The import restrictions challenged by the United States in this dispute include an import licensing requirement and restrictive trade-related requirements imposed by Argentina.
Oscar Hasbun, the chief executive officer of CSAV, said his company has “a reasonable expectation that we will be able to obtain the necessary approvals from regulatory authorities this year.”
A new tenant that specializes in the export of steel scrap could significantly increase Port Canaveral’s small breakbulk volumes. The Central Florida port authority has signed a one-year lease for a four-to-five-acre facility with Port Canaveral Scrap Terminal LLC to ship scrap metal to mills in Turkey, with a minimum guarantee of 100,000 […]
ZIM said a reduction in revenues was a result of discontinuing some lines, not having revenues from a container manufacturing plant sold in 2013, and a 3-percent drop in average freight rates from the second quarter of 2013.
UPS will open two package-distribution warehouses in the Dallas area by November, adding more than 700,000 square feet of handling space to the region. Officials await the opening of the 495,000-square-foot Independence building in Fort Worth, Texas, which will serve customers living in the counties of North Tarrant and South Denton. More than […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday that California citrus farmers may restart exporting to China this season. In April 2013, California-origin citrus was barred from entering China after interceptions of brown rot.
Probably better known to French tourists and stamp collectors than many people in the logistics industry, the container carrier said nevertheless Reunion’s location puts it at “the crossroads between Europe, Asia and Africa.”
Sea Star Line has placed an order for 100 new 40-foot and 50 45-foot refrigerated containers. The order comes in the third year of a five-year plan that aims to reduce the average age of Sea Star’s reefer box fleet to less than three years old. Sea Star operates between the U.S. mainland, […]
The Danish container carrier said its customers were unprepared for the Russian counter-sanctions and it is working with these shippers’ origin offices to “find the best and most cost efficient way to send back the goods.”
International customs officials at the World Customs Organization in Brussels have recently agreed on 234 changes to the global system that categorizes products that are imported and exported around the world.
Econocaribe Consolidators of Miami has filed a complaint against another ocean transportation intermediary, Amoy International of City of Industry, Calif., at the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, asking for reparations of about $192,811, plus interest and attorneys fees. The non-vessel-operating common carrier claimed Amoy violated the Shipping Act and other laws by misdeclaring goods. […]
Globe Tracker International has formed a strategic relationship with Total Soft Bank Ltd. Globe Tracker, a Danish firm, specializes in global assets tracking, while Busan, South Korea-based Total Soft Bank is a global port and maritime information technology company. The new venture will focus on the delivery of wireless tracking solutions for […]
The Federal Railroad Administration will award two grants totaling $350,000 to support the development of a Short Line Rail Safety Institute, the Senate Appropriations transportation subcommittee announced Wednesday. The new institute is designed to help the short line and regional rail industry mitigate the risks associated with shipping crude oil, ethanol and other hazardous materials, while […]
A group of U.S. sugar users said Mexico should not be used as “scapegoat” for the fluctuations in U.S. sugar prices. “Instead, the focus should be on reforming the U.S. sugar program, which continues to cost American consumers and businesses billions a year, costing taxpayers nearly $300 million in FY 2013 alone,” the […]
Minyan Marine is just one of two companies investigating the possibility of using articulated tug-barges to offer short-sea services for domestic shippers of containerized cargo in the United States.
Neptune Pacific Line is not affiliated with Neptune Orient Line of Singapore, but is owned by the Los Angeles-based conglomerate Roll Global, which is best known for its food and beverage businesses.
Protests targeting ZIM Line are expected in Tacoma and Seattle later this week in the wake of demonstrations that disrupted cargo operations at the Port of Oakland. A group called Palestine Solidarity Committee-Seattle said it is planning a rally and blockade of the Zim Chicago when it arrives at the Puget Sound ports, […]
The key to the bounce back in the U.S. economy will be the performance of the housing market and consumers, Sara Johnson, a senior research director at IHS Economics, said, echoing consensus economic opinion.
The port said the 12-acre project will result “in a modern and efficient intermodal container transfer terminal to facilitate the movement of marine and rail cargo, while enhancing safety and reducing the carbon footprint.”
Member container shipping lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are proposing an across-the board general rate increase of at least $600 per 40-foot container to all destinations, effective Sept. 1. Carriers had filed increases in their individual tariffs in late July and then directly began notifying customers. TSA said this week […]
