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 - 2019 -
24 May
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Maersk ‘focused on profitability,’ not starting price war

CEO Skou reports “good progress” on business transformation, but says new tariffs could potentially reduce expected growth in global container volumes by 1%.

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23 May
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CMA CGM orders container trackers

Shipping line orders additional “smart container” equipment from Traxens that allows shippers to monitor cargo.

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22 May
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Panama postpones latest draft reduction

The sixth draft reduction of the year now is scheduled for June 12 instead of Tuesday.

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ZIM reduces first-quarter net loss, increases revenues

Cooperation with Maersk and MSC is expected to reduce costs and improve service.

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17 May
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CMA CGM launches Reefer Pharma division

The new division will offer solutions for temperature-controlled transportation of pharmaceutical products.

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16 May
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BNSF breathes new life into Portland terminal

Shuttle trains now move ocean containers between the Oregon port’s Terminal 6 and Seattle and Tacoma following a series of labor disruptions and shutdowns.

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DP World acquires another British Columbia terminal

The investment company Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec reportedly is a partner in the Canadian deal and also is taking a piece of DP World’s investments in Chile.

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Port of L.A. accident kills dockworker, injures another

A container top loader reportedly exploded Wednesday morning at Fenix Marine Services’ Pier 300 container terminal.

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Containerization & Intermodal Institute to fete Shea, Lytle  

William J. “Bill” Shea Jr. will receive the 2019 Connie Award and J. Christopher Lytle will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in California in September.

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Fitch: US ports’ revenues insulated from tariffs

Credit rating agency says while traffic may fall, revenues are not likely to be affected in the medium term.

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Maersk seeks faster growth in logistics services

APM Terminals Inland Services will be integrated into Maersk Logistics & Services.

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15 May
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More carriers join Digital Container Shipping Association

COSCO has yet to join the organization that seeks to enable digital standardization.

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Yang Ming reports higher revenue, smaller loss in Q1

Results were better than expected, and the company points to a forecast of improving supply-demand balance in container shipping.

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Port of Oakland looks at diversifying revenue

While the port’s focus is on containerized cargo, it says handling aggregate could provide a steady, divergent revenue stream.

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HMM revenue up but volume uncertainty remains

The Korean carrier has reduced its operating loss and prepared for IMO 2020 but is still concerned about a global economic slowdown, Brexit and the U.S.-China trade conflict.

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14 May
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Port of Oakland will continue waterfront ballpark talks

Commissioners voted 7-0 in favor of continuing negotiations with the Oakland Athletics for the lease of Howard Terminal as the site for a new baseball stadium.

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APL to change Hawaii service

The company’s Eagle Express X service will offer carriage of container cargo from Asia to Honolulu on alternate weeks.

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13 May
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Prince Rupert plan shows potential for massive expansion

The British Columbia port handled just over 1 million TEUs in 2018, but planners say it has potential capacity of 6 million to 7 million TEUs.

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IMO looking at ways to further reduce shipping emissions

Reducing greenhouse gases is a key agenda item as the Marine Environment Protection Committee meets this week in London.

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ILWU authorizes strike in British Columbia

Negotiations are continuing between employers and the union with the help of Canada’s Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

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