N.C. port touts new Latin American connections
North Carolina’s Port of Wilmington will now offer shippers direct access to Manzanillo, Panama, and Puerto Moin, Costa Rica, in addition to Puerto Cortes, Honduras, and Santo Tomas, Guatemala, […]
North Carolina’s Port of Wilmington will now offer shippers direct access to Manzanillo, Panama, and Puerto Moin, Costa Rica, in addition to Puerto Cortes, Honduras, and Santo Tomas, Guatemala, […]
Interlake Steamship Co., an operator of bulk vessels on the Great Lakes, has reached an agreement in principle with Shell to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to support the […]
COSCO, Hanjin, and Yang Ming said they will launch a new service connecting Germany, Russia and Finland later this month. The RFS (Russia–Finland Service) service will use three […]
Members voted in favor of a new six-year contract by a vote of 632-18, according to Dennis A. Daggett, president of Local 1804-1 and the chief negotiator for the maintenance […]
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has been selected as a bidder for the redevelopment of the Webb Dock West automotive terminal by Australia’s Port of Melbourne Corp. WWL currently […]
The Port of Pittsburgh Commission is building a wireless broadband network along the rivers in Pittsburgh and is seeking partners to explore new applications for transportation, safety, security and […]
Rickmers-Linie has added a 10th vessel on its eastbound Round-the-World Pearl String Service by taking delivery of the Rickmers Savannah on long-term charter. The 30,000-deadweight-ton Savannah, which was […]
With dimensions that might have stunned even France’s greatest writer of science fiction, CMA CGM said the third in a series of 16,000-TEU containerships, CMA CGM Jules Verne, will […]
Recyclers in the United States and Europe are concerned about these proposed exemptions because their investments in businesses to dismantle or shred e-waste and transform it into commodities will be […]
The South Korean liner carrier predicted “even though some difficulties are inevitable due to supply growth, numbers in the second quarter will improve through continued rate restoration efforts and active cost […]
Attempts by container carriers to tackle surplus capacity are being undone as new orders for ultra large container vessels (ULCVs) make the headlines, said London-based Drewry, in a press […]
Eurogate said its container terminal in Wilhelmshaven is enhancing its competitiveness by offering hinterland connections by rail at the same prices as other German ports. “Eurogate Group rail operators Eurogate […]
Horizon Lines said it lost $20.1 million in the first quarter of its current fiscal year compared to $26.8 million in the same 2012 period. Horizon, which operates […]
Allegretti The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), a trade organization for the U.S. shipping industry, said Thomas Allegretti has been elected as its new chairman. Allegretti is president and chief […]
The Chilean liner shipping company said shareholders meeting in Valparaiso this week approved a plan to increase capital by $500 million that will be used to purchase seven 9,300-TEU ships […]
SA Recycling, a long-time exporter of scrap metal through the port, is working with CML Metals Corp. to send iron ore from mines in Utah, California, Arizona and Nevada to […]
Hong Kong Radio Television said striking dockworkers are expected to return to the bargaining table on Thursday for a fifth day of talks after little progress was made in […]
The information service Alphaliner says spot freight rates from China to Europe have crashed. “Spot freight rates from China to Europe are currently offered at $700-$800 per TEU, […]
The Washington-based NCBFAA wants exemptions pertaining to non-vessel-operating common carrier negotiated rate arrangements (NRAs) extended to foreign-based, unlicensed NVOs as well as U.S.-licensed companies.
Maher Terminals has appointed Gary Cross as president and chief executive officer. Cross joined Maher in 1978 as a management trainee in the safety department and has held […]
U.S. trade officials are stepping up the pressure on members of the World Trade Organization to advance a “small package” outcome at the upcoming 9th Ministerial Meeting at Bali, […]
Southern California-based ocean freight consolidator DGX will start a weekly all-water service from Los Angeles to Guayaquil, Ecuador, effective May 7. “With an aggressive transit time of only […]
Japan’s three large container carriers, which operate with a fiscal year that runs from April 1 to March 31, on Tuesday reported their results for the 2012-2013 fiscal year ending […]
Maersk Line has named Stephen Richard Schueler as chief commercial officer, effective May 27. He replaces Lucas Vos, who leaves the position at the liner carrier on May […]
It’s not clear how the company will deploy the ships. Maersk and most large shipping companies have deployed their largest ships in the Asia-Europe trade lane, but such strings generally […]
The Chinese liner company’s report to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange said its container shipping business had revenue of 9.2 billion yuan in the first quarter, 14.3 percent more than in […]
Hong Kong-based OOCL had revenue of $1.36 billion in the quarter, 3.6 percent more than in the same 2012 period. Container volumes in the first quarter were 1,241,454 TEUs, down […]
Sea Star Line said it has increased its refrigerated container fleet by 25 percent in the past year to better serve the Puerto Rico trade. The company said […]
UTi Worldwide has opened a new multi-client logistics center in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The facility, measuring 461,000 square feet, is located about 20 minutes from Taiwan Taoyuan […]
Kuehne + Nagel is opening an office in the Russian Far East port city of Vladivostok. The new office will be managed by the operation in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk where K+N […]
Just when you think it couldn’t happen — not in this day in age when communications are instant and regulatory oversight abounds — somewhere along the supply chain someone […]
This case highlights the importance of clean equipment when carrying ingredients for moving food. In 2006, Cargill and Ron Burge Trucking entered into a motor transport agreement that […]
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, logs were frequently transported in rafts, and sometimes sank to the bottom of rivers. Aqua Log is a company that recovers sunken […]
First Solar counts on carriers, 3PLs to deliver materials safely to project sites. By Chris Dupin While clouds have been hanging over the solar energy industry in recent years due […]
‘The transition continues and there is no turning back.’ By Chris Dupin Container carriers are continuing the push to reduce the size of their U.S. chassis fleets, but their […]
Thanks for bringing the important topic of the Trendset freight payment matter to the shipper community’s attention. In my 30-plus years in the business, I have never quite […]
A leading U.S.-flag shipowners’ group said a proposal by the Obama administration to allow more purchasing of food abroad and eliminating requirements that it be carried on U.S. merchant ships would […]
Evergreen said it will launch a new weekly direct service next month linking central China with the U.S. West Coast. The China-Pacific South West Service (CPS2) will employ […]
The $743.3 million contract was issued to a joint venture of Skanska Koch and Kiewit Infrastructure Co. as part of a $1.29 billion project to raise the bridge so bigger ships can […]
Ocean carriers are reaping big savings through slow steaming and using larger vessels, but a Germanischer Lloyd official said significant additional benefits can be realized through adopting improved technology.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security said Computerlinks FZCO of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has agreed to pay a $2.8 million civil penalty following allegations […]
The Obama administration said it’s looking forward to stronger trade relations with Vietnam through the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis on Wednesday […]
It’s become an article of faith for some in the transportation industry that ocean shipping’s move to larger ships will be a boon to the environment. But speaking […]
The Obama administration Wednesday notified Congress of its intent to include Japan in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations. This notification follows an announcement on April 12 that […]
The news in early April that freight payment and audit services provider Trendset was beset by internal embezzlement and fraud has struck a nerve among shippers on how best […]
The U.S. Commerce Department has selected 20 companies to join its deputy secretary, Rebecca Blank, on an infrastructure business development trade mission to Sao Paulo, Brazil; Bogota, Colombia; and […]
Bowhead Transport Co. and Crowley Marine Services said they will set up a joint venture to provide marine services in Alaska’s Arctic. The entity will operate as UIC […]
VTG Aktiengesellschaft, a European railcar and logistics services provider, and Kuehne + Nagel, a large logistics firm, are planning to merge parts of their rail logistics activities. Both parties entered a letter of intent this […]
Paul Fisher, president and chief executive officer of industrial real estate developer CenterPoint Properties Trust, announced his retirement. Fisher was one of the founders of the company in […]
The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday morning that the Port of Mobile was open following an explosion Wednesday evening aboard a gasoline barge owned by Kirby Inland Marine. […]
Maersk Line will discontinue its participation in two direct services, its West Med and Med Gulf strings, later this spring in favor of a feeder network to serve Mediterranean […]
Steel imports fell again in March by 1.3 percent compared to February, based on preliminary U.S. government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS). “After […]
Hong Kong’s Labor Secretary, Matthew Cheung, met with striking dock workers on Monday and urged them to return to the negotiating table. The workers are employed by subcontractors at Hong […]
“The lack of investigation and accident reports hinders the development of appropriate measures by IMO to address the cause of serious incidents in which seafarers may have lost their lives.” […]
“Where the cargo to fill the extra capacity is going to come from has not yet been defined,” the London-based firm said, adding it appeared carriers expect to entice some cargo […]
While the new containerships will result in a big infusion of capacity in the Asia-Europe trade, “we will put them in over a prolonged period and we will take out a […]
A report released this month estimates the cost of Somalia Piracy was around $5.7 billion-$6.1 billion in 2012, despite notable gains achieved by private armed security guards and aggressive naval […]
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett visited the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Thursday to welcome Horizon Lines to the Port of Philadelphia. PA Governor Tom Corbett welcomes […]
Home furnishings retailer IKEA this week switched on a large solar energy system installed at its distribution center in Perryville, Md. The 768,972-square-foot photovoltaic (PV) array consists of a 2,674.9-kilowatt […]
Retail giant Walmart said it plans to procure about 7 billion kilowatts of electricity from renewable sources, such as solar and wind power, or 600 percent over its current […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank renewed a 90-percent guarantee of a $100 million supply-chain facility for Citibank to purchase invoices that are generated via the sales of goods and services […]
Metairie, La.-based Tuleu Consulting Co. (TCC) has been awarded a contract by the government of Chad to sell 500 John Deere agricultural tractors to the African country’s “Programme National […]
“Some other lines have chosen to respond to lower demand levels by lowering prices. Such a move risks resulting in a fully-fledged price war: a development that concerns us,” said Vincent […]
The approval, which came eight days after ILA members voted to ratify the contract, was made by representatives from 43 container carriers, terminal operators and port associations, who met in Newark, N.J., […]
The agreement was announced Thursday by New York/New Jersey port Local 1804-1’s president, Dennis A. Daggett, on the union’s Facebook page. He said “we are in the process of fine […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received five ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from F.M. Air, […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received five ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received five license applications for review. The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Iris International USA, Haworth, N.J. (Chang […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received five ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received five ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Blade Express, Hawthorn, Calif. […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received five ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from CFR Rinkens, […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received five license applications and changes for review. The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier/ocean freight forwarder license application from OTA America, Brea, […]
FMC reviews 5 OTI license applications
U.S. steel exports declined 3.8 percent in February 2013 compared to January, according to government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS). “Weakness in NAFTA […]
U.S.-flag Great Lakes vessels carried 2.2 million tons of dry-bulk cargo in March, a decrease of 7 percent compared to 2012. However, the fleet’s March float was marginally […]
DB Schenker has acquired 100 percent of the shares of long-term partner Euro-Line Panamericana in Panama. The German logistics firm will operate the business under Schenker (Panama), S.A. […]
Lawmakers worry whether the Transportation Security Administration will be able to efficiently handle the renewal of large numbers of Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) expiring this year.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in the American Trucking Associations’ ongoing challenge to the Port of Los Angeles to impose a comprehensive licensing scheme on trucks hauling […]
Lawmakers yesterday blasted plans by the Obama administration to modify food aid programs to allow more local and regional purchasing of food, citing negative effects on both farmers and the U.S. […]
The agency said industry user fees would fund 94 percent of the proposed budget increase, including new fees to support the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and strengthen the FDA’s […]
“Efforts to increase eastbound freight rates by ocean carriers operating between Asia and West Coast North America (WCNA) remain ineffectual with new services planned rather than laying up unwanted vessel […]
APL is planning to take four of its U.S.-flag ships out service – the President Adams, President Jackson, President Polk and President Truman — citing reduced need for transport by […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport has started a joint venture with its long-time partner and agent MTM Freight in South Korea. Shipco Korea will take over all activities […]
The vote by employers followed approval of both the local contract in New York and master contract covering 14 container ports on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts by ILA […]
News reports said Tuesday’s negotiations between dockworkers and their employer would be the third round of talks mediated by the Hong Kong’s Labor Department in the past 20 days of […]
The Philadelphia-based logistics company BDP International has taken an equity position in Interflex, based in Cartagena, Colombia. The resulting joint venture will operate as BDP International Colombia under its […]
The Global Shippers’ Forum said it has begun a campaign to enhance safety in the maritime transport supply chain. “While the vast majority of shippers comply with the rules, […]
Bahri said it had a net profit in the three months ending March 31 of 144.5 million SAR-Saudi Arabian Riyal ($38.5 million), a decrease of 9.7 percent from the […]
Liner carrier Evergreen said it will join forces with COSCO and Zim to operate a new service between the Far East – South America Service (ESA). Evergreen said […]
The Canadian Shipowners Association are worried the new vessel general permit published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could threaten the commercial viability of its members’ operations in the Great Lakes.
“With over 40 ships of at least 10,000 TEUs due for delivery in 2013, carriers will find it increasingly difficult to manage capacity without upsetting the fragile supply-demand balance,” the […]
Liner carriers Evergreen and CMA CGM are starting a new, weekly service connecting Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent and Red Sea. Called the South Red Sea Service (SRS2) […]
News reports said talks between striking Hong Kong dockworkers and the contractors who employ them resumed on Thursday. The talks ended abruptly Wednesday after just three hours. The strike is […]
President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2014 includes $4.8 billion in gross discretionary funding for the Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works program, offset in part by a proposal to cancel […]
“USA Maritime is severely disappointed that the Obama administration has moved forward with this misguided proposal to effectively eliminate the long-standing and successful Food for Peace program,” the group’s chairman […]
According to Hong Kong news reports, mediation talks between striking dockworkers and the contractors who employ them have “broken off without any immediate progress,” as the strike at HKIT continues […]
The Port of Hamburg said the COSCO Belgium, the first of eight, new 13,380-TEU ships that COSCO is putting into service will arrive at HHLA’s Container Terminal Tollerort on […]
An Austrian company will build a plant for making hot briquetted iron (HBI), a raw material used for making steel, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Port Corpus Christi Authority […]
Along with the master contract, local agreements at most ports along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts also were ratified by ILA members, including one with the NYSA. Negotiations are continuing […]
Port Corpus Christi commissioners on Tuesday approved a grant agreement with the U.S. Maritime Administration outlining the terms and conditions for the use of funds to start construction of the […]