Since Aug. 1, liner carriers have been subject to new International Maritime Organization regulations that require cleaner fuel to be burned near U.S. and Canadian coasts to reduce vessel emissions.
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it will asses steep bunker surcharges on the eastbound transpacific and westbound Asia-Europe trades from early October. From Oct. 4, the line will asses a fee of $419 per 20-foot container and $523 per 40-foot container on shipments from Asia to the U.S. West Coast and $762 per […]
The ocean carrier Maersk Line has added a second (northbound) port call at Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a new call at Conakry, Guinea and an additional vessel to its weekly WAF2 service between hub ports in the West Mediterranean and West Africa. Simultaneously, it has sped up its parallel WAF3 loop for a second […]
Vessel traffic on the Mississippi River is back to normal following Hurricane Isaac and activity at the Port of New Orleans has intensified in an effort to clear a backlog of cargo after a three-day shutdown. Power was restored Saturday evening to the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal, enabling Ports America to begin cargo-lifting operations […]
The liner carrier CSAV said Tuesday it had first-half operating losses of $265 million, 55.7 percent lower than in the same period in 2011. Revenue for the Chile-based carrier fell 32.5 percent to $1.8 billion. First half volume fell 52.7 percent to 820,200 TEUs. CSAV’s second quarter was much stronger than a year prior, with […]
When contract negotiations between U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast longshoremen and their employers abruptly broke down Aug. 22, the news didn’t catch the majority of shippers and carriers by surprise.
The subsidiary of NOL said moving automobiles in containers allows more frequent shipping of vehicles from origin to destination as well as reduces transload times and handling which can lead to damages.
DuPont said it will install a scrubber on a Maersk containership to remove sulfur dioxide from its emissions. The scrubber will be placed on the Maersk Taurus. The two companies said the technology could be an “economic alternative to using a more expensive low sulphur content fuel when operating in SOx restricted areas known […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton’s chief of staff resigned Saturday amid allegations of sexual harassment by three male ICE employees, according to multiple news reports. Suzanne Barr served as an aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano when she was governor of Arizona and came to Washington to take the ICE […]
A new container port in northern Vietnam opened last week with the call of a 2,020-TEU Mediterranean Shipping Co. vessel. The Cai Lan International Container Terminal (CICT) is around 60 miles from Hanoi, the largest city in northern Vietnam, and will have annual handling capacity of 520,000 TEUs when its four berths formally […]
The White House on Friday said the United States and Cambodia have agreed to start exploratory discussions on a potential bilateral investment treaty. The announcement follows a meeting in Siem Reap between U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Cambodian Economic Minister Cham Prasidh, who is also presiding over ministerial meetings of the Association […]
The Japanese container line is planning a $1,000 surcharge for North American bound shipments from Asia, India and Australia to compensate for disruptions if ILA dockworkers strike at the end of September.
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Friday that the Port of Antwerp has been hit by an unscheduled rail strike by Belgian train drivers. The strike, which began Thursday afternoon, has “seriously affected” rail traffic to and from the port, which serves as MSC’s hub in Northern Europe. “For today and […]
Gulf port reopens for business today after minimal damage from Hurricane Isaac earlier this week, with New Orleans port director lauding Army Corps of Engineers, pilots, and Coast Guard for their efforts
Clerks at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continue to discuss a new contract with employers, partially alleviating concerns earlier this week that they could picket and induce a wider ILWU work stoppage
DB SCHENKERmarineparts, a special air freight service for global parts supply to ships, is now offering a direct integration between a client’s procurement system and MyMPS, DB Schenker’s online inventory management system for parts supply. The new service will allow customers’ information to be automatically uploaded into MyMPS on an order-line level when the […]
CSafe LLC and IAG Cargo have signed an agreement to expand the IAG Cargo Constant Climate service to pharmaceutical companies with temperature control requirements on their transport moves. IAG Cargo, a joint venture between British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, will lease active temperature-controlled containers to freight forwarders, providing them a streamlined […]
The logistics technology provider CargoWise said Friday it has deepened its reach into mainland China with the successful adoption of its ediEnterprise software platform by Hong Kong-based freight forwarder S-Cargo Group Co. CargoWise, which specializes in technology solutions for logistics service providers (LSPs), said the integration and adoption project began in March by installing […]
Transportation and brokerage software provider TransCore DAT has integrated PC*MILLER as its primary mileage, routing, and mapping solution for its load boards, truckload rate index, and other services, the companies said. The integration of ALK Technologies’ PC*MILLER has gone live and is already available to DAT customers. David Schrader, senior vice president of […]
The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners announced Thursday evening that Jerry Bridges, who has headed the state agency since 2007, will step down as port director at the end of October. In January 2011, Bridges received a six-year contract extension. “In so many different ways Jerry has done a lot of […]
