Maritime

The 7,510-TEU Yantian Express was en route to Halifax, Nova Scotia when the blaze erupted.

More than 250 containers washed off the MSC Zoe on Wednesday.

Arian was the president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union from 1991 to 1994 and also served as president of Local 13 in Los Angeles.

Scott Pruneau is appointed CEO; Chris Sloope is promoted to chief operating officer.

Freight lobbyists are banking on leadership changes in the 116th Congress to pave the way for infrastructure financing that stalled during the first half of Trump’s administration.

German authorities say some of the containers have come ashore in the Netherlands.

The container manufacturing unit of A.P. Møller – Maersk says it is shutting down a factory in Dongguan, China that made dry, non-refrigerated containers.

The nominations of Patrick Fuchs and Martin Oberman were approved by voice vote Wednesday.

Law aims to help shippers avoid potential liability; But in an industry with many fly-by-night operators, getting monies owed still a challenge.

Maritime startup Neoline is working along with the Renault Group to develop transatlantic vessels that use sails as the primary propulsion system and travel at the speed of 11 knots – a move that could reduce fuel consumption by atleast 80%.

Sixteen crew members are rescued, four are unresponsive and another is missing.

The vessels are chartered to “one of the world’s largest liner companies.”

More than 676,000 boxes of grapes, peaches, nectarines, apricots and plums were offloaded as the import season got under way.

The Fashion Jewelry & Accessories Trade Association will join the Fashion Accessories Shippers Association as part of Gemini Shippers Group.

Chassis management and appointment times seen as targets for fixes as Los Angeles grapples with container delays.

The British Government has made efforts to alleviate the expected congestion in the south-east of England if there is no Brexit deal with agreements with Danish, French and UK ferry operators who have agreed to increase capacity at ports away from the Dover region.

Locating intermodal assets and identifying which of those assets is available for use is one of the key attributes of Phillips Connect Technologies’ Intermodal Smart Solution.

The Surface Transportation Board, which regulates U.S. domestic transportation providers, has slightly adjusted its penalties upward to reflect annual inflation.

YM Wonderland and YM Wisdom will be deployed to THE Alliance’s Asia-Europe service.

Trade associations warn of big disturbances in the event of a “cliff-edge” withdrawal.

More than 130,000 containers have made the trip up and down the James River.

Three sister ships are slated to join the fleet in the first half of 2019.

China’s government is making the port-city of Xiamen, in the south-east of the country, one of the main nodes oin its 21st Century version of the Silk Road. A major new initiative involving ports, road transport, maritime carriers, rail transport, common-marketing, a logistics single trade window and many other features are being set up in the City.

CEO Soren Skou tells Financial Times the company needs to do acquisitions in the logistics space.

TRAC Intermodal says inventory optimization as well as new and added equipment have eased shortages.

Taiyo Life Insurance Co. is funding the project that is part of the shipping line’s medium-term management plan.

C.H. Robinson’s vice president of Global Ocean Product expects to see ocean carriers putting profitability above rankings and volume in the coming year.

Commission employees have been placed on furlough and are prohibited by law from performing any duties during the shutdown.

An executive committee is elected in Louisiana and a managing director is hired in Italy.

Six of the submissions come from New Jersey and California; others are from Florida, New York, Texas and Virginia.

The state’s regulations for truck drivers differ from current federal rules.

Even the Port’s director agrees something needs to be done; East Coast port notches new record; ATA crows about California victory.

Prime Minister Theresa May’s failure to garner enough support in Parliament for her withdrawal plan, mainly because of the Irish backstop has seen the protagonists dancing around each other in the UK Parliament while Europe refuses to join the ceilidh.

The rapidly expanding 3PL solutions provider plans to close on a deal in January.

Long-term partnership with ATSG expanded with the lease of dedicated Amazon cargo planes.

Kurt Cavano is taking a break and resigning his executive leadership role at Infor.

The World Shipping Council and three other shipowner groups tell the European Commission consortia block exemption for liner shipping should be extended.

New hires and promotions take place from California to Florida.

Project first suggested in 2002 may yet go forward as Port of Baltimore vies for hinterland freight movements.

Rising driver wages can’t slow driver shortage plus a Boston-based company receives funding for autonomous technology development for cargo vessels and more empty containers are leaving U.S. ports

Boston-based firm will use the funds to grow the R&D and engineering teams and further the development of advanced situational awareness systems for vessels.

Collaboration within the maritme sector has, until now, been anathema to those that operate ships. New technology and the potential benefits is changing the culture of a thousand years.

U.S. says military cargo was improperly weighed by three units of YRC, resulting in higher freight costs.

Aziz Akhrorov recruited New York-based CDL applicants to fraudulently obtain learners’ permits and photo IDs in Florida.

Pierre Timmermans, Marek Staszek and Chris Austin have new roles.

Individuals knowing of a reason why an applicant should not receive a license should contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

How do you prepare for a seismic event experts predict will unleash the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States?

Information about that data is more needed; box moves strong at Port of Los Angeles, but peak season in rearview mirror.

Some carriers will seek to broaden reach, while others stick to their knitting, predicts Drewry.

More longshoremen are needed because of retirements, cargo growth.

The Washington state port is retooling to handle bigger ships and heavier cargo. The transformation includes a large-scale mixed-use development featuring housing, hotels and office space.

Record $1.5 billion in U.S. DOT grants “rebalance” investments into rural areas.

The port sector has been much slower to adopt automation programs than comparable industries, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co.

Stock in the roll-up trucking and third-party logistics provider has lost nearly half its value in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Two longtime staff members are promoted; a chief information officer is hired; and a port commissioner is sworn in.

Tanker crewman handed over video proof of illegal oily bilge discharge to U.S. Coast Guard inspectors.

Brexit preparations have been thrown into even greater turmoil as conservative members of parliament have triggered a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister.

A senior vice president of operations, chief information officer and head of sales are hired.

Ocean carriers ease back capacity as import volumes slowdown, but industry still expected to be set fair for 2019.

In partnership with Blume Global… In our view, increased digitization can make drayage markets more transparent and improve asset utilization, making carrier offerings more attractive on both a cost and service basis.

An Eaton clutch defect leads to a recall of International truck models and other OEMs may have to follow suit, plus Amazon Air takes off and intermodal growth being driven by inland ports.

As barge rates slump in the face of increased rainfall, the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) has warned that Rhine River water levels could fall again in December.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch said it dropped the parcel carrier’s rating due to the “surprising” departure of the Express segment’s CEO.

Value Protect “can act as a substitute or as supplement to regular cargo insurance.”

Alex Hofeling and Tracy Zea are promoted and Tristan Koch is hired.

Individuals knowing of a reason why an applicant should not receive a license should contact the FMC’s Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

A major port operator in Australia is being sued in the nation’s Federal Court by the national competition watchdog, alleging an anti-competitive deal with a state government.

But container volumes still going strong this quarter as U.S.-China hash out deal; but first quarter likely to see slowdown.

Shipping giant retains investment grade rating, but Moody’s expects it to operate at a higher leverage.

The two CMA CGM subsidiaries will “shore up our relevance in the economically thriving Asia through the CNC brand ahead.”

Online and mobile service designed to make it easy to buy, sell and move goods locally and globally

The U.S. and Moroccan governments agree on conditions to start allowing shipments of U.S. beef into the North African country.

Main U.S. maritime agency’s probe into practices of ocean carriers and terminals winds down, but no changes yet seen.

Company makes fourth acquisition in 2018.

Richard J. Bolte Jr. will remain CEO of the Philadelphia-based global logistics and transportation services company.

The new law includes provisions aimed at protecting suppliers such as U.S. marine terminal operators, tug boat operators and bunkering companies.

Rolf Schnellecke recognized for industry contributions; Debora Coffey hired to lead communications.

After unveiling its full-scale passenger hyperloop capsule in October, HyperloopTT is at the thick of things again, now partnering with Hamburg port terminal operator HHLA for a possible cargo hyperloop route.

New service aims to provide smaller shippers more certainty when booking ocean freight.

Container carrier says “carbon neutral vessels must be commercially viable by 2030” to achieve its goal.

Pilot project will focus on selling transportation on services from China to the United States.

Without reforms, the U.S. postal system, which lost $69 billion in revenue between 2007 and 2018, will lose tens of billions of dollars more over the next decade.

But the industry is much stronger financially than container liner companies, according to the consulting firm AlixPartners

The combined product offering will become “the first truly global visibility platform” and the largest across North America and Europe, according to the companies.

Ocean Alliance carrier will add Port Tampa Bay to the rotation of its transpacific Gulf of Mexico Express service.

Dry bulk carriers outperformed the S&P 500 by a significant margin today, with Star Bulk Carriers, the largest publicly traded fleet in the segment, gaining 5.1% on the day.

Both companies will start using new formulas on Jan. 1 in advance of the low-sulfur exhaust mandate.

Department of Justice says it has an ongoing investigation into the international freight forwarding industry.

Submissions come from seven states as well as Puerto Rico.

Big ships, bigger plans in store for Savannah

Facility designed to link inland businesses with Savannah port through dedicated rail service

Grace Greene takes helm of Saltchuk subsidiary during a time of uncertainty and optimism for The Last Frontier state.

IMO’s low-sulfur mandate and European review of liner shipping consortia exemption creating further uncertainties for the industry.

Regional structure is streamlined and a managing director is named.

The owner of trucking company RAMA Enterprise will spend 33 months in jail for wire fraud and failure to file a 2012 tax return.

Neoline seeks to start up a transatlantic service using an innovative ro-ro ship powered by wind.

Also in the pickup: Morgan Stanley index, and a move back to sailing across the ocean.

Company veteran Steve Collar will lead the integrated organization as senior vice president and general manager.

Avin International Ltd. and Nicos I.V. Special Maritime Enterprises pleaded guilty in a federal court in Texas to charges of multiple oil discharges.

Printz Bolin promoted to vice president of external relations; Tim Strauss joins advisory board.