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The agreement is part of Canada’s Blue Sky program, which has focused on generating air transport agreements with other countries. The government has so far generated agreements with close to 70 countries.

The International Longshoremen’s Association and the employers of their members, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance, have agreed to extend their contract 30 days until midnight Jan. 28.

The forward curve on the Asia-U.S. West Coast lane was at around $2,500 per FEU in January, according to ICAP’s container forward prices released Friday. That compares to $2,550 per FEU on the same lane in July.

   The ocean carrier Maersk Line has added two extra vessels to its weekly Safari 1 service between Asia and South Africa, increasing roundtrip voyage time on the loop from 56 days to 70 days.    Transit times westbound from China and Maersk’s mega-regional hub in Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia, to South Africa on the Safari 1 […]

The Sandy Doctors Recovery Project aims to restore medical services by providing much needed materials including examination tables, blood pressure units and physical therapy equipment to damaged medical practices.

The three companies – United Grain, Columbia Grain and Louis Dreyfus – said they will not lock out the union and “ILWU members are welcome to come to work under the new terms and conditions of employment.”

An analysis of cargo and container “incidents,” such as leakages, explosions, fires, and stuctural failures of flexitanks or valves, finds more than two-thirds involved dangerous goods.

Traffic along a key navigation channel on the Mississippi River could come to an effective halt by Jan. 3 or 4 due to drought conditions, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers advised earlier this week.

   President Obama last Thursday signed legislation reauthorizing programs for the Coast Guard to carry out its mission and Maritime Administration national security functions related to the merchant marine, while setting policy for other maritime issues.    The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 authorizes the sea service to receive $8.6 billion in fiscal year 2013 […]

   After nearly two months on a six-week rotation, ocean carrier Maersk Line has increased the speed of its weekly Asia-to-East Indian CHX service, decreasing roundtrip voyage time from 42 days to 35 days.     Transit times eastbound from India to Maersk’s mega-regional hub in Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia, on the CHX remain roughly the same, […]

“Americans are increasingly streamlining their seasonal checklists thanks to the convenience of online shopping, a pattern that is now extending to the post-Christmas tradition of holiday returns,” a FedEx official said.

   The European recession and weak demand for imports led to a decline in cargo volumes at the Port of Antwerp this year, according to preliminary estimates.    The port authority said Thursday that container throughput receded 0.4 percent from last year’s level to 8.63 million TEUs and tonnage for all cargo types dipped 1.8 percent […]

   Welcome to the 12th and final installment of American Shipper’s yearlong countdown of the top 12 non-vessel-operating common carriers for U.S. inbound containerized cargo.    Using data provided to American Shipper by the trade intelligence firm Zepol Corp., we’ve taken a closer look at each of these companies in terms of where their cargo […]

Three companies operating grain export terminals in the Pacific Northwest – United Grain, Columbia Grain and Louis Dreyfus – said members of the ILWU rejected their last, best and final contract offer.