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.
Dec - 2018 -
03 December
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Freight forwarding executives plead guilty to fixing prices

Department of Justice says it has an ongoing investigation into the international freight forwarding industry.

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Nov - 2018 -
30 November
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As goes Alaska, so goes TOTE

Grace Greene takes helm of Saltchuk subsidiary during a time of uncertainty and optimism for The Last Frontier state.

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Container industry’s overcapacity struggle continuing

IMO’s low-sulfur mandate and European review of liner shipping consortia exemption creating further uncertainties for the industry.

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Renault partnering with sailing ship company

Neoline seeks to start up a transatlantic service using an innovative ro-ro ship powered by wind.

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26 November
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CMA CGM and CEVA detail their tie-up

CMA CGM is selling its logistics division to CEVA as it seeks a majority stake in the company through a tender offer.

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21 November
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NIT League backs World Shipping Council petition

Shipper group says change would reduce costs, promote competition with NVOCCs.

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19 November
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Trade war ‘wild card’ for container shipping in 2019

BIMCO projects with capacity growing at half of this year’s levels, “the fundamental balance can only improve.”

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Evergreen has $25 million profit in third quarter

Taiwanese carrier will pay $124 million to $140 million for four 2,500-TEU containerships.

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16 November
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ZIM records $6.6 million loss in third quarter

Higher volumes are not able to offset a decline in freight rates and higher fuel costs.

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15 November
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Hyundai posts Q3 loss despite increased volumes

Korean carrier will “put its utmost efforts to stably secure additional cargoes” to fill the 20 ships on order.

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Ocean carriers ‘paving the way’ for digital standards

IT executives from Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and ONE aim to create open standards that other stakeholders in the industry can freely use.

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14 November
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Maersk earnings boosted by Hamburg-Süd buy

Largest container carrier reports a 31 percent increase in revenue and a profit of $360 million in the third quarter.

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13 November
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Trade policy could hurt some U.S. ports

Facilities with exposure to steel and aluminum trade likely will see the earliest impact.

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12 November
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Lineage Logistics acquires Yearsley Group

Second-largest cold storage company expands its footprint in the U.K.

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09 November
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Freight rates continue to rise

Threat of higher tariffs continues to push up transpacific rates.

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Abu Dhabi contributes to Turvo’s $60 million in funding

San Francisco firm has developed real-time collaborative logistics platform that “keeps everyone on the same page across the supply chain ecosystem.”

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08 November
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TRAC picks up Core Fleet tire services division

Chassis lessor says acquisition will enable it to control tire quality and cost.

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07 November
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Japan: South Korean shipbuilding violates rules

South Korea agrees to meet for bilateral negotiations as Japan threatens complaint with World Trade Organization.

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Shippers’ Law: A stab at piercing the corporate veil

Court says a creditor’s inability to collect a judgment alone is insufficient to justify making the companies’ owner liable.

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06 November
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Hub Group acquiring CaseStack for $255 million

CaseStack operates mixing centers for consumer product companies selling to retailers and helps manufacturers reduce transportation costs.

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