American Shipper

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces Rick Cotton is under quarantine and some port authority staffers will be tested.

CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco writes about the ramping up of manufacturing in China, and the subsequent ramping up of cargo headed to the U.S. via ships.

Here’s why tanker stocks are rising as the rest of the U.S. stock market is crashing.

The fake Oral-B toothbrush heads, which arrived at Philadelphia airport from Turkey, were likely made in “unsanitary facilities with substandard materials,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

Unprecedented uncertainty will likely delay annual contracts between shippers and ocean carriers.

JAXPORT hosts seminar on the often misunderstood and misused International Commercial Terms.

Airfreight demand from China is still lower than normal this time of year, but it is finally picking up as the coronavirus scare gradually subsides. The new dynamic is reflected in higher cargo rates.

The test in Customs and Border Protection’s Automated Commercial Environment will be the third between the Fish and Wildlife Service and relevant importers since May 2016.

An exclusive interview with SIA Flexitanks CEO Damien McClean on what’s happening right now with Chinese manufacturing, trucking and ports.

Slashed oil production is bad for tankers, but fallout for container ships hinges on price action.

Airlines are taking it on the chin from the coronavirus. To balance revenues with expenses, airlines are cutting schedules. Lufthansa and United Airlines have taken cost-cutting even further.

“In 2020 both governments expect to implement low-cost, high-impact strategies to simplify customs and immigration screening and reduce wait times,” the U.S. State Department said.

As fewer ships arrive from China, there’s less capacity and equipment for U.S. and European container exports.

Airlines continue adjusting their flight schedules and capacity to contain costs as traffic dries up due to the coronavirus scare.

The 2019 Protecting America’s Food and Agriculture Act provides funding to help Customs and Border Protection close a shortfall among its agriculture specialist ranks over the next three years.

The UN Human Rights Council has developed a database identifying companies that conduct business with Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Baltimore terminal reduces working hours; Georgia ports brace for volume dive

CargoMetrics data reveals that Chinese port activity has recovered much faster than some had feared.

Matthew Taylor of Shintan Inc. was ordered by the U.S. Department of Justice to pay back $7.5 million in illicit tax credits obtained from the IRS.

The travel and hospitality industries are getting battered by falling demand for their services as the coronavirus spreads. Less economic activity and aircraft capacity hurts shippers too, who can’t sell or ship as many goods.