Congressional negotiators are expected to finalize joint legislation to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act by late April and take it to the House and Senate for a final vote in May, maritime industry officials say.
Ocean carriers are making plans to divert cargo from Port Metro Vancouver, where a strike by truckers upset about driving rates has severely handicapped operations to U.S. ports in the Pacific Northwest, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Masamichi Morooka, chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, told attendees of Shipping 2014, the annual conference of the Connecticut Maritime Association, that costs of complying with new regulations for shipping could reach $500 billion over the next decade. “We are about to enter an era where the timing of the introduction of […]
Global engineering and construction giant Bechtel announced earlier this month that it has been selected by a developer to manage the pre-construction phase of a privately financed container port on the Gulf of Mexico.
The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have reported lower cargo volumes in February than in the same period last year. The Port of Long Beach said in a statement that “cargo numbers were affected by the Lunar New Year, a holiday celebrated in China and other countries in East Asia. The […]
The Delaware Economic Development Office will issue a request for proposals later this month from the private sector on expanding the ramp area and load-bearing capacity at Dover Air Force Base’s civilian air terminal.
The asset-light transportation and logistics services provider Roadrunner Transportation Systems has acquired Los Angeles-based non-asset-based logistics company Unitrans International Corp. Roadrunner financed the $55.5 million with its own credit facility. The move continues a stream of acquisitions by Roadrunner in the non-asset space. In this case, it adds international capabilities to Roadrunner’s portfolio. […]
The boards of third party logistics providers Coyote Logistics of Chicago and Access America Transport in Chattanooga, Tenn., have approved a merger agreement. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Started in 2002, AAT provides multimodal transportation services, including truckload, less-than-truckload, intermodal, flatbed and specialized freight for shippers and carriers across the […]
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has entered a cross-marketing partnership with the Finance, Credit and International Business Association, a division of the National Association of Credit Management, which represents thousands of credit and finance professionals. The bank and FCIB signed a memorandum of understanding that conveys their mutual interest in providing information to business […]
The liner carrier ZIM has begun offering a Richmond bill of lading to importers and exporters, using a barge service from Norfolk, Va., up the James River.
Yusen Logistics began its fourth expansion phase Tuesday by opening a new logistics facility at the Port of Duisburg. “The expansion adjacent to our existing logistics facilities is an important step for us, which makes a new range of logistics services possible for our customers in Germany and Europe,” said Seiji Yuzen, managing […]
Hamburg Airport on Monday began construction on its new air cargo center, with modern buildings and facilities that will replace the existing center. The new cargo terminal, which the airport said will open in summer 2015, will be called the Hamburg Airport Cargo Center. “We, the airport, are investing around 45 million […]
Kirby Corp. said Monday that it has signed an agreement to order an additional 29 new inland tank barges with 30,000-barrel capacity this year. Joe Pyne, Kirby’s chairman and chief executive officer, said the additional barges “will help to meet the additional volume requirements driven by strong and expanding movements of crude oil […]
The Global Shippers’ Forum this week called on regulators in Europe and the United States to fully investigate the impact on price and service of the proposed P3 network of Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM. The GSF, at its third annual meeting in Los Angeles, urged the regulators (including the […]
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and “K” Line said Tuesday that they had received final cease-and-desist orders from the Japanese Fair Trade Commission along with surcharge orders.
The international consortium building a wider set of locks for the Panama Canal said it has signed an agreement with the Panama Canal Authority to ensure completion of the mega-infrastructure project, ending a three-month billing dispute.
The Federal Aviation Administration says air cargo traffic will increase at an annual growth rate of 4.2 percent, doubling by 2034. This increase, the agency noted, will be fueled by steady economic growth, both domestic and worldwide.
Groups representing various sectors of the trucking industry plan to kick off a broad publicity and education campaign at this week’s Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., to enhance trucking’s image.
UPS Freight will impose a general rate increase of 4.4 percent for less-than-truckload shipments starting March 31, following a move by FedEx Freight earlier this month that increased its rates by an average of 3.9 percent on March 31.
Distribution center operator St. George Warehouse has opened a new 160,000-square-foot facility within minutes of the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal and close to Interstate 95. Company officials said the facility, which includes 28 truck bays, will primarily be used as a cross-dock operation, with large capacity storage for mid-sized and large […]
