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With new technologies constantly changing modes and methods, the maritime industry will soon be seeing liquids for human consumption being transported in 40-foot containers as against stainless steel tanks. The change has come about because of Reeflex, a new system launched in Germany in February 2018. It was rolled out at Fruit Logistica, an annual international show for the fresh produce trade.
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Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited has reported upgrading 600 metres of berth and announced plans to acquire two new ship-to-shore cranes by April. This will bring total ship-shore gantries to 16. KFTL, which dominates the real estate at Jamaica’s main port, handled approximately 1.47 million teu in calendar year 2017, about 80% of which was transshipment cargo.
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Battered and bruised during the 2017 Hurricane season, Dominica welcomed its first cruise ship at the end of January. It was the first reported cruise call since hurricane Maria hit the island-state. MV Mein Schiff 3, owned by TUI Cruises arrived on January 28 with more than 2,000 passengers.