The U.K. P&I Club said a recent incident in which containers of crab shell meal caught fire due to self-combustion has highlighted safety issues with the substance, which is […]
China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. said it had a net loss of 404 million yuan renminbi (RMB) in the third quarter ending September 30 compared to a net […]
International Bunkering, one of the world’s largest bunker and lubricant trading companies, has acquired U.S. bunker brokerage firm Glander International. All brand equities will be transferred from both […]
Bogatch-Genossar The New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association has named Lea Bogatch-Genossar, ZIM’s Americas, Canada and Caribbean Area President, their Person of the Year. She […]
By sharing vessel space, the carriers said they will increase total capacity in the trade by using two 2,500-TEU-capacity vessels, resulting in a more efficient operation and reduced carbon […]
FESCO Integrated Transport North America has launched a new regular container service from North America to St. Petersburg, Russia, from the ports of New York, Norfolk and Charleston with […]
China Cosco Holding Co. Ltd. said it had a net loss of 737 million yuan renminbi (RMB) ($121 million) in the third quarter, compared to a 1.1 billion RMB […]
NOL Group, the Singapore-based parent of the container liner company APL, on Wednesday reported a net profit of $20 million for the third quarter of 2013, down from $50 […]
Hanjin Shipping said Wednesday that it is receiving a loan of 150 billion Korean Won ($141.6 million) from Korean Air, a major shareholder of Hanjin Shipping Holdings. In […]
AGL Resources said its Tropical Shipping operation had earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of $2 million in the third quarter compared to a loss of $1 million in […]
The agreement would give the three carriers the ability to discuss and agree on the size, number and operational characteristics of vessels to be operated on transatlantic and transpacific […]
“I believe management has good intent; I believe the ILA has good intent. But the big umpire in the room is the Waterfront Commission,” said Dennis Daggett.
Mobile, Ala.-based ASF Intermodal has opened an intermodal drayage facility in Chicago, the firm’s first location in the Midwest. The new Chicago terminal is the first of several […]
A.P. Moller-Maersk has appointed Morten Engelstoft to chief executive officer of Services and Other Shipping. In addition, Engelstoft will take over the position of CEO for Maersk Tankers, […]
The Obama administration expressed “serious concerns” about the enforcement of Guatemala’s worker-rights laws, expecting “solid progress” toward implementing the country’s commitments over the next six months.
The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia, Bahri, said it had net profit of 146.1 million riyal ($39 million) in the third quarter compared with 60.2 million riyal in […]
INTTRA said that it will roll out a cloud-based product early next year that will allow shippers — even and small- and medium-sized businesses — to get better visibility […]
The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor will hold November hearings on the New York Shipping Association and International Longshoremen’s Association’s request to add longshoremen, and checkers and clerks […]
OOCL lifted 1,349,205 TEU in the third quarter, 0.9-percent less volume than in the same period last year, according to a filing by its parent company, OOIL, with the […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending its regulations to allow the cold treatment of imported fruits and vegetables upon arrival at the […]
“As I explored retirement options, we searched for a buyer that would provide the best home for our customers and employees,” said Jim Keller, president of KFS, in statement.
Officials at the Maasvlakte II terminal have negotiated a three-year collective labor agreement with two Dutch unions, FNV and CNV. The new terminal has been in the testing phase […]
The Port of Cleveland said it plans to start a regularly scheduled express ocean shipping service between Cleveland Harbor and Europe in April. It will be the only scheduled […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly, 417-3, to approve H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA). The House Transportation and Infrastructure […]
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero said he is hoping for a favorable response from regulators in the Europe and China to his call for a global regulatory summit […]
If the P3 Network is approved by antitrust authorities, its members — Maersk, MSC and CMA — will have “two large competitive advantages over their closest competitors,” said SeaIntel […]
Starting April 13, 2014, the federal government will no longer print traditional lithographic (paper) nautical charts, but will continue to provide other forms of nautical charts, including print-on-demand charts and […]
“Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector” focuses on minimizing the threat of fire and building collapse in ready-made garment factories and on ensuring the rights and safety […]
The Indianapolis International Airport has recently commissioned what’s considered to be the largest solar project at a U.S. airport so far, with an output of 12.5 megawatts of electric […]
According to Drewry, the portion of containers that are 40-foot high-cubes has risen from 41 percent in 2007 to 49 percent, and this percentage is expected to grow by […]
CMA CGM said it is investing in a new information system and has “entered into a strategic partnership” with SAP “to develop the first system totally dedicated to container […]
The Federal Maritime Commission has reached seven compromise agreements recovering a total of $617,500 in civil penalties. The agreements were reached with nine non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) and […]
Cordero Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero is asking fellow regulators in the European Union and China to join with him in a global regulatory summit on the proposed […]
“This financing will expand the number of commercial biorefineries in operation in the U.S. that are producing advanced biofuels from non-food sources,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a […]
The National Industrial Transportation League, the largest shipper organization in the country, is asking the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to closely examine the planned P3 Network that Maersk, MSC […]
Port officials will be meeting with Hanjin and terminal operator ICTSI Oregon in coming weeks. It said Hanjin will continue with weekly direct calls at Terminal 6 for the […]
The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) said that on last Friday, Oct. 18, the first-ever bulk shipment of U.S. sorghum to China berthed and began unloading at the Guangzhou Port […]
Shippers are a diverse group, and they can’t be expected to agree on everything. Still, we are surprised by the reception a proposal by the International Maritime Organization […]
DP World says London Gateway’s proximity to population can reduce costs. London Gateway, DP World’s new terminal, is scheduled to start regular operations Nov. 7 when the Southern Africa Europe […]
A group of large U.S. retail trade associations have asked the country’s lawmakers to renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act for at least 15 years “to ensure the […]
Legislation signed earlier this week by President Obama to reopen and fund the federal government through January 15, 2014, also contains a provision to fund the Maritime Security Program […]
Wells Fargo said today that it expects Matson will order ships or give a “material update” on new building plans by the end of the year, In an […]
Deep Water Now has been launched to encourage business and community leaders in the Northeast part of the state to support efforts to deepen the St. Johns River shipping […]
Green Marine, a voluntary marine industry environmental improvement initiative, and the American Association of Port Authorities signed a memorandum of understanding underscoring a new collaboration to advance the environmental […]
A U.K.-based provider of maritime research, Dryad Maritime Intelligence, is renewing calls for heightened vigilance by ships traveling near Somalia following the recent attack on two ships, including the […]
Liner carrier APL has put its newest containership, the 9,200-TEU APL Savannah, into service in the transpacific. The vessel, the fifth of a series of 12 on order, […]
Molasses was released in early September into Honolulu Harbor from a pipeline system operated by a Matson subsidiary, and the company said it is fully cooperating with regulators involved in responding […]
“Shippers are rightly worried about the potential of the P3 to eliminate effective competition in the world’s main liner trades,” said Chris Welsh, head of the Global Shippers’ Forum. “We […]
The companies have joined forces to establish Global Reefers NV, which they say will offer “the most efficient service on specialized reefers and container lines from Chile, Peru and Colombia […]
The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has published an information paper on container weighing technologies. The paper’s release follows the International Maritime Organization’s recent decision to press forward […]
An influx of additional containership carrying capacity is hurting freight rates, especially the dynamics of the North-South trades, according to the London-based shipping consultants Drewry.
Drewry said the decision by ocean carriers to dump unwanted vessel capacity from their East-West schedules into North-South trade lanes “is now seriously hemorrhaging freight rate levels in North-South services.”
Container Trade Statistics says an aggregated volume data survey shows the container shipping industry “may be finally pulling out of one of its longest recessions in history.” “Overall, […]
A team of shipping, offshore and finance professionals have announced plans to establish Maritime & Merchant Bank (M&M), a niche financial institution, based in Norway, that will serve the shipping […]
Digitimes said in the past Apple products had to be first shipped to Hong Kong or Shenzhen, China, to complete the export procedures and then imported back before they could […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received three ocean transportation intermediary license applications and a change for review. The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Zhejiang Sunmarr […]
FMC reviews 3 OTI license applications
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received three ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The U.S. Export-Import Bank will support for a “seven-figure purchase” of two new American agricultural aircraft by Jose Antonio Goncalves Viana, a soybean and corn agribusiness in Brazil. […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that will restrict imports of potentially harmful perfluorinated chemicals that could be used in carpets. The regulation will require […]
U.S. steel imports increased in August compared to July by 13.8 percent, according to preliminary government data reviewed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS). “Improved market conditions […]
The Asian Shippers’ Council said an agreement last week by the IMO on mandatory verification of gross weight of containers is unworkable and was not done with what it called “proper […]
The U.S. Transportation Department’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) has released about $63 million in grants to 33 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to advance research and education programs […]
U.S. and Japanese officials conducted thorough on-site audits to ensure that their organic programs’ regulations, quality control measures, certification requirements, and labeling practices were compatible.
IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu said ocean shipping is “the world’s only really reliable, global, cost-effective and energy-efficient mass transportation method for energy, materials, foods and industrial products.”
The bulk carrier Nordic Orion, loaded with metallurgical coal in Vancouver, British Columbia, completed a successful voyage through the Northwest Passage earlier this week. The Norway-based Bellona Foundation […]
The U.S. and Iraqi governments on Wednesday reaffirmed their strategic partnership during a meeting of the Services, Technology, Environment and Transportation Joint Coordination Committee (STET JCC) in Washington. […]
Shippers urge early talks for U.S. West Coast longshore labor contract. Contract negotiations between employers and longshoremen on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts were protracted and fractious in 2012-2013, with […]
The time is now for American shippers, especially those bringing significant volumes of goods in containers through West Coast ports from Asia, to consider contingency plans if the International […]
Drewry said its study, Reefer Shipping Market Review and Forecast 2013/14, found the containership mode is forecast to provide in excess of 94 percent of overall reefer tonnage within the […]
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has offered an industry-based compromise between the U.S. and Chinese solar industries, which it said could serve as the centerpiece for “a fair, negotiated […]
The United States and Mongolia on Tuesday signed an agreement to improve transparency on mutual issues concerning trade and investment at a ceremony in New York. The U.S.-Mongolia Transparency Agreement […]
The shipping newspaper Lloyd’s List, which claims to be the world’s longest-published newspaper, will stop publishing a paper version and become a totally electronic service on Dec. 20. […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will allow, under certain conditions, the import of commercial shipments of litchi fruit and mangoes from Australia into […]
Sandra “Dee” Lord has joined the U.S. International Trade Commission as an administrative law judge (ALJ). Lord will manage litigation, preside over evidentiary hearings, and make initial determinations […]
Christie New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed a bill aimed at making it more difficult to classify drayage and parcel delivery drivers as independent contractors. In his […]
“Fire protection systems have not yet realized that cargo is now transported in containers, as it has been for the last 30 or 40 years. Crews do not have the […]
The so-called “BRIC” countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China are still generating attractive cargo growth, says the current edition of Drewry’s Container Insight Weekly. “Container traffic loaded […]
Speakers at the meeting of the International Union of Marine Insurance in London last week, warned that as use of low-sulfur fuel in ships increases, the likelihood of chronic engine […]
Draft amendments to require mandatory verification of gross weight of containers under the SOLAS convention were agreed to on Friday by the IMO’s Subcommittee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers.
The United States announced the country-specific and “first-come, first-served” in-quota allocations under its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on imported raw cane sugar, refined and specialty sugar and sugar-containing products for fiscal […]
The Guysborough district has finalized the sale of waterfront lands in Melford, Nova Scotia, where Melford International Terminal Inc. (MITI) and its partner Maher Terminals are planning to build a box terminal.
The so-called “Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century” was developed to eliminate incentives for shippers to bypass U.S. ports and move their goods through Canada and Mexico ports instead.
The International Air Cargo Association said the new regulations, which take effect on July 1, 2014, fall outside industry goals of “a common, unified approach to global security standards.”
Matson said it, not its customers or Hawaii taxpayers, will cover the costs associated with the Honolulu Harbor molasses spill response. On Sept. 10, Matson said a leak […]
The International Maritime Organization’s Subcommittee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers will meet in London this week to consider competing proposals to require verification of container weight prior […]
President Obama has nominated Paul “Chip” Jaenichen Sr., of Kentucky, to be administrator of the Maritime Administration. Jaenichen was named the acting administrator in June, following the resignation […]
The shipping company said the Icelandic Competition Authority exercised a dawn raid at its premises last week “on the basis of a ruling” from Reykjavík District Court. Eimskip received no […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will lead a trade mission to promote U.S. agricultural trade and investment in sub-Saharan Africa, Sept. 16-20. The trade mission launches USDA’s Sub-Saharan […]
Former Maritime Administrator William Schubert testified before Congress that “perhaps nothing is more important to the viability of the privately owned U.S. flag commercial fleet than adequate cargo preference […]
A major rift between groups representing shippers has developed over proposals requiring verification of container weights prior to loading. The proposal is to be considered next week at […]
Capital Product Partners L.P., an Athens-based company whose securities are listed on NASDAQ, said it had acquired three 5,023-TEU containerships — the CCNI Angol, Hyundai Privilege and Hyundai Platinum […]
As much as 1,400 tons of molasses, or about 233,000 gallons of the liquid, may have entered the Honolulu Harbor, triggering a massive fishkill. Matson located a leak in […]
This year the port has seen 300 post-Panamax ships call and port CEO Jim Newsome said once the Panama Canal opens up, he expects the size of “work horse” ships […]
NCBFAA official warned FMC’s initiative “would – if implemented – significantly increase unnecessary burdens and expense on OTIs, raise significant due process concerns and create needless administrative burdens on the agency’s […]
U.S. small businesses currently exporting to the European Union will have the opportunity to voice their concerns on existing EU trade barriers through a series of cross-country roundtables arranged by […]
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant for technical assistance to support the Colombian Ministry of Transport in its efforts to develop a plan to implement […]
U.S. steel exports increased in July 2.2 percent over June, according to government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel. “NAFTA steel demand improved in July […]
“With the tolls going up as much as they did and the prospect of them continuing to go up, it was vital that the terminal be able to do something […]
Nexus Consulting of Alexandria, Va., said the attacks were carried out by a terrorist group calling itself Al-Furqan and its followers are “seeking to disrupt the canal with extreme means, including deadly […]
