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   A.P. Moller-Maersk said it has agreed to sell to NorSea Group the core business activities of its Danbor unit, involved in logistics and services for the wind and oil […]

Foxx    U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Friday appointed 10 new members to the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council.    Established in 2010, MTSNAC is comprised of 29 […]

   The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday reported that the country’s exports of goods and services in February fell slightly to $190.4 billion from $192.5 billion in January.    However, […]

   Requirements for U.S. exports to be carried on U.S. flag ships is the subject of legislation moving through Congress. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives unanimously approved The Coast Guard […]

   The Federal Maritime Commission said Wednesday it has concluded its review of the proposed amendment to the G6 Alliance Agreement and will allow the vessel-sharing agreement to expand into […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 46 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.     The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from B&F International, Carson, […]

   Kuehne + Nagel has expanded its less-than-container-load (LCL) service, opening a new hub in Busan, South Korea, as part of its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.    Busan is […]

   The multipurpose, or breakbulk, shipping sector should see better times following a tough 2013, according to the London-based consultant Drewry.

   Hamburg Süd said it did well in 2013 “under difficult business conditions,” and “subdued market growth and operational problems in the vastly overstretched ports in Brazil,” but it does not […]

   Drewry Maritime Research says the container shipping industry “remains in an extended down cycle” due to the entry of new and larger vessels across all trades.    The consulting […]

   A.P. Moller – Maersk Group and China Shipping (Group) have signed an agreement that they said paves the way for new discussions on more collaboration and joint ventures.

   The Government of Jamaica said it has signed a “framework agreement” with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the development of a transshipment hub in the Portland Bight, according […]

   Evergreen Line will join with members of the CKYH alliance — COSCO, “K” Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin — in operating container services to the United States East Coast. […]

   U.S. steel imports increased in February compared to January by 1.4 percent, according to preliminary government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel.    “Improved pricing at […]

   Exporters and importers should be developing options to prepare for a possible disruption at West Coast ports this year, said Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition […]

   David Samson, the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has resigned, effective immediately, said New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Friday afternoon.

   CMA CGM, the third-largest container carrier in the world, said it had a net consolidated profit of $408 million in 2013, 22.8 percent more than the $332 million it […]

   China Cosco Holdings Co. said last week that profit attributable to equity holders in 2013 was 235.5 million Chinese Yuan Renminbi ($37.9 million) compared to 9.6 billion RMB in […]

   Air freight consolidator AMI has opened offices in Darwin, Australia, and Christchurch, New Zealand.    Darwin, the capital of northern Australia, is experiencing a surge in freight business to […]

   Sluggish demand and increased capacity “led to a notable mismatch between supply and demand,” and freight rates on main trade lanes “showed no substantial recovery and continued to fluctuate […]

   The project at the port in northern Chile, which calls for the construction of a third berth and the expansion of another, will cost upward of $350 million. Iquique […]

   Stratford Land, a Dallas-based land investment and management company, has broken ground on RiverPort Business Park in Hardeeville, S.C.    The property is located four miles from the I-95 […]

   The company will pay $630,000 in civil penalties and post a $300,000-to-$500,000 bond to satisfy any future potential penalties related to the import of model year 2014, 2015 and […]

   The Global Shippers’ Forum is calling for shippers to have a greater voice in global discussions as the debate on how to tackle maritime greenhouse gas emissions continues. GSF […]

   Groups representing drayage drivers in the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia, said Wednesday they had reached a deal to end a month-and-a-half-old strike.    “We did it,” said a […]

   ZIM, the Israel-based container carrier, said it had a net loss in 2013 of $530 million compared with $428 million last year.    Excluding extraordinary expenses, the annual loss […]

   The U.S. maritime industry is “at the precipice of potential failure” said acting U.S. Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen during testimony to the Coast Guard and Maritime Subcommittee of […]

   SeaLand, the newly founded intra-Americas regional carrier of Maersk Group, said it has appointed the following executives to lead the company under Craig Mygatt, who was named earlier this […]

   At a waterfront rally Tuesday, the president of the International Longshoremen’s Association along with several business leaders and government officials called for limiting the power of the Waterfront Commission […]

    This year’s outlook for the container shipping industry is “bleak” and publicly-listed global container shipping companies “face a greater risk of financial distress, including possible bankruptcy, than at […]

   The U.S. Export-Import Bank said one of its guaranteed bonds funded by the capital markets raised $40.7 million for the Brazilian airline VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A. (GOL) for engine-maintenance […]

   Hapag-Lloyd said Wednesday that it had a net loss of €97.4 million ($134.3 million) in 2013, smaller than the €128.3 million net loss in 2012, adding that the outlook […]

   COSCO Pacific, the container terminal and container leasing arm of COSCO, had a profit attributable to equity holders of $702.7 million in 2013 compared with $342.2 million in 2012, […]

   Fednav said it is the first shipping company to use drones to check ice conditions on the water during a commercial voyage, using video-equipped drones to scout ahead of the […]

   The U.S. Coast Guard began allowing ships to move through special zones of the Port of Houston’s ship channel Tuesday afternoon after being closed since Saturday due to an […]

    Maersk Line, Limited and Rickmers-Linie (Americas) have ended their joint venture, Maersk-Rickmers U.S. Flag Project Carrier, which had operated two multipurpose ships, and have sold the vessels to Thorco […]

   As of Monday evening, the Port of Houston remained closed due to the continuation of oil cleanup work underway in the shipping channel. Meanwhile, there are 46 outbound vessels […]

   While the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey claims congestion at its marine terminals has eased in recent weeks, a coalition of business and labor leaders are […]

   CMA CGM, UASC and China Shipping are introducing a new weekly container service between the Red Sea and the Far East. CMA CGM said the new Asia Southern Red […]

   The Port of Houston’s Ship Channel remained closed Monday morning as the U.S. Coast Guard and other authorities continued to respond to a Saturday oil spill that resulted from […]

   The Chilean container shipping company CSAV has reported that 84.5 percent of its shareholders approved a merger with Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd on Friday during a special shareholders’ meeting in Valparaíso. […]

   Shipper groups praised the FMC for close examination of the P3 Network that Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM plan to set up later this year, as well as its […]

   Damen Shipyard Group has opened a new shipbuilding yard facility along Vietnam’s Cam River.    The yard is built on a 43-hectare (430,000 square meters) site with direct access […]

   The White House on Friday notified Congress of its intent to enter into negotiations on a new trade agreement in the World Trade Organization aimed at eliminating tariffs on […]

   The U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Philippine government’s Department of Energy entered a memorandum of understanding Friday to exchange information related to matching development needs in the Philippines with […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said Thursday that its members voted not to block the P3 Network that Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM plan to start later […]

   The United States and the Philippines have agreed to a program of expanded engagement in coming months on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues after a two-day meeting Thursday under […]

   Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways will officially start its twice-weekly Boeing 747-8 freighter service into Columbus, Ohio’s Rickenbacker International Airport when the first aircraft lands at 5 p.m. Friday. […]

NYK said that starting May 1, it will no longer provide chassis at marine, truck depot and intermodal rail facilities in Long Beach, Calif.; Los Angeles; San Diego, Calif.; and […]

The container ship charter Global Ship Lease said a new capital structure it is creating will allow it to take advantage of opportunities to grow and possibly pay dividends to […]

   Georgia’s state legislature has approved Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposal for $35 million in additional dredging funds for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. Georgia has now allocated $266 million, meeting the […]

   British Columbia said Wednesday that it, along with Port Metro Vancouver and the Canadian government, are “taking immediate and coordinated action” to try and end the truck driver strike […]

   Ingram Barge Company said it has begun participating in the new barge freight component of the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a public-private partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and […]

   A group of U.S. and Uruguayan government officials, as well as local politicians and industry representatives, gathered in Philadelphia on Wednesday to celebrate the recent arrival of containerized shipments […]

   The 15 container shipping lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement said Wednesday that they have agreed to a general rate increase on April 15 of $300 per 40-foot container […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said its members voted not to block the P3 Network that Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co., and CMA CGM plan to start later this year. […]

   The Japan Fair Trade Commission said Tuesday that surcharge payment orders against four car carrier companies — NYK, “K” Line, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co. […]

   Masamichi Morooka, chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, told attendees of Shipping 2014, the annual conference of the Connecticut Maritime Association, that costs of complying with new regulations […]

   The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have reported lower cargo volumes in February than in the same period last year.    The Port of Long Beach said […]

   The Delaware Economic Development Office will issue a request for proposals later this month from the private sector on expanding the ramp area and load-bearing capacity at Dover Air […]

   The boards of third party logistics providers Coyote Logistics of Chicago and Access America Transport in Chattanooga, Tenn., have approved a merger agreement.    Terms of the deal were […]

   The U.S. Export-Import Bank has entered a cross-marketing partnership with the Finance, Credit and International Business Association, a division of the National Association of Credit Management, which represents thousands […]

   Kirby Corp. said Monday that it has signed an agreement to order an additional 29 new inland tank barges with 30,000-barrel capacity this year.    Joe Pyne, Kirby’s chairman […]

   Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and “K” Line said Tuesday that they had received final cease-and-desist orders from the Japanese Fair Trade Commission along with surcharge orders.

   Distribution center operator St. George Warehouse has opened a new 160,000-square-foot facility within minutes of the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal and close to Interstate 95.    Company […]

FMC reviews 30 OTI license applications

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 30 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.     The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Air & Surface […]

   A team of Navy SEALs boarded and took command of the commercial tanker Morning Glory in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of Cyprus, on Sunday evening, according to the U.S. […]

   A two-and-a-half-week truckers’ strike at the Port of Vancouver, B.C., seemed unlikely to end Monday despite requests by port and terminal officials to return to work, and the port’s […]

   A news report on Friday erred on the Port of Cleveland’s stance on open lake dredge disposal.    The Port of Cleveland did not approve a measure to immediately […]

   The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index rose on Friday, reflecting a general rate increase suggested by the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement for March 15. TSA is recommending another increase May 1 […]

   The Port of Cleveland approved a measure during its board meeting Thursday to immediately proceed with maintenance dredging in the Cuyahoga River and Cleveland Harbor before the start of […]

   Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. That’s the kind of advice shippers are getting about the West Coast longshore labor situation, and it was mirrored in two […]

   The WorldWide Alliance, a network of neutral non-vessel-operating common carriers, has expanded its less-than-containerload services by adding nine countries to its global coverage.    Central America will benefit the […]

   As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been winding down over the past several years, U.S.-flag carriers have had to increasingly diversify their cargo base toward other U.S.-flag […]

Bloom    INTTRA, a multi-carrier e-commerce network for ocean shipping, said Ken Bloom, its long-time chief executive officer, will step down from his job this year upon completion of a […]

   Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty reported a decline in shipping losses for 2013, with just 94 losses of ships of more than 100 gross tons worldwide, compared to 117 […]

   As the the second anniversary of the U.S.-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) nears, exports of U.S. manufactured goods to Korea have increased, and Koreans are buying more […]

   COSCO Pacific said that through a strategic partnership with Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, it is acquiring a 40 percent interest in Asia Container Terminal Holdings (ACT) for $212.65 million. […]

   Crowley said its Carib Energy subsidiary has been awarded a multi-year contract to supply containerized, U.S.-sourced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to its first industrial customer, Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers […]

   CMA CGM will begin calling the port of Buchanan in Liberia with its PC North service March 24, the company said.    The French container carrier said it is […]

   A shipping association chairman is warning that exporters of forest products in containers through the Port of Vancouver may move their cargo to other ports, switch to using breakbulk vessels […]

   The Port of New York and New Jersey is being severely impacted by a shortage of chassis needed to deliver and pick up containers at marine terminals, according to […]

   Russian intermodal transport operator Ruscon has started a scheduled flexitank container service to Kazakhstan.    In the first quarter of 2014, about 40 containers arrived from Italy at the […]

   Ship Finance International Limited said Tuesday it will acquire two 5,800-TEU container ships built in 2001 and 2002 in combination with long-term charters.    “The vessels are expected to […]

   Pilgrim Pipeline Holdings Inc. is proposing construction of a dual pipeline between Albany, N.Y., and northern New Jersey.    One pipe would carry refined products such as gasoline, diesel, heating […]

   The Federal Maritime Commission “unanimously voted to effectively allow the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma to move forward on a cooperative agreement to exchange information and work together to […]

   The announcement Monday that two big fruit companies — Chiquita and Fyffes — plan to merge also means that two of the top 10 operators of conventional breakbulk reefer […]

   Global Terminal in Bayonne, N.J., is upgrading its terminal operating system (TOS) by becoming the first company in North America to upgrade to version 2.5 of Navis’s N4 TOS. […]

   U.S. steel exports were 963,060 tons in January, up 10.5 percent from December 2013, but 10.6 percent lower than in January 2013, according to U.S. government data.

   OOIL Chairman C.C. Tung said that overcapacity will occur this year, stemming from tonnage growth, but that there will be higher demand than in 2013. OOIL saw revenue of […]

   The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday reported that the country’s exports of goods and services for January reached $192.5 billion, up from $191.3 billion in December.    “U.S. exports […]

   Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that broke out Thursday on a barge that was being towed to Puerto Rico as part of Crowley Maritime’s […]

   Sea Star Line has agreed to pay $1.9 million, and Horizon Lines has agreed to pay $1.5 million. The civil settlements resolve allegations in a lawsuit filed in federal […]

   Hanjin Shipping America said it plans to relocate its Atlanta service center functions to its Phoenix service center and relocate claims functions from Atlanta to Phoenix. The changes are […]

   Import container volume in March is expected to reach 1.28 million TEU at major U.S. retail container ports, a 12.4-percent increase over March 2013, as retailers begin to stock […]

   Transpacific container volumes are expected to increase in the next several years, but increased capacity brought on by ships cascading from the Asia-Europe trade bring challenges as carriers seek […]

   The Chilean shipping company CSAV will pay a $625,000 civil penalty under a compromise agreement reached with the Federal Maritime Commission.    In addition to its container liner business, […]

   Anchorage, Alaska, is suing the federal government in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims over what it says is the U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) “breach and complete abdication of […]

   The president of the Pacific Maritime Association said that while negotiations with the union may go past the July 1 expiration date for the current labor pact, he expects […]