In fiscal year 2013, ended June 30, box traffic grew 9 percent to 1.56 million TEUs. Container volume is up 22 percent from the fiscal year low of 1.28 million TEUs in 2010. At its peak, the port handled 1.75 million TEUs.
October container volumes at the East Coast ports of Charleston, S.C., and Norfolk, Va., made substantial gains from the same month a year ago as the peak shipping season appears to have maintained momentum a bit further into the fall. Container throughput at the Port of Charleston grew 16.8 percent to 141,049 TEUs compared to October 2012, […]
The American Trucking Associations on Wednesday continued to put pressure on regulators and Congress to modify federal work rules for commercial drivers, saying the rules represent an overreach that is hurting business.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said it’s “accepting further public comment on the P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement” of Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM until midnight Friday, Nov. 29. On Oct. 24, the three carriers filed their proposed P3 agreement that would authorize them to share vessels and engage in related cooperative […]
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners this week repealed a cargo fee that has been on the Southern California seaport’s books since 2008, but was never actually collected. The Infrastructure Cargo Fee was approved by the board in 2008 in conjunction with a similar fee at the neighboring Port of Los Angeles, […]
Port Canaveral said it will receive $9.7 million from the state of Florida to help pay for expansion of its container facilities. A large cruise ship port, Port Canaveral primarily handles bulk and breakbulk cargo. As part of overall expansion, including widening and deepening its channel beginning this fall, Port Canaveral is […]
Panama’s President Martinelli said he and Biden discussed the possibility of a fourth set of locks to keep up with the changing dynamics of world commerce and maintain Central American country’s position as a multimodal hub.
Non-vessel-operating common carrier CaroTrans will start a new direct less-than-containerload service from New York to St. Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 23. This fortnightly service has a 21-day transit. CaroTrans said once cargo arrives in St. Petersburg its staff will manage bonded and customs cleared on-carriage to Moscow and any warehouse or store […]
High-tech companies are making strategic shifts to their supply chain models to enable greater customer-centricity, meet changing consumer demand patterns and capture new growth opportunities, according to a study by UPS and IDC Manufacturing Insights. The study, based on UPS’ fourth annual global UPS Change in the (Supply) Chain survey, found interest in […]
What UASC calls the AWSI and CSCL labels its AAS2 will be merged with Yang Ming’s PSW4, and each of the carriers say they will continue to use those individual designations. The service will employ six vessels of 4,250 TEUs.
American Shipper research partner BlueWater Reporting has released an analysis of the proposed P3 alliance’s interconnectivity with the “hub-and-spoke” networks of Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM. The analysis, undertaken soon after the P3 Network was announced, finds the P3 partners had 69 individual or joint services running east to west with […]
OOCL Canada has arranged for inspections and is expected to arrive in Shanghai later this week. OOCL said it has made arrangements for boxes to be transferred to another ship, which will take the cargo to Long Beach, Calif.
China Shipping Group said Xu Li Rong has been named chairman and party secretary, replacing Li Shaode, who is stepping down due to his age. Xu Li Rong’s previous posts as a board member and general manager of the group company are to be handed over to Zhang Guofa.
Maersk Line said it’s “business as usual” at the Port of Lazaro Cardenas on Mexico’s west coast Mexico’s federal government and military took over the port city last week in an effort to end criminal activity. Maersk noted the port “is undergoing some changes including temporary replacements of a number of port officials […]
MOL Group said it’s expanding its logistic services. The Japanese company noted “in recent years, particularly in the Mekong region, the group has aggressively developed its networks, and providing a wide variety of competitive service options in Thailand and Vietnam.” MOL said it “has confidence in the future growth of the logistics […]
The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) said it has released an information paper on the electrification of rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes in ports and terminals – “a key issue facing the container shipping industry as it strives to improve sustainability and efficiency.” “Energy efficiency and reducing emissions are two objectives that the world’s ports […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is expected to take a hard look at the proposed P3 vessel-sharing agreement between Maersk, CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Co., but regulatory scrutiny is much more likely to come from the Europe, according to Bruce Carlton, president and chief executive officer of the National Industrial Transportation League. The agreement […]
The Korean Register and Russian Register of Shipping have recently entered an agreement to cooperate on shipbuilding. The aim is the continued development and promotion of the international shipbuilding industry and the agreement includes: Technical cooperation and development of common rules for icebreakers/ice-classed vessels. Technical cooperation for LNG and offshore vessels operating in […]
Yusen Logistics and Imperial Health Services have started a dedicated, temperature-controlled ocean freight consolidation service from Europe to southern Africa. This weekly service, which begins in January, will also include East and West Africa later in 2014. Yusen explained the service will be cost competitive with air freight. “With a door-to-door pallet […]
On Monday, the first shipment of fresh citrus from Uruguay to the United States was unloaded from a vessel at the Port of Philadelphia. USDA is requiring fruit from the country be cold treated and shipped in refrigerated containers.
