The two largest west coast ports in Canada are offering financial incentives to shipowners based on the “A to G” Greenhouse Gas Emission rating, according to a news release from the Carbon War Room. Vessels that enter Port Metro Vancouver and Prince Rupert Port will be rewarded by their efficiency, determined by the […]
Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has partnered with Boston-based technology company Primaira LLC to develop an air cleaning system in Star Cool Integrated refrigerated containers.
Russian regulators have changed the customs clearance process for goods shipped to private parties, clearing the shipments not under express processes but under the “Individual Passenger Customs Declaration Process,” according to FedEx Express. As a result, FedEx has stopped shipments to individuals in Russia temporarily; business-to-business shipments have not been affected, the company […]
DSV has launched an intermodal service between Turkey and the UK. One service offers departures three times a week direct by rail from Halkali train terminal in Istanbul to Zeebrugge or Rotterdam. It also offers service using by short-sea shipping from Istanbul to Trieste in Italy and then by rail to Zeebrugge or […]
Members of the Transpacific Stabilization said they will seek further rate Eastbound rate increases in March and May, seeking to “build on the momentum” of a $300 per 40-foot container (FEU) general rate increase (GRI) that its 15 members recommended for Jan. 15. In a press release the carriers announced plans for: A […]
The use of alternative fuels beyond LNG will be adopted by more than 20 percent of shippers, according to a report released by DNV GL. “While LNG is expected to be an early success, the picture becomes more diversified with time, as more than 20 percent of shipping could adopt hybrid propulsion solutions, […]
CMA Terminals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, will acquire a 25-percent share of ICTSI’s Lekki International Container Terminal Services LFTZ Enterprise (LICTSLE) in Nigeria, 37 miles east of Lagos. Philippines-based ICTSI signed a sub concession agreement in 2012 giving it the right to develop and operate the terminal for 21 […]
The Federal Highway Administration earlier this month issued a final rule that it says will expedite the delivery of certain highway projects by cutting red tape, while improving environmental outcomes under the National Environmental Policy Act process. The new rule responds to President Obama’s call for federal agencies to streamline and improve government […]
Air Products, a diversified supplier of gases and chemicals, and a heavy-duty equipment manufacturer based in Allentown, Pa., has opened a 3000,000-square foot factory adjacent to Port Manatee on the Florida Gulf Coast to manufacturer heat exchangers for liquefied natural gas plants. Heat exchangers, which can reach 15 feet wide, 180 feet long […]
Several ports as far south as Texas are closed Tuesday because of a bad blast of winter weather that includes freezing rain, snow, ice, high winds and 10-foot seas offshore in the Gulf.
APL is reminding shippers of Japan’s 24-hour rule that requires manifest information to be submitted 24 hours before vessel’s departure for cargoes destined or transshipped via Japan ports. Japan’s rule essentially marries the requirements of the U.S. advance manifest rule with the Importer Security Filing, which requires data from importers about their business […]
Hanjin Shipping said Tuesday that it had a net loss of 680.2 billion South Korean won ($631 million) and an operating loss of 242.4 billion won ($225 million) in 2013 compared to a net loss of 638 billion won and operating loss of 109.8 billion won in 2012. Sales in 2013 amounted to […]
The Port of Hueneme has extended a contract with Global Auto Processing Services (GAPS) through Jan. 31, 2019. This is the fifth modification of GAPS contract since it first began operating at the port in March 2007. GAPS Vehicle Distribution Center has 80 employees and more than 40 temporary workers. Port Chief […]
Following last year’s spill of molasses from a pipeline in Honolulu Harbor, state legislators in Hawaii are suggesting that fines or settlements go into a fund to be used for coral reef restoration. The Associated Press reported that in addition to a special fund for Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources, lawmakers […]
The Port of Tampa is now called Port Tampa Bay, part of a re-branding effort designed to emphasize the port’s regional reach beyond the city and attract more business from shippers and carriers.
YRC union employees have ratified an extension to the company’s current collective bargaining agreement, weeks after rejecting an initial proposal from the company.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said 150 longshoremen “are in the process of being hired” despite ongoing litigation. Seventy five checkers will also be hired.
“FTR now assumes that FMCSA will delay most of the next round of planned regulatory changes affecting trucking,” and this has resulted in a lower Trucking Conditions Index forecast for the next two years, the firm stated.
Hapag-Lloyd said Monday it will transfer the U.K. call of three services from Tilbury to DP World’s London Gateway terminal. Hapag-Lloyd said the three services are the Chile – Peru Express (SW1), Brazil – River Plate Express Service (BPX), and Indian Ocean Service (IOS).
The Georgia Ports Authority experienced an 8-percent growth in total tonnage in the first six months of fiscal year 2014, it reported Monday. GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz reported that from July to December 2013, it moved 14.36 million tons of cargo, up from 13.3 million tons year over year. “Strong volumes […]
