While allocated capacity on Asia-to-North America trades took a sharp downturn between Q4 2018 and Q1 2019, North Europe outbound trades saw a modest increase.
Mexican officials met with several House Democrats as their congress looks to OK labor reform legislation in line with provisions of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
The ProStar discharged 442,131 barrels of jet fuel at the Florida port before heading to New York.
President Trump walks back threat to close the southern border with Mexico, but CBP’s reallocation of officers to immigration duties continues to stymie cargo flows.
The 3,504-TEU CMA CGM Fort de France is the first of four vessels in the company’s new dedicated fleet to the French West Indies.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which was among the plaintiffs of the class action suit filed last year, said it will appeal the ruling issued Thursday.
Chairman Michael Khouri told Senate Commerce Committee members that the agency is concerned how ocean carriers will pass IMO bunker requirement costs onto shippers.
Three small business executives spoke Thursday during a call organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce about how the nation’s infrastructure impacts their companies.
By sharing space and adding detection technologies at nine international mail facilities, the two agencies aim to stop more opioids and counterfeit drugs from entering the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection said, if authentic, the 450 baseball-style caps seized by its officers would have retailed for about $207,000.
In 2018 “logistics had to focus on the discipline of scarce resources management,” says CEO Bernhard Simon.
Drewry study finds lots of capacity at U.K. ports and feeder ships that could help out if the Port of Dover becomes jammed.
The transaction, announced on March 21, gives Noatum Logistics the largest international presence among Spanish logistics companies, the company said.
Investigators say Clayton Virgil Hall continued to operate his vehicle despite failing multiple controlled substance tests and never completing the return-to-work program.
The Commerce Department has now processed more than 45,000 of a total of roughly 80,000 exclusion requests, a BIS official told a Senate panel on Tuesday.
The nominations of Heidi King to be the NHTSA’s administrator and Ann Marie Buerkle to be the commissioner of the CPSB were among the seven picks OK’d by a 14-12 […]
Subsidiary of CBX Global has opened four offices in China to provide solutions to customers’ varied problems.
Even in a tough auto market, a bilateral trade agreement could provide opportunities for U.S. automakers to expand their market share in Japan, execs said at a trade panel.
The agreement comes less than a year after The Jordan Company bought GlobalTranz from a group of investors that included a Providence affiliate.
“All southern ports are working the same,” the Laredo Licensed U.S. Customs Brokers Association said in regard to lane reductions for commercial traffic at ports of entry.
The joint venture, which will be established in Shanghai with an initial investment of $38 million, will invest in online logistics platform E-Shipping.
ICS executive says “clouds of protectionism and slowing growth in key economies mean that the avoidance of over-ordering is now more important than ever.”
The confirmation of Jeffrey Kessler coincided with a Senate rule change to expedite consideration of nominations.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the founder of the Idaho-based company and its existing management team will maintain a significant ownership in the company.
A federal indictment says fraudulent accounting practices between 2014 and 2017 resulted in a $245 million loss to shareholders.
White House official Peter Navarro said online marketplaces, payment processors and customs brokers believe they have “no liability and that simply has to stop.”
The Northwest Seaport Alliance also approved a 32-year lease with SSA Terminals, which will begin operating the terminal once the first phase of construction is complete.
The large volume of shared exports and imports between the U.S. and Mexico reflects the “highly integrated” manufacturing supply chain, a Chamber of Commerce official said.
The Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technology Deployment grants for “early deployments of cutting-edge technologies” go to 10 projects.
A state pork producers association board member told a House subcommittee that Mexican and Chinese retaliatory tariffs have had a huge negative impact on U.S. pork exports.
A Chinese trade delegation led by Vice Premier Liu He is in Washington, D.C., and tariffs and enforcement are expected to be major topics of this week’s meetings.
The Deutsche Post DHL Group subsidiary will invest $100 million to construct 1.7 million square feet of warehousing space at its South Carolina site.
The McCain Foods subsidiary said the acquisition of A&S Kinard and Buckler Transport will propel it into the top 10 North American suppliers of dedicated truck services.
Navis Smart will allow customers to take advantage of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
The two intra-European transport brands will operate under the Containerships brand.
“We will immediately redeploy hundreds of CBP personnel to the border to respond to this emergency,” Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen said.
Crowley leaders change roles, MTC appoints a new president, C.H. Robinson names an interim CFO and the Port of Longview welcomes a business development chief.
The airline plans to increase to a twice-weekly frequency at Rickenbacker International Airport, which moved more than 5,000 tons of cargo for the carrier in 2018.
The Arizona-headquartered freight broker has made nine acquisitions since January 2017.
The Maersk subsidiary said it will focus on its container business, although the RAO Tankers business unit is not included in the sales agreement.
Online retailer and supply chain services provider is expected to increase its ownership in Atlas Air and ATSG, with stock offerings that accompany additional plane leases.
DSV will acquire Panalpina in an all-stock deal to create the world’s fourth-largest freight forwarder.
The number of structurally deficient bridges in 2018 fell at the slowest pace in five years, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.
A common thread has emerged among recent OFAC violations: U.S. trade compliance breaks down in overseas affiliates and subsidiaries.
Indictment states California businessmen committed wire fraud and failed to report to the Consumer Product Safety Commission the fire-prone dehumidifiers.
CBP’s deployment of 750 officers to assist with the the immigration crisis has customs brokers along the Southwest border worried about backlogs of trucked imports.
The regulatory summary that clarifies the quarterly reporting requirement is in addition to the separate NRC annual reporting reporting requirements.
Maersk appoints longtime employee Doug Morgante as VP of North American government relations; Marc Papenhoff joins InstaFreight as director of business development.
The port’s board of commissioners approved a $23.4 million contract to Shanghai Zenhua Heavy Industries for the two 100-foot cranes.
The German liner carrier is still assessing the cause of its containership’s punctured hull at the Global Marine New York Container Terminal.
Complaining about service quality, the shipper group says the current regulation that allows vessel sharing “does not fulfill its own objective” and should be amended or repealed.
Prime Minister May now has until April 12 to seek a longer extension to the negotiation process to avoid a “no deal” Brexit.
The Appellate Body upheld WTO panel findings that the U.S. provided unfair state tax breaks to Boeing and that rejected EU claims of U.S. subsidies unfairly impacting Airbus aircraft sales.
Funds will be used to repay debt and for capital expenditures, mainly on vessels.
Lone Star Ports, a joint venture between the Carlyle Group and Berry Group, will lease about 200 acres on Harbor Island to develop a petroleum export terminal.
The vessel’s role in the Vietnam War is just part of the saga told by the chairman of the Maritime Industry Museum.
The Coast Guard will require ships arriving from ports in the Seychelles to include an additional layer of security during their time in U.S. ports.
The 23,000-TEU ships, which are being built at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, are among the 20-ship order made by HMM last year.
The surge in imports as shippers “pulled forward” cargo in December is reverberating into this year and has set a high bar that will be hard to match in late […]
The two new cranes, identical to the pair delivered in March 2018, are part of the port’s $300 million in Packer Avenue Marine Terminal improvement projects.
Section 301 tariffs on goods from China are hurting some U.S. businesses downstream in the industrial supply chain, after the U.S. started imposing the measures last summer to generate changes […]
The moves include a new vice president of customer care, chief transportation officer, acting chief executive and port director, board chairman, and global head of ocean procurement and tradelane management.
The plan, which includes more than $650 billion in federal funding, would be the Democratic presidential hopeful’s “top budget priority” should she be elected in 2020.
Emmanuelle Verger and Rick Revoir are tapped to take the helms.
Sen. Susan Collins criticizes the president’s Transportation Department budget for offering “no path forward after the FAST Act expires.”
The Office of Foreign Assets Control said Stanley Black & Decker failed to effectively stop a Chinese subsidiary’s illicit exports to Iran following acquisition.
The Senate Finance Committee said in “coming weeks” the panel’s chairman will introduce a bill allowing Congress to stop Section 232 duties after they are imposed.
Petitions from the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance allege that wooden cabinets and vanities from China are unfairly subsidized and dumped on the U.S. market.
Headwinds include Brexit, a U.S.-China trade deal and the International Maritime Organization’s 2020 sulfur cap.
CEO Frank McGuigan promises “a collaborative, high-tech workspace that attracts high-potential talent and is a place where employees can thrive.”
Scott Parker will succeed Art Garcia, who is retiring at the end of April.
Representatives of organized labor told a House subcommittee on Tuesday that the U.S., Canada and Mexico should get back to the negotiation table.
The $6 million project is expected to reduce diesel-related air pollutants by 45 tons annually.
TransX’s business includes truckload, LTL, intermodal, warehousing and freight forwarding, will continue to be based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and operate independently.
The European Commission said the restrictions on traders of football merchandise across the continent violated antitrust regulations.
The South Korean liner carrier’s announcement does not mention former leader C.K. Yoo, who told employees he was resigning in February.
Hapag-Lloyd is still working on a solution to transship the damaged containers to customers.
The International Transport Forum says its “views are grounded in data, evidence and economic research with the objective to foster efficient transport solutions that serve citizens.”
Sen. Wicker and Rep. Garamendi plan to reintroduce a bill to guarantee fixed percentages of all LNG and crude oil travel on U.S.-built, crewed and flagged vessels.
According to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the total value of U.S.-North American freight flows increased 7.8 percent to $1.23 trillion.
OOIL reported a profit attributable to equity holders of $108.2 million in 2018 compared to $137.7 million the previous year despite higher operating profits and revenues.
Port authorities want European Union leaders to better recognize “cross-border connectivity” that seaports project across the continent.
An association chairman is stepping down and a COO, chief legal officer and sales manager are joining teams in Chicago, Scottsdale and London.
Efforts to end-run U.S. sanctions against the Assad regime continue through elaborate petroleum transport schemes by vessel with Iran.
The 16,500-square-meter facility is located within a three-mile radius of all six container ports at Busan New Port and less than 10 miles from Gimhae International Airport.
The Turkish port operator is one of the finalists trying to become the operator of one of the largest and most automated terminals in the U.S.
The fifth-largest container carrier wants to be “number one for quality” and increase digital initiatives.
Container volumes are down at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach following the rush to import Chinese goods ahead of tariffs and an extended peak season.
In partnership with Dutch multinationals, Maersk will test the second-generation biofuels on the 18,000-TEU Mette Maersk, which will sail 25,000 nautical miles.
CEO Rodolphe Saadé said the shipping line is reinforcing its efforts to “develop ever more efficient and environmentally friendly vessels.”
Container carrier trade association says an OECD International Transport Forum report should be disregarded by European regulators looking at shipping regulation.
The blaze broke out at Intercontinental Terminals’ bulk liquid storage facility in La Porte on March 17.
President Trump’s tweet on Friday calling for no new North Korean sanctions was enough to make any corporate compliance officer’s head spin.
Taiwanese carrier says results were “significantly impacted” by fuel prices and that it is “cautiously conservative” on its outlook for 2019.
The purchase of the South African freight forwarding and logistics company is Rhenus’ fifth acquisition since November.
Style Pantry LLC of California is claiming intellectual property law violations have been committed with the importation and sale of women’s clothing.
The exclusions will extend through March 25, 2020, and are retroactive to July 6, when 25 percent tariffs across $34 billion worth of goods from China began.
The project, which is scheduled to begin in September and be finished by December 2020, will nearly double the terminal’s current annual handling capacity to 600,000 TEUs.
Individuals knowing of any reason why an applicant should not receive an OTI license or amendment are urged to contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.
The agency also posted 2018 import statistics related to the Generalized System of Preferences on its website.
