The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received five license applications for review. The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Iris International USA, Haworth, N.J. (Chang […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received five ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
U.S. steel exports declined 3.8 percent in February 2013 compared to January, according to government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS). “Weakness in NAFTA […]
Lawmakers worry whether the Transportation Security Administration will be able to efficiently handle the renewal of large numbers of Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) expiring this year.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in the American Trucking Associations’ ongoing challenge to the Port of Los Angeles to impose a comprehensive licensing scheme on trucks hauling […]
Lawmakers yesterday blasted plans by the Obama administration to modify food aid programs to allow more local and regional purchasing of food, citing negative effects on both farmers and the U.S. […]
The agency said industry user fees would fund 94 percent of the proposed budget increase, including new fees to support the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and strengthen the FDA’s […]
News reports said Tuesday’s negotiations between dockworkers and their employer would be the third round of talks mediated by the Hong Kong’s Labor Department in the past 20 days of […]
The Global Shippers’ Forum said it has begun a campaign to enhance safety in the maritime transport supply chain. “While the vast majority of shippers comply with the rules, […]
The Canadian Shipowners Association are worried the new vessel general permit published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could threaten the commercial viability of its members’ operations in the Great Lakes.
“With over 40 ships of at least 10,000 TEUs due for delivery in 2013, carriers will find it increasingly difficult to manage capacity without upsetting the fragile supply-demand balance,” the […]
President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2014 includes $4.8 billion in gross discretionary funding for the Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works program, offset in part by a proposal to cancel […]
“USA Maritime is severely disappointed that the Obama administration has moved forward with this misguided proposal to effectively eliminate the long-standing and successful Food for Peace program,” the group’s chairman […]
According to Hong Kong news reports, mediation talks between striking dockworkers and the contractors who employ them have “broken off without any immediate progress,” as the strike at HKIT continues […]
Along with the master contract, local agreements at most ports along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts also were ratified by ILA members, including one with the NYSA. Negotiations are continuing […]
Port Corpus Christi commissioners on Tuesday approved a grant agreement with the U.S. Maritime Administration outlining the terms and conditions for the use of funds to start construction of the […]
Unions representing Hong Kong dockworkers will hold talks with two contractors and mediators from Hong Kong’s Labor Department on Wednesday, according to a report from Radio Television Hong Kong.
About 14,500 rank-and-file members of the International Longshoremen’s Union who work at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts are voting today on whether to ratify a new six-year master […]
The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday reported U.S. exports of goods and services in February reached $186 billion, an increase of $1.6 billion from January. Imports of goods […]
Shusen Wei, 45, a citizen of China, pleaded guilty Friday in Miami federal court to charges stemming from his involvement in the smuggling of a carved rhinoceros horn from […]
“Given that market conditions are extremely fragile, we believe that, to keep the industry in the black, leading container operators will have to maintain stringent capacity management and pricing discipline,” […]
The White House has not named a political nominee since former Commissioner Alan Bersin departed about 15 months ago. Career agency officials have continued to push through organizational and programmatic […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service today announced recent results of the agency’s efforts to support exports of U.S. agricultural products, and they’re expected […]
The agency announced Saturday that Richard A. Lidinsky Jr. has resigned as chairman and Commissioner Mario Cordero of Long Beach, Calif., who joined the FMC in June 2011, will take […]
In proposed legislation, the senator seeks a “merit-based” system for funding port infrastructure. “This bill changes the way we deepen ports and it sets aside money to make sure there will be […]
The United States on Friday announced it’s considering a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). “A Trade and Investment […]
Walter Kemmsies, chief economist of Moffatt & Nichol, said Thursday he is forecasting import cargo volumes in the peak season this year could be 5 percent higher than in […]
The Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) has elected Tony Coe, owner of Aviation Complete Ltd., as its new chairman. The association, based at the Baltic Exchange in London, […]
The requirement under the Jones Act that ships moving cargo between two U.S. points be built and registered in the United States and crewed by Americans has attracted attention […]
Since the forced budget cuts took effect March 1, federal agencies in charge of overseeing trade into and out of the United States have had to make due with […]
In a press release issued by the dockworkers on March 26, ILA President Harold Daggett said “Our organizing mission will go global. We will really make our union an international […]
In May, Florida Coastal School of Law will start a number of programs in logistics and transportation law, including a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree, as well as graduate […]
A federal grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has returned an indictment against Thomas Farmer, a former executive of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Crowley Liner Services, for participating in a […]
Lead bill sponsor State Republican Rep. Gene Ward noted foreign-built vessels are allowed in the domestic Guam trade, and said an exemption for cruise ships was put in place in 2003 […]
The Government Accountability Office Wednesday released a report on shipping between Puerto Rico and the United States and possible modification of the Jones Act requirement that vessels participating in the […]
The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) said last October’s Superstorm Sandy, which ravaged the U.S. Northeast, has shown the network’s strength, as well a highlighted areas for improvement. […]
The economic relationship between the United States and European Union is already the world’s largest, accounting for one third of total goods and services trade and nearly half of global […]
U.S. Commerce Department officials said progress was made to strengthen the economic relationship between the United States and Brazil, following the eighth meeting of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum, which […]
The Government Accountability Office Wednesday released a report on shipping between Puerto Rico and the United States and possible modification of the Jones Act requirement that vessels participating in […]
Data2Logistics, a supply chain information technology solutions provider, has launched its Shipper-Industry Benchmarking Program, providing a consultative review of a company’s freight shipping costs, comparing findings with industry benchmarks […]
The Business Development and Economic Relations Working Group of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission on Monday reached agreement on an Action Plan for 2013-2014. The plan will serve […]
Chandra Brown has joined the U.S. Commerce Department as deputy assistant secretary for manufacturing. In this role, she will be responsible for identifying factors affecting competitiveness and barriers […]
Echo Global Logistics, a Chicago-based provider of transportation and supply chain management services, has acquired Open Mile, a truckload brokerage headquartered in Boston. “Open Mile has developed leading […]
The Shanghai Container Freight Index (SCFI) for exports from China jumped sharply last week. The overall SCFI rose 13.1 percent to 1,231.31, while the index for cargo moving to Europe was […]
Friday, March 15, marked the one-year anniversary of the entry into force of the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement and, so far, the White House is pleased with the results. […]
Commissioner William P. Doyle said the G6 Alliance will deploy more than 50 ships in the transpacific trade, with three strings through the Panama Canal and three through the Suez Canal, […]
The Japanese government announced it intends to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. The TPP is a free trade agreement currently under negotiation between 11 countries, including Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, […]
Worldwide Express, a Dallas-based package shipping firm and one of the largest UPS express service resellers, has launched an enhanced version of its shipping technology platforms, SpeedShip 2.0 and […]
Inchcape Shipping Services is warning that if ships arriving from Asia are infested with Asian gypsy moths or do not have required documentation, there can be significant delays in […]
In one of his last acts before departing the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative this Friday, Ron Kirk said the United States has requested the World Trade Organization […]
The International Longshoremen’s Association has set Tuesday, April 9, as the date it will hold a ratification vote on a new six-year master contract with employers. The ILA […]
The federal mediator said the agreement will be submitted to the membership of each group for ratification and “paves the way for six years of stable labor-management relations covering all the […]
Participants in the latest installment of American Shipper‘s quarterly survey on developments in the transpacific container trade, TP Pulse, expect freight rates to increase or remain stable in the coming […]
The union’s wage scale delegates on Tuesday approved, in principle, the proposed aspects of the master contract for its dockworkers. The ILA and USMX will meet Wednesday to review the complete […]
Globe Tracker International (GTI) has introduced a product for tracking and monitoring cargo and assets such as shipping containers. “After working for over half a decade to develop, […]
Steel exports in January increased by 11.2 percent, compared to December 2012, according to U.S. government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS). “Exports increased… […]
Tideworks Technology, a Seattle-based provider of terminal management and planning software solutions, said it has completed implementation of its terminal operating system at Cai Lan International Container Terminal (CICT) […]
The Korean Register of Shipping has taken its information mobile with the launch of a new app called SMART Fleet. SMART Fleet is available on Android and iOS […]
“The resumption of TIFA talks between Taiwan and the United States represents a new stage in our economic relationship that will more fully open the lines of communication on trade […]
The European Shippers’s Council said it welcomes a decision by the European Commission to end guidelines that gave the liner shipping industry special treatment under European antitrust law.
InterSystems Corp., a Massachusetts-based software company specializing in healthcare technology, beat three foreign competitors to win a $37 million contract with the Chilean Ministry of Health. This bid […]
Minneapolis-based XRS Corp. has appointed Brendan Reidy to president and chief operating officer. Reidy is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Clarus Systems in Redwood City, […]
The Jacksonville Port Authority’s 2013 Logistics & Intermodal Conference, March 18-19, will highlight how major global terminal operators are expanding in emerging markets, including those in South America, Central […]
“It is something that on the face of it sounds so logical, but, quite frankly, behind all this is a property rights question,” said Matthew Rose, the Class I railroad’s chairman and […]
Jim McNamara, an ILA spokesman, said the agreement with employers represented by the New York Shipping Association (NYSA) is “subject to some tweaking,” but will be presented to local union […]
The Los Angeles Harbor Commission on Thursday certified the final Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) intermodal railyard, which it said would increase the […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Tuesday stopped a shipment containing 445 counterfeit “Beats by Dr. Dre” headphones and […]
The United States and Iraq on Wednesday announced that the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) between the two countries, first negotiated in 2005, is likely to enter […]
A post on the ILA’s Facebook page Wednesday said the union and New York Shipping Association (NYSA), the group that represents employers in the Port of New York and New […]
This Sunday emergency response agencies around the port of Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex will conduct a full-scale exercise that will provide a “vivid depiction of a unified command […]
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has elected Tom Kretsinger Jr., president of Liberty, Mo.-based American Central Transport, as its 2013-2014 chairman. He follows past association chairmen Gary Salisbury […]
The 2013 Great Lakes shipping season began on March 2 with the sailing of the tug/barge unit Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Conquest. The vessel, operated by Port City Marine […]
Soren Skou, chief executive officer of Maersk Line, outlined plans to improve service to customers on Monday during a keynote speech at the Journal of Commerce‘s 13th annual TPM […]
A congressional watchdog agency found that agriculture inspection fees collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service continue to come up short. […]
The National Industrial Transportation League said Friday it estimates shippers could save more than $900 million if the U.S. Surface Transportation Board would increase competition by giving shippers greater […]
“We expect freight rate volatility to continue as carriers grapple with increasing overcapacity and resort to their preferred short-term measures of sailing suspensions and frequent GRIs,” the London-based firm said.
The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) said steel imports increased 4.6 percent in January 2013 compared to December 2012, according to preliminary government data. “Import levels improved […]
The Japanese Shipowners’ Association (JSA) has added its voice to those asking the Suez Canal Authority(SCA) to rescind plans to raise tolls on May 1. In a letter […]
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., on Thursday introduced new legislation to address current problems facing locks and dams on inland waterways. Casey said the Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers […]
The ACM/GFI Group cited steep declines in the index for the four large components of the Shanghai Container Freight Index (SCFI) “as the industry is still grappling with the hangover […]
The extended deadline will coincide with the wage scale meetings planned by the union for the week of March 11 where union delegates will consider a tentative six-year master contract […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday contractors had completed “Phase 1” rock removal on the Mississippi River at Grand Tower (river mile 79-80.2) and Thebes (river mile 41-46), […]
The U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) and International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) said they have agreed to extend the March 1 deadline for completion of local negotiations to March 8. They […]
American Maritime Partnership (AMP), a lobbying organization for the domestic shipping industry, said it’s being unfairly blamed for the rising price of gasoline. In a letter sent Tuesday to […]
Total merchandise exports from all 50 states helped contribute to the record-setting value of goods and services exports in 2012, which reached $2.2 trillion.
FMC reviews 26 OTI license applications
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 26 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 26 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 26 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Ri-Time Group, City of Industry, Calif. […]
Applicants hail from 10 states and Puerto Rico.
Those knowing a reason why an applicant should not receive a license or amendment should contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.
Individuals knowing of any reason why an applicant should not receive an OTI license or amendment are urged to contact the FMC’s Office of Transportation Intermediaries.
What this past year has taught the shipping industry is just how powerful unionized dock labor on both coasts has become in the United States and how much of […]
Forget the Great Wall of China and mighty Amazon River, NASA has posted an image on its Global Climate Change Website that shows global shipping routes can be seen […]
Proximity to West Florida port is key attraction for LNG equipment maker. By Chris Dupin The natural gas industry in the United States is booming and dozens of shipping terminals […]
Despite Maersk Line’s decision to start rerouting its TP7 service through the Suez instead of the Panama Canal, 13 of the 32 liner services that used the waterway as […]
A proposed law, H.B. 1719, that would force the ports of Seattle and Tacoma to employ drayage truck operators to move containerized cargo, was approved 5-4. The bill may be […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will start inspecting cantaloupe packinghouses, specifically targeting Listeria, during the 2013 growing season to assess current industry practices and identify unsanitary conditions that […]
The European Shippers Council has proposed that problems related to misdeclared container weights can be dealt with through better exchange of information between shippers and container liner companies.
The British Columbia port said increasing the number of trucks with GPS transponder units “will provide an even more accurate, real-time base of data enabling greater insight to routing, operational […]
