Raven John Raven, a long-time unabashed spokesman and commentator on global customs modernization and trade facilitation, died on Sunday afternoon. He was 91 years old. The cause of death was not disclosed, but he had been in declining health in recent months. Raven, a graduate of Cambridge University, sharpened his penmanship while […]
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The liner carrier Yang Ming Marine Transport is reported to be considering an order for 16,000-TEU containerships. According to reports from Taiwan, where the line is based, Chairman Frank Lu said he is pushing the carrier’s board to go ahead with the order for the vessels, which would be double the size of […]
The Federal Maritime Commission has posted on its website a plan and timetable for a review of its rules running through 2016. Like other federal agencies, the FMC is reviewing rules in response to an executive order issued by President Obama in January. FMC said it is asking for the shipping public’s […]
It’s been a long time since wind and commercial shipping had much to do with each other, but the U.S. fleet looks to get some additional ships as a result of a provision contained in the America’s Cup Act of 2011, a bill that sailed through Congress last week–approved by the House in a […]
The Surface Transportation Board said Friday that it is putting off consideration of a request by the country’s largest shipper organization to revise its rules having to do with competitive railroad switching. The National Industrial Transportation League asked the STB in July to adopt new rules so captive shippers served by a single […]
A system tested over eight years allows containers to be released by the vertical pull of cranes, eliminating time-consuming unlocking done by stevedores. Discharge begins as ships berth.
Brazil is vulnerable to cargo theft due largely to the country’s lack of serious legal penalties, according to a recent report from FreightWatch. “The lack of serious legal penalties for this type of crime is added incentive for cargo thieves to target the freight that, in light of Brazil’s economic growth, is increasingly […]
The AAPA’s crystal globe broke on its way via Washington from Los Angeles to Long Beach, this year’s winner of the Dan Maynard award. Los Angeles offered to replace it with a brass one but AAPA settled for a stainless steel copy instead.
CHEP, a global pallet and container pooling and supply-chain services provider, has started a new division aimed at airfreight unit load devices (ULDs). The new unit, CHEP Aerospace Solutions will become the world’s largest independent network of pooled ULDs and repair centers, the company said. ULDs are used by airlines for transportation of […]
The National Foreign Trade Council on Thursday released a set of policy priorities for modernizing rules and practices governing cross-border flows of data and information technologies.
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued its notice of inquiry to solicit the public’s views and information concerning factors that may cause or contribute to the shift of containerized cargo destined for U.S. inland points from U.S. to Canadian and Mexican seaports. Comments from interested parties are due on or before Dec. 22. […]
U.K.-based PD Ports said Thursday it appointed Geoff Lippitt as business development director. Lippitt was most recently president of global business development at Kuehne + Nagel. He will also serve on PD Ports’ executive committee team, reporting to chief executive officer David Robinson.
Lloyd’s Register is warning of the danger of mixing different types of refrigerant gases, saying that it has received reports that “refrigerant gas in refrigeration and air conditioning plants is being recharged or ‘topped up’ with different types of gas.” The classification society said this mixing of gases may have been a contributing […]
Transpacific services are dropping away by the week as the liner carrier industry girds itself for the traditional winter slack season with some quite untraditional dynamics at work. According to statistics from American Shipper liner research affiliate ComPair Data, 11 percent of eastbound transpacific capacity has been withdrawn since the start of July. […]
Salvage teams on board the cargo vessel Rena, the containership grounded off the coast of New Zealand, are preparing for the next phase of the salvage operation–removing containers from the vessel. Maritime New Zealand slvage unit manager Bruce Anderson said a crane barge from Australia, was on scene and would undertake sea trials. […]
Landrieu Legislation aimed at increasing transparency and help limiting Jones Act waivers has now been introduced in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La. and Sen. David Vitter, R-La., this week introduced the American Mariners Job Protection Act, which Landrieu said would “prevent maritime work from going to […]
The Surface Transportation Board determined only the Union Pacific Railroad Company made adquate revenues in 2010. The annual exercise by the STB has been sharply criticized by shipper advocates.
Old Dominion Freight Line, based in Thomasville, N.C., has appointed Dave Bates to senior vice president of operations. Bates has worked at Old Dominion for more than 15 years, most recently serving as the vice president of the central states region. He replaces Greg Gantt, who was recently appointed to executive vice president […]
