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Chris Lytle will step down as executive director of the Port of Oakland on July 19, ending a 53-year career in trade and transportation.

Several stakeholders, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, had called for a vote before the August recess.

Nanette DeRenzi is appointed to board, Paul Tessy is hired, Tom Clark is named regional vice president and Michael Bubica is promoted.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said China’s pursuit of U.S. military-grade technologies “cannot be tolerated and we are updating our export control policies to account for this very real threat.”

The freight forwarder joins a list of ocean carriers implementing surcharges that includes Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, CMA CGM and APL.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. said with the exception of a small number of containers involved in the illegal drug shipment investigation in Philadelphia, the rest of the MSC Gayane’s containers were […]

The German shipping company’s fleet of reefer containers will exceed 100,000 units.

USTR has called for South Korea to improve its procedures for competition hearings held by the Korea Fair Trade Commission.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control took PB Tankers and its six tankers off the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List after three months.

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said it’s become increasingly concerned that South Korea’s export controls are insufficient for certain “sensitive items.”

A $1,000 increase is announced for 40-foot containers moving from Asia to the U.S.

The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled on Wednesday to mark up a bill that would establish a blockchain working group aimed at determining potential applications for blockchain, including in federal […]

The agency called the seizure of the 10,776-TEU MSC Gayane the largest in its 230-year history.

The service will offer connections to APL services to and from Asia.

The Justice Department said Yi-Chi Shih illegally exported military-grade semiconductor technology to China.

Conversion to hybrid yard cranes will result in a 96% drop in emissions.

As more bulk and oversize cargo gets transported in containers, some shippers are abusing equipment, says the Institute of International Container Lessors.

Container carriers implement charges on ships sailing through the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf.

The California Retailers Association opposes a bill to have the State Lands Commission approve port automation.

Sanctions, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and Section 232 will be among the topics covered.

Mark Morgan, formerly acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, succeeds John Sanders.

The Florida East Coast Railroad’s ships ran a regular and profitable service from 1915 to 1940.

Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists in Port Manatee, Fla., discovered the potentially destructive pest in a shipment of malangas from Mexico.

It’s taken more than 20 years, but the mandatory automated submission of in-bond information to CBP via the Automated Commercial Environment starts July 29.

Maersk and MSC add a second service between Asia and U.S. Gulf ports, and ZIM will take space on both.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida approved the $2.3 million sale of IPS Worldwide’s remaining assets to Europe Management SPRL.

The agreement provides for information exchange and better enforcement of customs laws in both countries.

U.S. companies eager to rekindle their exports with the beleaguered Chinese telecom Huawei should expect the unexpected, 40-year export control consultant says.

Global container port throughput is forecast to grow 3% in 2019 instead of 3.9% because of tariffs and other headwinds.

The West African country will join a list of countries eligible to trade in rough diamonds under the Clean Diamond Trade Act.

Customs and Border Protection will refund all cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties collected on those shipments.

“American Shipper journalists, contributors and sponsors will now have access to the world’s largest audience for transportation and logistics news and content.”

Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau published separate notices of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on Monday.

GAO says a study of freight trains as long as three miles should include a strategy for both the FRA and railroads to ease impacts of delays at crossings.

The fourth-largest container terminal operator is expanding its fleet of vessels supporting the oil and gas industry.

Cloud-based supply chain solutions provider E2open has completed its acquisition of Amber Road by purchasing outstanding shares.

The Justice Department said a California man will face trial in a Los Angeles federal court for his alleged role in the illegal export of cesium atomic clocks to Hong […]

The imposition of any tariffs depends on whether a WTO arbitrator determines the U.S. may take countermeasures.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has started taking applications this week to fill new agriculture specialist positions in ports of entry throughout the country.

CMA CGM and X-Press feeders have implemented surcharges, and other carriers are evaluating the situation.

The Bureau of Industry and Security removed the Chinese entities from the Unverified List after verifying their bona fides during end-use checks.

Shippers now will have access to container carriers in all three major east-west space-sharing alliances through the digital shipping platform.

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners will reconsider a coastal development permit it approved earlier this month for the APM Terminal at Pier 400.

The current port director will be offered a five-contract to serve as chief executive officer and executive director.

Customs is using the pilots to get more information on nontraditional supply chain actors, a senior CBP official said during a conference last week.

“The requested special permit presents unique and substantial risk to the safety of the public and the environment,” reads a letter sent by Reps. DeFazio and Malinowski.

The change will happen around the same time that HMM starts taking delivery of the first a dozen 23,000-TEU containerships.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 17 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from CJ Services International Corp., Doral, Fla. (Carla […]

The freight railway owner and operator will be taken private once the transaction, which includes debt, closes later this year or in early 2020.

“K” Line, U-Ming, Kuang Ming and Taipower signed a memorandum of understanding Monday to establish a joint venture in October 2020.

Also earning accolades were ports throughout the Western Hemisphere, Kongsberg Maritime and ORBCOMM.

Advantages include lower operating costs, increased throughput capacity, improved service reliability and reduced emissions.

The investment plan includes a CA$330 million national hub in Toronto set to open in 2021.

Also announcing appointments are Deutsche Post DHL, Crowley Logistics, Hamburg Süd, QuestaWeb and Team Worldwide.

The new terminal on the Strait of Gibralter has capacity to handle 5 million TEUs annually.

Digital truck broker initially operating in Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York/New Jersey and Savannah.

The 16,000-TEU vessels will have MacGregor’s Cargo Boost system implemented during drydocking in 2020.

The Global Trade Barometer released Thursday “clearly illustrates why trade disputes create no winners,” said DHL Global Forwarding, Freight CEO Tim Scharwath.

There have been positive signs from both Democrats and Republicans regarding the trade pact’s prospects of passage, attorneys said during a conference on Thursday.

CEO Curtis Stoelting said Terence Rogers “joined Roadrunner at a difficult time and was tasked with getting our filings current and completing our recapitalization.”

The slowing of cargo ships prevents the emission of 45,000 tons of greenhouse gases and 1,000 tons of general air pollutants every year, the port estimated.

The e-commerce boom and cold storage demand are causing huge shifts in the nation’s industrial and logistics market.

The Justice Department said Höegh Autoliners’ Ingar Skiaker and Øyvind Ervik worked with other shipping companies to illegally “fix, stabilize and maintain rates.”

Harbor Performance Enhancement Center says it was told the International Longshore and Warehouse Union runs the port.

The bill, introduced in the House Tuesday, would limit new or additional tariffs imposed by the president to 120 days unless approved by Congress.

Each lane of the new ramp, opened earlier this month, operates six days a week and offers two- to three-day transit times to New Jersey and Massachusetts.

The Safe Freight Act would require all freight trains in the U.S. have at least one certified conductor and one certified engineer on board.

CEO Skou tells The Wall Street Journal he wants half of the company’s earnings to come from inland logistics.

The seizure came one day after nearly 20 tons of cocaine with an estimated street value of $1.3 billion were seized at the Port of Philadelphia.

A letter sent Wednesday to congressional leaders states the plan “must provide full use” of the Harbor Maintenance Tax revenues and “address tax fairness.”

It’s important for all U.S. companies to invest the necessary resources into compliance oversight on the front end to prevent regulatory violations from occurring.

Meanwhile, a state legislator wants the California Lands Commission to review port automation projects.

The Alabama State Port Authority, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, Kane Is Able, Lanehub and Pelican Products announce appointments.

John Sanders, who had led U.S. Customs and Border Protection in an acting role since mid-April, will depart the agency on July 5.

Drewry’s Philippe Salles considers whether container shipping is ready for guaranteed services and prices.

The T-HUD appropriations was part of a five-bill package that passed Tuesday by a 227-to-194 vote.

Retrofitting vessels and slow steaming are two short-term options to reduce emissions while more transformative technologies are developed, a new study says.

The offer period, which originally was set to end Wednesday, will now conclude July 17, said DSV, which reserved the right to extend the period up to a maximum of […]

A Senate subcommittee is told technology should be incorporated into surface transportation reauthorization.

The fast-growing trucking company hopes to double revenue after adding an 18-acre dray-off yard for its Relay drayage program.

A coalition of interest groups held a “day of action” on the trade pact as lawmakers heard testimony regarding Mexico’s recently passed labor reform legislation.

The District Court of Miami gave Roberto Dip and Jason Handal jail time for their roles in a pricing-fixing scheme that occurred between September 2010 and March 2015.

The ship-to-shore cranes had been removed from List 3 of Section 301 tariffs on China but were later added to proposed List 4.

Tariffs on steel will remain in place after the court declined to review an American Institute for International Steel case challenging the president’s constitutional authority.

Employers met Tuesday and voted to accept the new pact negotiated with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada.

Maersk Spot will offer shippers guaranteed equipment and space in exchange for a penalty if they don’t show up with promised cargo.

To avoid paying the proper import tax, Timothy Stanfield of Ready Made RC intentionally understated the value of lithium polymer batteries from China.

President Trump on Twitter Monday questioned whether the U.S. should continue protecting non-U.S. ships in or near the Strait of Hormuz.

Tonya Davis also pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Mississippi to making false statements.

Express carrier giant argues when it comes to compliance with the Export Administration Regulations that it’s “a transportation company, not a law enforcement agency.”

Unmanned electric truck will shuttle containers between DFDS logistics center and APM Terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Respondents to the quarterly Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey listed attracting and retaining workers and trade uncertainties as their two biggest challenges.

Starting Sunday the electronic portal will be available to seek exclusions from Section 301 tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods from China.

The president authorized financial sanctions against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and certain Revolutionary Guard officers in response to military tensions in the Persian Gulf.

Bonuses help attract officers in hard-to-fill locations, senior official says.

Poseidon Principles require banks to disclose the climate alignment of their shipping portfolios with IMO’s target of 50% reduction of GHG emissions by 2050.