Maritime
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Coronavirus-related declines spur Port of Oakland budget decrease
Total cargo volume is down 7.8% this year because of reduced import demand.
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Project cargoes keep AAL’s ships calling US Gulf ports
AAL Shipping, an operator of “mega-size” project cargo ships, expects rebound for smaller U.S. import and export project cargoes in 2021, if COVID-19 pandemic subsides…
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Harbor Trucking: PierPass fee hikes drive away business
HTA CEO Weston LaBar says West Coast container ports have suffered a 19.4% loss in market share since 2006.
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Crew crisis is triggering ship detentions and diversions
Global trade fallout from the crew-repatriation crisis has begun — and looks poised to snowball.
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MSC launches instant quoting tool
Carrier recognizes ‘the importance of digitalization across the shipping industry.’
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Port of Montreal longshore workers to walk off job
Work stoppage will impact operations at two port terminals.
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Seafarers still stranded at sea — and more test positive
Shipboard COVID cases will make it even harder to roll back travel restrictions that block crew changes.
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‘Just-in-time shipping is the smart thing to do’
Governments, container carriers and port authorities agree it’s about time communications among them were improved.
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Pilot Freight expands corporate umbrella
Pilot Freight Services, which operated under a national franchise network for decades, now owns 90% of its offices and monitors for future acquisitions.
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Container shipping laden with ‘antiquated processes’
A language barrier of sorts may be blocking shipping lines and ports from adopting common technology platforms.
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