The Virginia Port Authority said China has agreed to allow log hardwood and softwood exports from the state to resume for a six month pilot program. The Virginia Forestry Association said in 2011 Chinese officials found nematodes in pine log shipments that they identified as coming from Virginia and South Carolina, and banned […]
Too many random security inspections of ocean containers fall on trusted shippers who are supposed to receive fewer exams for making investments to ensure their international shipments aren’t compromised by criminals or terrorists en route to the United States, a U.S. Customs official conceded last month. Companies certified for following high security standards throughout their […]
Confidence in European-based ocean and air cargo markets has fallen in May, according to the latest results from the Stifel Nicolaus Logistics Confidence Index. The investment services company created the index with U.K.-based research company Transport Intelligence in March to better understand trends in the global ocean and air markets, The index surveys international […]
Chinese national Qiang Hu was arrested in Massachusetts for illegally supplying U.S.-origin parts to end-users in China in violation of U.S. Export Administration Regulations and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Sometimes buying a new warehouse management system doesn’t cut it, so after the problems it had last year the U.K.-based fashion retailing chain SuperGroup has decided to become a third-party logistics company. SuperGroup entered a two-year contract with logistics firm Wincanton, which will help with the development of its supply chain from a […]
Rena The captain and second officer of the containership Rena, which went aground on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga, New Zealand last October, were sentenced Friday to up to seven months in prison. The two men pleaded guilty to all charges laid against them by Maritime New Zealand, the government agency responsible for maritime safety, security […]
The American-Romanian Business Council was officially launched over the weekend as a non-profit organization to promote commercial relations between the United States and Romania. “I welcome the establishment of the American-Romanian Business Council and believe that it will stimulate U.S. investment in Romania and promote the Romanian business and political environment across the […]
U.S. Customs is studying the possibility of merging the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and the Importer Self-Assessment into a single trusted trader program with enhanced benefits to attract greater voluntary participation from companies, Acting Commissioner David Aguilar told a House panel last week. Both industry partnership programs have been plagued by low turnout, although C-TPAT […]
Customs last fall established integration centers to centralize the entry summary process for certified shippers in the pharmaceutical/healthcare and consumer electronics/information technology industries.
U.S. Border Patrol agents on Wednesday arrested a 21-year-old man for attempting to smuggle illegal aliens across the border near Niland, Calif., using a replica UPS delivery van, Customs and Border Patrol announced. Agents spotted the UPS van attempting to avoid a checkpoint on Highway 111 and stopped the vehicle, which had 13 undocumented […]
The terminal subsidiary of the A.P. Moller-Maersk group said Wednesday it has made an offer to operate the Virginia Port Authority’s facilities in Hampton Roads as well as at inland locations.
The Jacksonville Port Authority and Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday entered an agreement for the Mile Point project, which will improve the navigation on the St. Johns River for larger ships.
The new 211,000-square-foot office and logistics facility will be located in the Camp Creek Business Center, about three miles from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
The liner carrier Evergreen Line said this week it plans to assess a peak season surcharge on the headhaul Asia-Europe and Indian Subcontinent-Europe trades from June 1. The surcharge is $300 per 20-foot container and $600 per 40-foot or 40-foot high-cube container. Evergreen’s move follows a handful of other lines that have announced […]
The Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement member lines said Tuesday they are amending their currency adjustment factor from July 1. The eastbound CAF will be 8 percent from all Asia origins, including China and Japan. The organization last amended its surcharge as of April, when it was set at 7 percent. The next […]
A dock located about 10 miles from downtown Glasgow, Scotland, will be transformed to support the region’s increase in wind turbine components and related renewable energy cargoes. About 1.3 million pounds (about $2 million) from Scotland’s National Renewable Infrastructure Fund (NRIF) will be invested in the 53-hectare Westway industrial site and adjoining dock […]
APM Terminals, a subsidiary of the A.P. Moller-Maersk group, said Wednesday that it has made an offer to operate all Virginia Port Authority (VPA) facilities in Hampton Roads and inland. APMT, which built a state-of-the-art container terminal in Portsmouth that is now operated by the VPA, said it is proposing a deal under […]
The port authority is giving Foreign Auto Preparation Service (FAPS), the largest auto processor in the port, eight days to meet its financial obligations. FAPS operates on 119 acres and serves about 13 auto manufacturers.
Workers began a strike against the Canadian Pacific Railway after midnight Wednesday, idling the company’s freight trains. Teamsters Canada Rail Conference represents 4,800 conductors, yardmen, locomotive engineers and rail traffic controllers.
“The total capacity scrapped this year is expected to exceed 200,000 TEUs, making this the second highest year of scrapping behind the record-breaking 379,000 TEUs scrapped in 2009,” Alphaliner said.
