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News Date: 30 March 2021

Singapore's PSA and CDAS join to launch digitised Smart Booking

SINGAPORE's PSA Corporation and the Container Depot and Logistics Association (CDAS) have launched "SmartBooking" - an integrated one-stop booking platform for container depots, terminals, hauliers and logistics facilities across Singapore.

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January container volumes slip 5pc at Houston to 250,000 TEU

THE Port Houston posted a five per cent year-on-year decline in container volume to 250,000 TEU in January, marking the port's second busiest start to a year.

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EU imports 5.6pc and exports 2.2pc more to/from China than US

EUROPEAN trade more goods with China than with the US, according to European Union statistics that noted a 5.6 per cent increase in imports and a 2.2 per cent increase in exports from China in 2020, reports CNN Business.

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Capital Link's 15th International Shipping Forum online March 2-3

CAPITAL LINK's 15th Annual International Shipping Forum will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 2-3 as a digital event with container shipping discussed on the second day.

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ATA truck index rises 1.4pc in January from December

THE state of US trucking appears to be improving according to the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index that increased 1.4 per cent in January after rising 1.2 per cent in December.

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Nassau Container Port vehicle imports down 90pc

THE Nassau Container Port's vehicle imports have dropped 90 per cent, with half-year profits dropping 36 per cent compared to numbers before the Covid crisis, reports the Bahamas Tribune.

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FAA orders inspections of titanium fan blades on Boeing 777s

THE US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued stringent new inspection requirements to ensure Pratt & Whitney engines, like the one that broke apart over a Denver suburb on Saturday are safe, reports Bloomberg.

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Ford EV F-150 battery supplier loses US import fight

South Korea (SK) Innovation Co's Korean-made batteries will be banned from the US for 10 years, reports Bloomberg News.

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Lorenzo Stoll is named head of Swiss WorldCargo

LORENZO STOLL has been appointed to Swiss International Air Lines' (SWISS) new head of Swiss WorldCargo, reports the American Journal of Transportation.

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South Carolina Ports receives 6 RTGs for Leatherman Terminal

South Carolina Ports has received six hybrid rubber-tyre gantry cranes from Shanghai for the Hugh K Leatherman Terminal, said the port authority.

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