Shippers Perspective

NATA VP announces retirement, while NTSB swears in new vice chairman and Port of Cleveland appoints board chairman.

MOL selects new chairman and president, while DCLI appoints chief marketing officer and the Port of New Orleans names board leaders.

TeamOne Logistics appoints CEO, while Menlo Logistics promotes director of transportation strategy.

Momentum Transportation appoints VP of marketing, while LOC Group names two directors.

TOTE Services names a new labor relations director, while MBLX appoints business development director and AICM has announced its chairman and CEO.

DHL Global Forwarding appoints Singapore manager, while ICAO names new secretary general and ampCNG adds executives.

Container Analytics with Ben Meyer   The cover story this month examines the increasing size of vessels deployed between Asia and the United States, especially as it relates to the […]

   Prolec GE International contracted with HLI Rail Rigging to transport electrical transformers from Apodaca, Mexico to Port Arthur, Texas.    HLI transported the transformers from the Prolec factory to […]

   Camper’s World is a seller, manufacturer, and distributor of women’s apparel.     On Jan. 8, 2013, Atlantic Drayage agreed to deliver a container holding 2,440 cartons of women’s clothing […]

YRC names new general counsel, while the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers appoints 2015 officers.

Riker Danzig elected a new partner and MatchBack Systems named its president and CEO, while appointed a corporate account manager and two service center managers.

Daseke has named three new board members, while BIFA appointed a dangerous goods adviser.

Pierre Danet will leave Hewlett Packard to join the ocean carrier as its new chief financial officer.

Schenker AG’s chairman steps down, while ATA appoints new VP and Hansa Heavy Lift raises focus on Asia-Pacific with appointment.

Gordley Associates hires trade policy expert, while RILA names vice president of international trade.

The Liberian Registry has appointed a new Hong Kong office manager, while Unicon named its L.A. branch manager.

Transplace appoints head of new consulting practice, while Sunteck names CIO and Locus Traxx hires EMEA market manager.

Capes Shipping hired a new general manager and Walker SCM picked a global business director.

Sunteck appoints CEO, while Transervice taps Greatwide Distribution CEO for EVP.

Container Analytics with Ben Meyer    Several months ago, this column said the recently formed 2M and Ocean3 vessel sharing agreements (VSA) of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co., and […]

   Dewayne Gregoire said he was injured in a slip-and-fall accident while working as a tankerman on Enterprise Marine Services’ vessel, Marie.    Like many injured seafarers, he chose to […]

NationaLease names a vice president for dedicated services, and ISS appoints new head for marine outsourcing.

Waukegan Port District has named a new manager, while MIQ appoints L.A.-area business development manager.

CSX names two executives to vice president posts, while Suttons Group appoints a new Americas director.

MNX Global Logistics appoints three vice presidents, while Saudi Airlines Cargo picks new charter director.

Kalmar appoints new vice president of services and MIQ names business development manager in Los Angeles.

Bay & Bay has appointed a new vice president, while ACI named new facilitation and IT director.

T. Parker Host and Host Terminals appoint new operations VPs, while KOM International names president.

American Trucking Associations and Weber Logistics announce executive promotions.

C.R. England named two executives to HR positions and the Port of Houston reappointed Dean Corgey to the port commission.

Hansa Heavy Lift promotes from within, while Bibby Ship Management hires a new regional managing director.

Container Analytics with Ben Meyer    Two months ago, this column took a detailed look at slow steaming, the practice of adding a vessel to a loop and extending total […]

   With hundreds of thousands of containers facing huge delays at West Coast ports in recent months and many companies incurring huge bills for demurrage and detention, a recent 9th […]

Container Analytics with Ben Meyer     One of the biggest stories in the container shipping industry at the moment is the massive congestion problems at the ports of Los […]

As a U.S. exporter in today’s market, one is forced to account for significantly slower transit times than importers.

   In February and April 2011 Kentucky Fuel Corp. entered into contracts with Celtic Marine for the transport of coal by barge from terminals in Kentucky and West Virginia to […]

   First State Depository provides shipping and other services for coins and special metals. It shipped product with UPS. Its insurers alleged 27 of First State’s shipments worth $150,000 were […]

Container Analytics with Ben Meyer    Earlier this year, the ocean liner industry was jolted as the three largest carriers, Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co., and CMA CGM, announced plans […]

   A recent decision that affirmed two decisions by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Sompo Japan v. Norfolk Southern et al. and Nipponkoa Insurance […]

In this decision, a request by the petitioners—a shipper and its insurance company—to have an arbitration award vacated was unsuccessful.

   This decision involves a shipment of clothing moving from China to Mexico that “went missing” along the way. (U.S. v. C.H. Robinson. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. No. 13-1168. […]

   A recent 2nd Circuit decision could strengthen the hand of shippers or carriers that use derivatives such as forward freight agreements (FFAs) to enforce contracts. (D’Amico Dry Limited v. […]

   The peril of not declaring the value of cargo in a bill of lading was illustrated in a recent court decision (Outokumpu Stainless USA v. M/V Vegaland.  et al. […]

   Is an offshore drilling rig — a vessel so large that it cannot pass through the Panama Canal — “merchandise” subject to the Jones Act’s restriction that cargo transported […]

   Plano Molding designs and manufactures plastic storage boxes, including tackle boxes for fishermen. When it needed steel molds for its Illinois factory it contracted with CMT International, a company […]

   In this decision (Estes Express Lines v. U.S. Federal Circuit. No. 13-5056. Jan. 3.), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the Court of Federal Claims […]

   Should the owner of a vessel be awarded damages for economic loss due to negligence in the absence of physical damage to its property?    That issue was addressed […]

   Evergreen has taken delivery of an additional 8,508-TEU containership built at CSBC Corp.’s shipyard in Kaohsiung. The ship, Ever Lucid, will join one of the Taiwanese carrier’s Far East […]

   This case arose out of a disagreement between Radiant Global Logistics’ Airgroup and fashion apparel shipper Donna Karan over a stolen shipment.    The parties did not dispute any […]

   Afederal judge found an insurer was justified in rescinding an ocean marine insurance policy because the insured misrepresented the value and condition of a dry dock it insured. (Catlin […]

   Bailey Shipping acquired the drybulk carrier Max on Aug. 16, 2007 from Wave Navigation, an entity which owned the vessel since 2000. (Wave was not a party to this […]

   Aboiler, manufactured by Babcock & Wilcox for the Indonesian sugar refiner Jawamanis Rafinasi, was shipped by railcar to Coastal Cargo Co. in New Orleans where the plan was to […]

   Like many states, California has a “sunshine” law via the California Public Records Act (CPRA) that provides for the inspection of public records maintained by state and local agencies. […]

   A U.S. District Court granted summary judgment in favor of a truck rental company that said it should not be part of a cargo damage lawsuit. (Maass Flange Corp., […]

   The award of $11.7 million in damages to the owner and operator of a dredge that was struck by an orange juice tanker was upheld by the U.S. Court […]

   In 2004, the tanker Athos I carried a cargo of crude oil from Venezuela to Paulsboro, N.J., and while approaching a terminal on the Delaware River, the ship’s hull […]

   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 […]

   In late April, six Greenpeace protesters boarded the vessel Meister, which was carrying coal from northern Queensland, Australia to South Korea.    “Right now there is no political solution […]

   This case highlights the importance of clean equipment when carrying ingredients for moving food.    In 2006, Cargill and Ron Burge Trucking entered into a motor transport agreement that […]

   During the 19th and early 20th centuries, logs were frequently transported in rafts, and sometimes sank to the bottom of rivers. Aqua Log is a company that recovers sunken […]

   The consolidated cases — Asamarbunker v. U.S. 5th Cir. Nos. 12-40246 & 12-40248. Feb.1 — center on the arrest of two ships and their subsequent sale to satisfy outstanding […]

   In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a homeowner who said his floating home was not a vessel and therefore not subject to arrest under maritime […]

   In a summary order, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a 2011 decision by the District Court for the Southern District of New York confirming an arbitration award […]

   The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court decision that found a vessel liable in rem for damage to pipe that was shipped in 2006 from China […]

   How much notice should be given to a shipowner when asked to carry hazardous cargo? That issue is discussed in a recent summary order that is part of the […]

   Aqua Marine (AM) is a corporation on Nevis in the West Indies that supplies bunker fuel. It initiated arbitration against Garanti Finansal Kiralama (GFK), demanding to be paid for […]

   In April 2003, Toshiba American Information Systems contracted with CEVA for door-to-door delivery of its products. The two firms agreed their transportation agreement would be “governed by and interpreted […]

   Various estimates on the width of human hairs range from .017 to .25 millimeters. An even smaller width figured in a steel duty dispute. (See: Arcelormittal Stainless Belgium v. United […]

   In this lawsuit (Channel Fabrics, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company. U.S. District Court, S.D. New York.  No. 11 Civ. 3483. Aug. 13.), Channel Fabrics alleged Hartford had improperly […]

   Greenpack of Puerto Rico appealed a U.S. District Court’s dismissal of its claim for damages resulting from a delayed delivery of perishable food items from Puerto Limón, Costa Rica […]

   In a 2-1 decision revolving around careful documentation, record retention, and e-commerce systems, an appellate court upheld the U.S. Court of International Trade’s denial of a claim by Ford […]