Peak season underway in Long Beach

TRAC man takes over as Chairman at IICL; new CEO at Port Tanjung Pelepas, Florida port executive moves north to Baltimore; Los Angeles promotions; ITCO appoints new president; EV Cargo’s Palletforce promotes COO; trucker takes logistics role at PallEx Group; new departments created in Port of Long Beach; and other appointments

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have announced a “tentative agreement” on a new labour contract.

CEO Keith Svendsen pledges company will invest €962 million (R$ 5.2 billion) into its Brazilian operations up to 2026 as APM Terminals makes the case to renew its concession and be considered for a new terminal in Santos.

As other US ports report falling container volume, Houston sees another month of double-digit growth in November.

Port sees another big drop in volume container traffic over November, but as shipping line ONE prepares to take over two terminals in Los Angeles, CEO Jeremy Nixon says much of the shift to east and gulf coast ports is “ad hoc” and the carrier is “a little bit too east coast biased than we need”

The Bordeaux port community, BIP+ and MGI are celebrating the two-year anniversary of the launch of the Ci5 Port Community System.