News & Notes 1/7/2021

Port News

Among Piers: Cranes Land in South Carolina (Freightwaves)

Charleston: 2021 Will Be a Learning Curve (Cruise News)

For Container Lines and Ports, What a Difference a Year Makes (DC Velocity)

Steamship/Tug

Hapag-Lloyd Six LNG-Powered 23,500 TEU Containerships (Lloyd’s List)

Slidings Replacing Blank Voyages as Ocean Carriers Stretch Transit Times (Loadstar)

Zim Files Papers to Start 2021 With New York Shipping IPO (Tradewinds)

Golden Ray Dismantling Continues in New Year (Freightwaves)

Maersk Works with Stakeholders on Port Congestion and Export Issues (Supply Chain)

Evergreen in Talks for Mega Boxship Sale and Leaseback Deal (Splash247)

Odfjell is Optimistic About Chemical Tanker in 2021 (Shipping Watch)

Truck/Rail

PTC is Operating on All Required Rail Lines (Progressive Rail)

Trucking Emerges Strong After Challenging Year (TTNews)

Trucking Faces Transitional Year in 2021 (TTNews)

Logistics/Supply Chain

Firms Want to Adjust Supply Chain Post Pandemic (WSJ)

Pandemic Reshapes US Employment, Speeding Changes Across Industries (WSJ)