Advanced Training Systems CEO John Kearney says technology-enhanced driver training plays a key role in the nation’s effort to protect the supply chain.
Escalation in labor dispute threatens to put a stop to maritime trade across the province, including Vancouver.
IMO 2020, the scrapping of the shipping lines’ block exemption on alliances and new players in the market could see major changes to the container shipping market over the coming 10 years.
Maersk joins CMA CGM and MSC as an investor in the manufacturer of “smart container” technology.
French carrier raises cost-saving targets and reports a smaller net loss in the first quarter of 2019.
Andrew Kinsey, senior risk consultant at the insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, says carriers need to be proactive in preventing ship fires.
Analyst at Drewry believes the decision by CMA CGM and MSC to join the IBM-Maersk digital shipping platform is a significant event.
With COAC’s help, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks to devise an online strategy to better target illicit exports before they can leave the country.
If a trade war pares GDP growth, OPEC cuts may be extended, weighing tanker rates.
Mexico is benefiting from the CPTPP accord and booming beverage business, but its auto industry is slowing down and it’s dealing with trucking delays at the U.S. border.
Beijing’s new dry bulk shipping regulations give the Chinese authorities powers to issue stop/suspend work, to redirect vessels and to prevent entry or exit from ports. There are a variety of monetary penalties for non-compliance.
A second seafarer was yesterday found dead following the collision of two cargo ships in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A crackdown on plastic waste illegally ocean-shipped to Malaysia took a dramatic turn last night. The country’s environment ministry announced that it would be sending 450 metric tons of contaminated plastic waste in 10 maritime shipping containers back to their countries of origin.
Hackers also recently attempted to disrupt vessel computer systems.
Global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) today announced they will join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM.
An investment in a 50-foot berth enabled the 14,424-TEU Evergreen Triton to pay a visit to Maryland.
Private equity-backed ship owners continue to sell fleets to already listed companies in return for shares.
Two more carriers join the “blockchain-enabled” shipping platform developed by Maersk and IBM.
Investigators found calcium hypochlorite in 13 containers and chlorinated paraffin wax in an additional five.
The vessel will provide a ship-to-ship distribution service in the Baltic region.
Two containerships are launched for weekly service calling New York, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
The first of 14 ordered fuel-efficient planes took off from Cincinnati bound for Bahrain on Saturday.
Five hundred of the 3,000 units will be MCI Star Cool containers, which have the refrigeration integrated directly into the boxes.
John Stubbings and Rachel Morley are elected, Larry Klimczyk is hired and Carsten Mortensen is appointed nonexecutive chairman.
A deadly maritime accident has killed several people during a ship repair job in China. Accounts differ but it is clear that either eight or ten people are dead. A further 19 were hospitalized and are believed to be in a serious condition, but stable.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union begins “limited job action” and says it will not disrupt trade at Canada’s busiest port as contract talks continue with a federal mediator.
An explosion and fire that tore through a berthed container ship at the weekend caused 133 people to be hospitalized.
Port authority’s long-term goal is to become the East Coast port leader for railed containers to the Midwest.
Democrats boost maritime programs over Trump’s budget
Awards also given for safety practices and to Circular IQ, Dayton Freight, Duluth-Superior, Manhattan CFO, Nola, Old Dominion, Pacesetter ports and Worldwide.
Planned walkout by 2,000 ILWU members at Global Container Terminals’ Deltaport and Vanterm facilities would seriously disrupt operations at Canada’s largest port.
More than 3,200 containers will have to be discharged at the Port of Halifax, where the ship arrived Monday, ONE said.
The first three are set to be delivered in mid-June with subsequent deliveries in August and October.
CEO Skou reports “good progress” on business transformation, but says new tariffs could potentially reduce expected growth in global container volumes by 1%.
The 23 crew members temporarily left the ship but returned about 8:30 a.m. Friday after a ballast transfer, according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Improved vessel utilisation is the key to maintaining profitability in what is expected to be a challenging market according to Soren Skou, Chief Executive Officer of Maersk (Nasdaq OMX: MAER). […]
China’s ports have handled just under 4.3 billion tons of cargo between January to April. The country’s main seaports have also handled 82.3 million TEU.
The Justice Department said Edison, N.J. resident Gene Shilman now faces up to five years in jail for violating the Arms Export Control Act.
A looming workforce supply gap in the freight forwarding sector has caused the industry to reach out to over one million high school students.
U.S. Department of Transportation agencies are looking at addressing such areas as CDL endorsements, hours of service rules and roadside inspections.
The Teekay companies continue to concentrate their focus on oil and LNG shipping.
Shipping line orders additional “smart container” equipment from Traxens that allows shippers to monitor cargo.
The reduction, which began in April, is scheduled to last for six months to “clarify our management stance towards recovery of our business performance,” the company said.
Old Dominion has made a commitment to donate up to $250,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief fund.
Purchase of Pescara, Italy-based Dema Services marks the second European-focused acquisition made by C.H. Robinson this year.
The subcommittee favorably reported to the full Appropriations Committee its fiscal year 2020 funding bill, which includes $1.1 billion for the Maritime Administration.
Shippers tell Surface Transportation Board they’re unfairly charged for unrealistic cargo equipment deadlines established by the Class I railroads’ network changes.
Tracy Rosser is brought on board in U.S., Thorsten Neumann is hired to lead in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Neil Cooper is tapped to help grow Canadian company.
This article brought to you courtesy of NEXT Trucking Intermodal and drayage carriers are seeing a drop in demand about midway through the second quarter. The U.S.-China trade war gets […]
A crew sailing off the coast of Singapore had a close encounter with pirates late last week, according to a new report from ReCAAP, the south east Asian anti-piracy center. […]
As a major owner of Capesize bulkers, Golden Ocean is heavily exposed to events in Brazil.
The legislation, which was enacted into law on Dec. 4, set further restrictions on cooperation between ocean carriers and marine terminals.
“We do see visibility as the key opportunity to mitigate risk and avoid unnecessary costs and charges that can come into play.”
The industry generates nearly $10 billion for the Pacific Northwest economy, according to a Transportation Institute study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The U.S. moved into second place among the port’s top container traffic trading partners with 121,000 TEUs.
The sixth draft reduction of the year now is scheduled for June 12 instead of Tuesday.
Cooperation with Maersk and MSC is expected to reduce costs and improve service.
Leiv Kallestad, Ken Loke, Markus Hoffmann and Doug Frakes are hired and Joe Bielawski is promoted.
Current International Maritime Organization policies are not sufficiently stringent to meet mounting climate change concerns.
The U.S.-China trade talks throw another curveball at shippers and leave no time to move containers ahead of new tariffs. Market experts see no quick relief at hand, and the […]
The Saudi customs has successfully piloted its first shipment through TradeLens, a blockchain-based platform developed collaboratively by Maersk and IBM.
South Korean ocean carrier HMM may have a shiny new corporate identity but its first quarter results were written in the same dreadful red ink as last year. Although the ocean carrier generated large increases in revenues, its costs surged, which led to large losses in the first three months of 2019.
There are some positive signs for shipping rates, but overall, disappointment prevails.
Golar LNG Ltd is spinning off a new public entity. Flex LNG is coming too. Shipping’s US-listed field is getting even more crowded.
Saudi Arabia Customs successfully transported a container to the Port of Rotterdam using blockchain for the packing list and commercial documents.
Discharge operations could “take up to two weeks,” ONE said Monday in a customer advisory.
President James Hoffa called the FMCSA’s proposal to lower the truck driver license eligibility age a “grave concern to those who use the roadways as their workplace every day.”
The purchase by PSA International, Polish Development Fund and IFM Investors was first announced in March and reportedly was worth more than 1 billion euros.
The search and rescue operation was called off Sunday night after the second officer of the Maersk Patras fell overboard that morning in Canada’s St. Lawrence River.
Rob Grool is named CEO, Tom Edwards is hired to head procurement and Anders Lindmark is tapped to lead a gas systems business unit.
Chinese shipping giant Cosco (HKEX: 1919) was last weekend given, for free, 45 percent of the equity of ports and shipping operator, Hainan Shipping Holding. Cosco’s not just getting a […]
The Sulfur Cap and a reduction in carbon emissions are high on the agenda for the International Maritime Organization in 2019.
Pioneer is the parent company of 17 short-line common carrier railroad operations, an equipment leasing company, two service firms and a contract services switching company.
Will McKnight and Denis Petropoulos are elected chairmen and Justin Kreimer is hired as vice president.
The Polar-class vessel will be deployed in the North Europe-Mexico/Caribbean service.
Andrea Daigle will serve two years of probation for submitting falsified CDL medical records to the FMCSA.
About 18,000 pounds of Copper River salmon arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Friday morning.
A five-month drought in Panama has reduced freight carrying capacity of the country’s canal of ocean carriers by nearly one-fifth. It’s also giving an unseasonal boost to shipping rates for […]
A more flexible shipping loan concept is good for borrowers and their clients, but may have limited scope.
Also in this week’s report: a test at Shell gives some hope to a less diesel-intensive marine fuel for IMO2020.
The new division will offer solutions for temperature-controlled transportation of pharmaceutical products.
Schulte Group has launched INNOPORT, a venture capital unit that invests in global maritime startups. “We want to build bridges and open doors wherever possible,” said Yiannis Sykas, INNOPORT chief […]
The drones can carry up to 5 kilograms of cargo and take off and land atop intelligent cabinets developed for the fully autonomous loading and offloading of the shipment.
Awards also go to Kuebix, J.B. Hunt, Long Beach community groups, port champions, Sovcomflot, Synergy Group, Thordon Bearings and Worldwide.
Market expert Cathy Roberson writes about issues that are impacting the air freight market.
“Combining the strengths of Hamburg Süd and Maersk, we can offer our customers a best-in-class stand-alone service configuration,” says CCO Frank Smet.
A federal grand jury charged Evridiki Navigation, Liquimar Tankers Management Services and a ship’s chief engineer for attempting to hide oily bilge discharge.
Several containers of fireworks entered the country through the Port of Savannah.
Speakers during an American Shipper webinar talked about how software solutions could help importers and exporters navigate sanctions, tariffs and security filings.
Officers are elected during Infrastructure Week and a strategic sales manager is hired.
As ocean carriers bring in ever-larger container ships to the U.S., the Port of New York and New Jersey says it is ready to handle them. Last week, the YM […]
BW LPG, an ocean carrier of crude oil, gas, chemicals, and products of oil, has reported a first quarter 2019 net loss after tax of US$23.5 million. It’s a loss that’s about three times greater than the US$8.4 million loss recorded in the first quarter of 2018.
Chill winds from the Chinese economy have caused Australian freight forwarder Wiseway to downgrade its anticipated China/Australia freight volumes and earnings.
Shuttle trains now move ocean containers between the Oregon port’s Terminal 6 and Seattle and Tacoma following a series of labor disruptions and shutdowns.
The investment company Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec reportedly is a partner in the Canadian deal and also is taking a piece of DP World’s investments in Chile.
Dissatisfied with 2018 results, CEO Frank Appel says the company has set ambitious targets for this year and 2020.
A Senate committee on Wednesday approved the Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Roger Wicker on Tuesday.
A container top loader reportedly exploded Wednesday morning at Fenix Marine Services’ Pier 300 container terminal.
Transport committee recommends against passage of bill C-48, which would effectively bar crude shipments from ports north of Vancouver.
The Grimaldi Group ship was taken to the Spanish port of Pama de Mallorca Thursday following the incident, which came about two months after the Grande America sank.
