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 […]
Two Nova Scotia ports with deep water, intermodal links vie for large containerships. By Chris Dupin Two communities in Nova Scotia – about 70 miles apart — 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.
Nova Cold Storage has begun construction on a $9.5 million facility for refrigerated and frozen food logistics at the Atlantic Gateway – Halifax Logistics Park. Nova is expanding to […]
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 […]
The United States on Thursday requested dispute settlement consultations at the WTO challenging China’s imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on more than $3 billion in exports of American-produced automobiles.
The U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom) has announced Universal Service Contracts that it estimates could be worth about $6 billion to 22 U.S.-flag shipping companies over a three-year period. They […]
U.S.-flag shipping advocates are expressing alarm over a provision in the surface transportation bill passed by Congress last week that they say could result in a third less food aid […]
The Obama administration on Monday announced the outcome of its 2011 Annual Review of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a 36-year-old trade preference program under which the United […]
“Shippers, manufacturers and transportation companies must remain aware of the increased security risks during the upcoming holiday weekend,” said Dan Burges of FreightWatch International.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has created a new Website to provide importers with information about the commodity import approval process for plants […]
The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) said it has published its first report ever on maritime cyber security challenges and threats. The report covers key […]
O’Malley Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is scheduled to arrive in India Monday with representatives from 43 companies, educators and state officials on a six-day trade mission to Hyderabad, Mumbai […]
COAC meeting shows Bersin’s innovation
Setting record straight on Maersk Alabama
DHS posts job opening for logistics expert
Security tops Napolitano agenda in London
Congress needs better security answers
ACE built to withstand cyber attacks, CBP says
Chertoff Group lands former CBP chief Ahern
Obama reorganizes homeland security staff
GAO: tighter federal freight rail security needed
Transitioning to a new administration
Napolitano reviews northern border security
Key House Homeland Security aide joins Monument Group
Port security requires more funds say top lawmakers
Congressional delegation to tour Los Angeles, Long Beach
Dubai defense deal gets U.S. scrutiny
U.S. truckers question antiterror basis of fingerprinting
Chertoff reorganizes DHS, creates policy office
Homeland Security Committee gets organized
TSA, DOT issue joint rule revising security data protections
Canada to spend $690 million in security initiatives
Ridge sees global commitment against terrorism
Hamre to head U.S. advisory panel on aviation
BONNER LEADS U.S. DELEGATION AT OAS ANTITERRORISM MEETING
U.S. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT RENAMES BXA
SURFACE TRANSPORT SECTOR ON WATCH FOR TERRORIST THREATS
