The U.S. Maritime Administration is awarding $9.46 million to 12 shipyards, but it received about 10 times as many requests for money as it could provide–113 grant applications requesting […]
The service was taken offline Friday for about 16 and a half hours because of a problem with a piece of computer equipment located in New Jersey that required […]
TRAC Intermodal has introduced a premium 40-foot gooseneck marine chassis. The container leasing company said its “TRAC TITAN” chassis are available for daily use to motor carriers in […]
PSA International said the Zeebrugge International Port (ZIP) Container Terminal in Belgium opened last week with the berthing of the Ever Laden, a deepsea container vessel operated by Evergreen. […]
Alabama Steel Terminals will develop a new $36 million steel coil handling facility at the Alabama State Port Authority’s main docks complex in Mobile. AST will construct the 372,600-square-foot warehouse […]
The award of $11.7 million in damages to the owner and operator of a dredge that was struck by an orange juice tanker was upheld by the U.S. Court […]
In 2004, the tanker Athos I carried a cargo of crude oil from Venezuela to Paulsboro, N.J., and while approaching a terminal on the Delaware River, the ship’s hull […]
With competing needs for capital, liner carriers are using more leased containers. By Chris Dupin To buy or lease? It’s a question faced not only by new car shoppers, […]
Rickmers CEO says ocean shipping must tap new financial sources. By Chris Dupin For decades, limited partnerships, or “kommanditgesellschaft” (KG) in Germany, and loans from European banks have been important […]
Senior shipping executives and labor leaders gathered last month to celebrate the retirement of Jim Capo and Brian Dugan, respectively the chief executive officer and vice president of the […]
Liner carriers spanning the east-west container trades may be desperately pressing for rate increases to make up for financial losses, but indications are that industry resolve is as strong […]
UPS said it had a profit of $1.07 billion in the second quarter, 4 percent less than the $1.12 billion earned in the same 2012 period. Revenue was $13.51 […]
Maersk Line said it will implement a general rate increase (GRI) for dry and reefer shipments from the Far East to the United States on September 1. Rates will […]
If the Suez Canal was suddenly closed, container vessel schedules between Asia and Europe could be immediately adjusted to minimize delays by simply increasing speeds to 22 knots in […]
Giovanetti, who has served as a member of American Shipper magazine’s editorial board, said he plans to stay active in ocean shipping, “but just not as intensely as I […]
The admiralty and maritime law firm Nourse & Bowles has merged with McLaughlin & Stern, a large, full-service firm with offices in New York City and Florida. The […]
“We believe that Tampa is right in the sweet spot for short-sea shipments out of Mexico. We also believe it will become a gateway port for export finished vehicles,” Steven […]
U.S. importers are hopeful that legislation introduced in the House this week to renew the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for two years will pass before the duty-free import […]
A former Customs and Border Protection officer, his girlfriend, a nephew and two of their associates were sentenced Thursday in federal court for participating in bribery and alien smuggling […]
The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority said it handled 2,519,967 metric tons of cargo in the first six months of this year, or a 13.62 percent increase over the same […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 27 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
FMC reviews 27 OTI license applications
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 27 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 27 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Gwinnett Shipping & Receiving, Norcross, […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 27 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from BeavEx, Nashville, Tenn. […]
Hansa Heavy Lift has purchased two additional F-class vessels from another shipping company, increasing its fleet size to 22 ships. The two vessels will sail under the names […]
Clariant has introduced a new desiccant technology for containers transporting grain shipments. Clariant’s Container Dri II protects bulk grain for the length of the shipment to its final […]
Hochberg The Senate has confirmed Fred P. Hochberg to a second term as chairman and president of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. “Over the past four years, Ex-Im Bank’s […]
The U.S. Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has updated the certification process for the transport of consumer fireworks, also known as 1.4G fireworks, making approvals […]
U.S. grain shipments from the U.S. and Canadian heartland through the St. Lawrence Seaway have made a “decisive comeback, posting a nearly 50 percent jump” in June from the […]
The Oakland Tribune said the deal would end maritime operations at Howard Terminal near Jack London Square, which is used by Matson, and where a new baseball stadum for the […]
CEVA Logistics will expand to a new location in Richmond, Va., later this summer. Located at the Richmond Airport distribution center, the new facility is a multi-use site […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport has started direct less-than containerload services from New York to Rio de Janeiro and Itajai (Navegantes), Brazil, with its WorldWide Alliance partner Allink Transportes […]
French liner carrier CMA CGM said it will upgrade its round-the-world “Panama Direct” service from fortnightly to a weekly frequency, starting with the departure of CMA CGM Manet from Tilbury […]
The United States on Friday said it has fully implemented the recommendations and rulings of the World Trade Organization in a dispute brought by Mexico on the U.S. dolphin-safe […]
The ship classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) said it will expedite its investigation of the break-up of the containership MOL Comfort, but said the inquiry will be complicated […]
The outlook for trade from China is weak, but surprisingly some shippers have reported difficulty obtaining space on eastbound transpacific container services out of North China ports. Earlier […]
Last year, Houston ranked No. 1 with total exports of $110 billion, an increase of 5.6 percent over 2011, while New York clinched the No. 2 spot with $102 […]
The United States was the world’s largest services market and the world’s top exporter and importer of services in 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in its Recent […]
MOL said the fore section of its containership MOL Comfort sank Wednesday evening in the Arabian Sea. The company said the remaining section of the ship “sank in the high […]
The department said the past four years represent the strongest period for U.S. agricultural exports in the history of the country. Farm exports in fiscal year 2012 reached $135.8 billion and […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank will back comprehensive guarantees for two HSBC loans totaling $55.6 million to support the export of American aircraft and agricultural machinery to China. The […]
NewPort Tank Containers and Sinochem Safe Transport said they will create a common ownership platform for combining their international, deep-sea tank container operations. The companies have worked together since […]
The vessels will each have a capacity of 770 FEUs and be used in the company’s U.S. West Coast operations. Self-geared and equipped with gantry cranes, they will be delivered in […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun issuing nearly $2 million in fiscal year 2012 payments through a program that assists farmers and producers in U.S. territories who paid […]
In its latest update on the containership MOL Comfort, the Japanese liner company MOL said that firefighters have been unable to bring a fire under control on the section […]
Days after delivering the first in a series of 20 new 18,000-TEU ships to Maersk Line, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has reportedly landed another order for three giant containerships. […]
Crowley said its petroleum distribution group completed its acquisition of Anderes Oil, a fuel company in Ketchikan, Alaska, on July 1. The Anderes family, after 50 years of […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank said Transnet SOC Ltd., a company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, will receive about 1.1 billion South African rand ($108 million) in financing to support […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will publish an interim rule establishing the definitions of “common cultivar” and “common food crop” and seeks public […]
The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority’s board voted unanimously Monday to place a levy renewal on the November countywide ballot. “The port plays a unique and essential role in […]
Liner carrier MOL has announced the following organizational changes for the transpacific trade, which will take effect in August: Calvin Duffaut, assistant vice president for yield management and corporate communications for […]
China Navigation has held a 13 percent interest in PLL since 1979, and now has acquired the remaining 87 percent. Swire said management of PLL will remain in San Francisco […]
MOL said Tuesday morning that a fire continues to burn on its wrecked containership MOL Comfort. The company said “due to adverse weather, the work has not been […]
Hapag-Lloyd said in August the Gulf Atlantic Express (GAX) service between North Europe and the United States will switch its Miami call to Port Everglades, Fla. The last vessel […]
Container carriers “need to rely less on the chronic use of general rate increases (GRIs) and pay more attention to minimizing surplus capacity at the trade route level to […]
Russia’s chief sanitary inspector complained to the Moscow Times newspaper that the United States was trying to use political and administrative pressure to overturn the ban instead of going to […]
Maersk Line said it will implement a general rate increase on dry cargo shipments moving from Miami to Panama on Aug. 8. The increase is $150 for 20-foot […]
Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 6 million tons in June, a decrease of 6 percent compared to May, and a drop of 7 percent compared […]
MOL reported a fire had broken out in the fore section of the containership as it was being towed. If this section of the vessel is also lost it could further complicate efforts […]
MOL Liner said T.K. Konishi has been promoted to chief executive officer effective June 21, succeeding Junichiro Ikeda who remains chairman of MOL Liner. Konishi said the company […]
The U.S. Transportation Department has issued a $421 million loan for the S.R. 91 Corridor Improvement Project in Southern California to increase capacity on the corridor and ease congestion […]
The U.S. Commerce Department said total exports of goods and services in May “dropped slightly” to $187.1 billion, from $187.6 billion in April. The department noted, however, that […]
U.S. steel exports increased in May over April by 11.6 percent, according to government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS). “Exports of American made […]
An Israeli newspaper reported there are plans to build new terminals in both Haifa and Ashdod and they “will mark a major step forward in efforts to break powerful public sector […]
Prior to his confirmation, he served as the mayor of Charlotte from 2009 to 2013. During that time, he is credited with making transportation investments the centerpiece of Charlotte’s job […]
MOL said it is continuing to tow the fore portion of the containership MOL Comfort to a port where containers can be salvaged. The company said tow wires […]
The third party logistics services provider has expanded its Asia-Pacific operations to include domestic rail freight services in China, and plans to offer intercontinental intermodal service between China and Europe.
Rickmers Group said it has signed a contract for the purchase of five 2,200-TEU container vessels for more than $30 million, increasing its fleet of owned or managed ships […]
A group of nine manufacturers of oil and gas drilling pipe have filed petitions with the U.S. Commerce Department and International Trade Commission requesting antidumping relief from imports of […]
A combination of new grade separations, such as road or rail overpasses or underpasses, and highway-rail grade crossing closures and enhancements, will allow trains on the Piedmont Corridor to travel […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has authorized nearly $130 million in financing to support the export of Boeing long-range aircraft and installed GE-90 engines to Ethiopian Airlines. Ex-Im Bank […]
A brief announcement said Li Yunpeng has been named director of the board and the president of COSCO Group and Wei Jiafu has retired and no longer holds any position […]
The 15 container shipping lines that belong to the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) on Monday announced a “guideline” peak season surcharge of $400 per 40-foot container from Asia to all […]
Harrington MOL (America) Inc. has appointed Tim Harrington to vice president of Canada and head of MOL (Canada). Harrington will be responsible for sales, customer service, and operations […]
TOTE Logistics, a subsidiary of Saltchuk, has appointed Linda Leary to vice president of commercial development of TOTE Logistics, Carlile’s parent company. Based in Anchorage, her new role […]
The Japanese liner carrier said Saturday evening that it’s continuing to tow the fore portion of MOL Comfort, which broke in half on June 17 in the Indian Ocean. The aft […]
CenterPoint Properties has closed the deal on a one-million-square-foot, six-building acquisition in Houston for $42.6 million. The seller, TA Associates, was represented by Trent Agnew and Rusty Tamlyn […]
After declining for more than a year, the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) spiked sharply higher on Friday, apparently in anticipation of general rate increases (GRIs) that carriers have […]
Momentum Transportation USA, an independent Landstar agency, has acquired Suncoast Ocean Lines, a freight forwarder and non-vessel-operating common carrier based in North Ft. Myers, Fla. Financial terms of […]
Burkhard Eling has taken over the Finance, Legal, and Tax (FLT) Department at third partly logistics services provider Dachser. He succeeds Dieter Truxius, who will remain a member […]
The drivers’ union employed at less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System have voted to approve the national portion of the master freight agreement as well as 21 of the 27 supplements.
Direct ChassisLink Inc. (DCLI) said it has acquired the U.S. chassis fleet of Hyundai Merchant Marine. DCLI said it will add “over 23,000 well-maintained, strategically located chassis.” In […]
Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Obama to serve as commerce secretary on May 9. On Thursday, the Senate unanimously voted to confirm Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as the country’s […]
Bayonne Bridge Hundreds of construction workers and shipping industry representatives were on hand Wednesday as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and David Samson, chairman of the Port Authority of […]
Trillium said it will add 101 compressed natural gas filling stations throughout the United States by 2016. Its business model for public access stations consists of securing a […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has added offices in Hanoi and Haiphong, Vietnam. Vanguard opened its first office in the Southeast Asian country’s Ho Chi Minh City […]
Sea Star Line has taken delivery of 150 new 40-foot refrigerated containers in year two of a five year equipment replacement plan. The replacement aims to reduce the […]
The White House announced Thursday it will suspend the eligibility of Bangladesh for tariff benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). “Our GSP statute requires certain basic […]
The carriers said they will no longer call the Southeast port with their Gulf Mexico Express service between Europe and the U.S. Gulf and Mexico. The last vessel in the service calling at Charleston […]
MOL said the aft part of the containership MOL Comfort sank in the Indian Ocean around noon, local time, on Thursday, 10 days after it broke in two during […]
The state bill—authored by Sen. Norby Chabert and signed by the governor—modifies the Investor Tax Credit and the Import-Export Tax Credit by expanding the types of port projects that qualify […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Bellcom, Marietta, Ga. (Cornelius U. Odinjor, […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Central Ohio Logistics Center, Jeffersonville, Ohio […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from ACL America, […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from ABC Logistics, […]
FMC REVIEWS 14 OTI LICENSE APPLICATIONS
