Truck wait times on the Mexican side of the Otay Mesa port of entry have jumped as the inspection process lengthens, leaving trucks backed up for hours, said officials in […]
Asia-U.S. container rates are still not showing peak-season strength, but optimism remains.
The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is accepting comments and will hold a hearing to help inform the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) annual report to Congress […]
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is seeking public comment on the commercial impacts of the proposed addition of five chemical families to Schedule 1 of the “Annex on […]
Evergreen Marine reports a second quarter profit and says it will add 23,000 TEU ultra-large containerships to its fleet.
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of John McCown and not American Shipper or FreightWaves. The Cato Institute took issue with my recent commentary on the […]
Transfix chief operating officer Lily Shen has added president to her title. The digital freight marketplace announced Shen’s promotion on August 14. Prior to joining New York City-based Transfix about […]
Hyundai Merchant Marine, South Korea’s largest container carrier, said it had a smaller loss in the second quarter this year than in the same period in 2018.
Can listed shipping shares break out of their slump before the U.S.-China trade dispute is resolved?
Major U.S. drayage carrier sees Southeast ports as areas of growth in freight.
Customs and Border Protection is publishing a proposed rule to require customs brokers to collect certain information from importers to enable the brokers to verify the identity of importers, including […]
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to update standards for hydrochlorofluorocarbons, including import requirements. EPA announced that its proposed updates include requiring electronic reporting for importers and exporters; improving the […]
Yang Ming had an operating profit in the second quarter but notes U.S.-China trade conflict has weakened demand for container transportation.
Amazon nears U.S. release for Prime Air drone deliveries.
Some tech goods, including cellphones, laptops and video game consoles, won’t be subject to Section 301 tariffs when a new round takes effect September 1.
But Japan’s biggest shipping line looks to restart Long Beach service after summer hiatus.
Manila, Philippines-based international container terminal operator, ICTSI (PSE: ICT) has reported a massive increase in profit and a substantial increase in revenues for the first half of 2019.
A container fire aboard the APL LeHavre comes as many liner companies are cracking down on misdeclared cargo.
Customs and Border Protection will conduct a test to examine new functionalities for de minimis entry filings in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) beginning no earlier than September 28, CBP […]
Barbara Spector Yeninas had the moxie to launch a business serving the male-dominated maritime industry 45 years ago. That determination has kept her going for more than four decades, although these days she’s wearing sneakers instead of stilettos.
Continued cancellations could have a marked impact on air cargo.
Third busiest U.S. port prods carriers and owner-operators to use low- and zero-emissions trucks.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has started making examples of companies that did not take its administrative subpoenas for information involving alleged sanctions violations seriously.
The Defense Department (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to support the Small Business Administration’s […]
Customs and Border Protection has adjusted the amounts for its merchandise processing fees for fiscal year 2020 to reflect changes due to inflation.
With their vast knowledge of imports, customs brokers see themselves playing an important role in the battle against counterfeit goods.
The Commerce Department’s investigation into Mexican tomato exports is set to conclude on September 19th.
Shipping and packages remained lone financial bright spot in latest quarter.
Many of north-east Asia’s mega ports are directly in the path of two super-typhoons. The first is about to blow in from the Pacific and will make landfall within the next few hours.
China’s ports are the most connected ports in the whole world, mega-study reveals. Ports elsewhere in Asia flesh out the top twenty. U.S. ports don’t make an appearance until way down the list.
A Cato Institute trade policy analyst and the president of the Hawaii Shippers Council respond to an editorial written by a Jones Act supporter.
Promises package deliveries up to 5 lbs. within 30 minutes.
The 183 parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will adopt decisions and resolutions to expand and strengthen the global wildlife […]
Gebrüder Weiss announced Aug. 8 that Heinz Senger-Weiss, managing director of the Air & Sea division, is resigning at the end of the year “for personal reasons” and that it […]
Matson, the largest U.S. domestic container carrier, said it is lowering its operating income projection for 2019, citing lower container volumes to Hawaii.
The five miles of uncertainty systematizes the uncontrollable disruptions in the freight industry.
Customs and Border Protection has updated its seizure mitigation guidelines involving licensed and non-licensed exports for its officers at the nation’s ports of entry.
New CEO at Los Angeles container terminal treats trucking as a customer
Southern California drayage and logistics firm looks to add to customer base with deal.
DHS concurred with the four recommendations made by the congressional watchdog agency.
Agency will not comment on new publication date until review is finalized.
Plastic containers, polyester yarn, steel pet cages and lawn care equipment are among the goods excluded.
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s (D-Oregon) new bill would require the railroads to supply information on crude volumes to emergency responders, and it would mandate that the railroads share crude-by-rail data annually.
The U.S. is projecting a tripling of the annual duty-free exports of beef to the European Union over the next seven years.
Seaspan says high demand for containerships has shielded it from the U.S.-China trade war.
FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye is scheduled to deliver her demurrage and detention recommendations to her fellow commissioners on Sept. 3.
PACCAR agreed to a $1.7 million settlement from the U.S. Treasury Department that its European subsidiary, DAT Trucks, illegally engaged in the sale 63 trucks to Iran between 2013 and 2015.
Hapag-Lloyd says it outlook for the second half of 2019 is unchanged even if it has to deal with more trade restrictions.
Chinese port throughput volumes (all cargoes) for the first half of 2019 are up 7.3 percent compared to the first half of last year, according to the latest official Chinese data. First half 2019 foreign cargo volumes through China rose 2.5 percent compared to the prior corresponding period. And box throughput rose 5.1 percent. Read on to find out more!
The U.S. will engage with the IMF to eliminate the cited unfair advantage created by the alleged devaluation of China’s currency.
Most industry representatives testified against tariffs proposed against the EU in retaliation for subsidies provided to Airbus.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection marks the 230th anniversary of the first customs processing of a ship in the new United States.
Escalations in trade tensions between the U.S. and China could discourage containership owners from ordering new ships.
Cargo activity through the Jacksonville, Fla., seaport had a nearly $31.1 billion economic impact on the region and state in 2018.
The State, Treasury and Commerce departments are ramping up to implement an Aug. 1 executive order from President Donald Trump that imposes a second round of sanctions against Russia.
Drewry says it expects a brief spike in transpacific freight rates to the U.S. West Coast following President Trumps threat to impose a new round of tariffs on imports from China.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the U.S. plans to drop trade sanctions against Venezuela once embattled President Nicolás Maduro is out of office.
Goods like clothes and toys are on the proposed tariff list.
Ports are asking that Chinese-made container cranes be excluded from the list of products on which President Trump has threatened a 10 tariff.
Japan’s Cabinet on Aug. 2 approved a measure that will allow the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to impose new licensing policies and procedures on exports and transfers of controlled items to South Korea.
The deal reached in Washington on Friday will allow the U.S. to nearly triple its beef exports to Europe.
The Energizing American Shipbuilding Act seeks to revive domestic shipbuilding and maritime industries.
Updated CPSC policies on stroller safety and refrigerator certificates are expected to be published in the Federal Register on Friday.
PSA International Pte Ltd said it has completed the acquisition of Halterm Container Terminal in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from a fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets.
Chinese billionaire Liu Zhongtian, former president of China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd., was indicted by federal court in Los Angeles for allegedly evading $1.8 billion antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum shipments.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence is at the center of the country’s efforts to counter national security and terrorism financing threats.
GSC handles 12 percent of import containers in Oakland, but its leadership is concerned about plans to build a baseball stadium on port property,
Tariffs and USMCA were among the topics discussed during Tuesday night’s presidential debate.
A small business exporter highlighted the benefits she has reaped from de minimis exemptions during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Tuesday.
Jens Bjørn Andersen, chief executive officer, said the company was “very pleased with the strong results for the second quarter of 2019. Global transport markets are soft – especially within air freight, but DSV has managed to outgrow the market while still delivering market leading profitability.”
Shippers Transport Express, an affiliate of the stevedoring firm SSA Marine, has obtained a long-term lease on land it uses as a dray-off yard in the Port of Oakland.
Shipowner organizations are expressing concern about proposed modification of tolls at the Panama Canal on Jan. 1 and are asking for it be postponed until June 2020.
The working group laid out specific proposals in the areas of labor, the environment, enforcement and pharmaceuticals.
MTC Logistics broke ground July 24 for a 12 million-cubic-foot temperature-controlled distribution center in the Port of Mobile.
Nine participants from the e-commerce sector will provide Customs and Border Protection certain data elements in advance of shipments arriving in the U.S. during the yearlong pilot.
Only 16 days into the job as acting Customs and Border Protection commissioner, Mark Morgan admits that he’s still facing “a bit of learning curve,” but vowed that the agency will continue to work with the trade in a spirit of “transparency, communication and collaboration.”
Trade advisory committee tasked with proposing ways to improve economic conditions in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador will submit report at Aug. 21 meeting.
Among the Democrats voting against the bill were Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, as well as House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon.
DP World (Dubai: DPW) said July 24 that it has reached agreement to create a $1.2 billion container port and industrial logistics port in East Java with the Indonesian conglomerate […]
The $320 million project will double the annual throughput of the Virginia International Gateway container terminal.
A Bureau of Industry and Security official broke the news during the CBP trade symposium this week.
The new officers will begin their duties Aug. 12.
The former CEO of Trailer Bridge disagrees with figures presented on the Jones Act.
Blockchain can help standardize supply chain processes while also ushering in much-needed transparency and visibility.
The San Francisco Conservation and Development Commission will use a new 199-page report to update its seaport plan.
Morocco expects to export 200 to 500 metric tons of fresh raspberries to the continental U.S. yearly.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is starting a voluntary pilot Aug. 22 to collect advance data related to e-commerce shipments with import values of less than the $800 de minimis.
Louis Sola joined the Federal Maritime Commission earlier this year with the goal of working with industry to tackle inefficiencies in the U.S. container supply chain.
TraPac says upgrades were needed to allow the Los Angeles terminal to handle 2.4 million TEUs by 2038.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toured the Port of Montreal with European Council President Donald Tusk.
The $30 million Heartland Intermodal Gateway has generated little income.
To prepare for ultra-large containerships, the port revises the plan last updated in 1990.
While NWSA reported a record first half, June volumes were mixed — down for international containers but up for domestic traffic.
The new functionality will be available beginning July 27 and will allow the electronic consolidation of informal entry summaries to be processed in the express consignment environment.
