Owner Reederei NSB said that due to adverse weather conditions in the area, surveyors were unable to go onboard the 4,549-TEU containership MSC Monterey, which developed a crack in its deck and hull, on Monday.
Tucker’s QualifiedCarriers.com announced today a software upgrade and service offering that allows shippers and brokers to automatically qualify and disqualify carriers on nearly any criteria, not just Department of Transportation data. The company said QualifiedCarriers.com helps shippers better vet, qualify and manage the motor carriers and brokers they hire. The upgrade also […]
A car carrier collided with a chemical tanker off South Korea’s southeast coast on Sunday, causing the tanker to catch fire, but press reports say 91 crew members on the two ships were rescued safely, though some suffered “light burns or abrasions.” A report in the Korea Times said the ro-ro ship Gravity […]
A train carrying crude oil from North Dakota’s oil patch Monday set off a series of fiery explosions that shook residents near the small town of Casselton, N.D., the AP reported. No injuries have been reported, but officials evacuated local residents as a precaution. Though the investigation continues into the cause of […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has selected entities in Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas, and Virginia that will develop and test unmanned aircraft systems over the next few years.
Wednesday begins the transition period set by the Air Resources Board for vessel fleets to comply with a new 2014 measure regulating emissions, and most vessel fleets have made the necessary investments in equipment and practices in order to comply, according to an ARB regulatory advisory released Dec. 23. The transition period for […]
Hapag-Lloyd said Monday it will increase its rates on the westbound trade from India Zone 1 and Pakistan by $250 per TEU, effective Feb. 1. The change is applicable for all shipments to North Europe and the Mediterranean (excluding South and West Africa), the company said. India Zone 1 comprises the West Coast […]
As part of a broader effort to modify hours-of-service rules for commercial truck drivers, the American Trucking Associations this month joined with the Minnesota Trucking Association to petition the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for a pilot study that would identify the potential safety benefits of giving truckers with sleeper berths more flexibility in […]
FedEx is being accused by New York City of illegally delivering millions of contraband cigarettes to homes and is being sued for $52 million in fines and unpaid taxes, according to Reuters. The city said FedEx delivered about 55,000 cartons of cigarettes from Shinnecock Smoke Shop in Southampton, New York, to residents in […]
The Panama Canal Authority says its expansion program to add a third set of locks is 70.7 percent complete. Several components are finished, while the construction of the new locks is just 64 percent complete.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently announced the Nov. 16 seizure of 24,660 counterfeit Beats headphones in a rail container at the Portal, N.D., border checkpoint. The fake headphones made to resemble the original Beats version were manufactured in China. The retail price of a comparable shipment of legitimate Beats devices is $10.7 million.
The White House has reinstated Mali’s eligibility to receive trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, meaning that 40 of the 49 potentially eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa are now eligible to receive benefits.
The Department of Transportation has awarded an $18.5 million grant to the New York State Department of Transportation to ease freight and passenger congestion on Amtrak’s Empire Corridor near Syracuse. The grant will go toward signal system upgrades, and track reconfiguration and upgrades. The project also includes upgrades to two passing tracks, one […]
The Port of Antwerp announced today that it is expected to have handled a total freight volume of 190.6 million tons over the year, an increase of 3.5 percent compared to last year, when the volume came to 184.1 million tons.
A bulk carrier that had loaded grain in Duluth and went aground in New York State at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just days before the St. Lawrence Seaway was scheduled to close, has been refloated and is being towed to Montreal.
The amount of capacity on idle, unemployed containerships reached reached 718,000 TEU in mid-December, according to Alphaliner, and “is expected to continue to rise until the end of March, as the current excess supply is aggravated by accelerating vessel deliveries due in the first half of 2014.” Idle capacity averaged 595,000 TEU this year […]
The containership chartering company Seaspan Corp. announced Monday it has entered into an agreement to extend and refinance its $1 billion credit facility. “The refinancing provides multiple benefits for Seaspan and its shareholders, as we extended the maturity of the facility and decreased our total debt position, enabling the company to further strengthen […]
Global Ports Investments acquisition of NCC Group, the Moscow-based terminal operator with operations on the Baltic Sea, has been completed and approved by regulators. When the deal was first announced in September, a GPI spokesperson said the agreement will strengthen its foothold in the Russian market. “We are delighted to have completed […]
Canada Coast Guard said that four people were removed by helicopter from MSC Monterey, a containership chartered by Mediterranean Shipping Company, on Sunday after the ship reported hull problems.
Airlines flying low-noise aircraft into Frankfurt Airport will benefit from reductions in landing fees and other airport charges for the next two years, Fraport AG announced Friday. “Fraport is already a global leader in establishing a greater range in airport charges based on noise categories. Quiet aircraft are charged less, while loud aircraft […]
