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 -
10 May
Chris Dupin

FMC wants details on joint terminal ventures

Ports America, Ceres and SSA Marine plan a joint venture in Charleston and Savannah, while TOTE subsidiary and Luis Ayala Colon want to partner in San Juan.

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09 May
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Coalition opposes mandated slow steaming

A requirement for ships to go slow in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could be counterproductive, says the Coalition for Responsible Transportation.

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Hapag-Lloyd reports ‘significantly higher’ Q1 profit

CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said transpacific contract rates saw an average “three-digit increase” per TEU.

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Bad weather hits Matson in first quarter

But the company says revenues are up and predicts an increase in operating revenue for 2019.

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08 May
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Panama Canal plans another draft restriction

Effective May 28 the maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the canal’s Neopanamax locks will be 43 feet, down from 50 feet at the beginning of the year.

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Yantian Express to offload containers in Halifax

Some shippers have not yet posted general average and salvage security.

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Manufacturers call for reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank

The National Association of Manufacturers called on Congress to swiftly reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank after three board members were confirmed.

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British Columbia ILWU locals vote on strike authorization

Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have been negotiating with employers for 17 months to replace the contract that expired on March 31, 2018.

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07 May
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Trump tweets unlikely to move container rates

There is not enough time to front-load shipments if Trump acts later this week.

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06 May
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PSA International to acquire Halterm, Penn Terminals

Macquarie Infrastructure fund selling facilities to the Singapore-owned terminal operator for an undisclosed price.

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Toll to work with Port of Los Angeles on warehouse

Toll Global Forwarding has been selected by the Port of Los Angeles to negotiate a lease for a prime warehousing location currently used by NFI’s Cal Cartage unit.

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03 May
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Longshoremen and employers oppose Texas legislation

Bills in state legislature to limit containerships calling Houston could “crush” economic growth, say International Longshoremen’s Association and USMX.

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Connecticut marine terminal to be wind energy hub

Connecticut Port Authority partners with wind energy company Ørsted and the electric utility Eversource on $93 million of improvements in New London.

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Port of Oakland to hold vote on ballpark

Port commissioners will decide whether to give the Oakland Athletics four years to complete studies and agreements for proposed baseball stadium that industry opposes.

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02 May
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Carrier alliances have grown but competition remains

FMC commissioners told during a meeting Wednesday there is “ample capacity” and freight rates have decreased.

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01 May
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Call issued for shipping speed limits

When carriers cut ship speeds in the great recession, emissions fell. Now a group of companies says this phenomenon can be used to fight global warming.

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Intermodal volumes slip in first quarter

Gains in international intermodal offset by losses in domestic container and trailer moves.

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Apr - 2019 -
30 April
Chris Dupin

OOCL acquisition boosts COSCO

Sharp increase in profit, revenues and volumes reflect the purchase of a majority interest in Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. last summer.

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DSV reports higher profit, revenue in first quarter

DSV says it had “healthy top-line growth” and expects to close Panalpina acquisition in third quarter of 2019.

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29 April
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Macquarie consortium buying Long Beach terminal

Orient Overseas (International) Limited announced the sale for $1.78 billion of Long Beach Container Terminal to a consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners.

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