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.
Apr - 2018 -
20 April
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Vinalines downsizing shipping fleet in 2018

But Vietnam’s national shipping company sees growth ahead after public stock offering this summer.

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Bank loaning Korean shipping industry $753 million

Report says the government will place orders for 200 vessels over the next three years.

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19 April
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BIMCO: Shipping feels impact of soybean tariffs

The shipping analyst said shipments of soybeans from the United States to China were down by 18 percent or 2 million tons in first two months of 2018.

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Tour boats switch to renewable fuel

San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet is running on a biofuel made at a Singapore refinery.

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Seatrade/Streamlines, Hapag-Lloyd sign slot charter deal

Perishables specialist Streamlines will offer weekly service for containerized reefer cargo from U.S. South Atlantic to North Europe ports.

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18 April
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Spaceport of Los Angeles?

Port of Los Angeles announces deal to lease shipyard to Space X for rocket construction.

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Countdown on for warehouse drone launch

Geodis, Delta Drone say their product for automated inventory tracking will be operational by the end of the year.

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17 April
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PIL sees positive propulsion continuing

After 2017 profit, carrier will “continue to explore growth in the transpacific trade despite being a minor player.”

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16 April
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Putting greenhouse gas strategy into play difficult

Container industry wants U.N. group to lead research on how to cut carbon emissions.

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PierPass replacing OffPeak

West Coast marine terminal operators agree to a flat fee and appointment-based model.

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13 April
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Skyrocketing opioid seizures strain Customs

President Trump is asking for budget increases of more than $1.6 billion to combat explosive growth of drug smuggling.

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Vancouver Island lands auto terminal

Port of Nanaimo processing center will provide another gateway for cars moving into Western Canada.

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12 April
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IMO adopts greenhouse gas emissions strategy

Goal is to reduce emissions by at least 50 percent by 2050 compared to 2008 while pursuing efforts toward phasing them out.

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Port trucking reform bill targets shippers

California State Sen. Ricardo Lara’s proposed legislation would “exert pressure across the supply chain to protect drayage drivers from further exploitation.”

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Rep. Hunter asks Trump to review Gulftainer’s Port of Wilmington investment

U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr., R-Calif., told President Donald Trump that he has national security concerns about the global port operator, which plans to lease the port for 50 years.

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11 April
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NEWS FLASH: Rep. Hunter asks Trump to review Gulftainer investment in Port of Wilmington, Del.

U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr., R-Calif., told President Donald Trump that he has national security concerns about the global port operator, which plans to lease the port for 50 years.

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Long Beach touts Q1 record

The Southern California port saw a 13.8 percent year-over-year increase in container cargo volumes in March to 575,258 TEUs.

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10 April
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Container shipping outlook ‘decidedly mixed’

AlixPartners says carriers need to address the dual challenges of rising costs and oversupply.

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Canadian investors buy auto terminal operator

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based AMPORTS has vehicle terminals and processing facilities in ports on the East and West coasts of both the United States and Mexico.

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Hyundai Merchant Marine ordering 20 ships

The “eco-friendly mega containerships” are part of the Korean carrier’s plan to grow its fleet’s carrying capacity to 1 million TEUs.

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