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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

Persons knowing of a reason why an applicant should not receive a license are asked to contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

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

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 license applications for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Four Points Ocean, Woodbridge, N.J. (Joseph Felitto, president); […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Armada AVS Corp., Carson, Calif. […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.     The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from FA Logistics […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

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

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier/ocean freight forwarder license applications from Atlanta Customs Brokers & […]

Individuals knowing of any reason why an applicant should not receive an OTI license or amendment are urged to contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

The Georgia Ports Authority appoints senior director of trade development for ocean carrier and non-container sales, and East Coast Warehouse & Distribution names senior director of warehouse operations.

Mayfield Heights, Ohio-based advanced materials manufacturer Materion’s global export compliance program never takes a day off, simply because the regulatory risks are too great and the commitment to due diligence […]

WTO report on EU anti-dumping measures  Appellate Body issues report regarding EU anti-dumping measures on fatty alcohols from Indonesia Determination of presiding admin law judge International Trade Commission has determined […]

As of 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, Hurricane Irma was 270 miles east of Caibarien, Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane […]

The group has created a blockchain platform built on Microsoft Azure technology for shippers, brokers, customers and third parties in the maritime insurance industry that is slated for rollout in […]

China COSCO SHIPPING’s acquisition of the parent of Hong Kong-based liner carrier Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) earlier this week received approval from China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, […]

Terminals at the Port of Long Beach handled 692,375 TEUs of containerized cargo in August 2017, an 8 percent improvement from 641,029 TEUs in the same month a year ago, […]

The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index fell 3.5 percent just since last Friday, as rates from Shanghai to Europe, the Mediterranean and the United States all recorded weekly declines.

Due to the potential impact of Hurricane Irma, the trade conference held annually in Charleston will be postponed until Oct. 30-Nov. 1.

The Commerce Department has reached affirmative preliminary determinations in its dumping investigations of steel wire rod imports from Belarus, Russia and the United Arab Emirates.

Erdal Kuyumcu, the chief executive officer of Woodside, N.Y.-based Global Metallurgy, was sentenced to nearly five years in prison following his June 14, 2016 guilty plea for conspiracy to illegally […]

Net orders for North American Class 8 trucks totaled 20,700 units in July 2017, up 14 percent from the previous month and 50 percent from the previous year, according to […]

President Trump made statements last week calling for the United States to possibly withdraw from its five-year-old free trade agreement with South Korea, but business leaders in both countries say […]

FY17 TIGER Discretionary Grants program The Department of Transportation is soliciting applications for TIGER Discretionary Grants, which will be awarded on a competitive basis. Brexit: Ireland and Northern Ireland The […]

Roberto Azevêdo, who started his second four-year term as the director-general of the World Trade Organization on Sept. 1, said there’s “no doubt that this is a testing time for […]

The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, combined with the looming threat of Hurricane Irma, which is likely to reach South Florida this weekend, is causing trucking costs to surge, according to […]

The South Korean ocean carrier’s first blockchain technology adopted pilot voyage involved the transport of reefer containers from Busan, South Korea to Qingdao, China.

The Steel Manufacturers Association, a trade group that represents 30 of the largest steel producers across North America, has asked the U.S. government to help protect the country’s last solar […]

The Commerce Department has postponed its final determinations for the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into softwood lumber imports from Canada until Nov. 14.

In a June proposal, UPS suggested that seasonal drivers utilize their personal vehicles for deliveries, a move the Teamsters union staunchly opposed in a letter earlier this month.

The new Qatari seaport will help “circumnavigate Arab sanctions” that previously shunted Qatar’s global trade, according to multiple media sources.

The acquisition of a 90 percent stake in TCP Participações S.A., the operator of the second largest port in Brazil, will cost the China Merchants Port Holdings $920 million as […]

The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday said $500 million is now available in the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program for state and local infrastructure projects.

The integration gives transportation management system provider Cloud Logistics’ users access to lane- and equipment-specific rate benchmark data to incorporate in spot quote decisions.

A World Trade Organization appellate body panel has rejected the European Union’s claim that a Washington state tax unfairly benefited Boeing’s 777X program, but Europe’s Airbus says the subsidy spat […]

The U.S. Commerce Department has preliminarily found that steel wire rod imports from Italy and Turkey received countervailable subsidy rates of 1.7 to 44.18 percent and 2.27 percent, respectively.

Vietnam will once again start accepting imports of U.S. distillers dried grains (DDGS), after it had suspended these shipments in December 2016 due to a detection of quarantine pests.

Currently, when registering a ship in Denmark, a one-time fee of one per thousandth of the value of a ship is charged, plus a mortgage registration fee, representing one per […]

Saddle Creek Logistics Services hires vice president of business development; and FlexiVan appoints president and chief operating officer, and executive vice president and chief commercial officer.

LTFV determination: cast iron soil pipe fittings The ITC determined that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured by imports of cast iron […]

In his Sept. 5 letter, Sen. Thune, R-S.D., cited a petition filed in December 2016 by the Coalition for Fair Port Practices regarding what it said has been inequitable assessment […]

The U.S. Coast Guard has declared port condition Zulu for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and condition Whiskey for various South Florida ports as the category 5 storm […]

Citing business needs, the Chinese ocean carrier will charter six vessels from Pacific International Lines (PIL), while the Singapore shipping line will lease six vessels from COSCO.

The FY 2017 Port Security Grant Program was funded at $100 million, and over 33 ports were awarded direct grants, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) said.

Total value of cross-border trade between the United States and its partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement rose 7.7 percent year-over-year in June 2017, with trucks leading the […]

The corporate merger of Danish third-party logistics provider Leman International Transport and United Kingdom-based Maru International is expected to be complete by Jan. 1, 2018, with Jesper Thygesen of Leman […]

As part of the One Belt One Road Initiative, China has commenced a rail service to Tehran, Iran, according to multiple news sources.

Statistics compiled by the Clarkson Research Institute show that South Korean shipbuilders sealed new orders to build nine vessels worth a combined 130,000 compensated gross tons (CGTs) last month.

Appellate Body report: US tax breaks for civil aircraft production The WTO Appellate Body issued its report in the case “United States – Conditional Tax Incentives for Large Civil Aircraft.” […]

The Texas Gulf Coast port signed off on a $327 million project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deepen, widen and build upon the Corpus Christi Ship Channel.

The Icelandic shipping company attributed the 43.6 percent year-over-year drop in net earnings during the quarter primarily to headwinds from currency exchange fluctuations, as revenues still rose 37.2 percent from […]

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore did not renew the bunker supply licenses of Panoil Petroleum Pte Ltd and Universal Energy Pte Ltd when they expired on Aug. 31.

While total tonnage dropped slightly due to reduced demand in coal, seaports in the United Kingdom saw an increase of 4 percent in containerized cargo, according to the Department of […]

The newly christened OOCL Japan is expected to serve the Asia-Europe trade lane on the OCEAN Alliance’s LL1 service, which was launched in April.

The Dubai-based port terminal operator broke ground on the new deep-water port facility in Posorja, Ecuador over the weekend, with initial plans estimating a completed port within 24 months.

Third-party logistics and multi-modal transportation services provider Radiant Logistics has acquired the operations of Sandifer-Valley Transportation and Logistics, Radiant said in a statement Tuesday.

Worldwide Flight Services, the world’s largest air cargo handler, saw total volumes across its near 60 cargo locations in the United States increase by over 17 percent year-over-year during the […]

Upon commencement of operations, planned for the first quarter of 2020, the facility would be the nation’s first-ever newbuild floating, storage and regasification LNG facility, according to developer Swan Energy.

The European governing body has agreed for Germany to provide a temporary loan to enable Air Berlin to continue operations in the coming months and prevent disruption in the EU […]

The merged entity, to be called Columbia Marlow, has said that it plans to focus on its core services – technical and crew management – along with support services.

The test was conducted over an almost four-hour period during which the supply ship was driven through a series of maneuvers at both high and low speeds.

The Pacific Breeze, which was designed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, is the largest Moss-type liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier built to date, according to Japanese ocean carrier “K” Line.

Trinity Logistics names president and chief operating officer, while Gebrüder Weiss appoints branch manager of Gebrüder Weiss Salzburg.

The Atlanta-based technology company, which provides a platform for companies to tap into latent contract logistics space and manage warehousing contracts, is looking to be a supply chain partner, not […]

Azevêdo begins second term as WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo marked the start of his second term as WTO Director-General, focusing on the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC11) in December. Uncoated […]

The U.S. Gulf Coast region’s supply chain was back in motion on Friday, as ports and rail lines resumed operations, truck gates opened and vessels berthed with limited channel restrictions.

The third-party logistics provider has expanded its global forwarding footprint with the acquisition of Canadian forwarder Milgram & Company Ltd.

Container loading and unloading, as well as cargo operations alongside berths, have been affected this week as the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in India, and the greater South Asia region, reels […]

Recent advancements in technology can help ocean carriers find the right mix of owned, chartered and spot rate vessels even in a highly volatile rate market, according to Michael Zimmerman […]

The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index fell 3.5 percent from last Friday to a reading of 707.68, declining for the second straight week as the short-term boost after Hanjin Shipping filed […]

Spot container rates from Shanghai to Europe, the Mediterranean and the United States all declined since last Friday, according to figures from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index.

The ocean carrier subsidiary of German investment and asset management firm MPC Capital will take ownership of six containerships ranging in capacity from 1,300 TEUs to 2,700 TEUs in September, […]

The reveal, weeks ahead of a planned unveiling by electric automobile manufacturer Tesla, adds to Cummins’ portfolio of environmentally-friendly powertrains.

The interactive system simulates a range of challenging scenarios involving roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vessels, while also measuring and correcting driver performance.

According to a survey of trucking companies conducted by DriveriQ, 90 percent of new hires decide whether to quit or stay within the first six months and overall, 33 percent […]

The Justice Department said 53-year-old Chinese citizen, Fuyi “Frank” Sun, received a three-year prison sentence for violating IEEPA in relation to an illicit scheme to export high-grade carbon fiber to […]

The parcel giant on Monday introduced the free online tool that allows e-commerce merchants to customize return shipments according to their own policies.

The re-liquefaction plants were ordered for three LNG carrier vessels that are currently under construction.

The new office will act as an offshoot of transport and logistics services provider OsaCargo’s head office in Riga, Latvia, and is expected to provide direct support to clients shipping […]

Port of Virginia names director of ocean sales; C.H. Robinson hires finance director, Europe; Jettainer appoints director of operations; and MetroGistics hires vice president of business development.

Third round of Article 50 negotiations The European Commission and the UK have completed the third round of negotiations regarding Brexit, tackling common travel areas but not reach a global […]

Hyundai Merchant Marine will acquire two 11,000-TEU containerships from Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction’s Subic Shipyard, as well as five very large crude carriers built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine […]

TRAC Select, which was launched in February, is a premium chassis pool fleeted with an array of specialty chassis and services aimed at meeting specific customer needs.

The Canadian port is equipped to handle the largest containerships in the world thanks to the expansion at Fairview Container Terminal, giving the terminal a second berth and three Malacca-max […]

The index is expected to remain neutral for rest of 2017, with the New Year bringing tightened capacity due to slow contract pricing increases and weakening regulatory environment, according to […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food rule applies to shippers, receivers, loaders and carriers who transport food in the United States by motor […]

Software-as-a-service firm Narvar said the acquisition of GoPigeon will play a key role in advancing its global product development and seeding its market position in the Asia-Pacific region.

The new IATA FIATA Air Cargo Program (IFACP) is replacing the existing Cargo Agency Program and will be rolled out globally following the Canadian pilot.

A blockchain is an always-growing collection of linked data that is secured cryptographically, with each block resistant to data modification, including outside cyberattacks.

The Hong Kong-based third-party logistics provider recorded net earnings of $576 million Hong Kong on revenues of HK $13.7 billion for the first six months of 2017, year-over-year increases of […]

International technology group Körber is gaining a stronger foothold in the United States, and an advanced software platform through the acquisition of supply chain management software provider HighJump, the companies […]

The Commerce Department on Wednesday initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations to determine if uncoated groundwood paper from Canada is being dumped on the U.S. market and if these producers […]

Procure-to-pay solutions provider JAGGAER formed a partnership with transportation management solutions provider Haven, enabling JAGGAER’s customers to manage the shipment of their goods across the globe.