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Southern California’s vital Port of Long Beach is still dealing with a backlog of waiting cargo vessels, its top official said Wednesday in renewing calls for transforming the supply chain into a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation. In an annual state-of-the-port address, Executive Director Mario Cordero also outlined infrastructure and technology plans for improving movement of goods …

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Wilson Sons, through the Towage business unit, has just created a profile on WeChat, a Chinese digital communication platform. The company’s strategy is to invest in local communication to support commercial actions and attract new customers. In the content of the profile, 100% in Mandarin, Wilson Sons discloses relevant initiatives of the company and information …

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Saudi ports, also known as Mawani, achieved a year-on-year increase in the volume of cargo tons by 5 percent in January, a statement revealed. Total cargo throughput in the same month stood at 25 million tons, Mawani said. Foodstuffs handled reached 2 million tons, up 2.1 percent year-on-year....

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The lengthy backup of container ships waiting to unload in Southern California is shrinking, the first sign in three months of an easing of U.S. supply-chain congestion at the nation’s busiest container port complex. The number of container ships queuing to enter the ports of Los Angeles and Long...

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Global port operator DP World announced a $1 million grant for two of the finalists for the Royal Foundation’s Earthshot Prize, launched by the U.K.’s Prince William, which is awarded for outstanding environmental innovations. The announcement, made at Dubai Expo on Thursday, highlights the push in efforts toward sustainability as tackling climate change and environmental …

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SAAM Towage Canada and Coast Tsimshian Enterprises Ltd. are proud to announce the signing of a strategic alliance agreement. This alliance is the first of its kind for the towage industry along Canada’s Pacific coast and is a result of years of collaboration and dialogue among the parties. It is a...

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