American Shipper

A handful of iconic American merchant ships have cloudy futures.

The Justice Department said the former owners of Road Tire Plus Corp. in South Florida avoided paying federal tax on tire imports.

The magnitude of declines over the next few months from the virus as well as lingering tariffs will have broad flow-through effects on the U.S. economy.

Atlas Air had a difficult year in 2019, but has made some tactical decisions to turn around its financial performance.

The Justice Department said eight U.S. cities account for 75% of the methamphetamine seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Big data confirms China trade volumes fell off a cliff in the wake of the coronavirus.

The 2018 Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act clarified and enhanced the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission’s authority over licensed ocean transportation intermediaries.

The Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation ordered the revocation of export licenses linked to violators of the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act.

Outlook of world’s largest container line hinges on timing of coronavirus containment.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at International Falls, Minnesota, discovered the illegal product in two 40-foot containers from China.

The German container shipping line credited improved freight rates as well as rigorous cost and revenue management for the huge gains.

Acquisition of California-headquartered Performance Team designed to strengthen the shipping giant’s ability to meet customers’ end-to-end supply chain needs.

Asian refineries suddenly have too much gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Buyers in the West are taking the overflow, a plus for product tankers.

The Florida port set records in 2019 and scored a harbor deepening funding win early in 2020.

Cost to ship containers from China is down 6-8% but dearth of cargo may limit discounts.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has added the Swiss-based oil brokerage arm of Rosneft Trading to the SDN List for its recent arrangements to transport sanctioned Venezuelan oil.

The second half of 2020 is shaping up to be either very good or very bad for dry bulk shipping.

Looking like a scene from the Fox drama “24” where Kiefer Sutherland deals with biological weapons, technicians in hazmat suits spray down Volga-Dnepr cargo planes with disinfectant and take other precautions against the coronavirus.

The Artic Ocean may be the next area that sees the superpower nations “rubbing up” on each other in search of faster ocean passage and a new source of natural resources.

Fifteen projects net funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration.