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.
Jul - 2019 -
05 July
Chris Dupin

SSA Marine repowering Oakland container yard cranes

Conversion to hybrid yard cranes will result in a 96% drop in emissions.

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Lessors warn misuse of containers growing

As more bulk and oversize cargo gets transported in containers, some shippers are abusing equipment, says the Institute of International Container Lessors.

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More carriers implement war risk surcharges

Container carriers implement charges on ships sailing through the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf.

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Retailers: Keep automation decisions local

The California Retailers Association opposes a bill to have the State Lands Commission approve port automation.

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03 July
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2M Alliance, ZIM add Gulf services

Maersk and MSC add a second service between Asia and U.S. Gulf ports, and ZIM will take space on both.

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Drewry downgrades container growth projections

Global container port throughput is forecast to grow 3% in 2019 instead of 3.9% because of tariffs and other headwinds.

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02 July
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DP World to acquire Topaz for $1.1 billion

The fourth-largest container terminal operator is expanding its fleet of vessels supporting the oil and gas industry.

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Container shippers getting hit with war risk surcharges

CMA CGM and X-Press feeders have implemented surcharges, and other carriers are evaluating the situation.

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Hapag-Lloyd and ONE joining TradeLens

Shippers now will have access to container carriers in all three major east-west space-sharing alliances through the digital shipping platform.

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01 July
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Los Angeles City Council vetoes permit for Pier 400

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners will reconsider a coastal development permit it approved earlier this month for the APM Terminal at Pier 400.

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HMM will switch from 2M to THE Alliance in April

The change will happen around the same time that HMM starts taking delivery of the first a dozen 23,000-TEU containerships.

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Jun - 2019 -
28 June
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Moody’s forecasts more automated container terminals

Advantages include lower operating costs, increased throughput capacity, improved service reliability and reduced emissions.

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APMT opens second container terminal in Tangier

The new terminal on the Strait of Gibralter has capacity to handle 5 million TEUs annually.

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Opus9 expands into port drayage

Digital truck broker initially operating in Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York/New Jersey and Savannah.

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27 June
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Dray-off yard developers sue Port of Los Angeles

Harbor Performance Enhancement Center says it was told the International Longshore and Warehouse Union runs the port.

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Maersk is looking inland

CEO Skou tells The Wall Street Journal he wants half of the company’s earnings to come from inland logistics.

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26 June
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LA City Council veto of APM Terminals permit predicted

Meanwhile, a state legislator wants the California Lands Commission to review port automation projects.

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NEXT adding Long Beach container yard

The fast-growing trucking company hopes to double revenue after adding an 18-acre dray-off yard for its Relay drayage program.

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