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Month: December 2009

Zim Gets New Chairman, $100 Million in Cash

Israel Corp., the majority shareholder in Zim Integrated Shipping Services, said it has named Nir Gilad as chairman of the troubled shipping line. Gilad, a former Accountant General and Deputy Head of the Budget Division of...

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Port of South Louisiana: Gateway to US import/export

“We’re the Western Hemisphere’s largest tonnage port district and top gateway for US export and import traffic,” says Joel T. Chaisson, Port of South Louisiana Executive Director. “Our bulk dock has added more capability and...

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Union warns of threat to UK shipping jobs

Maersk has denied union claims that it wants to abandon the use of British and Western European sailors. Maritime union Nautilus International has attacked Maersk, whose UK head office is in Liverpool, for a plan to axe 113 UK...

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