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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 28 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

The $133 million Englewood Flyover project is touted as eliminating one of the biggest rail chokepoints in the United States.

The lack of a labor contract for West Coast longshoremen is contributing to West Coast port congestion, trade groups say.

Dallas importer says inspection of protective equipment for medical workers is taking too long.

CKYHE plans to start operating in U.S. trades in the spring of 2015.

The WTO said the amended rules increase origin labeling’s ‘detrimental impact’ on imported livestock into the U.S. market.

U.S. and Mexican Customs recognize each other’s customs-industry border security programs.

A white paper from CyberKeel lays out motivations and mechanics of attacks, as well as protections and strategies.

The SCFI continued its downward trend this week, but rates to the U.S. West Coast and East Coast South America rose.

The FMC said it reached compromise agreements with five NVOCCs, two unlicensed transport businesses and one vessel operator.

The Teamsters continues drayge organizing drive and sees Hub settlement as game changer.

Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order from Mexico and a countervailing duty order on similar imports from Turkey.

A dispute settlement panel cited India’s ban was imposed without ‘sufficient scientific evidence.’

Merged railroads could benefit by a way to skirt congestion in Chicago and the boom in shale oil.

The ITC said these imports hurt domestic producers, while Commerce ruled they are subsidized by the Chinese government.

The trip will focus on U.S. export opportunities for both the healthcare and energy sectors in these two countries.

NRF asks union, employers to reinstate contract through November so arbitration provisions are in place.

Insurer says it is responding to an increase in rail traffic, especially crude oil and hazardous materials.

Maersk and MSC plan to start up global partnership on East-West trades in January.

As container shipping evolves, Drewry predicts survival of the leanest.

Former driver David R. Nelson admitted bribing employees at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Ga.

   A story in Monday’s AS Daily about a vessel-sharing agreement between Crowley and Seaboard Marine for a service between the United States and Dominican Republic misidentified the port that will be […]

Puget Sound ports said cooperation plan is a response to the competitive pressures in the container industry.

A coalition seeks to close the ability of Maryland lawmakers to siphon money off the state’s transportation trust fund.

The special permit covers the statewide transport of medical waste related to Ebola treatments in Texas.

The Commerce Department noted increases in exports of capital and consumer goods, as well as petroleum.

TOTE is building two ships and will convert two more to operate on LNG.

Container Analytics with Ben Meyer    Earlier this year, the ocean liner industry was jolted as the three largest carriers, Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co., and CMA CGM, announced plans […]

   It is human nature, it seems, to ignore a potential problem—hoping it will go away—rather than dealing with it head on.    This is how most shippers are handling […]

   In this issue, American Shipper has introduced a new monthly column highlighting trends and developments in global liner carrier capacity.    Titled “Container Analytics,” the column will be written […]

Problems faced by trucking, other shipping industries foster inland transport changes.

   A recent decision that affirmed two decisions by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Sompo Japan v. Norfolk Southern et al. and Nipponkoa Insurance […]

   Amazon and DHL are talking about using drones to deliver packages by air; Google and Tesla about driverless cars.    Some futurists are even hinting at crew-less ships.   […]

Agency says publishing OTI information itself will result in quicker delivery of notices, cut costs and improve presentation.

Shippers face a price jolt as regulations require ships to burn fuel with one-tenth as much sulfur close to shore.

Brazil ends cotton case, giving up its rights to countermeasures against U.S. trade.

Alternative sites will help keep cattle moving across the U.S./Mexico border, if APHIS officials can’t conduct inspections in Mexico.

New York City says lawsuits against other companies continue.

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board says standard metrics will help investors gauge risk.

Department of Justice says Japanese carrier will pay $67.7 million for its role in price-fixing conspiracy.

PacAvi Group of San Diego will start a new program to convert Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 passenger planes to freighters.

U.S. steel imports dropped 5 percent from July to 3.67 million net tons in August, according to the AIIS.

The company will provide a new line of trailer and self-powered truck units that use a next-generation refrigerant.

Containerships will add two more dual-fuel engine-technology container vessels to its short-sea fleet.

Companies hope to put gray pool in place by beginning of 2015.

Tote awarded a $324.6 million Title XI loan guarantee to help finance replacement ships for Sea Star Line.

FTR reported North American truck trailer orders of 23,135 units in August, a 27-percent increase over the previous month.

European Shippers Council tells FMC that Maersk-MSC alliance might damage world trade.

The natural gas boom is driving increased domestic chemical production and demand for new tank barges.

The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Holleyman, who was nominated for the post in February.

The United States is proceeding with a labor-enforcement case against Guatemala under CAFTA-DR.

Chinese hackers have infiltrated systems of U.S. Transportation Command contractors at least 20 times in a single year, warned the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Area S.p.A. agreed to a civil penalty to settle charges that it sold U.S.-origin network monitoring equipment to Syria without authorization.

COSCO officials said the investment for new ships is needed to improve the competitiveness of its fleet.

FMC Commissioner William Doyle detailed revisions incorporated in a soon-to-be published proposed rule.

Speakers blame big ships, carrier exit from chassis business as contributing to port snarls.

Diversity of recent hires belies charges of discrimination, says ILA union and its employers.

BIS on Friday took additional steps to restrict trade with Russia.

Bipartisan bill proposes to increase size of STB from three to five members.

Congress is told while Jones Act carriers are experiencing the best of times, things are worse for U.S. carriers in international trade.

TPP members finished 10 days of meetings Wednesday in Hanoi, making what they claim to be “important progress across a range of issues.”

ITA released about $2.2 million across eight non-profit business organizations university programs to assist their export promotion programs.

Haven Energy’s proposal would move propane and butane to markets around the Pacific Rim.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker will lead a delegation of U.S. businesses on an economic fact-finding mission to the countries later this month.

USDA closed a loan guarantee to build a bio-refinery to produce jet fuel from solid waste.

With ILWU negotiations continuing, retailers stock up on holiday inventory.

‘Ocean Three’ agreements will unite the carriers on major East-West trades.

Steel shipments continued to drop in July, according to the American Institute for International Steel.

All shippers must be mindful of how these new alliances might impact their service agreements as they start planning for the 2015 negotiating season.

U.S. carriers operating in domestic cabotage trades under the protection of the Jones Act are undergoing an “extraordinary renaissance,” while that’s not so in the international trades.

The Canaveral Port Authority recently received a $1.6 million port security grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The International Chamber of Shipping is warning of new environmental regulations about to impact ship operators at more or less the same time.

St. Lawrence Seaway has reported that grain exports from the U.S. have made a comeback this year.

The Commerce agency published a notice regarding the effectiveness of its licensing procedures for Cuban agricultural commodity exports.

The U.S. Commerce Department reported that exports of goods and services in July increased from $196.2 billion in June.

Chinese reforms would allow foreign companies to establish shipping companies in Shanghai FTZ.

Deadly Ebola disease results in changed port rotations and additional charges for West Africa shippers.

Descartes sees continuing strong demand for its software.

North American large truck orders have had 19 months with year-over-year increases, FTR noted. August orders were the strongest for the month since 2005.

enVista opens new office in United Kingdom to provide freight bill auditing in Europe, Mideast, and Africa.

The U.S. Commerce Department released data for the first time linking exports to jobs.

Canada’s Pembina Pipeline plans new propane export terminal in Portland.

Container pricing on major East-West trade lanes drops by 6 percent.

   Judge Susan Wigenton wrote in her decision “the eradication of racial and gender-based discrimination is a purpose of the compact” between New York and New Jersey that created the […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 32 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from American General […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 32 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from BeyondVista Corp., […]

   The Port of Houston Authority said more steel moved across its docks in July than in any month since 2008.    For the month, steel volumes reached 844,000 tons.  […]

   Two New York state residents — Chenglan Hu, 52, and Hau Fei Zhang, 53 — pleaded guilty Wednesday to importing more than 100,000 counterfeit and hazardous children’s toys from […]

   The petitioners for this investigation are the American Sugar Coalition and its individual members. The product covered by this investigation is sugar derived from sugar cane or sugar beets.

   Steel shipments into the United States continued to grow in July, expanding by more than 6 percent from June and nearly 56 percent from a year earlier, according to […]

   A coalition of trucking groups, led by the American Trucking Associations, asked the U.S. Transportation Department to remove the scores produced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, […]

   The U.S. Export-Import Bank has authorized a pair of direct loans to two wind power projects in Peru for the export of wind turbines manufactured in Hutchinson, Kan., and […]

   The import restrictions challenged by the United States in this dispute include an import licensing requirement and restrictive trade-related requirements imposed by Argentina.

The Danish container carrier said its customers were unprepared for the Russian counter-sanctions and it is working with these shippers’ origin offices to “find the best and most cost efficient […]

International customs officials at the World Customs Organization in Brussels have recently agreed on 234 changes to the global system that categorizes products that are imported and exported around the […]

   Econocaribe Consolidators of Miami has filed a complaint against another ocean transportation intermediary, Amoy International of City of Industry, Calif., at the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, asking for reparations of […]

   Globe Tracker International has formed a strategic relationship with Total Soft Bank Ltd.    Globe Tracker, a Danish firm, specializes in global assets tracking, while Busan, South Korea-based Total […]

   A group of U.S. sugar users said Mexico should not be used as “scapegoat” for the fluctuations in U.S. sugar prices.     “Instead, the focus should be on reforming […]

   Minyan Marine is just one of two companies investigating the possibility of using articulated tug-barges to offer short-sea services for domestic shippers of containerized cargo in the United States.

   Protests targeting ZIM Line are expected in Tacoma and Seattle later this week in the wake of demonstrations that disrupted cargo operations at the Port of Oakland.    A […]