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The Florida East Coast Railway has begun installing rail tracks and crane pads for a ship-to-rail terminal slated to open this summer at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, the […]
The Port of Charleston increased the amount of cargo moving in and out of the port by rail by 18 percent last year to nearly 145,000 containers, the South […]
Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair, located in Erie, Pa., has entered a contract to construct a 185,000-barrel coastal petroleum and chemical barge for Seabulk Tankers. The barge will become […]
Athens-based Danaos, whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, said it had a loss in the fourth quarter of 2013 of $4.2 million compared to a […]
National Shipping of America, which operates a fortnightly service between Houston, Port Everglades, and Puerto Rico, is partnering with Rickmers-Linie (America) to expand breakbulk service to Puerto Rico.
Maersk Line is returning the 14 ships it had on charter from the German KG fund MPC Flottenfonds III. The ships ranged in size between 3,604 TEU and […]
UTi Worldwide has opened a new facility in Michigan, combining warehouse activities and space for air, ocean and ground freight forwarding, the company announced Tuesday. The new “shared […]
The United States on Monday requested World Trade Organization dispute settlement consultations with India concerning domestic content requirements in Phase II of India’s National Solar Mission. The U.S. […]
About one in three containership sailings between China and North America were pulled by carriers during the week of Feb. 3-9, according to BlueWater Reporting, which has launched a […]
The commissioners of the Port of Portland, Ore., will consider a program to spend up to $4 million on incentives to keep container carriers calling the port when they […]
The P3 carriers — Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM — have provided the Federal Maritime Commission with additional information on their proposed vessel sharing agreement, according to the FMC. […]
Total intermodal shipments increased 4.6 percent in 2013 to 15.5 million containers and trailers (of all sizes) and were up 7 percent in the fourth quarter to just shy […]
“This initiative is charged with bringing together federal resources to help rural businesses and leaders take advantage of new investment opportunities, and access new … markets abroad,” the White […]
A large fire that began in a warehouse filled with rubber at the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal is now fully extinguished, the Georgia Ports Authority said in a […]
The proposed contract largely deals with work on automobile, cruise and forest product ships. A six-year master contract for working container ships was approved by the union last year.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says construction to raise the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge is “well under way and continues to accelerate at a […]
Opponents of the practice of the demolition of old ships on beaches in Southeast Asian countries took their campaign to the headquarters of the German Shipowners Association in Hamburg […]
Tropical Shipping, a specialist in moving cargo to destinations in the Bahamas and Caribbean, had flat operating earnings in the fourth quarter, but a 50-percent increase in earnings before […]
Li & Fung said it is establishing a vendor-support services business unit to enhance factory and worker safety, raise standards, and improve operational efficiencies in its global supply chain. […]
MOL has confirmed press reports that it has filed a lawsuit in Tokyo against the shipyard Mitsubishi Heavy Industry over the break-up and eventual sinking of the containership MOL […]
A reauthorization bill for the U.S. Coast Guard introduced on Thursday includes provisions that its authors say will help strengthen the U.S. Merchant Marine and proposals that they say […]
The U.S. trade deficit also improved $63.1 billion from the past year to $471.5 billion. Merchandise exports to the 20 economies that have trade agreements with the United States […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank said it’s now open for business in Burma to help finance short-term and medium-term U.S. export sales. “After a diligent review, the bank’s board […]
“Liner shipping is becoming less and less reliable as operators ignore service standards in the rush to cut costs. The bad news for shippers is that the situation is […]
Ports America Companies said it had refinanced debt facilities of both Ports America, Inc., (PAI) and MTC Holdings, Inc., (MTC) into a single, unified capital structure. The refinancing […]
International Shipholding Corp. (ISC) — the parent company of several shipping companies including Central Gulf Lines, Waterman, United Ocean Services and CG Railway — said it will return its […]
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) expects negotiations on a new labor contract with the International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) to begin in mid-May. The current contract expires on July […]
American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC), the largest U.S.-flag ro/ro carrier, recently delivered 29 Abrams tanks and 33 Bradley fighting vehicles to the port of Bremerhaven, Germany. The Abrams […]
The agency said its proposed a rule would require certain shippers, receivers, and carriers who transport food by truck and rail for either human or animal consumption take steps to […]
Question: What agency has the most significant role in protecting U.S. commerce from infiltration by drug smugglers, terrorists, thieves and even pests and harmful products? Answer: Customs and […]
The cat fight between the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and a construction consortium over who is responsible for excess costs associated with building a new set of locks to […]
This recent research is considered one of the largest real-world studies ever conducted with commercial truck drivers, and included 106 participants, 1,260 days of data and nearly 415,000 miles of […]
The General Accountability Office recommended the transportation secretary, in consultation with the maritime industry, study and identify any potential problems in ensuring that U.S. mariners are adequately trained to […]
Liner carrier United Arab Shipping Co. said the total order is worth more than $2 billion including all options. The containerships will be delivered later this year through the first […]
Drewry said as containerships get larger, carriers appear to favor skipping voyages rather than laying up vessels as a means to control capacity. “Whilst the number of vessels […]
The credit agency Moody’s says the U.S. port industry has a negative outlook because container-volume growth will lag behind the historic norm, putting pressure on the industry’s biggest customers. […]
French liner carrier CMA CGM said it will launch a second service between the United States and Australia/New Zealand. The so-called PAD 2 service will start March 4 […]
A chemical tanker collided with COSCO’s containership Fei He on Jan. 29 while arriving in Singapore from Tanjung Pelepas. COSCO said the ship sustained damage to the portside […]
Revenues at Canadian National Railway for 2013 ticked up to C$10.58 billion ($9.54 billion), a year-over-year rise of seven percent, but net income fell, year over year by C$68 […]
The Class I railroad Norfolk Southern has opened a new “thoroughbred bulk transfer” terminal in Chesapeake, Va. TBT terminals are specialized facilities that allow shippers to transfer a […]
Kuehne + Nagel has extended its logistics provider partnership with SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SAS Technical Operation) for another three years. K+N’s Copenhagen airport office provides door-to-door logistics services […]
Henningsen Cold Storage has started construction on a 2.7 million-cubic-foot expansion to its Portland, Ore., facility. Originally built in 2008, the facility supports many shippers requiring frozen and […]
Third-party logistics services provider Kane Is Able will add a distribution center in the Detroit area this month. The company will move into a 60,000-square-foot facility in Brownstown, […]
Japan’s three large shipping companies on Friday reported their results for the nine month period which ended Dec. 31, 2013. All had increased revenues, but the profit picture was […]
The plan includes recommendations for stepped-up efforts to develop direct intermodal rail access and deepen the harbor, as well as relocating some container operations from the Talleyrand Terminal to […]
Panalpina did not disclose the identity of the company, but said it is now managing the assembly of semi-knocked down units for base stations at cell phone towers.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed a report that it is “considering all options for the future of ExpressRail, including its future privatization.” ExpressRail is […]
AutoInfo, Inc., the parent company of Sunteck Transport Group and E-Transport Group, will become Sunteck, effective May 1. As part of the re-branding initiative, the capacity division, which […]
A little more than two years after Maersk Line Ltd. and Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc. formed a joint venture to provide breakbulk and project cargo shipping with two U.S.-flag, multi-purpose […]
C.H. Robinson has opened an office in Innsbruck, Austria. The new office will help the company expand its European road transport services. Chucko Beslic, a nine-year transportation industry […]
The trade association warned, if left unchanged, the Renewable Fuel Standard volume requirements would “significantly damage the nation’s growing biodiesel industry and adversely impact soybean growers.”
The Federal Emergency Management Agency last August turned down a request by police in Newport News, Va., to fund a blimp to keep watch on the Port of Hampton […]
The trade data firm Panjiva said a survey of 100 of its users found about two thirds of them optimistic or very optimistic about the economic outlook in 2014.
U.S. steel imports fell by 3.5 percent in December 2013 compared to the previous month based on a preliminary review of government data by the American Institute for International […]
MOL (America) Inc. said this week that its North American intermodal transit on-time performance results for October-December 2013 was 56 percent for the three origin ports in Asia to […]
A new container terminal capable of handling 800,000 containers annually was dedicated at the Port of Mariel on Monday. Both Raul Castro, president of Cuba, and Dilma Rousseff, […]
It will pay $86.9 million for each ship for a total of $434.5 million. They are to be delivered in 2016 and 2017. COSCO also noted that on Dec. […]
The Baltimore Sun has reported that a federal arbitrator ordered a local of the International Longshoremen’s Association to pay about $3.8 million in damages after a three-day strike in […]
Hub Group said it had a profit of $69.1 million in 2013, compared to $68 million in 2012. Revenue was $3.4 billion in 2013, compared to $3.1 billion in […]
Matson said it has issued $100 million in 30-year final maturity senior unsecured notes pursuant to a previously announced private placement on Nov. 6, 2013. It said proceeds […]
DSV has launched an intermodal service between Turkey and the UK. One service offers departures three times a week direct by rail from Halkali train terminal in Istanbul […]
Members of the Transpacific Stabilization said they will seek further rate Eastbound rate increases in March and May, seeking to “build on the momentum” of a $300 per 40-foot […]
The use of alternative fuels beyond LNG will be adopted by more than 20 percent of shippers, according to a report released by DNV GL. “While LNG is […]
CMA Terminals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, will acquire a 25-percent share of ICTSI’s Lekki International Container Terminal Services LFTZ Enterprise (LICTSLE) in Nigeria, 37 miles […]
Hanjin Shipping said Tuesday that it had a net loss of 680.2 billion South Korean won ($631 million) and an operating loss of 242.4 billion won ($225 million) in […]
The Port of Hueneme has extended a contract with Global Auto Processing Services (GAPS) through Jan. 31, 2019. This is the fifth modification of GAPS contract since it first […]
Following last year’s spill of molasses from a pipeline in Honolulu Harbor, state legislators in Hawaii are suggesting that fines or settlements go into a fund to be used […]
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said 150 longshoremen “are in the process of being hired” despite ongoing litigation. Seventy five checkers will also be hired.
Hapag-Lloyd said Monday it will transfer the U.K. call of three services from Tilbury to DP World’s London Gateway terminal. Hapag-Lloyd said the three services are the Chile […]
The logistics solutions provider Descartes Systems Group said Monday that the Rotterdam-based tank terminal storage company Botlek Tank Terminal (BTT) is using Descartes for European customs connectivity and compliance capabilities. […]
It appears that the container shipping industry finished 2013 with strong container volumes. The Container Throughput Index of the Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI) and Institute of […]
China Shipping issues profit warning
China Shipping Container Lines has issued a profit warning to its shareholders. The liner company said Monday that based on a preliminary estimate by its finance department, it […]
Forward Air Corporation has signed an agreement to purchase Central States Trucking Company and Central States Logistics, it announced Thursday. Bruce Campbell, chairman, president and chief executive officer […]
The parent company of OOCL provided an early peek at what the end of 2013 might have looked like for the container industry as it released an unaudited fourth […]
By sharply reducing its debt and continuing to reduce expenses, container carrier Zim believes it will be able to stay on course, even if the container shipping industry continues […]
DP World said it has begun using a spreader bar on one of the cranes at its London Gateway terminal that is capable of lifting four 20-foot containers or […]
Kansas City Southern brought in a record $616 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, and for the full year, revenue was a record $2.4 billion, the company reported […]
Tampa, Fla.-based bulk tank container transportation services provider Quala has acquired ProKleen, a food-grade commercial tank-washing service with locations in Oakville and Concord, Canada. Terms of the deal […]
The competency of the crews is a major advantage of using the U.S. flag fleet when shipping goods around the world, but cost is a major drawback, according to […]
In a filing with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and Israel Securities Authority, Zim’s parent company Israel Corp. outlined a “term sheet” for a financial restructuring of the container […]
Seabord Marine has signed a 10-year lease renewal for a 267,400-square-foot warehouse at a port in Medley, Fla., adding an expansion for 64,000 square feet. “Following a long-standing […]
Hapag-Lloyd said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chilean container shipping company CSAV about combining the container shipping operations of the two companies.
Opponents of a fee charged by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on cargo moving through the port are halfway toward their goal of having it […]
Seago Line will open a direct weekly call from Aarhus, Denmark, to St Petersburg, with the first call scheduled for Jan. 25. The service will depart on Saturdays […]
Congestion at the Oregon port’s Terminal 6 caused the operator ICTSI to take the unusual step on Tuesday of allowing truckers to only deliver empty containers in the morning and […]
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday morning advised users to check individual terminal Websites for the latest information on servicing vessels and their hours of […]
“This significantly younger fleet, combined with the fact that the P3 carriers will deploy significant larger vessels than the G6 carriers, means that the P3 alliance will have substantial lower […]
Maersk announced it will add a new direct service from the East Coast of South America to West Africa on Jan. 28. Maersk’s WAFEX (West Africa Express) will […]
Israel’s Globes newspaper said last week Zim and its creditors have signed a debt settlement that includes a 50 percent write-off of Zim’s $3 billion debt, mostly to foreign banks. It said the […]
Car Carriers Investment AS, a 50/50 joint venture between a subsidiary of Klaveness Marine Holding and a subsidiary of J.P Morgan Global Maritime Investment Fund, intends to start a voluntary […]
Canada’s St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) said the waterway saw a surge in ships carrying grain in December, but volumes were lower on the waterway in 2013 than […]
The ports of Seattle and Tacoma said last week that they have filed a discussion agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission that will allow them “to gather and share […]
The Global Shippers Forum, which includes the U.S. National Industrial Transportation League as one of its members, wants the block exemption for the liner shipping industry in Europe, which […]
The first of the ships is scheduled to be handed over by November. The remaining four containerships are slated to be delivered by the end of the first quarter […]
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics has started an initiative with GreenFleet Ventures that will allow North American owner-operators to lease newer vehicles and more environmentally friendly tractors, according to a news release. […]
Acquired last August by XPO, 3PD is the largest provider of “high-touch, last-mile” deliveries in North America, said Karl Meyer, the unit’s chief executive officer. Meyer, former national […]
Third-party logistics provider XPO paves a path forward through acquisitions. XPO Logistics, a third-party logistics company that has seemingly made a business of acquisitions over the last two years, […]
FMC says it will carefully review the proposed P3 Network and G6’s expansion. Last month the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission requested additional information about the proposed expansion of the […]
