by Alex Pappas | Aug 2, 2013 | China, Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
New Terminal Opens in Brazil – Brasil Terminal Portuario, located at the Port of Santos in Brazil, has been issued an operating license, officially opening the new terminal. The next step for the port is dredging of the turning basin and channel. Read more from...
by Alex Pappas | Jun 7, 2013 | Green, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
New Shipping Lanes off California Coast – New shipping lanes have been developed for vessels traveling to California ports to protect endangered whales from ship collisions. The new lanes change the routes of ships using the San Francisco Bay, the Santa Barbara...
by Alex Pappas | Oct 5, 2012 | Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Port of Singapore’s New Terminal – PSA Singapore Terminals is investing $2.85 billion in the development of its Pasir Panjang Terminal at the Port of Singapore. The new terminal will feature an automated container yard, 15 new berths and nearly 19,700 feet of quay...
by Alex Pappas | Jan 27, 2012 | China, Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Wealthy Chinese are Spending Luxuriously – Companies and businesses around the world have reported a 2011 year-end trend of giant increases in Chinese spending on luxury goods. Research by Wang Xiaolu, deputy director of the National Economic Research Institute in...