American Shipper

Middle East-India-Africa Express (MIAX) is scheduled to start operations in October.

Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins introduced legislation to reauthorize and enhance the functionality of the CBP’s Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Program.

During the first half of 2019, the International Maritime Bureau said 62 seafarers were taken hostage by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea.

June 2018 was the busiest month in the port’s 108-year history.

Trade experts tackled the bilateral trade war, which has lasted for more than a year, during a panel discussion Wednesday.

Issues for carriers involved in U.S. drug trafficking or other criminal investigations outlined.

The fake Edison Professional speakers, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail value of $253,572, originated in China and will be destroyed.

Kari-Pekka Laaksonen formerly led Containerships.

Largest marine terminal in North America gets another vote of approval for new cargo-handling equipment at Pier 400.

Transatlantic carrier will make Southampton its U.K. call instead of Liverpool.

The American Logistics Aid Network is rallying its freight logistics and transportation service provider members to assist with the potential devastating aftermath of Tropical Storm Barry.

The port handled a record 2.4 million TEUs of containerized cargo in the 12 months ending June 30, an 8.8% increase over the prior fiscal year.

The nation’s largest container port handled 764,777 TEUs in June and 9.7 million TEUs in the last fiscal year.

The Waterways Council wants lawmakers to legislate a cost-share split for inland waterways infrastructure projects that’s 25% nonfederal funds and 75% federal monies.

Latest incident comes after U.K. arrests ship carrying Iranian crude oil.

The action could result in trade remedies, including tariffs, if the U.S. finds that France is engaging in unfair commercial practices.

Planned for this fall, submission of the report will follow an April presidential memorandum requiring the departments of Commerce and Homeland Security to send a report focusing on the extent to which third parties facilitate or work to combat trafficking in counterfeits.

Chris Lytle will step down as executive director of the Port of Oakland on July 19, ending a 53-year career in trade and transportation.

Several stakeholders, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, had called for a vote before the August recess.

Nanette DeRenzi is appointed to board, Paul Tessy is hired, Tom Clark is named regional vice president and Michael Bubica is promoted.