Donjon-SMIT and Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) announced yesterday their cooperative alliance to support both tank and non-tank vessel owners with OPA 90 services. This will include the ability of non-tank vessel owners to establish their pre-arranged agreements with both Donjon-SMIT and MSRC, through either company’s website, as well as cooperation between the […]
The Korean Register of Shipping, an IACS member classification society, and the Busan Port Authority have reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on environmental initiatives and other maritime activities. A release issued Tuesday said that the MoU lets both parties work together on the development of an evaluation index for eco-friendly […]
The American Institute for International Steel reported Tuesday that steel imports declined by 16.7 percent in November compared to October, according to preliminary government numbers. For the year-to-date period, imports decreased from 31.009 million tons in the first 11 months of 2012 to 29.635 million tons in the same period in 2013, a […]
Ownership of the parent company of SSA Marine, which describes itself as the world’s largest independent, privately-held marine terminal operator, has changed hands. Carrix, Inc. and its parent company, FRS Capital Corp., said on Tuesday, GS Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure fund managed by Goldman Sachs, sold its stock in FRS Capital Corp. to […]
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a group of companies and its owner must either stop importing vehicles or follow a plan to settle Clean Air Act violations arising from the alleged illegal import of more than 24,167 motorcycles and recreational vehicles into the U.S. without proper documentation. “Importers of foreign-made vehicles […]
A BBC report over the weekend found that construction on a canal that runs through Nicaragua would probably not begin until next year, but the AP reported Monday reported that construction will begin in 2014.
A.P. Moller-Maersk said it is divesting its shares in a Danish supermarket chain, receiving net proceeds of $3 billion and an accounting gain of about $2.5 billion through the deal.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it will launch this month a one-year cargo pre-inspection pilot test in Fort Erie, Ontario, for trucks crossing the Peace Bridge to Buffalo, N.Y. The exercise will test the ability of the pre-inspection process to reduce wait times and border congestion, a key goal of the Beyond the […]
San Antonio transportation leaders and the Texas Department of Transportation today unveiled a plan to allocate more than $800 million to fund expansions of I-10, US 281 and Loop 1604.
Union Pacific Railroad announced yesterday a new intermodal service between Laredo, Texas, and Memphis, Tenn., to support growing transportation needs for the automotive manufacturing and intermodal marketplaces.
Pritzker Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will lead a senior-executive business development mission to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the Commerce Department announced Monday. “Connecting U.S. businesses with opportunities in new markets is fundamental to the mission of the Department of Commerce and our ‘Open for Business Agenda,’” stated Pritzker. […]
Panama Canal officials, working to minimize any crisis in confidence arising from a contractor’s threats to suspend work on a new set of locks, continue to insist that the expansion of the waterway will be completed, with or without the current contractor. But statements by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) remain silent about […]
Triton Overseas Transport, a global non-vessel operating common carrier and international freight service provider, announced Monday the launch of a less-than-container-load export service from Houston to destinations throughout Central America and the north coast of South America. The service enhances Triton’s sailings to the growing trade regions and provides transportation at competitive […]
Dependable Global Express (DGX), a global ocean freight forwarder and NVOCC, announced today service enhancements to Latin America. These enhancements include an every other week less-than-container load (LCL) consolidation service from Los Angeles to Buenaventura, Colombia, and a direct, weekly LCL service to Guatemala City, Guatemala. “These new service offerings represent another […]
Plug Power announced today it will develop hydrogen fuel cell range extenders for 20 FedEx Express electric delivery trucks, allowing FedEx Express to nearly double the amount of territory the vehicles can cover with one charge. This $3 million project is funded by the US Department of Energy, and the resulting hybrid vehicles […]
Pilot Freight Services announced yesterday that its Raleigh station has moved to a new location adjacent to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport and minutes from Research Triangle Park. The new site offers roughly 25,000 square feet of office and warehouse space, allowing Pilot to provide inventory management as an addition to the services it […]
XPO Logistics has acquired Pacer International for $335 million, taking a large step into the intermodal arena. Pacer is the third largest provider of North American intermodal services and has a significant cross-border service to Mexico. The deal, which still must be approved by regulators and Pacer shareholders, is expected to close […]
Stifel Nicolaus reports that dry bulk spot rates have declined as seasonal softness in demand has resulted in a decrease of activity. Additionally, heavy rains have hampered iron ore loadings in Brazil and Australia, but the hardest hit segments of the dry bulk space have been the Panamax and Supramax segments, which transport […]
Bill de Blasio, who was sworn in as mayor of New York City on Wednesday, is readying Polly Trottenberg to run the city’s transportation department. Trottenberg was the third-ranking official at the U.S. Department of Transportation, where she served as under secretary of policy and was the primary adviser to the secretary of transportation. […]
The Panama Canal Authority indicated that the consortium in charge of building the locks for a new entrance to the Panama Canal has begun to drag its feet because of unhappiness with the terms of its contract.
