Maritime

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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 22 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 22 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

UPS appoints managing director of UPS Korea, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol names cargo head, the National Retail Federation (NRF) appoints NRF Foundation president, and United Properties picks asset management vice president.

Anthony Reardon, the head of the union representing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port officers, has raised concerns about the agency’s and Congress’ dedication to hiring more officers to […]

The French ocean carrier turned a profit in 2017, partly due to its acquisition of APL in mid-2016, and expects volumes to continue to hold strong this year.

Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert indicated his intent to sign a bill that would allow for an inland port in the northwest quadrant of Salt Lake City, which would be […]

The Dubai-based container terminal operator increased its profits, revenues and throughput in 2017 from the prior year.

The 5,616-TEU Maersk Kensington reported a fire Thursday in a cargo hold, but the cause of the fire is still unknown.

The Limassol, Cyprus-based port terminal operator posted a net loss of $53 million compared with a $61 million profit in 2016, despite rising volumes and relatively steady revenues, according to […]

The Mississauga, Canada-based all-cargo airline posted net earnings of $23.7 million Canadian (U.S. $18.1 million) for the year compared with just C$2.4 million in 2016, as revenues rose 15.7 percent […]

Medway will introduce a freight rail service between Spain and Portugal, expected to begin April 4.

PierPass President John Cushing said he suspects marine terminal operators at the two ports will make a decision within the next few weeks.

House members expressed concern about the stability of the Coast Guard budget, as well as the cuts to the Maritime Security Program and PL-480.

Acting U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Michael Khouri told House lawmakers at a hearing Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request of $27.49 million for the agency […]

The world’s largest ocean carrier has projected Mexico’s container trade will grow 6 percent this year as the country continues to be fueled by various economic tailwinds.

The International Air Transport Association has launched a new online air cargo tool, dubbed Dangerous Goods AutoCheck, to assist airlines, handlers, third-party logistics providers and shippers comply with dangerous goods […]

Broad-based economic expansion is accelerating thanks to “robust” investment growth and increases in international trade, but risks remain in the form of rising trade tensions, according to the Organisation for […]

The Government Accountability Office recommended that U.S. Customs and Border Protection work with partner government agencies to finalize an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) work plan.

Seaspan is increasing the size of its fleet by 29 percent through the acquisition of the remaining 89 percent of Greater China Intermodal Investments it did not already own.

The California port handled 14.9 percent more loaded import containers in February from 12 months prior, reaching 174,902 TEUs.

300cubits adds to advisory board and Cargojet appoints new board chairman.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will allocate almost $500 million to 41 road, transit, maritime and rail projects under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program.

Agricultural haulers were granted an additional 90-day waiver from the electronic logging device rule, just days before the first waiver was set to end March 18.

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach both experienced a strong February for containerized cargo throughput, particularly imports, as shippers scurried to get their goods moved from Asia before […]

The logistics arm of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines formed a partnership with California-based NEXT Trucking to make it easier for overseas companies to ship cargo to final distribution […]

The European Community Shipowners’ Associations and World Shipping Council said current rules create an unnecessary workload.

Container carriers transported more than 13.8 million TEUs for the month, boosted by strong growth in exports from Asia and imports to North America, according to the latest data from […]

Transport Logistics International (TLI), a Maryland-based company that provides transportation services for nuclear materials, has agreed to pay a $2 million criminal penalty to settle allegations of bribing a Russian […]

A.P. Moller-Maersk Group’s container terminal operating arm will make new investments to help shippers with landside connections.

The Port of Oakland on Monday released a plan for the next five years, dubbed “Growth with care,” that envisions more jobs and economic stimulus, as well as 8 percent […]

Ports covered by the National Retail Federation’s Global Port Tracker handled 1.72 million TEUs of imports for the month, a year-over-year increase of 1.8 percent, but the association warned new […]

President Donald Trump has removed Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State and said he plans to replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo.

Beam Bros. Trucking and its two owners have agreed to pay $1,025,000 to resolve allegations that they overcharged the U.S. Postal Service on contracts to transport mail, according to the […]

Three of the four missing crew members of the Maersk Honam were found on board the vessel, which caught fire last Tuesday in the Arabian Sea.

The Port of New Orleans is in the early stages of planning for a second container terminal to capture expected increased cargo demand in the U.S. Gulf Coast region and […]

Sources say little headway was made last week in talks between the union and New York Shipping Association where employers are attempting to bring costs and productivity more in line with other […]

The union and employers revealed Friday they will resume master contract discussions, saying that issues and concerns regarding automation, which caused the talks to come to a halt in December, […]

Orient Overseas International Ltd., the parent company of container carrier OOCL, reported a profit attributable to equity holders of $138 million in 2017, as OOCL experienced “tremendous” growth in both […]

The global port operator entered into a subscription agreement for Navis’ N4 terminal operating system.

Transportation and logistics companies added 15,400 jobs for the month following a revised 11,800-job gain in January, according to recent preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor.

The Swiss-based freight forwarder reported net earnings of 57.5 million Swiss francs (U.S. $60.6 million) on CHF 5.53 billion in net forwarding revenues during 2017, year-over-year increases of 9.9 percent […]

The Adam Smith Project recently sat down with Brenda Smith of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of International Trade to review the agency’s progress on implementing the Trade Facilitation […]

The Commerce Department preliminarily determined that Chinese exporters of forged steel fittings to the United States receive countervailable subsidies, and is scheduled to announced its final countervailing duty determination July […]

The union and employers revealed Friday they will resume master contract discussions, saying that issues and concerns regarding automation, which caused the talks to come to a halt in December, […]

Lars Jensen, chief executive officer of Seaintelligence Consulting, said that although consolidation among the largest carriers is likely coming to an end, smaller, niche carriers are just getting started.

The new Eagle Express X (EEX) service, scheduled to launch in July, will offer 11-day transits from Shanghai to Los Angeles, which BlueWater Reporting shows is faster than any other […]

Building on a successful trial run in the Port of Los Angeles, GE Transportation is launching a second pilot at the Port of Long Beach that seeks to digitize and […]

The largest port on the U.S. East Coast handled 585,864 TEUs during the month, the most of any January in port history, according to the most recent data from the […]

The mid-Atlantic port saw throughput of containerized cargo fall 0.7 percent year-over-year in February 2018 following a 3.5 percent decline in January caused in part by the loss of workdays […]

Total U.S. freight rail volumes grew 3.3 percent for the month following a 0.1 percent uptick in January, according to the latest data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

Global air cargo demand soared 8 percent for the month, but recently announced U.S. import tariffs on steel and aluminum could bring volumes back down to earth, according to the […]

The German mail and logistics company posted revenues of 60.4 billion euros for the year, rising 5.4 percent from 2016, despite encountering headwinds from currency effects.

The 15,262-TEU containerships caught fire in the Arabian Sea Tuesday, leaving one crew member dead, two receiving urgent medical treatment, and four still missing.

The logistics company added one office each in China, Manila, Lithuania and Serbia.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday released its E-Commerce Strategy that recommends changes in data acquisition approaches as part of the agency’s counterfeit targeting efforts.

The Commerce Department has found evidence that silicon metal imports from Australia, Brazil and Norway are being dumped on the U.S. market at less than fair value.

The global logistics software provider is anticipating more acquisitions, but despite being very well capitalized and having a healthy balance sheet, it will continue to be “prudent” in its evaluations, […]

The Commerce Department determined that U.S. imports of polytetrafluoroethylene resin, a substance typically used as a non-stick coating for pans and other cookware, from India are receiving export performance-based subsidies […]

Swissport International, an airport cargo handler, has taken over Aerocare, a similar operator in Australia and New Zealand airports.

REZ-1 appoints CEO and the American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council elects 2018-2019 chairman.

RK Logistics Group has found success by targeting high-tech companies in the San Francisco Bay area, growing revenues from about $16 million five years ago to $65 million.

The trucking group has called on the U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure to “urgently conduct” an oversight hearing on the implementation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s […]

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics said it has acquired the New England regional intermodal transport services provider Jarvis Trans Inc. to boost its presence in the U.S. Northeast.

President Donald Trump has nominated Patrick J. Fuchs and Michelle A. Schultz to serve five-year terms as members on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Surface Transportation Board.

The 10,081-TEU Maersk Shanghai lost between 70 and 73 cargo containers Saturday night about 17 miles off the coast of Oregon Inlet, N.C., but all crew members are safe and […]

UPS appoints new chief operating officer and international president, while BDP International names managing director for Middle East, Turkey and Africa.

As part of an effort to assuage U.S. Customs and Border Protection post-departure filing concerns, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) is developing a concept that correlates the two […]

Over 110 associations representing shippers and logistics providers called on the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance to resume labor contract talks, which broke off in December […]

Jean-Jacques Ruest will serve as interim president and chief executive officer of the Class I railway until a permanent replacement is hired.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is in the process of investigating 15 duty evasion cases, amidst the executive branch’s budget request calling for 140 more personnel to work in […]

As of Thursday, CenterPoint was only awaiting permits to start on the long-anticipated Seaport Logistics Complex at the California port.

Gov. Phil Murphy said he wants to help reduce diesel truck pollution at ports, calling it vital to disenfranchised communities surrounding the ports.

Montreal-based Logistec has gained a stronghold in the U.S. Gulf through its purchase of non-union stevedoring company Gulf Stream Marine.

The Western Canadian port handled a record 142.1 million metric tons of cargo in 2017, with containerized cargo and bulk grain movements hitting new highs.

The “initial formula” for bond calculation is expected to be finalized by late April, according to a document submitted prior to a quarterly meeting of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s […]

A consortium of private investment firms has agreed to purchase 94.9 percent of HSH Nordbank AG, which was at one time the largest provider of ship financing in the world, […]

The U.S. maritime regulator collected a total of $465,000 in civil penalties from the non-vessel-operating common carriers for allegedly violating the Shipping Act or commission regulations.

Despite a 3.5 percent decline in January 2018, total throughput at the Port of Virginia so far in fiscal year 2018 is up 4.4 percent compared with the same period […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is still working with its Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee in finalizing new requirements for the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism.

Shipment volumes for the month slid 1.7 percent from December, but were up 12.5 percent compared with January 2017, while expenditures fell 1.8 percent sequentially, but rose 14.2 percent year-over-year, […]

The Japanese shipping company will restructure April 1, which happens to be the same day its container shipping joint venture with “K” Line and NYK, referred to as the Ocean […]

Intermodal equipment provider and chassis pool operator TRAC Intermodal is expanding and improving the quality of its chassis fleet in the region in preparation for an expected surge in U.S. […]

South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has confirmed it will reenter the Asia-North Europe lane after a one-year hiatus as a vessel operator and order new ultra-large containerships this year […]

The German ocean carrier increased its operating result, revenues and volumes from 2016 figures, largely thanks to its acquisition of United Arab Shipping Co., which closed May 24, 2017.

Mike Toohey, CEO of Waterways Council, Inc., said several elements of President Donald Trump’s plan, including the proposed decrease of federal dollars, will be “non-starters” in terms of gaining industry […]

The global third-party logistics provider managed to increase earnings, revenues and volumes during the year, in addition to closing on various acquisitions.

United States gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the “second” estimate from the Department of Commerce, […]

The total value of cross-border trade between the United States and its partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) rose 7.4 percent year-over-year to $93.5 billion for the […]

The International Trade Commission must now make final determinations on the Commerce Department’s findings that Chinese producers of aluminum foil are receiving unfair subsidies and dumping the product in the […]

The global third-party logistics provider introduced WMx, a cloud-based, mobile software platform that creates a single solution for warehouse integration.

NC Ports hires director of carrier and trade development, Dayton Freight Lines names regional vice president of operations, and the University of Denver appoints supply chain studies faculty member.

Several industry media outlets have reported that CMA CGM has placed an order for 12 newbuild container vessels that will be capable of running on liquified natural gas (LNG), but […]

Third-party logistics provider CEVA Holdings posted a loss of $197 million in 2017 compared with a $159 million loss the year before, according to the company’s most recent financial statements.

Sea World Management & Trading and Edmon Fajardo were convicted Monday of maintaining false and incomplete records related to oil and garbage discharges from a tanker that was operating off […]

The Seattle-based third-party logistics provider posted net earnings of $489.3 million for the full year in 2017, a 14 percent increase from 2016, as revenues rose 7 percent to 2.3 […]

Although adverse currency exchange fluctuations caused Eimskip’s net earnings to tumble between 2016 and 2017, revenues surged, thanks to new acquisitions, volumes growth and increased international freight rates.

GE Transportation will supply freight locomotives to Ukrainian Railways, as well as additional locomotive kits over 10 years, the rehabilitation of locomotives in the railway’s fleet, and long-term maintenance services.

Qatar Navigation (Milaha) recorded a net profit of 469.8 million Qatari riyals (U.S. $129.1 million) for the year, as operating revenues slipped 2.4 percent to QAR 2.49 billion, according to […]