“American Shipper journalists, contributors and sponsors will now have access to the world’s largest audience for transportation and logistics news and content.”
Hapag-Lloyd (FSE: HLAG) and Ocean Network Express (ONE) says they will join the TradeLens blockchain platform developed by Maersk (Nasdaq OMX: MAER.B) and IBM (NYSE: IBM). The fifth- and sixth-largest […]
GAO says a study of freight trains as long as three miles should include a strategy for both the FRA and railroads to ease impacts of delays at crossings.
The fourth-largest container terminal operator is expanding its fleet of vessels supporting the oil and gas industry.
Cloud-based supply chain solutions provider E2open has completed its acquisition of Amber Road by purchasing outstanding shares.
While shoppers are flocking to e-commerce sites, that is not the case for grocery shoppers, who remain more interested in seeing and feeling their produce before buying.
The Justice Department said a California man will face trial in a Los Angeles federal court for his alleged role in the illegal export of cesium atomic clocks to Hong […]
Brian Aoaeh has written a thought-provoking commentary on the impact of climate change on supply chains, and what governments, companies and startups can do to mitigate supply chain disruptions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has started taking applications this week to fill new agriculture specialist positions in ports of entry throughout the country.
CMA CGM and X-Press feeders have implemented surcharges, and other carriers are evaluating the situation.
Shippers now will have access to container carriers in all three major east-west space-sharing alliances through the digital shipping platform.
Singapore, one of the world’s biggest centers for the supply of marine fuels, is now enforcing the mandatory use of mass flow metering system for the delivery of distillate fuels. The new mandate went into force as of July 1, 2019.
Barge grain movements on Mississippi 85 percent lower than a year ago
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners will reconsider a coastal development permit it approved earlier this month for the APM Terminal at Pier 400.
FreightWaves, the leading source of news, data and insights for the freight markets, has acquired American Shipper, a leading news publication serving the global shipper community.
Cathy Roberson writes about Vietnam’s growth as a manufacturing center as manufacturing moves from China to other nations in Southeast Asia.
The current port director will be offered a five-contract to serve as chief executive officer and executive director.
“The requested special permit presents unique and substantial risk to the safety of the public and the environment,” reads a letter sent by Reps. DeFazio and Malinowski.
The change will happen around the same time that HMM starts taking delivery of the first a dozen 23,000-TEU containerships.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 17 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from CJ Services International Corp., Doral, Fla. (Carla […]
The freight railway owner and operator will be taken private once the transaction, which includes debt, closes later this year or in early 2020.
The autonomous ship segment is in a nascent stage now, but it can do well by learning from the limitations seen within the self-driving automotive segment today.
“K” Line, U-Ming, Kuang Ming and Taipower signed a memorandum of understanding Monday to establish a joint venture in October 2020.
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) will join THE Alliance as a full member. The move comes after an apparent rebuff of the money-losing Korean liner company’s efforts to strike a similar […]
The U.S. and China habve agreed to resume trade talks, a break in the nearly 2-month stalemate which has affected trade flows and spawned uncertainty among businesses
Nations in South East Asia are experiencing plunging trade and stumbling economies, analysts say, and they add it is due to a weakening Chinese economy and trade war tensions.
The Los Angeles City Council voted against a permit that would allow Maersk to begin the process of automating operations at the largest marine terminal on the U.S. West Coast. […]
Opus9 is now offering to match shippers with drayage carriers as it expands coverage to major U.S. ports. The Sunnyvale, California-based startup, which already offers load matching and digital brokerage […]
Also earning accolades were ports throughout the Western Hemisphere, Kongsberg Maritime and ORBCOMM.
Advantages include lower operating costs, increased throughput capacity, improved service reliability and reduced emissions.
The investment plan includes a CA$330 million national hub in Toronto set to open in 2021.
Top transportation economist Paul Bingham goes in-depth on trade war freight consequences, both pro and con.
Also announcing appointments are Deutsche Post DHL, Crowley Logistics, Hamburg Süd, QuestaWeb and Team Worldwide.
The new terminal on the Strait of Gibralter has capacity to handle 5 million TEUs annually.
Digital truck broker initially operating in Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York/New Jersey and Savannah.
The 16,000-TEU vessels will have MacGregor’s Cargo Boost system implemented during drydocking in 2020.
Freight volumes may have peaked for the season, but it certainly doesn’t feel that way. There is still a lot of uncertainty for Q3 as we close a disappointing Q2.
CEO Curtis Stoelting said Terence Rogers “joined Roadrunner at a difficult time and was tasked with getting our filings current and completing our recapitalization.”
An in-depth, exclusive interview with Scott Borgerson, co-founder and CEO of CargoMetrics Technologies.
The slowing of cargo ships prevents the emission of 45,000 tons of greenhouse gases and 1,000 tons of general air pollutants every year, the port estimated.
The numbers of robots in use around the world is forecast to reach 20 million by 2030…. automation is also forecast to displace tens of millions of people from their jobs.
The developer of a wheeled container storage site is suing the Port and City of Los Angeles, alleging that the project was derailed due to demands for longshoremen to be […]
The Justice Department said Höegh Autoliners’ Ingar Skiaker and Øyvind Ervik worked with other shipping companies to illegally “fix, stabilize and maintain rates.”
Generic corn and wheat futures are up nearly 30% since May 10 on depressed yields and constrained transportation in the Midwest.
Harbor Performance Enhancement Center says it was told the International Longshore and Warehouse Union runs the port.
Punitive damages now off limits in certain personal injury lawsuits
The Port of Brownsville recently received a key permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deepen the 17-mile Brownsville Ship Channel. Dredging on the $350 million project could […]
Government places 10-knot restriction on a section of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Florida International Terminal (FIT) deployed a new appointment system in a bid to improve turnaround times for reefer drivers. The appointment system is part of a previously announced expansion at […]
When Democrats took the stage for their first debate, infrastructure was hardly mentioned, and doesn’t appear to be a priority in this election cycle.
Each lane of the new ramp, opened earlier this month, operates six days a week and offers two- to three-day transit times to New Jersey and Massachusetts.
The Safe Freight Act would require all freight trains in the U.S. have at least one certified conductor and one certified engineer on board.
CEO Skou tells The Wall Street Journal he wants half of the company’s earnings to come from inland logistics.
The Netherlands leads Europe in inland waterway transport, and to keep its dominance over roadways intact, it looks to invest heavily in autonomous shipping technology.
The seizure came one day after nearly 20 tons of cocaine with an estimated street value of $1.3 billion were seized at the Port of Philadelphia.
Cyber attacks are becoming all too common in the maritime sector, making it crucial for container lines to prevent data hacking and look to improve resilience.
A letter sent Wednesday to congressional leaders states the plan “must provide full use” of the Harbor Maintenance Tax revenues and “address tax fairness.”
Solid growth in China’s cargo throughput has been revealed in newly published data. No doubt about it – the country’s cargo volumes are growing.
Meanwhile, a state legislator wants the California Lands Commission to review port automation projects.
Research by Clarksons confirms acceleration of scrubber installations, reducing available ship capacity.
Provision in Coast Guard bill tightens foreign-ship waiver process
Container ports at risk of earthquake aftershocks
This article brought to you courtesy of NEXT Trucking U.S. West Coast ports want to boost drayage efficiency for the upcoming 2019 peak season. They aim to do so through […]
The Alabama State Port Authority, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, Kane Is Able, Lanehub and Pelican Products announce appointments.
Drewry’s Philippe Salles considers whether container shipping is ready for guaranteed services and prices.
East Coast refinery outage spurs more trans-Atlantic gasoline cargoes from Europe.
NEXT Trucking is opening a new drayage facility in a bid to speed up truck efficiency at the busiest seaport in the United States. The 18-acre facility, which is about […]
Retrofitting vessels and slow steaming are two short-term options to reduce emissions while more transformative technologies are developed, a new study says.
The offer period, which originally was set to end Wednesday, will now conclude July 17, said DSV, which reserved the right to extend the period up to a maximum of […]
A Senate subcommittee is told technology should be incorporated into surface transportation reauthorization.
The fast-growing trucking company hopes to double revenue after adding an 18-acre dray-off yard for its Relay drayage program.
The maritime industry can be well-served with an unmanned vessel that can produce its own energy from the waves and through solar battery panels fixed on its roof.
The District Court of Miami gave Roberto Dip and Jason Handal jail time for their roles in a pricing-fixing scheme that occurred between September 2010 and March 2015.
Moody’s issued a stable outlook for the shipping industry for 2019, with operating earnings set to grow at the highest rate in four years. But the industry still has to […]
Intermodal giant sees rail and truck as better than option than truckload into
An exclusive interview with Citi’s head of shipping Michael Parker on Poseidon Principles consequences.
A strike by thousands of union workers at major Southern California supermarket chains would have a huge upside for non-union big box grocers and e-retailers but would likely disrupt other […]
The ship-to-shore cranes had been removed from List 3 of Section 301 tariffs on China but were later added to proposed List 4.
UPS is hosting workshops to help women-owned small businesses gain access to global export markets.
Employers met Tuesday and voted to accept the new pact negotiated with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada.
Maersk Spot will offer shippers guaranteed equipment and space in exchange for a penalty if they don’t show up with promised cargo.
To avoid paying the proper import tax, Timothy Stanfield of Ready Made RC intentionally understated the value of lithium polymer batteries from China.
President Trump on Twitter Monday questioned whether the U.S. should continue protecting non-U.S. ships in or near the Strait of Hormuz.
Tonya Davis also pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Mississippi to making false statements.
Express carrier giant argues when it comes to compliance with the Export Administration Regulations that it’s “a transportation company, not a law enforcement agency.”
Maersk rolled out a fully online service for customers to book space on a container ship. The new offering, Maersk Spot, provides customers a port-to-port cargo loading guaranteed at a […]
Navy investigates why the U.S.S. Billings, an advanced Freedom-class vessel, struck the berthed Rosaire A. Desgagnés in Montreal.
Law effectively confines future west coast oil shipments to the Port of Vancouver. Alberta’s premier plans legal challenges, saying it hurts the province’s oil sands.
Unmanned electric truck will shuttle containers between DFDS logistics center and APM Terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Respondents to the quarterly Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey listed attracting and retaining workers and trade uncertainties as their two biggest challenges.
Poseidon Principles require banks to disclose the climate alignment of their shipping portfolios with IMO’s target of 50% reduction of GHG emissions by 2050.
Drewry says while the U.S.-China trade war is bad news for the transpacific container trade, it could result in more transport of intermediate goods.
Market expert writes about the latest tensions in the Mideast and how that might impact air and sea cargo, as well as supply chains.
Container shipping faces weak summer demand as trade related uncertainties keep pressure on freight rates. The Freightos Baltic Global Container Index (SONAR: FBX.GLBL) ended June 21 at $1,307 per forty-foot […]
Yang Ming said the new service is to cope with the “relocation and adjustment of cargo flow and supply chains” amid “rising global trade tensions.”
The International Maritime Organization said piracy incident warnings from a Regional Maritime Information Sharing Centre email account in Yemen aren’t legitimate.
Port authority chair is re-elected, COO is hired and promotions are announced.
Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and COSCO all are said to be weighing new ship orders.
Sentiment toward shipping tech has reached a new high point among startups, tech investors and vessel interests.
There are an enormous number of price relationships that will ultimately determine the supply and demand of fuels compliant with IMO2020.
