The port and the St. Louis Regional Freightway are seeking to form a relationship to explore opportunities that support growth in both cities.
Dockworkers return to work Thursday afternoon after all-night negotiations.
Judge says New York must concur with New Jersey’s desire to leave the bi-state law enforcement agency.
The programs are offered at Florida International University and the University of North Florida, which opened registration for its initial course Friday.
Consultant warns exporters still need to exercise common sense to ensure there’s no suggestion that the integrity of an export transaction is suspect.
The administration sent to Congress a draft statement to propel USMCA implementing legislation Thursday, the same day Trump tweeted he plans to impose tariffs on Mexico.
Attorney reports difficulties for U.S. firms as China moves from national to provincial registration of non-vessel operating common carriers.
Robert Brasher is succeeding Patrick O’Malley as vice president and CCO, and material handling industry veteran James Heuker is hired.
COAC’s Northern Triangle Working Group gains momentum with 50 members and involvement from nongovernmental organizations and the United Nations.
Swiss company rebrands and names new management team, Indiana-based firm hires a national fleet sales manager and insurance union appoints an ambassador for Asia.
President Donald Trump said last week that talks would not continue until Democratic lawmakers “get these phony investigations over with.”
Logisticians can’t help with recovery operations if their businesses aren’t prepared, says Kathy Fulton, executive director of the American Logistics Aid Network.
Maritime shipping interests have asked the Canadian government to consider building the icebreakers as part of $15.7 billion Canadian Coast Guard fleet renewal.
Japan, Germany and Malaysia among the countries that met two of three criteria to be designated by the Treasury as a currency manipulator, but no country met all three.
Hong Kong-based Hutchison Ports, Canadian National Railway and the Port of Quebec say they will partner to build a $775 million deep-draft container terminal.
AVAIO and Sydney Harbour Investment Partners announce a partnership to develop and finance the Nova Scotia multipurpose terminal.
Former Google and MercuryGate executives are hired for chief positions.
Advanced Training Systems CEO John Kearney says technology-enhanced driver training plays a key role in the nation’s effort to protect the supply chain.
Maersk joins CMA CGM and MSC as an investor in the manufacturer of “smart container” technology.
French carrier raises cost-saving targets and reports a smaller net loss in the first quarter of 2019.
‘Qualitative’ retaliation could take the form of increased inspections, difficulty in getting licenses, and delays and investigations for environmental compliance.
Andrew Kinsey, senior risk consultant at the insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, says carriers need to be proactive in preventing ship fires.
Analyst at Drewry believes the decision by CMA CGM and MSC to join the IBM-Maersk digital shipping platform is a significant event.
With COAC’s help, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks to devise an online strategy to better target illicit exports before they can leave the country.
Mexico is benefiting from the CPTPP accord and booming beverage business, but its auto industry is slowing down and it’s dealing with trucking delays at the U.S. border.
Union president calls the move “a reckless, irresponsible and needless decision that will undermine the economy.”
An investment in a 50-foot berth enabled the 14,424-TEU Evergreen Triton to pay a visit to Maryland.
Two more carriers join the “blockchain-enabled” shipping platform developed by Maersk and IBM.
Investigators found calcium hypochlorite in 13 containers and chlorinated paraffin wax in an additional five.
The vessel will provide a ship-to-ship distribution service in the Baltic region.
Two containerships are launched for weekly service calling New York, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
The first of 14 ordered fuel-efficient planes took off from Cincinnati bound for Bahrain on Saturday.
Five hundred of the 3,000 units will be MCI Star Cool containers, which have the refrigeration integrated directly into the boxes.
The AB has four vacancies, with two current members on the seven-position panel expected to depart in December, which would render it inoperative.
John Stubbings and Rachel Morley are elected, Larry Klimczyk is hired and Carsten Mortensen is appointed nonexecutive chairman.
New BIS licensing designation puts Maduro regime among those countries of U.S. national security concern, such as China, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Syria.
Port authority’s long-term goal is to become the East Coast port leader for railed containers to the Midwest.
Awards also given for safety practices and to Circular IQ, Dayton Freight, Duluth-Superior, Manhattan CFO, Nola, Old Dominion, Pacesetter ports and Worldwide.
More than 3,200 containers will have to be discharged at the Port of Halifax, where the ship arrived Monday, ONE said.
The first three are set to be delivered in mid-June with subsequent deliveries in August and October.
The most recent and announced potential future duties will reduce global GDP, the intergovernmental group stated in a report released Thursday.
CEO Skou reports “good progress” on business transformation, but says new tariffs could potentially reduce expected growth in global container volumes by 1%.
The 23 crew members temporarily left the ship but returned about 8:30 a.m. Friday after a ballast transfer, according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
The congressional watchdog agency said the trade financing bank should use GSA’s system as a tool to identify applicants with delinquent federal debt indicators.
The five technologies identified by the Wassenaar Arrangement members were added to Commerce’s export control list based on their threat to national security.
The Justice Department said Edison, N.J. resident Gene Shilman now faces up to five years in jail for violating the Arms Export Control Act.
President Trump said he told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to “get these phony investigations over with.”
U.S. Department of Transportation agencies are looking at addressing such areas as CDL endorsements, hours of service rules and roadside inspections.
Shipping line orders additional “smart container” equipment from Traxens that allows shippers to monitor cargo.
The reduction, which began in April, is scheduled to last for six months to “clarify our management stance towards recovery of our business performance,” the company said.
Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., says the agreement won’t be “jammed through” his panel or the House Ways and Means Committee.
Purchase of Pescara, Italy-based Dema Services marks the second European-focused acquisition made by C.H. Robinson this year.
The subcommittee favorably reported to the full Appropriations Committee its fiscal year 2020 funding bill, which includes $1.1 billion for the Maritime Administration.
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.
