint.
TIACA’s Brittin looks to improve awareness of regulatory issues
TIACA’s secretary general, Doug Brittin, is on a mission to globally improve awareness of the impact of a unilateral approach to global regulatory issues in the airfreight market.
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