The U.S. Export-Import Bank authorized credit insurance to support the export by Air Tractor Inc. of nearly $900,000 worth of American-made crop-spraying aircraft to a biofuel and soybean grower […]
The United States will contribute $1 million for trade-related technical assistance (TRTA) to the World Trade Organization. The WTO’s TRTA program provides training for developing countries to improve […]
“Based on publicly available documents, ‘export bases’ made at least $1 billion in subsidies available to auto and auto-parts exporters in China during the years 2009 through 2011,” the Office […]
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) opened its annual meeting on Monday in San Diego with speakers cautioning the industry continues to face difficult times and warning insurance […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set an increase in the biodiesel required under the Renewable Fuels Standard from 1 billion gallons in 2012 to 1.28 billion gallons […]
The U.S. Commerce Department said 2011 merchandise exports from 367 U.S. metropolitan areas reached $1.31 trillion, with the same types of exports from non-metropolitan or rural areas totaling an additional $174.9 billion.
The U.S. government on Friday entered a memorandum of understanding with Brazil’s Micro and Small Business Support Service, the U.S. Association of Small Business Development Centers, and the University […]
An ship formerly used by NASA to recover solid rocket boosters from the Space Shuttle will become the new training ship at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings […]
The agency has withdrawn a solicitation for a study on the “safety, economic and environmental issues of vessels with double hulls” due to a “lack of available funding and interest,” a spokesman […]
Apple’s announced release of its new iPhone 5 yesterday, as well as the introduction of the new Kindle Fire and other tablets – including the possibility of a “mini-iPad” – are […]
The EcoLiner could haul bulk commodities or containers and its developers said “we expect this new concept to appeal to shippers of consumables particularly, oil companies and logistic operators keen to get […]
The environmental group Basel Action Network (BAN) said the U.S. Maritime Administration has adopted a new policy effectively ending the federal artificial reefing program that allowed the scuttling of old […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received for review an application for a license change. The agency received the application from NTL Naigai Trans Lines (USA), Torrance, Calif. (Yoij Kurita, president) […]
FMC reviews OTI license application
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday reported the country’s exports in goods and services for July was $183.3 billion, down 1 percent compared to the month previously. Imports […]
A trade organization for the agriculture and forest product industry said U.S. exporters are “extremely worried of massive economic loss” in the event of a shutdown of U.S. East and […]
Venezuela has released the captain of a U.S.-flag cargo ship and dropped charges against the vessel and crew, said a U.S. union. Ocean Atlas, a heavylift ship operated […]
The large shippers organization said a survey of its members found they anticipate “significant disruptions in their supply chains in the event of work stoppages at East and Gulf coast ports.”
An antitrust investigation of five car carriers that started in Japan Thursday has been expanded to include requests for information by government authorities in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
The International Longshoremen’s Association and U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) have agreed to resume negotiations during the week of Sept. 17 at the request of a federal mediator.
With a federal mediator now tapped, the New York Shipping Association’s head is more hopeful that talks between the ILA and USMX may lead to a new master contract and […]
One industry analyst who asked not to be identified was surprised Japan antitrust authorities were investigating the car carrier companies, noting their long-time dominance of the business and close ties […]
Groups representing companies in the apparel and luggage industry are calling on the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and their employers to resume labor negotiations, noting their members could face […]
As Americans celebrated Labor Day, there was still no sign of a thaw in the frozen labor negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and employers of its members. East Coast ports prepare […]
DuPont said it will install a scrubber on a Maersk containership to remove sulfur dioxide from its emissions. The scrubber will be placed on the Maersk Taurus. The two […]
The White House on Friday said the United States and Cambodia have agreed to start exploratory discussions on a potential bilateral investment treaty. The announcement follows a meeting […]
The largest organization in the country representing shippers is seeking the assistance of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to get contract talks restarted between dockworkers on the East and Gulf […]
The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing, a group of seven U.S. solar cell and panel manufacturers who fought to impose trade protections against Chinese-made imports, said a new market report […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has published an updated list of “controlled carriers” in the Federal Register to reflect the changes it has made since the list was last published […]
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) said its members will apply a low-sulfur fuel charge beginning on Oct. 1. The discussion agreement of 15 of the leading container carriers […]
The agency has made several improvements to its Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) enforcement program that will allow it to more quickly identify and address high-risk trucking companies with compliance concerns.
With the peak holiday shipping season kicking into high gear, the nation’s largest trade association for retailers on Monday urged negotiators for the ILA and their employers return to the […]
The U.S. Transportation Department will give a $17.8 million grant to reconstruct two major taxiways at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. The Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement […]
By Chris Gillis Maybe it’s a sign of the times, but today’s American shippers appear to be much better informed and prepared to work around potential breakdowns in […]
Atlantic Container Line has long had a reputation for going its own way, one that looks to be enhanced with its order last month of five new combination container-roll-on/roll-off […]
Claitor’s Publishing has recently issued a second edition of Daniel W. Raab’s Transportation Terms and Conditions. A Miami-based attorney who specializes in transportation issues, Raab told us his […]
U.S. Marshals this week seized food products stored in a Fremont, Calif., company’s warehouse after inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration found widespread and active rodent infestation. […]
The SEC voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve implementing regulations which require publically traded companies to determine whether their products contain “conflict” minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The U.S. government on Tuesday has requested consultations with the Argentine government under the dispute settlement provisions of the WTO concerning restrictive trade measures applied to all goods imported into […]
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Import Administration has released the second phase of its electronic document filing system for antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings. The AD/CVD Centralized Electronic Service […]
The U.S. Commerce Department and the city of Los Angeles will develop a new online resource to highlight domestic suppliers of apparel, textiles and footwear. “There is incredible […]
The agency is expected to announce rules on Aug. 22. The provisions are part of the sweeping Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation.
The Swiss logistics company Panalpina is introducing new technology to better monitor temperature-controlled air freight. Panalpina says one-fifth of the air cargo moved on some routes within its own controlled […]
The law firm Holland & Knight is cautioning shipping companies that the U.S. government has “significantly ratcheted-up sanctions against Iran with a new presidential executive order and new legislation.” […]
An Italian shipowner and its chief engineer on one of its ships were sentenced Wenesday in federal court in Mobile, Ala., for deliberately falsifying records to conceal discharges of […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank on Wednesday opened a new regional export finance center in Atlanta as part of its Global Access program to promote small business exports. This […]
José Viegas, a Portuguese national, has become secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s International Transport Forum. The forum is an intergovernmental organization with 54 […]
Two shipping companies that specialize in moving project and heavylift cargo – Houston-based Intermarine and Denmark’s Scan-Trans Holding -announced Wednesday that they are merging. The combined companies will […]
“If an index on container rates might prove useful to exporters of agricultural products, such an index should be created by private interests and not an agency of the federal […]
The FAA alleges that between Aug. 2 and Aug. 12, 2010, FedEx employees in numerous locations around the country improperly accepted several dozen shipments containing hazardous materials for air transport.
The U.S. Commerce Department has approved a new foreign trade zone (FTZ) in Miami-Dade County at PortMiami. “The new Foreign Trade Zone in Miami will provide Florida businesses […]
The U.S.-based Coalition for Sugar Reform pointed to a 12 percent increase in world sugar prices from June to July as another reason for Congress to reform the U.S. […]
Federal, state, and local politicians highlight benefits for Philadelphia of dredging Delaware River, with a proposed terminal expansion based on increasing channel depth from 40 to 45 feet
The U.S. Transportation Department on Monday awarded a $17.6 million grant to rehabilitate an aging runway and taxiway at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. “This funding will help the airport […]
The German line will introduce and revise its low-sulfur fuel charge, effective Sept. 3, for its transatlantic services to account for an emissions control area (ECA) off the coast of North […]
Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) said it will convert its two “Orca class” trailer ships to run on liquefied natural gas to make them “among the cleanest in the […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has authorized a $32.1 million loan guarantee to Wind Power Energia S.A. of Sao Paulo, Brazil, to buy wind turbine blades manufactured by LM Wind […]
Crowley Liner Services pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $17 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the trade between the […]
The information company Panjiva said it has created a new product called Maritime Monitor that it says is designed “to meet the trade analysis and lead generation requirements for […]
Rep. Charles Rangel, D.-N.Y., on Thursday introduced the Cotton Trust Fund Act (H.R. 6265) in the House, a bill he said is designed to help U.S. cotton shirt manufacturers […]
Both the U.S. House and Senate on Thursday passed legislation to a extend key provision in the African Growth and Opportunity Act enacted by President Clinton in 2000. […]
The port authority anticipates about 600 vessels a year will participate in the CVI program, and it will yield annual emission reductions of 182.2 tons of nitrogen oxide, 38.3 tons […]
The U.S. Maritime Administration has denied an application by American Petroleum Tankers (APT) for a Title XI loan guarantee for five 49,000-deadweight-ton petroleum tankers that were built at the […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said it has with assistance from federal, international and industry partners successfully released 209 shipments of American products valued at more […]
Since fiscal year 2007 through July 26, 2012, the bank has authorized about $710 million to Minnesota businesses to support $1.4 billion in export sales.
The U.S.-Libya Business Association (USLBA) on Wednesday welcomed the “Cairo Declaration” announced by the foreign ministers of Libya, Tunisia and Egypt. The declaration strives for the three countries […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission said three years after its implementation, the Earned Import Allowance Program (EIAP) is not providing enough incentives to help boost the competitiveness of Dominican […]
EU ProSun said Europe’s solar industry is “being decimated by unfair competition from China leading to layoffs, and one major European solar bankruptcy every month,” furthering warning the domestic industry will […]
A coalition representing manufacturing, agricultural, retail, and transportation interests, jointly filed a friend of the court brief supporting the ATA’s challenge to the hours of service rules handed down last […]
Government officials and business leaders are using last week’s report from the FMC on U.S.-bound sea freight moving through Canadian and Mexican ports to support calls for HMT reform and […]
The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday announced an array of antidumping duties for imports of large residential washers from Mexico and South Korea. Dumping occurs when a foreign company sells a […]
“This is a great victory for Canadian ports and carriers. The study’s findings debunk claims of unfair practices by Canada,” said Perrin Beatty, president and chief executive officer of the […]
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a $345,060 grant to the Bahia State Infrastructure Secretariat (SEINFRA) to support the development of a plan for the modernization and expansion […]
The Commerce Department on Friday ruled that China and Vietnam have dumped utility-scale wind turbine towers on the U.S. market. Dumping occurs when a foreign company sells a […]
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board said last week that it has begun two initiatives to explore ways to further protect so-called captive shippers who are served by a single railroad […]
Liner carriers are doing their utmost in these economically depressed times to prevent their operations from becoming just another humdrum commodity-based business. To do this, some carriers are […]
The decision to draw down 30 million barrels of crude from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is still making news a year later. That’s not much oil […]
A group of 10 legislators push to restore requirement that 75 percent of U.S. food aid be carried on U.S.-flag ships after provision in proposed federal highway bill threatened to […]
The president of the San Diego Customs Brokers Association, along with three international trade companies and seven other individuals, are facing federal charges following a probe targeting a multimillion […]
An American Shipper story July 20 last week, “President puts 7 port projects on the fast track,” reported on a White House announcement about efforts to expedite infrastructure projects at […]
American Petroleum Tankers says, after two years, the government will decide by end August whether to grant a Title XI loan guarantee for five 49,000-dwt. tankers built between 2006 and 2010 in California.
Paul Jaenichen was sworn in as deputy administrator for the U.S. Maritime Administration last Friday and began his new job on Monday, July 23. An Annapolis graduate, Jaenichen […]
The White House said port projects in Jacksonville, Miami, Savannah, Charleston and New York/New Jersey will be expedited by executive order as part of a program to make the review process […]
No objections were filed to Hainan’s application, which sought rights available under the U.S.-China aviation agreement. Hainan proposes initially to operate four-times-weekly service, using Boeing 787 aircraft, beginning in the […]
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee marked up and passed a bill on Wednesday that strengthens Customs and Border Protection’s efforts to combat antidumping and countervailing duty evasion.
Demand for fresh blueberries is high in South Korea, with growers potentially shipping up to 1 million pounds this season. “The first shipment arrived in South Korea on July 2 […]
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday passed legislation that makes certain improvements and amendments to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), America’s trade preference program for sub-Saharan Africa, […]
Although Maersk has exited the Wallis and Futuna, and Vanuatu island trades, freight forwarders on the islands are confident that they will find ways through other carrier services to move […]
In a lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, the state seeks an injunction keeping the EPA and Coast Guard from their plans to begin […]
The National Retail Federation asked the the ILA and dockworker employer representative to commit themselves to continuing talks and normal port operations on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts even […]
Railroads have filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia seeking to file a lower court’s decision to certify a class action against […]
Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser, which is currently providing logistical support for U.S. Pacific Fleet’s biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise off Hawaii, will […]
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the International Maritime Organization Safety of Navigation Subcommittee has approved amendments proposed by the United States for the Santa Barbara […]
APM Terminals, which made a proposal in May to operate the facilities of the Virginia Port Authority under the state’s Public-Private Transportation Act, said it welcomes the state’s decision […]
The report will detail the availability of 20-, 40-, and 40-foot high cube “dry” containers at 18 locations around the country, as well as 20- and 40-foot refrigerated containers for […]
Russia has until July 23 to notify the WTO that it has ratified and accepted the terms for its membership. Thirty days after Russia notifies the WTO that it accepts […]
Retailers are urging the International Longshoremen’s Association and employers to reach a labor agreement well in advance of Sept. 30 when their current contract expires, saying a disruption to […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking producer and importer groups to nominate candidates to serve on the Cotton Board. The department seeks nominees to fill eight member […]
Virginia State Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment said a working group of state legislators advising Gov. Bob McDonnell will hold a public hearing on possible privatization of the Virginia […]
