Sea Star Line, which operates a liner service between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, said Thursday that effective June 2, it will introduce a new chassis program for shipments moving to and from the Southeast United States.
Operations at Kenya’s main port of Mombasa ceased Thursday as workers demanded more pay, with more disruptions possible. According to news reports, workers surrounded the port’s administrative headquarters and abandoned waiting ships. Union officials reportedly said the incident was the result of a failure to implement a collective bargaining agreement between the union […]
Livingston International, a North American company focused on customs brokerage and trade compliance, has appointed Craig Conway as chief technology officer. The company said Conway will be responsible for product delivery, platform integration, infrastructure and quality, and will work out of Livingston’s Chicago headquarters. Conway previously worked at Transaction Network Services in […]
Two days after an overwhelming vote in the House for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, the Senate voted 91-7 to send the measure to President Barack Obama to be signed into law.
The private equity firm Lincolnshire Management is reportedly repurchasing the automotive terminal and processing company AMPORTS from Highstar Capital, six years after selling it to Highstar. Industry sources confirmed the sale to American Shipper, but neither AMPORTS, nor Lincolnshire, nor Highstar executives could be reached immediately for comment. AMPORTS has operations in […]
The number of containerships in long term layup is decreasing, according to information service Alphaliner. In its May 13-29 newsletter, the Alphaliner said there are “currently 45 containerships of over 500 TEUs that have been idle for more than six months, including 31 units idle for over 12 months.” It said, “At […]
The American Trucking Associations has asked that a truck driver’s waiting time at natural gas and oil well loading sites be excluded from hours-of-service duty time calculations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration posted notice of the request Friday in the Federal Register. The HOS rule says that drivers can only work […]
Carriers who expected 2014 to be the tipping point when capacity and rates start to improve may be in for a surprise, according to Thom Albrecht of BB&T Capital Markets.
The FCC has approved the use of 11,000 positive-train-control radio poles already constructed by the seven Class I railroads for “testing and other preparatory activities” that had been signaled as disturbances.
Interstate truck drivers are now required to have physicals performed by health professionals listed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners, according to a rule that took effect May 21. The registry currently lists 22,000 examiners, and the FMCSA said 27,000 are currently in the process of […]
The Port of Cleveland’s board of directors on Wednesday approved up to $110 million in bond financing to help American Greetings Corp. in building its new headquarters at Crocker Park in nearby Westlake, Ohio. American Greetings, one of the world’s largest greeting card producers founded in Cleveland more than 100 years ago, had […]
Norwegian will launch two new routes to Warsaw and Berlin from London Gatwick Airport and increase the number of daily departures from Copenhagen, the company announced Thursday.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is touring his state this week, promoting a $300-million spending plan during a second term for upgrades at most of the state’s 15 ports.
The P3 Network, an operational and vessel-sharing alliance planned by Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM in the major East-West trades, now expects to start operations in fall of 2014 instead of in the second quarter of this year.
Bakken crude isn’t more dangerous for rail transport than any other light, sweet crude oils, according to a recent study commissioned by the North Dakota Petroleum Council. The report found that Bakken crude characteristics are all within DOT III railcar specifications and that Bakken crude is properly categorized as a Hazard Class 3 […]
A special-purpose vessel has departed Trieste, Italy, with four new lock gates for the Panama Canal’s expansion and is expected to arrive in mid-June, the Panama Canal Authority announced Sunday. The Panama Canal Authority in late February settled a two-month contract dispute with the international consortium in charge of building the third set […]
Carrier Transicold has introduced a new anti-tamper refrigerant seal system to offer a higher level of refrigerant integrity and traceability for container refrigeration systems. The company said the system is designed to prevent unauthorized refrigerants from being used in Carrier Transicold container units, addressing industry concerns about risks related to contamination by improper […]
Nearly 70 percent of UPS pilots polled recently in a survey by the Independent Pilots Association strongly disagree that the integrator “mitigates fatigue risk” when potential issues over routings or scheduling are presented to officials. In the poll, which gathered responses from 2,200 crew members across two days in March, 68 percent of […]
A.P. Moller-Maersk, the Danish conglomerate that owns Maersk Line, APM Terminals, Damco and other businesses, reported a profit of $1.2 billion for the first quarter of 2014, compared with the $790 million it earned in the same period in 2013. Revenue was $11.7 billion in the first quarter of 2014 compared to $11.6 […]
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed water resources infrastructure legislation by an overwhelming margin of 412-4.
