After a five-year absence, a new company has begun ferry service between Portland, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The 528-foot long roll-on, roll-off passenger (ropax) ferry Nova Star […]
The U.S. Commerce Department this week initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into imports of 53-foot domestic dry containers from China. Dumping occurs when a foreign company sells […]
Chiquita plans to ship 60,000 TEUs to 70,000 TEUs of cargo per year via New Orleans, generating a 15-percent increase in container volumes at the Louisiana port. Chiquita’s ships […]
NOL Group, the parent company of the container shipping company APL and APL Logistics, said it had a loss of $98 million in the first quarter, compared to a […]
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security on Tuesday published regulations that will change the way U.S. export controls are applied to most commercial, scientific, and civil […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 49 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from AC Shipping, Newark, N.J. (Alexander […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 49 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from ABF Global Supply […]
Hapag-Lloyd reported a loss in the first quarter of 119.1 million euros ($163.4 million) compared with a loss of 93.6 million euros in the first quarter of 2013, and […]
Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. will consolidate its activities at the Port of Antwerp’s Deurganck dock on the left bank of the Scheldt river. The Antwerp Port Authority said […]
BlueGrace Logistics, which operates on a franchise model, is making a push to expand in the New York market. The process for obtaining a franchise with the company […]
“The company does not rule out the possibility of deepening cooperation agreements with other players in order to achieve greater stability, both in fleet and in service coverage,” CCNI’s […]
U.S. steel exports experienced a significant rebound in March, though they remained below the levels of a year earlier, according to U.S. government data analyzed by the American Institute […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday determined that there’s a “reasonable indication” that a U.S. industry is harmed by sugar imports from Mexico that are allegedly subsidized and […]
“Lake Superior’s ice was so challenging that the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards had to convoy freighters the entire month,” the Lake Carriers’ Association said, noting that vessels couldn’t […]
The much-anticipated negotiations on a new contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and their employers at 29 West Coast ports, represented by the Pacific Maritime Association, started Monday.
Latin America’s growth is attractive, but carriers to the region face potential for overcapacity. In January, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced the government’s “Look South” Initiative focused on […]
While not the sole cause, lack of adequate infrastructure to keep up with the rapid growth in container traffic in Latin America is one of the contributing factors to […]
As representatives of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association negotiate a new labor contract to replace the one that expires July 1, shippers say they […]
Is an offshore drilling rig — a vessel so large that it cannot pass through the Panama Canal — “merchandise” subject to the Jones Act’s restriction that cargo transported […]
The Kuwait-based logistics and infrastructure company Agility said it had a net profit of 11.24 million Kuwaiti dinar ($40 million) in the first quarter of 2014, 11 percent more […]
London-based Drewry has created a product that it says will allow shippers to share information about trends in contract shipping costs.
LNG container ships are coming to the European short sea trades. The Finnish short sea operator Containerships Ltd Oy, GNS Shipping/Nordic Hamburg, and ARKON Shipping said Wednesday they […]
The governors of New York and New Jersey have created a panel to “review the operations and procedures of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a change to the regulations for the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program that it says expands the range of projects […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s undersecretary for farm and foreign agricultural services, Michael Scuse, and a group of representatives from 28 trade associations and companies are in northeast China […]
The logistics security services firm FreightWatch International said in the first quarter of 2014, it recorded 206 full-truckload cargo theft incidents in the United States, with 82 thefts in […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service will start accepting claims from domestic manufacturers citing economic harm caused to them by tariffs on cotton fabric that are higher […]
A safety feature that has been incorporated into the 70-acre expansion of the Global Container Terminal in Jersey City/Bayonne has set off a disagreement between the International Longshoremen’s Association […]
Maersk Lines said that it will begin imposing a peak-season surcharge June 1 on cargo moving through the East Coast Canadian ports of Montreal and Halifax. Officials said […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Ecu-Line has opened a new branch office in Fremantle, Australia. The port of Fremantle services the capital city of Perth and the entire state of […]
With negotiations on a new labor agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and employers represented by the Pacific Maritime Association due to start on May 12, the […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking to fill 2,000 additional officer positions at air, land and sea ports across the country. “As a result of funding provided […]
The rating agency Moody’s said it has revised its outlook for the global shipping industry to stable from negative, reflecting its expectation that the shipping industry’s aggregate (EBITDA) will […]
A pathologist in the Seychelles has concluded that the two security guards found dead on February 18 aboard the Maersk Alabama while it was docked in Port Victoria died […]
The U.S. Commerce Department has added eight Chinese companies and one Chinese individual to its Entity List for their roles in supplying Iran’s ballistic missile program through the Chinese […]
As part of a series of sanctions, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has expanded its export restrictions on items subject to the Export Administration Regulations in […]
The United States on Friday said the dispute settlement process in the 2011 labor enforcement case brought under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement will not be […]
Twenty U.S. firms will join Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on a trade mission to West Africa, which will visit Ghana and Nigeria from May 18-23, 2014. The trip […]
Reuters is reporting that Neovia Logistics, formerly Caterpillar Logistic Services, is exploring a sale “that could value the company at more than $1 billion.” Reuters cites “people familiar […]
A surplus of Panamax-sized containerships, already a creating problems for liner companies in the North-South trades where they are helping drive down rates, is likely to get worse when […]
As they negotiate a new labor contract to replace the one that expires July 1, representatives of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association should be […]
A Pennsylvania company and its chief executive officer were charged by the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday for allegedly conspiring to evade export reporting requirements and attempting to smuggle […]
McAuliffe The governor of Virginia said APM Terminals is hoping to sell its state-of-the-art container terminal in Portsmouth and that talks will begin soon, according to an article in […]
The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will initiate an investigation into a U.S. sugar producers’ anti-dumping and countervailing duty petition against Mexico. The petition was filed with […]
The China Shippers Association is maintaining its opposition to the P3 Network a month after the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission chose not to block plans by Maersk, MSC and […]
A new type of shipping container called the PASSBOX, is being marketed by Portare Systems for transporting aggregate and other sorts of bulk commodities including frac sand, grain and […]
Federal and local government officials, including Chip Jaenichen, the acting administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd), Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo, Sen. Tom Ada and port representatives participated in […]
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and Chile’s Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) signed a binding contract Wednesday to merge CSAV’s entire container business with Hapag-Lloyd. The relevant corporate bodies of […]
The Global Shippers’ Forum said it will organize a new global campaign “to confront the imposition of unsubstantiated shipping surcharges, terminal charges and more than 20 other non-negotiable local […]
Air quality regulators in Southern California have proposed a rule that they say would “ensure emission reductions associated with sources operating in commercial marine ports” are achieved this year […]
Prices for new dry freight containers increased in the opening months of 2014, according to Drewry Maritime Research. After declining gradually throughout 2013, and falling late in the […]
The International Union of Marine Insurance said the percentage of hull “total losses” fell to a record low last year, following a marginal increase in 2012, and said this continues […]
The nation’s two largest ports, Los Angeles and Long Beach, should collaborate by combining into a single entity, according to a report issued by an independent private commission studying […]
A 24-hour strike planned by union transportation workers in Argentina on Thursday is expected to the port of San Lorenzo-Rosario, transits at Zona Comun and pilot boat operations through […]
A new study from Dynamar of the roll-on/roll-off shipping business, found that while the conventional deepsea ro/ro fleet is contracting, the vehicle carrier fleet is growing.
California’s Port of Hueneme has conducted its first operational and safety vessel test of its recently installed grid-based shore-power system. The first vessel to test the new plug-in system was […]
MOL (America) said it will stop supplying chassis for store-door moves (where a container is delivered to a consignee or shipper’s place of business rather than a marine terminal) […]
The Lake Carriers’ Association, which represents 17 American companies that operate 57 U.S.-flag vessels on the Great Lakes ice, said only three coal cargos were loaded so far this […]
The American Institute for International Steel reported shrinking steel exports in February over January, especially for the NAFTA region, which represents about three-quarters of total U.S. steel exports. […]
OOO “Garant-S” sued Empire United Lines and Michael Hitrinov, its president and owner, for losses arising from a third-party theft of Garant’s automobiles.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission made the right call in late March not to block the P3 Network, which Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM plan to […]
MarAd’s acting chief says “cargo will create a demand for ships, and ships create a demand for mariners.” A year after taking charge of the U.S. Maritime Administration, […]
The Practising Law Institute has published the Maritime Law Answer Book, written by Charlie Papavizas and H. Allen Black. Both are partners at the Washington office of the law […]
Fednav in late March said it had become the first shipping company to use drones to check ice conditions on the water during a commercial voyage. The Umiak […]
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 […]
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.
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
