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Month: November 2010

Global shipping industry faces worker shortage

After an unwelcome reprieve caused by the global recession, employers in international trade again are growing concerned about whether there will be enough qualified candidates to fill the next generation of cargo and logistics...

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Pilot boat crews are unsung heroes of Golden Gate

Every day for 160 years and in all kinds of weather – the calm of autumn, the fog of summer, the storms of winter – stout pilot boats have cruised 11 miles at sea, ready to provide commercial ships with pilots to...

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Capacity Constraints, Take Two

Shippers are more likely to find supply and demand in better balance going into the new year, a year after burgeoning U.S. import and export demand outstripped the supply of ships and sent companies scrambling for vessel space....

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CMA CGM extends South American service

The CMA CGM Group has announced the extension of its Black Pearl service, linking the US with the west coast of South America including Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Chile. According to the French shipper, the upgraded service comes...

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