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Month: October 2009

Maersk wants Filipino captains for its ships

A.P. Moller-Maersk is poised to replace about 100 of their Danish captains with Filipinos as the firm expressed its deep satisfaction with the proficiency, skill and discipline of Filipino seafarers, an embassy report said....

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Mexico’s plans on port include Yuma rail line

Mexican officials are reviving plans for a deep-water shipping port that could include a rail line through the southwestern Arizona city of Yuma to serve it. The shipping port would be located on the Baja California coast south...

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Lawmaker Vows to Tighten Jones Act

Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., intends to introduce a bill to improve Coast Guard enforcement of the vessel construction requirements of the Jones Act. … The U.S. Trade Representative worried that the changes in the Jones Act...

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U.S. and Canadian ports gear up for trade war

A turf war is brewing between West Coast ports and Canadian ports vying for the heartland of America. The Canadian government has launched an aggressive $7 million marketing campaign aimed at diverting Asian imports from the...

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