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.
A requirement for ships to go slow in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could be counterproductive, says the Coalition for Responsible Transportation.
The companies will “collaborate on a wide range of cross-industry initiatives” and integrate their systems.
CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said transpacific contract rates saw an average “three-digit increase” per TEU.
The high import levels expected through the summer are driven by a rise in retail sales and plans to increase and broaden the tariffs against China.
Trade attorneys reported that the notice for tariffs to increase from 10% to 25% applies only to goods that are both exported and entered for consumption after 12:01 a.m. Friday.
Containerized import volume was up 7% year-over-year, but port officials “are concerned about what comes next.”
Justin Pinchback is hired as chief people officer and Bookda Gheisar is named senior director for equity, diversity and inclusion.
The settlement affects 17,519 drivers who entered into vehicle lease and independent contractor operating agreements between 2007 and 2017.
Enhancement of routing and scheduling software designed to help transportation planners “do more with less.”
But the company says revenues are up and predicts an increase in operating revenue for 2019.
President Trump ordered new sanctions to be placed on Iran’s iron, steel, aluminum and copper industries in an effort to curtail weapons manufacturing and political influence.
Effective May 28 the maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the canal’s Neopanamax locks will be 43 feet, down from 50 feet at the beginning of the year.
APL Logistics, Kinedyne LLC, Port of Virginia and Sea Machines introduce new hires.
Some shippers have not yet posted general average and salvage security.
The National Association of Manufacturers called on Congress to swiftly reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank after three board members were confirmed.
House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer said consideration of the bill could slip into the next Congress and presidential term.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee favorably reported the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act with one lawmaker voicing opposition.
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have been negotiating with employers for 17 months to replace the contract that expired on March 31, 2018.
The agency on Wednesday officially announced that tariffs across $200 billion worth of goods will increase to 25 percent on Friday.
The containership chartering company also increased its operating revenue by $28.4 million in its first full quarter since merging with Poseidon Container Holdings.
Container trade from Asia to ECSA has dwindled over the years amid growth on the Asia-to-WCSA trade, but the outlook for both appears positive.
She previously worked in the Transportation Department in various roles from 2003 to 2008.
A chief human resources officer is hired and an interim managing director is appointed.
The $562 million transaction will help Singamas shift its business focus to logistics services and the manufacturing and sale of specialized containers.
Private equity Wind Point Partners has taken over Kentucky-based A&R Logistics, which plans to continue building resins handling facilities in Charleston and Savannah.
Speakers talked about the negative impact caused by the tariffs during a discussion co-hosted by Tariffs Hurt the Heartland and the Council of the Great Lakes Region.
There is not enough time to front-load shipments if Trump acts later this week.
The Massachusetts Port Authority plans to acquire two additional rubber-tired gantry cranes by year’s end for a total of 16 in operation at Conley Terminal.
Macquarie Infrastructure fund selling facilities to the Singapore-owned terminal operator for an undisclosed price.
Tariffs across $200 billion worth of goods in yearly import value will be raised from 10 percent to 25 percent on Friday, the president tweeted on Sunday.
Toll Global Forwarding has been selected by the Port of Los Angeles to negotiate a lease for a prime warehousing location currently used by NFI’s Cal Cartage unit.
Launching this summer, 360box will introduce a pool of 500 additional 53-foot trailers businesses can reserve for drop-trailer purposes.
The House committee on Friday sent its latest in a round of letters to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer outlining concerns with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
The port announced Monday it also set a March record for cargo handled by rail.
Laurent Foloppe, Martin Stoekenbroek and Matthew Harding have new roles.
Implementation of the national agreement, which is retroactive to April 1, is delayed until a supplemental contract with Joint Council 40 is resolved.
The president will pick Mark Morgan, former Border Patrol director during the waning days of the Obama administration, to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Avin International and Nicos I.V. Special Maritime Enterprises were sentenced to pay a $4 million fine for illegally dumping oily bilge in the waters off Houston and Port Arthur.
The agency on Thursday released its strategy for 2020-2025 in which it highlighted predictive analytics as a potential tool for trade enforcement.
Bills in state legislature to limit containerships calling Houston could “crush” economic growth, say International Longshoremen’s Association and USMX.
Connecticut Port Authority partners with wind energy company Ørsted and the electric utility Eversource on $93 million of improvements in New London.
Honors also go to Abdullah Aldubaikhi, Rich Cooper, Robinson carriers, Dayton Freight, DSV, Gebrüder Weiss, IFOY winners, MIQ, Resilience360, TenderEasy and Transporeon.
The new incentive plan is structured so that drivers are rewarded for their longevity with the company in combination with their performance.
H.R. 2396 would unlock the HMTF’s existing $9.3 billion balance and enable the expenditure of about $34 billion over the next decade.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer made the statement about the third tranche of tariffs in response to questions after a Ways and Means hearing.
Port commissioners will decide whether to give the Oakland Athletics four years to complete studies and agreements for proposed baseball stadium that industry opposes.
Increased visibility throughout the supply chain could help improve the length of haul from the OEM to the dealership, speakers said Tuesday at the JAXPORT conference.
