Shippers tell Surface Transportation Board they’re unfairly charged for unrealistic cargo equipment deadlines established by the Class I railroads’ network changes.
Tracy Rosser is brought on board in U.S., Thorsten Neumann is hired to lead in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Neil Cooper is tapped to help grow Canadian company.
The legislation, which was enacted into law on Dec. 4, set further restrictions on cooperation between ocean carriers and marine terminals.
Helping shape the future of Arctic shipping is a pillar of the Alaska Maritime Prevention and Response Network’s mission.
“We do see visibility as the key opportunity to mitigate risk and avoid unnecessary costs and charges that can come into play.”
The industry generates nearly $10 billion for the Pacific Northwest economy, according to a Transportation Institute study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The U.S. moved into second place among the port’s top container traffic trading partners with 121,000 TEUs.
The sixth draft reduction of the year now is scheduled for June 12 instead of Tuesday.
Cooperation with Maersk and MSC is expected to reduce costs and improve service.
The president sent his letter to Pelosi and Schumer one day before he was scheduled to meet with Congressional Democrats for a second round of infrastructure discussions.
Leiv Kallestad, Ken Loke, Markus Hoffmann and Doug Frakes are hired and Joe Bielawski is promoted.
Discharge operations could “take up to two weeks,” ONE said Monday in a customer advisory.
President James Hoffa called the FMCSA’s proposal to lower the truck driver license eligibility age a “grave concern to those who use the roadways as their workplace every day.”
The purchase by PSA International, Polish Development Fund and IFM Investors was first announced in March and reportedly was worth more than 1 billion euros.
The search and rescue operation was called off Sunday night after the second officer of the Maersk Patras fell overboard that morning in Canada’s St. Lawrence River.
Kansas Republican Jerry Moran says tariffs threaten long-term damage to U.S. agriculture.
“It’s time for the Congress to do their job,” the vice president said during a speech in Florida on Monday.
Commerce’s temporary license will allow U.S. exporters who meet certain conditions to continue conducting business with Huawei and overseas affiliates on the Entity List.
Rob Grool is named CEO, Tom Edwards is hired to head procurement and Anders Lindmark is tapped to lead a gas systems business unit.
Commentary: Commerce and BIS put numerous American companies at risk of export control violations by fumbling enforcement date of Huawei additions to Entity List.
Brenda Smith, Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Trade executive assistant commissioner, said her agency will develop modernization projects that will result in pilots.
Pioneer is the parent company of 17 short-line common carrier railroad operations, an equipment leasing company, two service firms and a contract services switching company.
Will McKnight and Denis Petropoulos are elected chairmen and Justin Kreimer is hired as vice president.
BlueWater Reporting looks at the headwinds South Korea’s economy is facing from the ongoing trade war between China and the United States, its top two trade partners.
The Polar-class vessel will be deployed in the North Europe-Mexico/Caribbean service.
Andrea Daigle will serve two years of probation for submitting falsified CDL medical records to the FMCSA.
About 18,000 pounds of Copper River salmon arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Friday morning.
The new division will offer solutions for temperature-controlled transportation of pharmaceutical products.
The drones can carry up to 5 kilograms of cargo and take off and land atop intelligent cabinets developed for the fully autonomous loading and offloading of the shipment.
Awards also go to Kuebix, J.B. Hunt, Long Beach community groups, port champions, Sovcomflot, Synergy Group, Thordon Bearings and Worldwide.
The agreement doesn’t involve quotas, and the tariffs will be gone in 48 hours, according to reports.
The federal government also should partner to help with freight transportation, Rep. Lowenthal said Friday during the Congressional PORTS Caucus briefing.
“Combining the strengths of Hamburg Süd and Maersk, we can offer our customers a best-in-class stand-alone service configuration,” says CCO Frank Smet.
President Trump directed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to lead talks as the administration seeks to mitigate the “threatened impairment of national security.”
A federal grand jury charged Evridiki Navigation, Liquimar Tankers Management Services and a ship’s chief engineer for attempting to hide oily bilge discharge.
Several containers of fireworks entered the country through the Port of Savannah.
Chinese telecom’s purchases of U.S.-made semiconductor components will come under closer scrutiny during BIS export license approvals.
Speakers during an American Shipper webinar talked about how software solutions could help importers and exporters navigate sanctions, tariffs and security filings.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that this expanded access could increase U.S. beef and beef product exports to Japan by as much as $200 million a year.
The country was removed from the United States’ unilateral trade preferences program, and tariffs on steel from Turkey were lowered from 50% to 25%.
Officers are elected during Infrastructure Week and a strategic sales manager is hired.
Shuttle trains now move ocean containers between the Oregon port’s Terminal 6 and Seattle and Tacoma following a series of labor disruptions and shutdowns.
The investment company Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec reportedly is a partner in the Canadian deal and also is taking a piece of DP World’s investments in Chile.
Dissatisfied with 2018 results, CEO Frank Appel says the company has set ambitious targets for this year and 2020.
A Senate committee on Wednesday approved the Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Roger Wicker on Tuesday.
A container top loader reportedly exploded Wednesday morning at Fenix Marine Services’ Pier 300 container terminal.
The Grimaldi Group ship was taken to the Spanish port of Pama de Mallorca Thursday following the incident, which came about two months after the Grande America sank.
William J. “Bill” Shea Jr. will receive the 2019 Connie Award and J. Christopher Lytle will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in California in September.
The House Speaker said Tuesday during the Transportation Construction Coalition fly-in she is optimistic about a possible infrastructure package.
Credit rating agency says while traffic may fall, revenues are not likely to be affected in the medium term.
Wei Chi is hired to lead the finance division, Bob Felix is named director of specialized projects and Bosco Dsouza has been appointed as account manager.
Customs brokers facilitating imports from Mexico into the U.S. have witnessed improved cargo processing by CBP at the southern border ports of entry.
APM Terminals Inland Services will be integrated into Maersk Logistics & Services.
The two barges involved in the tug collision, including the damaged one that spilled more than 11,200 barrels of gas blend stock, have been removed.
While not named in the executive order, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and its affiliates will be added to the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Entity List.
Forwarders that participated in the pilot expect the agency to focus penalties on egregious violations.
COSCO has yet to join the organization that seeks to enable digital standardization.
Results were better than expected, and the company points to a forecast of improving supply-demand balance in container shipping.
The FMCSA is seeking public input on a pilot program that would allow 18- to 20-year-olds to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.
The five-year labor agreement was approved by Teamster-represented workers on May 3 but went into effect Tuesday after the final supplement contract was approved.
Shiju Zacharia is promoted, Heinrich Hiesinger is elected and Simone Menne and Stefan Schulte are reappointed.
The legislation would establish the Freight Transportation Infrastructure Trust that would distribute the funds through a formula and competitive programs.
While the port’s focus is on containerized cargo, it says handling aggregate could provide a steady, divergent revenue stream.
House Democrats are seeking beefed-up labor, environment, enforcement and pharmaceutical provisions in the trade agreement.
Modular logistics outsourcing solution heralded as “market-changing service.”
The House Appropriations Committee’s FY2020 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill also would increase HMTF projects by $147 million.
The companies participating “will utilize the experience gained from this operation to accelerate commercialization.”
The Korean carrier has reduced its operating loss and prepared for IMO 2020 but is still concerned about a global economic slowdown, Brexit and the U.S.-China trade conflict.
The maximum allowable beam for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks was increased last year.
Beth Pride of BPE Global and Melissa Harrington of Descartes will discuss how companies can keep pace with customs compliance, tariffs, sanctions and more.
David Chiang appointed as bunker risk manager, Matthew Garner hired as assistant vice president of ship design and Eric Sabo named head of business development.
Waterways Council Inc. President and CEO Mike Toohey says “the Corps of Engineers-maintained lock system would qualify for Social Security if there were such eligibility.”
Commissioners voted 7-0 in favor of continuing negotiations with the Oakland Athletics for the lease of Howard Terminal as the site for a new baseball stadium.
A pilot program would allow 18- to 20-year-olds to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.
“With 90% of Americans living within 10 miles of a Walmart store, we’re well positioned to offer even faster delivery to customers in the future.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley said Americans “need to know” the Trump administration understands the economic pain they would feel in a prolonged trade war.
The definitive agreement came more than a year after Amber Road rejected a previous offer by the Austin,Texas-based supply chain software firm.
The company’s Eagle Express X service will offer carriage of container cargo from Asia to Honolulu on alternate weeks.
The British Columbia port handled just over 1 million TEUs in 2018, but planners say it has potential capacity of 6 million to 7 million TEUs.
Shippers encouraged to make alternative plans now for the millions of tons of commodities that typically move on the Illinois River.
Soybean farmers along the Mississippi River have dealt with historic flooding this year.
Yuri Freedman is elected to board, Kalliope Economou is hired and Ginger Adamiak and Yesica Gloria Marrufo have new roles.
One-way ship and two-way barge traffic was restored Sunday in the wake of the collision that spilled about 9,000 barrels of gasoline blend stock into the waterway.
Reducing greenhouse gases is a key agenda item as the Marine Environment Protection Committee meets this week in London.
Negotiations are continuing between employers and the union with the help of Canada’s Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
The Entity List comprises individuals and entities subject to specific license requirements for the export, re-export and/or in-country transfer of specified items.
The purchase has an up-front consideration of $21 million with a maximum potential performance-based earn-out of $9 million.
If implemented, the tariffs will affect approximately $300 billion worth of goods from China in yearly import value.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Friday sanctioned two more shipping companies and their tankers for transporting Venezuelan oil to Cuba.
South Florida market continues to attract a steady flow of newcomers aiming to get their piece of the freight.
Inflation surprise is one of the biggest risks to economic growth for the remainder of the year, FTR senior economist Bill Witte said Thursday.
The Justice Department said a North Korean-flagged bulk carrier is in U.S. custody for illegally transporting and concealing exports of North Korean coal.
Awards also go to Crowley, James, Mountevans, Cloud Logistics, Fleet Advantage, Gebrüder Weiss, IAPH honorees, Indiana port, The Andersons and Werner.
The purchase of the TMS implementation and integration services provider is the Chicago-based 3PL’s third acquisition of 2019.
Ports America, Ceres and SSA Marine plan a joint venture in Charleston and Savannah, while TOTE subsidiary and Luis Ayala Colon want to partner in San Juan.
The FMC chair says if freight rates don’t improve to recoup carriers’ cost of capital, the industry “points toward more consolidations, mergers and acquisitions.”
The agency issued guidance on Friday detailing the specifics of the tariff increase from 10% to 25% on $200 billion worth of goods from China.
Loaded imports were mostly flat and loaded exports decreased, but empty containers grew by double-digit percentages at both ports last month.
Australia, Japan and Singapore are leading the World Trade Organization e-commerce initiative.
Seaboard Marine also will launch additional services in June linking Savannah to South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
