Category: Shipping
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ICTSI Ecuador handles world’s 1st carbon-neutral container shipment
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)’s Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA) in Ecuador recently handled the first carbon-neutral container shipment in the world.
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Tree planting now required for PPA contracts, accreditation, permits
Anyone seeking a contract, accreditation or permit from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) starting next month, February 2, must plant a thousand trees, or a hundred thousand if he wants to operate a port.
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Emirates trials IATA Travel Pass
Emirates has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to become one of the first airlines in the world to trial the IATA Travel Pass, a ‘digital passport’ that verifies passengers’ pre-travel test or vaccination to comply with any government’s COVID-19 requirements.
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ICTSI’s Colombia Terminal hits 1 million TEU milestone
Another International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) joint venture, this time in Colombia, South America, hit its one millionth twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) milestone this month, despite the pandemic.
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ICTSI completes berth expansion at MICT
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) just finished expanding the berth of its flagship, Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), boosting its annual capacity to over 3.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), as it gears up for the country’s economic reboot.
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ICTSI’s Contecon Manzanillo attains 1M TEU milestone
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)’s Mexican subsidiary, Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), ended a difficult pandemic year with a milestone, handling its year-to-date one millionth twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) last month.
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Pakistan terminal welcomes new PS2 service
ICTSI’s Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) recently welcomed the inaugural call of the newly launched Pakistan – United Arab Emirates (PS2) Service.
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ICTSI’s Cameroonian unit gets Logstar operating system
Kribi Multipurpose Terminal (KMT), the Cameroonian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), has implemented the Logstar®Terminal Operating System (TOS).
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Boeing 737 MAX returns to sky with Brazil commercial flight
ABOARD A BOEING 737 MAX, Brazil (AFP) – More than 20 months after it was grounded following two deadly crashes, Boeing’s 737 MAX returned to the skies Wednesday with an incident-free commercial flight in Brazil, said AFP journalists on board.
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Baltic Container Terminal builds intermodal rail facility
Diving deeper into digitalization, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)-operated Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia, Poland joined the EU-backed COMODALCE project to take its intermodal rail operations to a higher level.
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Boeing scores first 737 MAX order since grounding 20 months ago
LONDON (AFP) – Boeing on Thursday picked up its first major order for the 737 MAX since the aircraft was grounded for 20 months following two fatal crashes, as Irish no-frills airline Ryanair signed a deal to acquire 75 of the planes.
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American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX test flight aims to reassure
DALLA (AFP) – The Boeing 737 MAX took another big step towards commercial service Wednesday after American Airlines completed a test flight with journalists as the airline industry seeks to reassure the public following a 20-month grounding of the jet.
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ICTSI Iraq delivers record performance
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)’s Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) in Um Qasr, Iraq, recently achieved a record berth turnaround with the 6,589-TEU vessel Yang Ming Mutuality.
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Record set for highest container exchange at VICT, Australia
The OOCL Rotterdam recently set a new record within the Port of Melbourne, Australia, for the highest container exchange in a single call – a total of 6,516 containers equating to 11,037 Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU).
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PAL now flies to 47 destinations
Philippine Airlines (PAL) now flies to a total of 47 destinations, 25 international cities and 22 local ones, although this is still less than half of the over 100 destinations it was servicing before the pandemic.
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Delta resuming Manila-U.S. service, January 2021
Delta Airlines (DAL) will resume its Manila to U.S.service on January 2, 2021.
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US regulators clear Boeing 737 MAX planes to fly again
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US regulators on Wednesday cleared the Boeing 737 MAX to return to the skies, ending its 20-month grounding after two fatal crashes that plunged the company into crisis.
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Korean Air to take over troubled Asiana Airlines for $1.6 B
SEOUL, Nov 16, 2020 (AFP) – South Korean flag-carrier Korean Air said Monday it will buy out its smaller troubled rival Asiana Airlines in a $1.6 billion deal as it looks to consolidate with the coronavirus pandemic sending shockwaves through the global aviation sector.