Panama Canal issues proposal to modify tolls structure
The public is invited to weigh in during a July 24 public hearing or in writing by July 15.
The public is invited to weigh in during a July 24 public hearing or in writing by July 15.
The agency anticipates submitting the report to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative by March 31.
Tricon and owner Haoyang Yu were charged in a federal court in Boston on Friday with illegally exporting integrated circuits that contained stolen trade circuits from a U.S. firm.
A 200,000-square-foot facility in China will have a sorting capacity of 500,000 parcels per day.
Witnesses offered the House Highway and Transit differing views on a wide array of trucking priorities as Congress faces reauthorization of surface transportation legislation.
AOTOS award winners are announced; earning honors are C.R. England’s vets, Easy, environmental champions, NYK, outstanding young professional and state DOTs.
U.S. officials say video shows an unexploded limpet mine being removed from the Kokuka Courageous, but the president of the ship’s operator said the crew reported the vessel was hit […]
Tennessee court orders the technology company to pay a $500,000 fine for devices shipped in interstate commerce in 2014.
Despite trade war, exports and imports were up year-over-year in May.
Slow growth in intra-Asia volumes seen as a harbinger for long-distance container trades in peak season.
The letter, organized by Tariffs Hurt the Heartland, said additional tariffs would result in the loss of 2 million American jobs and reduce the value of the GDP by 1%.
The National Economic Council director said at an event in Washington Thursday that the ongoing bilateral tit for tat will have minimal economic impacts on U.S. consumers.
New chairman and vice chairman will lead The International Air Cargo Association and global corporate insurance carrier will make management changes.
More than 48% of freight traveling to or from the German port is carried by railcar.
Achim Martinka is named vice president for Germany and Dan Byrne is promoted to chief revenue officer.
The multistep requirements for initial applications and renewals have been simplified by the Ministry of Transport.
The Norwegian-owned Front Altair was “suspected of being hit by a torpedo” and the Japanese-owned Kukako Courageous was struck “with some sort of shell.”
The company said the refrigeration units are part of its commitment to environmental sustainability.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative grants a second round of exclusions from Section 201 global safeguard duties on solar cells covering three products.
Frontier Logistics’ 550,000-square-foot facility will support the handling of plastic and resin exports from the Port of Charleston.
Two people were arrested by federal authorities after more than $1 billion worth of cocaine was found Monday in containers aboard the MSC Gayane.
Exporters at the annual meeting of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition lament lack of visibility and carrier accountability and the disappearance of telephones.
The Port Infrastructure Development Program makes $200 million available for all coastal seaports and an additional $92.7 million for the top 15.
The blast occurred Tuesday in the engine room of the M/V VF Tanker-16 and caused three other crew members to go to the hospital, Volga Shipping Company said.
Scale and critical mass matter to transshipment hubs, but location and inland connectivity are more important to gateway terminals, said Drewry’s Neil Davidson.
A new report says additive manufacturing may negatively affect transportation industry’s revenues.
The ship left Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas on June 1 with 19,284 TEUs onboard, surpassing the total of 19,190 TEUs loaded on the MOL Tribute in February.
The committee’s favorable reporting of the nominees clears the way for the full Senate to consider confirmation of Amy Karpel and Randolph Stayin.
Shipping line’s announcement says the chief financial officer since 2015 will “take over new projects in Chile.”
A House Agriculture Committee panel heard testimony from Trump administration ag officials during a hearing that widely touched on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
The 8,469-TEU CMA CGM Dalila arrived Wednesday as part of the carrier’s Pacific Express 3 service.
The agreement — also signed by Russian Direct Investment Fund, Rosatom and Norilsk Nickel — outlines a study of the commercial options for the use of the NSR.
Fiscal year-to-date TEU volume at the two container terminals is up 9.7%.
Maersk is building a cold storage facility for bananas as well as refrigerated and frozen products in St. Petersburg.
Financial burdens from the IMO’s 2020 sulfur cap, a projected slowdown in trade growth and the looming threat of overcapacity could bump out some carriers.
The exact cause is still unknown, but initial reports found the schooner turned in front of the Astrosprinter in the Elbe River, according to a German radio station.
Aymeric Chandovoine is promoted, Criss Edwards is hired and Justin Renfro assumes company leadership.
“Authorized filers will be able to file electronically in ACE and will no longer have to submit paper nor mail in checks to pay duties for these filings,” CBP said.
The Global Ports Tracker forecasts higher import totals between June and September for the U.S. ports it covers, but the projections are lower than forecasts from May.
“The ongoing political volatility” spurs the Mediterranean Shipping Company to apply a premium surcharge of $150 for 20-foot containers and $300 for 40-foot containers.
The fires set on the MSC Canberra off Haifa reportedly were not the work of a terrorist.
Higher cost of Chinese goods could result in lower transpacific volumes and need for more direct calls at ports near new suppliers.
The 14,000-TEU containership employs technology that facilitates flexibility in operations and boots fuel efficiency.
The two companies signed an agreement at the 2019 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The agency is “interested in data sources, methodologies and potential technologies” that could give insight into loading and unloading delays.
President Trump agreed to indefinitely suspend threatened tariffs against Mexico after a deal aimed at stemming the flow of illegal migration to the United States was reached.
The first installation of the Airseas-developed SeaWing on a bulk carrier in an effort to reduce emissions is scheduled for late 2021.
An assessment conducted by the nonprofit Business for Social Responsibility compared containers transported per kilometer in 2018 to 2009.
The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation invested $23 million to install the technology in the U.S. Snell and Eisenhower locks.
Honors also go to Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, Amsterdam Airport, Brim Explorer, CHAMP, Dropslab, NYK, Schneider, Sovcomflot, UltraShip and Werner drivers.
The SAFE Bridges Act would authorize $2.75 billion to establish a formula grant program that would allocate funding to states.
The open standard, scheduled to be published in October, will start with refrigerated containers before expanding to cover all types.
The port’s 2019 volumes are up, but China accounts for 38% of its trade.
The 48-member bipartisan group’s “Rebuilding Infrastructure Report” called for modernizing user fees and incentivizing public-private partnerships.
Both container and bulk terminals have a large number of projects planned.
While Commerce calls for increased domestic production of “critical minerals,” it highlights the need to boost investment and trade with countries friendly to the U.S.
Transpacific trade VP Jesper Stenback says APL is committing to truck turn times of 25 minutes for cargo pickup and 40 minutes for cargo pickup and equipment returns.
Mike Weindel is promoted to company president and Rita Andreone is appointed to board of directors.
Thursday will be the last day the current Regulations.gov system will accept totally new requests for exclusions from Section 232 measures on steel and aluminum.
Purchase of 179 million square feet of space from Singapore’s GLP is part of plan to meet e-commerce demand.
Industry expresses disappointment that Customs’ umbrella system remains vulnerable to shutdowns.
Six projects were selected from the 39 applications to receive funds in the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects grants.
BE-GATE is designed to simplify the import and export of e-commerce goods.
The Group marks World Environment Day by reiterating its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint.
The e-commerce giant on Wednesday unveiled its latest design for the Prime Air drone, which can fly up to 15 miles, deliver in 30 minutes and carry items weighing up […]
Worldwide Flight Services will begin operations in the newly built 120,000-square-foot warehouse later this year.
The federal agency announces the names of 168 individuals and entities banned from exporting defense articles that require a State Department license.
The federal agency announces the names of 23 individuals and entities banned from exporting defense articles that require a State Department license.
The service will commence sailing June 17 from Osaka and provide weekly connectivity between North Asia and Southeast Asia.
Iranian citizen Peyman Amiri Larijani faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted on charges that he and co-conspirators facilitated exports of U.S.-made plane parts to Iran’s airlines.
Customers are expecting same- or next-day delivery, variable last-mile delivery options, high in-transit visibility, flexible or free return policies and always-in-stock inventories.
The legislation, favorably reported to the House by a 29-21 vote, provides $137.1 billion in budgetary resources and includes $75.8 billion in discretionary funding.
“Insurers have been warning for years that the increasing size of vessels is leading to a higher accumulation of risk,” says Allianz.
The Richmond, Va.-based trucking company’s $15 million bid for Eastern Freight Ways and Carrier Industries was approved by a judge in mid-May.
Senators press BIS nominee on the administration’s failure to release details of Commerce’s national security investigation into automobile and related parts imports.
A memorandum of understanding paves the way for digital and physical connections between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Installations of the exhaust cleaning systems will begin on three vessels in 2019 and the remaining three in 2020.
The Shanghai International Shipping Institute points to “feeble economic and trade growth” in a recently released report.
Thomas Sonntag is named managing director and Marcus Anvell is appointed area sales manager.
As the administration ratchets up Section 301 tariffs on China, it appears it is directing less attention to the overarching goal of balancing the trade relationship, a witness said.
Erin Wirth succeeds Clay Guthridge, who retired last week after serving 13 years as the Federal Maritime Commission’s chief administrative law judge.
Funds will be used to increase rail capacity and reduce truck traffic in downtown Halifax.
The shipping line says the move is in line with a decision to quit other voluntary discussion agreements in 2017.
“Heightened political risks to vessel security, complying with 2020 emissions rules and the growing number of fires on board bring challenges.”
The pilot program allows a limited number of drivers ages 18 to 21 to drive CMVs in interstate commerce if they possess the military equivalent of a CDL.
Nicola Caristo, Peter Lantin, Baba Devani and Jan Eskil Hollen have new assignments.
Effective Wednesday, the rule will amend the Export Administration Regulations’ aircraft, vessels and spacecraft license exception.
Hapag-Lloyd LIVE initially will equip all the company’s reefer containers with equipment to monitor temperature and other data.
After being detained for 19 months in Louisiana, the master of the Ridgeway Alexander Z is allowed to return to Russia.
Panelists at a University of North Florida roundtable event said technology can help companies remain flexible and agile as the political environment shifts.
The offering with AirBridgeCargo and CargoLogicAir is planned to go live later this summer, the Berlin-based air cargo booking platform announced Monday.
Demand not expected to increase because of the impact of higher tariffs on trade.
A 20-acre tract will be added to the lease holdings between the port and Horizon, which opened a 70,000-square-foot vehicle-processing building at Port Freeport in 2015.
In executive moves, a European commercial manager is appointed, new CEOs are tapped, a chief economist is hired and a CFO and CIO are named.
The action was taken after the Trump administration determined that India failed to provide the U.S. with fair market access.
No doubt these are unsettling and downright worrisome times, especially for those with global operations that conduct business with China and want to do the right thing.
The exclusions on such products as oil pumps, forklifts, garage door openers and medical equipment will be retroactive to July 6 and extend through June 4, 2020.
There was a significant outcry among customs brokers at the southern border after President Trump tweeted last week that he plans to impose tariffs on all goods from Mexico to […]
Daimler Trucks announced it is establishing the Autonomous Technology Group as part of its effort to put highly automated trucks onto roadways within the next decade.
Honors also go to Dayton Freight Lines, Manhattan Associates, Southeastern Freight Lines and TQL, and Port of Long Beach scholarship recipients are announced.