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Chris Dupin

Chris Dupin has written about trade and transportation and other business subjects for a variety of publications before joining American Shipper and Freightwaves.
May - 2021 -
19 May
Chris Dupin

Sea change: Testing maritime uses for alternative energy

The Energy Observer is on a seven-year cruise to publicize the role alternative energy could play in the shipping industry.

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Jan - 2020 -
17 January
Chris Dupin

Consolidated Chassis Management in major program to upgrade equipment

Ensuring shippers have “chassis choice” for merchant haulage expected to be a prominent issue in the year ahead.

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15 January
Chris Dupin

California city votes to phase out coal, petcoke handling

The mayor and city council of Richmond, California, have voted phase out and prohibit the storage and handling of coal and petroleum coke in the city.

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US and China sign Phase One trade deal in White House ceremony

As a result of trade agreement signed at the White House on Wednesday, China has pledged to increase imports of American goods and services by at least $200 billion.

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13 January
Chris Dupin

Overcapacity will continue to dog container shipping in 2020

The shipping consultants Drewry predicts carriers should be able to return “solid if unspectacular results”in 2020.

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10 January
Chris Dupin

US gives funds for ‘marine highway,’ but frustrates import/export efforts

The Port of Monroe says its efforts to increase international business has been stymied by the Detroit office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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08 January
Chris Dupin

California plans to expand rules requiring ships to use shore power

California is proposing to require more ships, including tankers and roll-on, roll-off vessels to use shore power when docked.

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07 January
Chris Dupin

Nine ‘Marine Highway’ projects win federal grants

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced more than $7.5 million in grants for nine “marine highway” projects.

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04 January
Chris Dupin

Farm, forest product exporters applaud stay of AB 5 truck bill

California’s effort to restrict owner-operators in trucking would create havoc for farm and forest product exporters, says the Agriculture Transportation Coalition.

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03 January
Chris Dupin

ILWU wants judge to reverse or reduce $93.6 million award or order new trial

The International Longshore and Harbor Workers Union (ILWU) wants a judge to reverse or reduce a $93.6 million jury award against it or order a new trial.

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02 January
Chris Dupin

Hawaii congressman wants to modify Jones Act

U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, has introduced three related bills in Congress to modify the Jones Act, saying that the law is “one of the key drivers of our astronomically […]

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01 January
Chris Dupin

Program to prevent plastic pellet pollution criticized as ineffective

Two industry groups have announced a program to prevent the accidental release of pre-production plastic pellets.

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Dec - 2019 -
27 December
Chris Dupin

Matson’s new container/ro-ro ship is biggest ever built in US

Matson has taken delivery of the largest container/roll-on, roll-off ship ever built in the U.S.

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26 December
Chris Dupin

DP World to expand, operate Jeddah container terminal

DP World has been awarded a contract that will result in expansion of a container terminal in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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23 December
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Tanker owner, operator and chief engineer guilty in pollution case

The Department of Justice says a jury has found tanker owner Evridiki Navigation guilty of violating a pollution law, but an appeal is planned.

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20 December
Chris Dupin

Authorities raid Maersk offices in Brazil as part of bribery probe

Maersk says two of its offices in Brazil were raided, apparently as part of a federal corruption probe.

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19 December
Chris Dupin

APM Terminals selling Rotterdam terminal to Hutchison Ports

APM Terminals is selling one of its two large terminals in Rotterdam, but will retain ownership of Maasvlakte II.

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Chris Dupin

Falling global trade-to-GDP ratio worries shipping industry

A falling trade-to-GDP ratio is a worrying trend for the shipping industry.

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18 December
Chris Dupin

California conference sounds alarm about sea level rise, storms

California port officials and other speakers sounded the alarm about sea level rise and storm surge.

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Chris Dupin

Shipping companies propose crash program to reduce CO2

Organizations representing 90% for the world’s merchant fleet have proposed spending $5 billion on research to reduce or eliminate carbon emissions.

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16 December
Chris Dupin

CAI announces review of ‘strategic alternatives’

CAI International, one of the world’s largest container lessors, is reviewing strategic alternatives with the help of Centerview Partners.

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13 December
Chris Dupin

Christmas lights shine a light on shifting trade patterns

Production of most Christmas lights has moved Cambodia and other Asian countries from China.

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12 December
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APM Terminals opens container terminal on Italian Riviera

A new APM Terminals container terminal in Italy also expects to capture cargo moving to and from Switzerland, Germany and France.

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11 December
Chris Dupin

US Senate hearing plays down IMO 2020 impact

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, says many analysts believe the impacts of IMO 2020 will be less than what was projected just a year ago.

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10 December
Chris Dupin

Flexport rolled out Platform 2.0, new services in 2019

The fast growing forwarder Flexport was awarded sixth place in FreightWaves 2020 FreightTech 25 competition.

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07 December
Chris Dupin

High energy costs are challenging California ports

California ports already face high energy costs, a situation that is likely to continue as the ports pursue clean air goals.

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05 December
Chris Dupin

Canada Infrastructure Bank funding Montreal terminal

The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) said it will provide up to $300 million to finance a new container terminal the Montreal Port Authority plans to open downriver in Contrecoeur.  CIB […]

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03 December
Chris Dupin

Improvements to PierPass have smoothed truck traffic

PierPass says long late-afternoon queues at the entrance to container terminals om Los Angeles and Long Beach have been eliminated.

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01 December
Chris Dupin

Port of Oakland plans upgrades to roads, turning basins

The Port of Oakland is making improvements to both its roads and ship turning basins so that it can handle increased traffic.

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Nov - 2019 -
28 November
Chris Dupin

Peter Levesque to become president at Ports America

Peter Levesque is joining Ports America as president next year, after nine years at Modern Terminals in Hong Kong.

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27 November
Chris Dupin

Global Shippers Forum pans extending liner carrier protection

The Global Shippers Forum says the views of exporters and importers have been ignored by European regulators extending antitrust protection to liner carriers.

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22 November
Chris Dupin

Trade deal unlikely to result in rapid return of cargo volumes

Port of Los Angeles Executive Gene Seroka cautioned the port’s Board of Harbor Commissioners that even if a trade deal is reached with China, it may take months or years […]

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21 November
Chris Dupin

Plastic resin exports drive growth for container-on-barge service

SCF Marine Inc.’s SEACOR America’s Marine Highway (AMH) unit has seen its business grow rapidly with the boom in U.S. plastic exports.

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20 November
Chris Dupin

ZIM reports profit, higher revenue in third quarter

ZIM reported a $5 million profit in the third quarter of 2019, saying it benefited from its cooperation with Maersk and MSC.

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19 November
Chris Dupin

Container service returning to Portland, Oregon

Farmers and other shippers in Oregon got some good news this week when the South Korea-based container carrier SM Line announced it will bring weekly container shipping service back to […]

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18 November
Chris Dupin

Lineage Logistics to acquire Emergent Cold

Already the largest cold storage warehouse company, Lineage Logistics is reportedly buying Emergent Cold.

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MSC confirms Soren Toft will become chief executive officer

Soren Toft, the former chief operating officer at Maersk will become chief executive officer at Mediterranean Shipping Co.

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Port of Brunswick open 24 hours to commercial vessels

The Port of Brunswick in Georgia is now open to commercial vessel traffic 24 hours a day after salvors have stabilized a car carrier that flipped on its side.

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16 November
Chris Dupin

International Buyer Acquires Mountain Valley Express

Mountain Valley Express, a less-than-truckload carrier headquartered in Stockton, California, has been acquired by an international buyer.

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15 November
Chris Dupin

Hyundai Merchant Marine reports increase in revenue, smaller loss

HMM had an increase in revenue and smaller loss in third quarter when compared to the same 2018 period.

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14 November
Chris Dupin

Port of Oakland names Danny Wan executive director

Danny Wan, just named executive director of the Port of Oakland says the agency needs to plan ahead for the possibility that the economy may slow.

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13 November
Chris Dupin

Yang Ming reports lower revenue, larger loss in third quarter

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (TWSE:2609) said it had lower revenue and a larger loss in the third quarter of 2019 than in the same period last year. But the […]

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Chris Dupin

Hapag-Lloyd adds sixth ship to transatlantic U.S.-flag service

Hapag-Lloyd says addition of a sixth ship to one of its U.S.-flag transatlantic services will improve reliability.

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12 November
Chris Dupin

Cato Institute aims another salvo at Jones Act

The Cato Institute has published a report that contends the Jones Act hurts, instead of benefiting, the U.S. Merchant Marine.

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11 November
Chris Dupin

Evergreen Marine: Revenues up, profit down sharply

Evergreen Marine said third quarter operating income was 11 percent higher than in the same 2018 period, but profit from continuing operations plunged.

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08 November
Chris Dupin

Port Report: California ports say container exports up, imports down

The Port of Long Beach and Port of Oakland said exports were up, but imports down when compared to October 2018.

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Chris Dupin

Longshore union will seek to overturn $93.6 million verdict

International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will seek to overturn a jury verdict that says it owes $93.6 million to the former operator of the Port of Portlands container terminal.

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07 November
Chris Dupin

Matson expects $30 million benefit in 2020 from investments

In 2020, Matson expects to reap approximately $30 million in financial benefits from new vessels and other infrastructure investments.

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Containership charterer Seaspan eager to grow its fleet

Seaspan Corp. says there are attractive opportunities to increase the size of its fleet.

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06 November
Chris Dupin

For Global Ship Lease, small is beautiful — and so is IMO 2020

Global Ship Lease says it focuses on trade lanes responsible for 70% of global container trade and not the big East-West trades.

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05 November
Chris Dupin

Jury awards $93.6 million to former operator of Port of Portland container terminal

A federal jury has awarded $93.6 million to ICTSI Oregon, the former operator of the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6, after finding dockworkers engaged in illegal work practices such as work slowdowns and stoppages.

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04 November
Chris Dupin

Danaos reports lower profit but is upbeat about 2020

Danaos expects in 2020 container trade demand growth will outpace supply growth for the first time in almost 10 years.

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01 November
Chris Dupin

AB 5 protest planned in California by owner-operators

truckers hauling construction materials and agricultural products, flyers promoting the protests also have been posted around the ports

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Oct - 2019 -
31 October
Chris Dupin

Textainer touts resiliency in a ‘lackluster market environment’

Container leasing company Textainer said a traditional peak season did not materialize in 2019.

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‘K’ Line turns a profit in first half of fiscal year

“K” Line has warned the global economic slowdown could lead to a deterioration in transportation demand.

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NYK records a profit even as revenue falls in first half

NYK Line, Japan’s largest shipping company had operating profit of $146.7 million, compared with a loss in the same period last year.

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30 October
Chris Dupin

COSCO Shipping Q3 operating profit more than doubles

COSCO Shipping Holdings said its third quarter profit more than doubled.

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29 October
Chris Dupin

CAI International reports container lease revenue increase

CAI International Inc. (NYSE: CAI), a leading container-leasing and logistics company, said it had modest year-over-year growth in revenue from continuing operations in the third quarter but that it had […]

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Drewry: Container freight rates could rise in coming months

If container carriers refrain from adding too much capacity, transpacific freight rates may rise in coming months, says Drewry Shipping Consultants.

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25 October
Chris Dupin

OOCL reports increase in third-quarter container volumes, revenue

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) said both container volumes and revenue were higher in the third quarter this year than in 2018.

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24 October
Chris Dupin

Triton International says container lessors see continuing weak demand

The container leasing company Triton International said it had “solid” financial performance in the third quarter despite weak leasing demand since last fall.

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22 October
Chris Dupin

Tariff war zaps ‘Star Wars’ toymaker Hasbro

Toy maker Hasbro reported lower third-quarter earnings, citing tariffs on Chinese products and higher supply chain costs.

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21 October
Chris Dupin

Insurers call for action to prevent container ship fires

Containerships should be designed with “fire compartments” to prevent the spread of shipboard fires say marine insurers.

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18 October
Chris Dupin

Port Report: Long Beach moves record number of containers in September

The Port of Long Beach saw a slide in container volumes arrested in September and hopes to attract more cargo with incentives.

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17 October
Chris Dupin

Golden Ray, ship that capsized at Port of Brunswick, to be cut up

The car carrier Golden Ray, which ran aground and capsized while it was leaving the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, on Sept. 8, will be cut up in place and removed.

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Chris Dupin

Customs brokers face challenges from blockchain, e-commerce and higher de minimis

West Coast forwarders and customs brokers discussed blockchain, e-commerce, big data and Section 321 at their annual WESCCON gathering.

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16 October
Chris Dupin

Port of Oakland says 2019 growth reflects strong economy in Northern California

Port of Oakland has seen an uptick in volumes this year and is optimistic about remainder of 2019.

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14 October
Chris Dupin

Latest US-China tariff deal does not address ‘structural issues’

The announcement by President Donald Trump not to increase tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports to the U.S. and boost U.S. agriculture exports did not address other structural issues.

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11 October
Chris Dupin

Port of Los Angeles September volumes lower than in 2018

Port of Los Angeles container volumes dipped in September and its executive director called for a negotiated settlement of the U.S.-China trade ware.

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10 October
Chris Dupin

Port Report: Port of Brunswick ready for ‘substantial new business’

Georgia Ports Authority is looking to grow roll-on, roll-off cargo even as work continues on salvaging the capsized car carrier Golden Ray.

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09 October
Chris Dupin

Port of Los Angeles OKs report for West Basin Container Terminal

Port of Los Angeles approves environmental plan for terminal that accounts for 17% of its container volume.

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08 October
Chris Dupin

Some like it cold

SeaCube Container Leasing has rapidly expanded its refrigerated container fleet and is now the third largest lessor of reefers and largest lessor of gensets.

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DSV Panalpina to pause acquisitions

The chairman of DSV Panalpina says the company will concentrate on bringing Panalpina into the fold for 12-18 months, before its next acquisition, which may be aimed at strengthening its road business.

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03 October
Chris Dupin

Using technology to tame fluctuating container rates

The consultants Drewry and supply chain software company CyberLogitec say technology could help small and medium shippers by reducing volatile spot rates.

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Sep - 2019 -
24 September
Chris Dupin

Port of Long Beach offers incentives to attract more container cargo

Port of Long Beach is offering incentive payments to ocean carriers in an effort to stabilize declining cargo volumes.

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23 September
Chris Dupin

Talking across the fence

Team of rivals? The competing ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are looking at additional ways to cooperate for their mutual benefit.

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20 September
Chris Dupin

Container shipping growing more slowly than in 2018

BIMCO says there are “several indications” that goods are being shipped from the Far East to Europe and then transshipped to the U.S. East Coast to avoid tariffs.

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19 September
Chris Dupin

Container carriers still concerned about low sulfur fuel availability

If not enough 0.5% low sulfur fuel is available after Jan. 1. 2020 ships may resort to using more expensive 0.1% sulfur fuel used today in emission control areas.

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13 September
Chris Dupin

Living with uncertainty

DB Schenker’s head of Americas says uncertainty arising from events such as the U.S.-China tariff war means shippers will increasingly need to source from multiple countries and adjust inventory.

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12 September
Chris Dupin

A bar too high?

Port of Los Angeles says it would take seven Vietnams to make up for the loss of business from China trade war.

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11 September
Chris Dupin

Ships allowed to leave Port of Brunswick

Two ships trapped in the Port of Brunswick since September 8 when the vehicle carrier Golden Ray capsized, have been allowed to leave, a prelude to a possible reopening of the port.

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09 September
Chris Dupin

‘Outstanding news’: Last four crew members rescued from car carrier Golden Ray

The Coast Guard said four men trapped inside the hull of the car carrier Golden Ray have been rescued through a hole cut in the bottom of the ship.

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Coast Guard contacts four crew members in capsized car carrier

More than 24 hours after the car carrier Golden Ray capsized, Coast Guard rescuers have made contact with 4 trapped crewmembers.

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06 September
Chris Dupin

CMA CGM Group sees strength from CEVA purchase

CMA CGM expects an even better second half to the year following its acquisition of CEVA Logistics.

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Container inspections reveal misdeclared cargo, poor stowage

Inspections of a sample of 500 ocean containers found large numbers with misdeclared cargo, improper stowage or placarding.

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Freeport Harbor in Bahamas open for limited operations

Freeport Harbor in the Bahamas is open following Hurricane Dorian, but initially is expected to handle self-geared ships.

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05 September
Chris Dupin

Tapping the wisdom of crowds

Using “crowd-solving” and prizes, Sea Freight Labs hopes to help shipping companies find better and faster solutions to challenges.

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02 September
Chris Dupin

The fallout from container port automation

A study sponsored by Canadian dockworkers has tried to quantify the impact of container terminal automation.

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Aug - 2019 -
31 August
Chris Dupin

FMC allows Puerto Rico terminals to combine

Two San Juan, Puerto Rico container terminals can merge but will be subject to additional scrutiny by the Federal Maritime Commission.

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29 August
Chris Dupin

Tanker owner, operator fined $3 million for air pollution

A tanker owner and operator were fined $1.5 million each for violating environmental laws within the U.S.-Caribbean emission control area.

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NYK orders two heavy-lift ships

Japans NYK has ordered two new ships to respond to demand by shippers of wind turbine blades and other large equipment.

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24 August
Chris Dupin

Northstar Midstream expanding into LNG bunkering

Polaris New Energy is building a bunker barge to bring LNG to the growing number of cruise and cargo being powered with natural gas.

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23 August
Chris Dupin

Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach taking cooperation to ‘next level’

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach plan further cooperation to ensure they are the “gateway of choice in North America.”

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22 August
Chris Dupin

New York Terminal Conference raising rates

Five container terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey have increased rates in an update to their FMC agreement.

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21 August
Chris Dupin

Port of Long Beach will study automation’s impact on city

Concerns about the port automation has sparked studies by the Port of Long Beach and other California agencies.

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ZIM turns a profit in second quarter

ZIM, which has entered into space-sharing agreements with Maersk and MSC, says it plans to “double down” on efforts to grow with its partners.

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19 August
Chris Dupin

EagleRail Container Logistics: An idea ready to take flight?

A Chicago startup has proposed using crane rails to move containers in and out of terminals to ease congestion in the era of mega-ships.

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Maersk beefing up IT staff

Maersk says technology is core to its vision and wants more of its 6,000-strong IT workforce to be direct employees and not contractors.

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15 August
Chris Dupin

Maersk: Impact from US-China trade spat ‘quite manageable’

The CEO of Maersk says the impact from the U.S.-China tariffs and trade tensions on global trade has been quite manageable.”

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