The first COSCO 13,000 TEU vessel to call at US ports, COSCO Fortune arrived at the PCT Terminal at the Port of Long Beach in Californiaon March 16, 2014.  COSCO Fortune entered the COSCO fleet in 2012 and was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan Shipyard in South Korea.  The deployment of this 13,000 TEU vessel in COSCO...

In the afternoon of March 13, 2014, People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Transport Minister Yang Chuantang visited COSCO Americas along with Director General Yang Zan from the Ministry’s Department of International Cooperation. President Liu Hanbo of COSCO Americas hosted the meeting and discussions between...

From March 3-5, 2014, COSCO executives attended JOC’s annual Transpacific Maritime (TPM) conference in Long Beach, California.  Now in its 14thyear, TPM has become the premier conference and networking event for the transpacific trade and global container shipping community.  The participation of our executives and...

On March 6, 2014, COSCO Americas was honored with a “NJ Smart Workplaces – Gold Award” for 2013. It is the seventh year in a row we received this recognition at the Gold Level. The award was presented by the Hudson (County) Transportation Management Association (Hudson TMA) at the Culinary Conference Center...

Throughout the month of December, COSCO loaned a 20-foot container to Port Metro Vancouver for an annual food drive to benefit the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society.   The container was wrapped to look like a present and held the 1,000 pounds of food donated by both locals and visitors during the holiday season.  It...

The sixth annual U.S. – China Transportation Forum was held in Chicago on October 28-30, 2013. The theme of the forum was “Advancing Green Transport Technology for our shared & Sustainable Future”. It was hosted by the U.S. Department of Transportation.  As a critical part of COSCO’s participation...

On the morning of October 31, 2013, Vice Minister Gao Hongfeng , from the Ministry of Transport of China, visited the Port of Houston to meet with 3 Port Commissioners and the Executive Director.  Along with COSCO Americas’ President Liu, Mr. Gao also attended the inaugural ceremony of the M/V COSCO AQABA.  Despite poor...