“The major thing that a port can do to positively influence its emissions is to make sure trucks get in and out fast,” said Newsome.
With disruptions likely to linger well into 2022, intermodal equipment provider DCLI sees the labor shortfall as the biggest hurdle in the supply chain.
Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has been awarded a $139 million contract to work on the third phase of the Port of Corpus Christi ship channel improvement project.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has agreed to become the owner of the largest U.S. terminal operator, Ports America, in a deal with Oaktree Capital Management
Freight Farms is turning shipping containers into productive farms that require only 5 gallons of water per day.
Dead spots are plaguing the flow of trade within the nucleus of their port bubbles. One wrong step at the Port of Los Angeles and your cellphone call could drop.
The East Coast ports of Savannah and Jacksonville are adding more container capacity amid long-term plans to serve as an alternative to West Coast ports.
Port Houston officials said they successfully defended the port against an attempted hack in August and “no operational data or systems were impacted.”
As some Chinese factories go dark, more delays for container imports but bullish sign for coal, LNG and oil shipping.
Costco is going boating. Unwilling to wait for space on commercial vessels, it is now renting its own ships to haul exports from Asia.
Trans-Pacific traffic snarl is bicoastal: More container ships waiting off Shanghai and Ningbo than Southern California.
Can collecting carbon dioxide from ambient air combined with renewable energy create a cost-competitive, scalable, carbon-neutral fuel? Maersk is betting on it.
Port of New Orleans recorded mix results during August, which officials attributed to global supply chain issues.
Green shipping technology and fuels are costly and could remain that way until economies of scale and innovation advance — something that many shipping companies say will require government regulations.
One of the largest container terminals in Southern California is testing a system for 24-hour cargo pickup.
Southern California ports would need two weeks with zero vessel arrivals to clear logjam — but the ships keep coming.
Port Houston saw a spike in imports and exports of steel and imports of general cargo during the month.
Dry bulk shares suffer double-digit declines, with tanker and container stocks also caught up in the sell-off.
Shelton, Connecticut-based 3G provides TMS solutions and advanced multi-carrier shipping software.
Supply chains are melting down and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are taking steps to ease truck delays.
A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled the International Longshoremen’s Association cannot force the use of union labor at the Port of Charleston’s new Leatherman Terminal.
Ports across southeast Louisiana jointly submitted a request to President Joe Biden for federal aid.
Liner profits still rising: second half looks stronger than first and Deutsche Bank sees even higher earnings next year.
The port recently added more Asia vessel calls as more shippers seek uncongested gateways servicing North American markets.
Supply chain crisis deepens as more imports snared in historic ship queue off Los Angeles/Long Beach.
Ocean carrier detention and demurrage practices will be the target of an upcoming proposed rule from the Federal Maritime Commission.
“The NTSB determined the probable cause of the capsizing of the Golden Ray was the chief officer’s error entering ballast quantities into the stability calculation program.”
The Department of Transportation seeks “practical solutions” from the freight industry to alleviate container shortages and supply chain chokepoints.
Container ships named The Brady, The Belichick and The Gronk just sold for six to eight times their purchase price, spurring a nine-figure payday.
August was a record month for the Port of Virginia in Norfolk, and the trend of higher year-over-year volumes could persist through the rest of 2021 as peak season approaches.
The Ever Ace is at nearly 24,000 TEUs, but ports may not be able to handle that much capacity.
Nicholas made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Texas Tuesday morning, bringing high winds and torrential rainfall.
Dry bulk and LNG shipping stocks now at 52-week peaks with container stocks not far from the top.
U.S. agribusiness exporters claim they are poised to lose 22% of sales due to massive increases in container shipping rates.
Container terminals will cease ingate operations and remain closed through Tuesday morning.
Demand for container ships is so extreme that some operators are paying unprecedented sums to rent them.
Two of China’s main ports are preparing for the arrival of Typhoon Chanthu, which could slam Taiwan first.
Container volumes were “strong” in August amid continued retail import volume growth at the Port of Charleston, the South Carolina Ports Authority said.
Radiant Logistics announced it closed its fiscal year in record fashion on Thursday. The company will repurchase shares and pursue acquisitions as a means of boosting valuation.
An FMC advisory committee has been formed amid ongoing shipper complaints of carrier market power abuse.
In unprecedented move, CMA CGM unilaterally halts rate increases until February amid rising global supply chain chaos.
The Port of Long Beach has broken monthly cargo records 13 of the past 14 months.
Recent earnings reports from retailers exhibited improved inventory positions compared to a year ago. However, the comps show merchandise levels are still lagging sales by a wide margin.
The Vancouver transload facility will primarily handle fast-moving consumer goods and auto parts.
The maritime meeting among trade partners comes as container shipping remains hot.
Maersk is adding bio-methanol to its portfolio of green marine fuels after making e-methanol and methanol-powered vessel agreements in August.
Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka has been named the 2021 recipient of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute’s top honor.
Deputy U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Graves joined port officials to discuss the importance of trade, infrastructure funding, lowering tariffs and job creation in Washington state.
Plans for the Louisiana International Terminal call for a 350-acre container facility capable of handling 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units annually.
Port officials are still assessing Hurricane Ida’s impact, but initial reports indicate no major damage to the facilities.
New details on record 2019 cocaine haul aboard MSC Gayane — which may not have been the first run — as U.S. wraps up convictions.
Halloween is among the most popular holidays in America, so the horrific congestion this year is no treat for the nation’s supply chain.
Virginia’s competitive advantages: a naturally deep harbor, semi-automated terminals and its own, newer chassis pool.
Cosco and MSC fight back against accusations that they inflated rates, violated contracts and broke U.S. law.
More container ships are stuck at anchor off California than ever before. The gridlock is about to get even worse.
C.H. Robinson announces a drayage surcharge at most of the nation’s biggest container ports as international drayage carriers have implemented congestion fees.
Discount chain Dollar Tree expects the positive impact from heightened consumer demand to be totally offset by elevated transportation expenses this year.
Will Hurricane Ida impact freight contracts? Will carriers move from shippers’ contracted freight to the spot market?
As stimulus-fueled demand overwhelms trans-Pacific capacity, a widening freight spread leaves small shippers behind.
The White House is trying to unleash the domestic economy by removing supply chain shackles.
U.S. rail terminals that handle imports are still grappling with chassis shortages, although efforts are being made to address overflow at the terminals.
The stress levels of logistics managers and supply chain managers are at all high-time highs — and for good reason.
The New York Shipping Exchange, a digital trading platform for two-way committed ocean contracts, announced it raised $15 million in its latest funding round.
Container mega-spike recalls epic dry bulk run over a decade ago. Here’s a look back at the last time shipping had it this good.
Port Houston’s year-to-date container traffic increased 15% in TEUs compared to the first six months in 2020.
A.P. Moller – Maersk expects to save about 1 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually with eight dual fuel container vessels.
A ransomware attack on a maritime fuel storage provider in the Canary Islands likely didn’t live up to the hackers’ hype. But the incident reflects the very real cybersecurity risks facing the companies supporting the global shipping industry.
As this year’s peak season gets underway, dislocations in the supply chain are increasing. However, this is really nothing new as the industry has been in peak mode for a year.
Demand for new containers has been historically high. Even so, the Chinese factories that build the world’s boxes are churning them out efficiently.
Extreme measures to contain delta variant create unprecedented backlog of dry bulk ships off China.
It costs $1.2 million to charter a cargo jet from Vietnam as air exports slow because of the government’s response to a wave of COVID infections.
News about BNSF, Kansas City Southern, Trinity Industries and TTCI.
Freight forwarder JAS Worldwide announced it has entered into a share purchase agreement with forwarding, logistics and supply chain management provider Greencarrier Freight Services International.
You can’t blame carriers for refusing to stick by a handshake agreement to sell service at pre-negotiated rates or at a discount.
Ocean carrier ZIM now expects to earn $4.8 billion-$5.2 billion this year — five times what it earned in 2020.
Port of Los Angeles boss warns: ‘Anchorage and dwell times are trending in the wrong direction.’
Ocean carriers adjust to the partial port closing in Ningbo, China, with minimal disruption so far. Operations could soon return to full speed if COVID remains at bay.
July’s volumes are a monthly record and the second highest for 2021.
Container volumes rose 25% at the Port of Savannah, while auto and machinery units grew 39% at Brunswick.
Queue of container ships off U.S. ports keeps building, with months’ worth of peak-season cargo still to unload.
Although Canadian grain shippers anticipate lower grain harvest volumes for the 2021-2022 crop year, adequate rail service remains a chief concern.
The Port of Ningbo is in a partial lockdown, putting immense pressure on an ocean transportation system squeezed to the maximum. It’s a replay of the Yantian port slowdown earlier this summer.
Canadian Tire is acquiring a 25% stake in Ashcroft Terminal in a deal that will allow the retailer to move containers from the Port of Vancouver more efficiently, while securing rail capacity.
South Carolina ports started the fiscal year off with a bang, moving a record volume of containers in July.
Yantian redux. Shipping activity slowed to a crawl at the Port of Yantian in China earlier this summer after an outbreak of COVID infections, and the same could happen in Ningbo if more cases are discovered.
Plaquemines Port announced it has found the site for its state-of-the-art container terminal that will be able to handle vessels carrying up to 22,000 TEUs.
Port Houston’s biggest international trade partners were China, Mexico and Brazil during the first half of the year.
The CEOs of five Class I railroads tell the Surface Transportation Board that the root causes of the congestion facing rail intermodal terminals are beyond the railroads’ control.
August is likely to see a new monthly record for retail container imports, with 2021 doing the same. However, ongoing supply chain dislocation clouds how quickly consumers will be able to get their hands on the goods.
Bipartisan bill in Congress makes reforms to U.S. shipping regulations for the first time since 1998.
Response vessels continue to recover oil while shoreline teams continue to mitigate impacts.
Maersk results offer more evidence that capacity constraints and U.S. — not worldwide — demand drive rates.
The company says it is on track to hit record earnings this year.
A U.S. manufacturer defends its complaint filed against container ship giant MSC with the Federal Maritime Commission despite the carrier’s denial of contract violations.
“Be careful what you wish for,” warns industry expert Lars Jensen of proposals to rein in container shipping’s boom.
The union representing nearly 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency personnel warns of slowdowns at Canada’s ports of entry starting Friday as it issues a strike notice.
Los Angeles’ port boss speaks to American Shipper about congestion challenges — and potential release valves.
Expeditors is a rare logistics “dividend aristocrat,” with dividend increases of 25 years or more. It is keeping that intact in 2021.
In this exclusive Q&A, Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei notes that “the supply chain is overheated. It’s like we are going from nine lanes to four lanes and then squeezing more traffic into them.”
Container giant earned $5.1 billion in the second quarter and expects earnings of $18 billion-$19.5 billion for the year.
