“This financing will expand the number of commercial biorefineries in operation in the U.S. that are producing advanced biofuels from non-food sources,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement.
The Maryland Port Administration said all ships are working normally again at the Port of Baltimore after the International Longshoremen’s Association agreed to a 90-day contract extension on Friday.
The National Industrial Transportation League, the largest shipper organization in the country, is asking the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to closely examine the planned P3 Network that Maersk, MSC and CMA-CGM — the world’s three largest container shipping companies — plan to begin operating next year. “While we recognize that the operational details […]
Port officials will be meeting with Hanjin and terminal operator ICTSI Oregon in coming weeks. It said Hanjin will continue with weekly direct calls at Terminal 6 for the duration of the calendar year.
MSC said export cargo from the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada to North Europe (including Scandinavia and the Baltic region), the western Mediterranean and Israel will be subject to a peak season surcharge of $200 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40-foot container, effective Nov. 18, 2013. MSC said the increase […]
The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) said that on last Friday, Oct. 18, the first-ever bulk shipment of U.S. sorghum to China berthed and began unloading at the Guangzhou Port Facility.
Canadian National Railway may be facing an Oct. 28 strike by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, which represents 3,300 CN workers, after the two parties were not able to a new contract during the negotiation period. The collective agreement expired July 22, and negotiations ended on Oct. 7, with CN rejecting the teamsters’ […]
FedEx Express’ fleet modernization continued Friday when it introduced its first of 50 767-300 all-cargo planes it has ordered from Boeing. In recent years, FedEx has transitioned to more fuel-efficient, lower-emission aircraft such as 777 widebody and 757 narrow-body freighters. During the summer, it parked its last Boeing 727. The 767, with a payload capacity of 127,000 pounds and […]
In the initial step toward making the Port of Lazaro Cardenas a hub for automobile shipping, SSA Mexico has begun processing vehicles at the port, loading the cars for export to Latin America on NYK Line’s MV Talia. To further boost operations, officials will build a ro-ro facility at the port on 600 […]
Shippers are a diverse group, and they can’t be expected to agree on everything. Still, we are surprised by the reception a proposal by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to require verification of container weights received from some shipper groups. In late September, the IMO Subcommittee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and […]
By Renee Roe, Director, BPE Global In our July 2013 Second Thought column we discussed the strategic road to trade compliance. With 2014 now upon us, global supply chain practitioners begin to ask themselves: Did all of my efforts help the company make their revenue goals?…
Bailey Shipping acquired the drybulk carrier Max on Aug. 16, 2007 from Wave Navigation, an entity which owned the vessel since 2000. (Wave was not a party to this lawsuit.) The American Bureau of Shipping surveyed the ship before the sale in February-March 2006 at Piraeus, Greece, and again in February 2007 at […]
DP World says London Gateway’s proximity to population can reduce costs. London Gateway, DP World’s new terminal, is scheduled to start regular operations Nov. 7 when the Southern Africa Europe Container Shipping Service (SAECS) shifts its U.K. port call from Tilbury, which is just a few miles upriver on the Thames. (The terminal did have […]
Proximity to transportation hubs prime criteria for CenterPoint. Paul Fisher, chief executive officer of real estate development company CenterPoint Properties, recalls traditionally his peers would look at a new 33-foot clear building, with trucks docked in a particular way, leased 10 years to a high quality “credit tenant,” and call it a “Class A” building. […]
Intemodal firm sees growing demand for drayage services from shippers. RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, formed earlier this year through the purchase of the former RoadLink transportation division, sees increased demand for drayage services, not just from transportation providers, but also from direct importers and beneficial cargo owners. “Our primary core business is going to be intermodal […]
By Tom Nightingale The great management scholar Peter F. Drucker wisely stated, “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.” There are two equally important sides to that statement…
Ports worldwide — including those in the developing markets with their vast mineral resources to export — have a need to accommodate larger ships. However, the cost to build terminals, as well as dredging and maintaining channels to reach them are undoubtedly enormous.
Canadian airport is a heavy-lift magnet, but seeks more mainstream freight. In Western Canada, Calgary may be the top airport for heavy-lift cargoes, but it still plays second fiddle to British Columbia’s Vancouver International Airport when it comes to handling general air freight. With significant flows from Asia and a strong passenger belly operation, […]
In its recent Pulse of the Online Shopper survey, UPS found U.S. e-commerce spending grew by 15 percent in 2012 to $186 billion, vastly surpassing the growth rate of traditional retail, and a chunk of this activity is fueled by air freight. While shippers trading down for cheaper transport options may hit the […]
