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   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Encore International Corp., Miami (Fatima […]

Reasons why an applicant should not receive an OTI license or amendment should be reported to the FMC’s 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.

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.

   NorthPoint Development and NAI Capital Realty have arranged a long-term lease with Demdaco for a 326,650-square-foot distribution center at Logistics Park Kansas City.    Demdaco specializes in gift and […]

   Steel imports increased in May over April by 2.3 percent based on preliminary government reporting which was analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).    “Weak market conditions […]

Press reports in the Financial Times and Reuters cited a filing with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that they say indicated Israel Corp. is planning to spin off its non-chemical […]

The company said it will increase its activity in the market by opening a new project management office in Singapore and building two new heavy-lift deck cargo barges for dedicated use in […]

   While UPS employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday voted to approve a new national master contract, the union informed the company the agreement covering UPS […]

   Atlanta-based freight forwarder Cargo Brokers International will use the ediEnterprise system developed by forwarder and logistics enterprise system developer CargoWise.    Cargo Brokers Chief Executive Officer Carsten Steinmetz said […]

   Construction of the new “Liverpool2” terminal has begun at the Port of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.    Mark Whitworth, chief executive of Peel Ports Group, parent company of […]

   A court appeal hearing at the Highest Economic Court in Kiev, Ukraine, for cargo handler Swissport International to try to regain legal control of its former operation in the […]

   The United States is now a “listed” country with the European Commission, so that U.S. pharmaceutical companies need not obtain an export certificate from the Food and Drug Administration […]

   A congressional watchdog agency found that among 56 petitions filed between 2007 and 2012 for relief from unfair trade practices only 21 included at least one small to midsized […]

   FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding arm of FedEx Corp., has set up operations in Dublin as part of its ongoing expansion.    The Dublin office is the company’s […]

Global shippers try to influence end to hazardous sweatshops in Bangladesh. By Jon Ross    On April 24, more than 1,000 workers sewing T-shirts, shorts and other clothing in a Bangladesh […]

   The U.S. Department of Transportation is wading into a sticky thicket after a provision in last year’s MAP-21 transportation law mandated a study on the controversial issue of increasing […]

   Damco, the forwarding and logistics services arm of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, has ambitious plans for growth over the next several years and a big agenda as it adapts […]

   While Germanischer Lloyd (GL) noted “a complete hull design will without doubt achieve much more substantial fuel savings,” shipowners may be able to achieve significant fuel savings by changing […]

   Big ships have dominated the shipping news this year.    The first in a series of 20 18,000-TEU ships was scheduled to be delivered to Maersk Line at the […]

Japanese liner MOL said it’s working with the shipbuilder, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Japanese classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai to arrange inspection of the six sister vessels as quickly as possible.

Sweden’s Wallenius Lines has ordered two large car carriers from Tianjin Xingang Shipyard in China with an option to build two more. The ships, scheduled for delivery in 2015 and 2016, […]

   Non-vessel-operating common carrier Troy Container Line will offer an array of new full- and less-than-containerload services to and from Bolivia, Chile, Peru, and Paraguay.    Weekly services are now available […]

   At first glance, the proposed P3 Network of Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co., and CMA CGM — the three largest container carriers in the world — may better stand for […]

The U.S. International Trade Commission has initiated a pilot program to test whether early rulings on certain dispositive issues in some section 337 investigations could limit litigation, saving time and […]

   Affirming a district court’s summary judgment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held misdelivery claims against a freight forwarder were barred by a one-year limitations period […]

With no large cargo facilities on or nearby Ellington Airport offering airfield access, Ellington Air Commerce Center will give aviation-related businesses an alternative to Bush Intercontinental Airport on the south […]

   The Georgia Ports Authority board has elected Robert S. Jepson Jr. to serve a second term as chairman of the board.    Jepson was first appointed to the board […]

U.S. transport policy slowly incorporates freight, but infrastructure upgrades lag. By Eric Kulisch    The recent collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge into the Skagit River north of Seattle focused attention once […]

   The roll-on/roll-off shipping companies that move cars, trucks and heavy equipment are facing a challenging year.    Reporting first quarter results in May, Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding, half-owner of Wallenius […]

Federal role in transport investment changes as revenue stream diminishes. By Eric Kulisch   Many lawmakers say they want to take steps to improve the nation’s freight infrastructure because of its role […]

   ANL Singapore Ltd. and the logistics company Agility will launch a new joint venture in Papua New Guinea July 1.    ANL Agencies PNG Ltd., will primarily handle ANL’s […]

   Antwerp-based Euronav NV has signed a four-year extension of its $300 million senior secured credit facility originally signed in April 2009 and which, at the time of the extension, […]

P3 Network will operate 255 ships in 29 strings with 2.6 million TEUs of capacity. By Chris Dupin    The three largest container shipping carriers — Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. […]

Container carriers suffered in 2012, and the 2013 financial outlook appears just as bleak. By Chris Dupin    Is the container shipping industry’s tide of red ink ebbing?    2012 […]

   The White House has committed to expediting the interagency approval process for transportation infrastructure projects that provide direct economic benefit beyond the city or state in which they are […]

   DSV has acquired its Colombian agent, Airmar Cargo S.A., strengthening its position in South America.    No financial terms of the deal were disclosed.    Airmar was founded in […]

In March, less than five years after setting its goal, FedEx Express scored a 22 percent cumulative improvement in fuel economy for its vehicles and set a revised goal to improve the efficiency […]

The URCS is the STB’s general purpose costing system that’s used to estimate variable and total unit costs for Class I railroads, including making determinations on whether a railroad’s rates […]

   Conexus, a third-party logistics services provider based in Tulsa, Okla., has relocated its Laredo, Texas operation to a larger facility within the same city.    The company first started […]

   Barbican Group Holdings Ltd. has acquired Seacurus Ltd., a U.K.-based specialist marine insurance broker that’s a leading provider of marine kidnap and ransom insurance.    Seacurus will continue to operate […]

    A study released last week by the Maritime Administration said in 2011 the U.S. private shipbuilding and repairing industry directly provided 107,240 jobs (including payroll and self-employed jobs, including […]

After 35 years of service, FedEx parked the last of its Boeing 727 narrow-body freighters when the plane landed Friday afternoon at its hub in Memphis. The midsized freighter was first […]

Rahul Kapoor, senior analyst at Drewry Maritime Equity Research, said “the sheer collapse in Asia-Europe freight rates in the past two months shows how fickle the industry’s demand supply balance […]

   The Port of Virginia is off to a red-hot start to 2013, posting its best TEU volume growth through five months than any time in its history.    In […]

   Members of a large shipowners’ association that rely on the Malacca and Singapore Straits to transport marine freight to the region and around the world this past week sailed […]

   Shipper groups are calling for the proposed “P3 Network” between the world’s three largest container carriers – Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co., and CMA CGM – to be scrutinized by regulators. […]

DOT has proposed new or expanded U.S. air carrier rights from four cities – Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, and Charlotte, N.C. – to the Brazilian city, namely for American, Delta, and US […]

After close scrutiny of the competitive effects of the proposed equity investment and joint venture, the Justice Department concluded the facts and circumstances did not warrant any further investigation.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received 15 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

Individuals knowing of a reason why an applicant should not receive a license should contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.     The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Premier Van Lines International, Mesa, […]

     The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from AA Shipping, Houston (Barbara […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from A-Logixtic Group, […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Falcon Maritime and Aviation, Jamaica, […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Alltransport International Logistics, Long Beach, […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

Individuals knowing of a reason why an applicant should not receive a license should contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Global Wide Logistics, San Leandro, […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.     The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Fastgrow Logistics (Americas), City of […]

Those with objections should contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries in Washington, D.C.

FMC reviews 15 OTI license applications

     The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Ever Reach Logistics, City […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Global Logistic Solution Center, […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Sea Crest Logistics San […]

Individuals knowing of a reason why an applicant should not receive a license 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 Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

   Campbell Transportation will christen two newly built towboats and a drydock on June 25, marking the first new vessel construction in Pittsburgh in 30 years.    The drydock was […]

   Private equity companies have shown increased interest in the shipping industry, and investor Wilbur Ross, who has invested in both tanker and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers, predicts their investment […]

Christopher J. Connor, currently deputy CEO and chief commercial officer, will be located at the company’s headquarters in Lysaker, Norway. He has 32 years of experience in the logistics industry.

The firm completed the first stage of an acquisition by signing agreements to buy logistics services provider Supaswift (Pty) Ltd. in five countries in Southern Africa, including South Africa, Malawi, […]

The Tampa Port Authority board of commissioners approved a 25-year agreement to allow four of the port’s major oil and gas customers to share operation, maintenance and repair of the […]

   MD Logistics has become one of only a few pharmaceutical third party logistics companies in the Indianapolis area to achieve Foreign Trade Zone status with the U.S. government.    […]

   Yusen Logistics will now offer a weekly less-than-containerload service from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to Los Angeles.    The service features weekly sailings from Ho Chi Minh, departing […]

   C.H. Robinson Europe has opened a new office in Istanbul, Turkey.    The logistics services provider’s Turkey office will offer international road freight services including both full and less-than-truckload transport. […]

The funding follows $1 million in quick release emergency relief from the department provided the day after the collapse. The Washington State Department of Transportation will use the funds to […]

The intemodal operator said the purchase of ERS supports its strategy of developing businesses in rail markets beyond its base market in the United Kingdom. Financial details of the transaction […]

The Japanese liner company said it has arranged for a patrol boat, which has already departed from Port of Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, to monitor the state of the […]

   The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday rejected a request by Delta Air Lines to vacate the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s support of sales of U.S.-manufactured aircraft to […]

The Jacksonville Port Authority’s board of directors voted Monday morning to offer its chief executive officer position to Brian W. Taylor, a former executive vice president and chief operating officer […]

The Japanese liner reports its containership MOL Comfort has split in half, but that as of 7 a.m. the fore and aft sections of the 7,041-TEU ship continue to float with […]

   NYK Line will launch a new roll-on/roll-off service connecting U.S. East and Gulf coast ports with the west coast of South America, starting July 24.    The service, called NYK Chile Express, will […]

   Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 6.4 million tons in May, an increase of 15.1 percent compared to April, the Lake Carriers’ Association said.    However, […]

   The Sahil Group and Sahil Freight Express will open the 44,000-square-foot packaging and warehousing facility in Mumbai by Sept. 1.    The owners are currently looking for a joint-venture […]

   The three largest container shipping carriers in the world, Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM, said this morning they have agreed in principle to establish a long-term […]

   Austrian crane manufacturer Liebherr has opened a new $20 million sales and service center in Miami off Okeechobee and the Florida Turnpike.    It will serve as a major […]

   The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced actions to manage the domestic sugar surplus, as required by law, while operating the sugar program at the least cost to the […]

The Japanese carrier said the 7,041-TEU MOL Comfort sustained the crack in the Arabian Sea at around 7 a.m. local time on Monday morning while in transit from Singapore to Jeddah. […]

Developers proposing to build a new canal across the Central American country are targeting operators of large ships that will not pass even through the new set of locks being build at […]

   The shipping consultants Drewry are predicting that the westbound cargo growth in the Mediterranean-North America trade “is likely to remain poor, so more schedules between the Mediterranean and ECNA […]

   COSCO Pacific reports that it handled 5.1 million TEUs in May, 7.6 percent more than in May 2012.    Year to date, the company has handled 24.4 million TEUs, […]

   The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) in the group’s effort to turn back the Port of Los Angeles’ efforts to regulate […]

In 2011, the port instituted a cargo facility charge (CFC) on all waterborne cargo, including empty containers. The fee is $4.95 for 20-foot containers, $9.90 for 40-foot containers, and $1.11 […]

   French liner carrier CMA CGM has announced a “revenue restoration program” on its Asia-Europe trade lane.    Outbound from Europe, the company said it will impose a general rate increase […]

   The first of Maersk’s new “Triple-E” ships was officially named this morning in a ceremony at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, South Korea.    […]

   The U.S. Export-Import Bank has signed a City/State Partnership with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center to help boost jobs in the state by promoting exports.    “The partnership will bring […]

“By restricting competition to the few U.S.-flagged ships still sailing… cargo preference adds $140 million in transportation costs (to food aid) each year,” said Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the U.S. […]

   The U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced a new limited waiver of the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (SAA) to allow the export and re-export, […]