U.S. Customs and Border Protection will seek industry input on how to best position its operations to meet future changes to trade during March 1 meeting.
U.S. ports handled 21.8 million TEUs in December, a 6.2 percent increase year-over-year.
The container is 100 percent recyclable and is touted to need repairs less often than one with a wooden floor.
Investigators allege Wiley Sanders Truck Lines carried lead-contaminated plastic battery chips without authorized packaging in California on three occasions.
The two firms will create a multimodal logistics company with more than $1 billion in freight under management.
When a company discovers a possible violation of U.S. export laws, it must carefully consider whether it’s necessary to file a voluntary self-disclosure.
The commission concluded the acquisition would not raise competition concerns.
The agency set forth procedures to claim exclusions granted by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Section 301 duties on goods from China.
The company’s Latin American container handling grew 23 percent year-over-year.
The first-of-its-kind retrofitting will have the battery sufficiency to allow the Hagland Shipping AS vessel to sail in and out of harbor on electric power for about 30 minutes.
Trade aspects of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 will be covered.
The Airforwarders Association has found that direct participation by smaller forwarders in the Air Cargo Advanced Screening program remains minimal.
A vehicle miles traveled program is the country’s “only viable future” for fixing the Highway Trust Fund, Ranking Member Sam Graves says.
The U.S. and China will re-engage in trade talks with Section 301 tariffs set to rise to 25 percent on March 2 if the countries can’t reach a deal.
The International Air Transportation Association expects a slightly higher figure — 3.7 percent growth — in 2019.
P3s incentivize on-time and on-budget projects and harness the innovation of the private sector, Nossaman LLP partner says.
Hawaii’s only Public Utilities Commission-regulated inter-island water carrier anticipates filing for another rate case in 2019, company president says.
The Food and Drug Administration has started accepting applications to develop a system to identify and trace certain drugs as they’re distributed within the U.S.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control added Evren Kayakiran to its Foreign Sanctions Evaders list, while reaching a settlement with Radford, Va.-based Kollmorgen Corp.
The State Department announced that it issued a presidential permit in November to the General Services Administration to start construction.
Commerce provided notice to Mexican signatories on Wednesday, after industry and lawmakers pushed for a pullout of the 2013 agreement.
Pacific carrier appoints VP, manufacturer hires sales chief, Hong Kong-based company expands focus and port authority gets new head of communications.
The International Trade Commission pushed back decisions on whether to institute Section 337 investigations because of the partial government shutdown.
NYK Bulk & Projects Carrier’s order is for 25 bulk carriers, and BW LPG will have 12 LPG carriers retrofitted.
The reintroduction of the Trade Security Act is the most recent proposal to check the executive branch’s ability to impose national security-based trade remedies.
CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen tells analysts consolidation makes sense in an “extremely fragmented” 3PL industry.
NCBFAA praises Customs and Border Protection leaders for their assistance and guidance during the 35 days federal agencies were closed.
All three grew fourth-quarter revenue by at least 6 percent compared to 2017, but net income dipped.
The new assessment increased by more than 50 to at least 345 containers lost from the early January incident in the North Sea.
The port handled more than 7 million TEUs in one year for the first time in its six-decade history.
The Bureau of Industry and Security and Census Bureau have raised their civil penalty amounts for various export control and trade statistics violations.
Industry veterans are promoted and board members are selected.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has adjusted its civil penalty amounts to account for inflation, as required annually by the 2015 Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act.
Drewry says carriers will focus on making sure they can recover higher fuel costs.
In its report to Congress, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative expressed concern about China’s support for Appellate Body proposals.
In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the president says investing in the nation’s roads and bridges “is a necessity.”
Northwest Seaport Alliance may lease to Stevedoring Services of America and MSC’s Terminal International Ltd.
The European Commission cites competition concerns for blocking the proposed deal on Wednesday.
Captain Peter will be integrated into the remote container management platform during the first half of the year.
VesselsValue says China still has the most valuable container fleet despite also seeing the largest drop in worth.
The funding increases the Chicago-based startup’s total capital raised to $100.5 million and comes less than a year after it gained $35 million in backing.
Jeffrey Kessler would be tasked with ensuring compliance of U.S. trading partners with free trade agreements.
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday favorably reported the nomination of Jeffrey Kessler, setting up the full Senate to consider confirmation.
Vessel discharge of the Ever Summit, which struck a crane on Jan. 28, is expected to be completed by Thursday morning.
Moving cargo on the trade by rail and truck is becoming an increasingly feasible option.
House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio highlighted the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and gas tax as critical issues that must be addressed.
The Port of Savannah will be able to handle six 14,000-TEU vessels simultaneously.
The port authority says the project proposed by Fraser Surrey Docks failed to show substantial progress on construction had been made by Nov. 30, one of 83 conditions.
The Class I railroad says it has seen an increase in efficiency and improvement in quality of customer service since implementing scheduled railroading.
Letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross calls for end to agreement suspending antidumping investigation.
Recovery efforts following the Jan. 28 crane collapse have been slowed by high winds and the discovery of more extensive damage to the crane’s boom.
The containership’s 16 sister vessels also are technically prepared for retrofitting.
The Agriculture Department and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will accept nominations for four-year terms until March 1.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said all drawback claims will have to be filed electronically in the Automated Commercial Environment.
The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), an organization devoted to the North American 3PL industry, has appointed Matt Mantione as vice president of membership and Chris Burroughs and Will Sehestedt as vice presidents of government affairs. […]
Swiss foundation owning 46 percent of Panalpina does not support offer from Denmark’s DSV.
Shipping line’s executive vice president of trade says U.S. trucking and rising ship fuel expenses are other concerns.
The investments could facilitate new trade lanes despite looming economic uncertainty.
A Hapag-Lloyd ship that caught fire early in January is now moored off Freeport, Bahamas.
CBP is slated to publish Tuesday a ruling that found the U.S. to be the country of origin of certain Ethernet devices for purposes of U.S. government procurement.
Oil-producing countries are closely monitored as bunker prices heavily impact the ocean liner shipping industry.
Volumes tapered off in the fourth quarter, growing 4.2 percent year-over-year.
As another bilateral round of talks concluded this week, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said U.S. and Chinese officials extensively discussed enforcement.
Korea Development Bank is taking steps to merge Daewoo Shipbuilding and Hyundai Heavy Industries, but says Samsung may bid.
Containerships remain the top vessel, but the canal has seen an increase in LPG and LNG carriers since the expansion opened in June 2016.
U.S. Customs officers at Nogales border crossing find 254 pounds of the drug hidden in a truckload of cucumbers.
Oslo-based Systema part of “global geographic foothold strategy.”
Oakland, Calif.-based cosmetics firm ELF used two Chinese suppliers that violated the U.S. government’s North Korean sanctions.
The newbuild will be deployed on THE Alliance’s Asia to Europe 5 service.
The joint venture of Japan’s three largest shipping companies said it benefited from the rush to get cargo into the U.S. ahead of threatened tariff increase.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce CEO said Parliament probably will want to see how legislative consideration of the pact shakes out in the U.S. first.
Now is the time for export compliance officers to explain to senior management the reasons for the delays in BIS and hold the line on compliance.
CEO says the company “is committed to providing our employees with a long-term career path they can count on financially.”
A new CEO steps in and a president is tapped to deepen relationships in the energy sector.
The platform, which already is processing some 1.2 million data points each day, helps predict the best time to berth and depart.
North American shippers provide data on capacity, challenges and tariffs.
Investigators say Doug A. Jones was involved in two fatalities in 2018.
More than 6 million pounds of cargo will be distributed throughout the Southeast.
The Office of the USTR submitted a description of changes to existing U.S. laws required to bring the U.S. into compliance.
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For the U.S. dairy products industry to pour its products into the British market, the U.K. will need to shed agricultural tariffs and non-tariffs currently shared with the EU.
Railway officials discussed plans to grow intermodal cargo and develop the Nova Scotia port during this week’s earnings call.
Technology developments are aiding ports, but business models also need to evolve.
Port handled 9.5 million TEUs in 2018 and believes technology can help solve “persistent systemic problems.”
Container volumes increased 7.5 percent; the port is dredging and adding cranes, truck gates and rail capacity to accommodate more growth.
Three company veterans are promoted and a logistics specialist is named chairman of the board.
Shippers in the transpacific trade should consider moving more of their cargo under contract rates and look at joining a shippers association or buying group because of the trade war […]
No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred early Monday morning, but both the crane and Evergreen ship sustained damage.
IPS Worldwide bankruptcy filing is another critical reminder that shippers need to better manage their accounts payable.
The Chinese telecom is charged with stealing trade secrets from T-Mobile USA and for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran through a misrepresented affiliate.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. for illicit financial support of President Nicolás Maduro’s regime.
Online gateway takes “the guesswork out of scheduling for truckers, dispatchers and the owners of cargo.”
The roughly U.S. $250 million purchase of the Toronto-based business is expected to close in February.
Revenues for the full year hit $1.4 billion, a 62 percent increase year-over-year.
Appointments announced by CMA CGM Group, Columbia Shipmanagement, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
CEVA’s board says the offer is friendly but shareholders may do better if they hold onto their shares.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union says plan to automate Pier 400 puts robots ahead of people.
Transpacific revenues up 26 percent in fourth quarter of 2018 on 6.1 percent volume growth.
