Maher Terminals has had difficulties integrating a new terminal system at its facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey, forcing 11 vessels as of Friday to be diverted to other terminals in the port over the past two weeks.
Adkins UPS on Friday named former IBM senior vice president of corporate strategy Rodney Adkins as a company director effective immediately. Adkins will serve on UPS’ audit committee and his appointment expands the UPS board to 13 directors. He will stand for election to a regular one-year term at UPS’s annual shareholders’ meeting […]
Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Obama to serve as commerce secretary on May 9. On Thursday, the Senate unanimously voted to confirm Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as the country’s next transportation secretary.
Bayonne Bridge Hundreds of construction workers and shipping industry representatives were on hand Wednesday as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and David Samson, chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, touted the benefits of raising the roadbed of the Bayonne Bridge from 151 to 215 feet so that larger ships […]
Trillium said it will add 101 compressed natural gas filling stations throughout the United States by 2016. Its business model for public access stations consists of securing a fuel purchase agreement with an anchor customer for each station location. The company estimates there are about 120,000 natural gas vehicles on U.S. roads […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Vanguard Logistics Services has added offices in Hanoi and Haiphong, Vietnam. Vanguard opened its first office in the Southeast Asian country’s Ho Chi Minh City in 2007. In 2012, Vanguard Danang was started. “We have had agents in both (Hanoi and Haiphong) since 2004, but now we are officially […]
Sea Star Line has taken delivery of 150 new 40-foot refrigerated containers in year two of a five year equipment replacement plan. The replacement aims to reduce the average age of the carrier’s reefer fleet to less than three years. The new 40-foot refrigerated boxes will arrive at the Blount Island Terminal […]
The White House announced Thursday it will suspend the eligibility of Bangladesh for tariff benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). “Our GSP statute requires certain basic standards for worker rights and worker safety as a condition of eligibility. Over the past few years, the U.S. government has worked closely with the […]
Nabil Sultan has been with Emirates for more than two decades, most recently as divisional senior vice president for revenue optimization and distribution. American Shipper reported on Ram Menen’s retirement in February.
The carriers said they will no longer call the Southeast port with their Gulf Mexico Express service between Europe and the U.S. Gulf and Mexico. The last vessel in the service calling at Charleston is expected to arrive July 29.
MOL said the aft part of the containership MOL Comfort sank in the Indian Ocean around noon, local time, on Thursday, 10 days after it broke in two during a storm. The Japanese container carrier said the aft part sank in the open sea near 14’26”N 66’26”E where the water depth is about 4,000 meters. […]
The state bill—authored by Sen. Norby Chabert and signed by the governor—modifies the Investor Tax Credit and the Import-Export Tax Credit by expanding the types of port projects that qualify for exemptions.
Container volume at the Texas Gulf port rose 10.4 percent in May, part of a 9 percent increase in total cargo tonnage through its marine terminals that drove it to record $20 million in operating revenue during the month.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Bellcom, Marietta, Ga. (Cornelius U. Odinjor, president); Khan Energy Corp., Houston (Joohyun Craig, secretary); Pudong Prime Int’l Logistics, El Monte, Calif. (Jian Wang, president); RD International Forwarder Corp., Guaynabo, Puerto Rico […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Central Ohio Logistics Center, Jeffersonville, Ohio (David A. McElwain, manager); Meiko America, Torrance, Calif. (Michael R. Sole, vice president); and Nidsan Shipping, New York (Liaquat U. Begum, president). The agency […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from ACL America, Gardena, Calif. (Shelly Y. Seong, secretary); ADS Cargo, Doral, Fla. (Julieth X. Zapata, secretary); Hye Mi Express U.S.A., Torrance, Calif. (Young Soo Song, vice president); […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review. The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from ABC Logistics, Seattle (Mark Dudley, vice president). The agency received NVO/ocean freight forwarder license applications from AfriCom Logistics, Farmingdale, N.Y. (Emeka J. Ukasoanya, vice president); Base […]
