Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said China’s pursuit of U.S. military-grade technologies “cannot be tolerated and we are updating our export control policies to account for this very real threat.”
The freight forwarder joins a list of ocean carriers implementing surcharges that includes Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, CMA CGM and APL.
Mediterranean Shipping Co. said with the exception of a small number of containers involved in the illegal drug shipment investigation in Philadelphia, the rest of the MSC Gayane’s containers were transferred to other MSC ships.
The German shipping company’s fleet of reefer containers will exceed 100,000 units.
USTR has called for South Korea to improve its procedures for competition hearings held by the Korea Fair Trade Commission.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control took PB Tankers and its six tankers off the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List after three months.
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said it’s become increasingly concerned that South Korea’s export controls are insufficient for certain “sensitive items.”
A $1,000 increase is announced for 40-foot containers moving from Asia to the U.S.
The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled on Wednesday to mark up a bill that would establish a blockchain working group aimed at determining potential applications for blockchain, including in federal agencies. The working group would include representatives from various federal agencies, private sector firms, academic institutions and blockchain-focused advocacy groups, among other members, according to […]
The agency called the seizure of the 10,776-TEU MSC Gayane the largest in its 230-year history.
The service will offer connections to APL services to and from Asia.
The Justice Department said Yi-Chi Shih illegally exported military-grade semiconductor technology to China.
Conversion to hybrid yard cranes will result in a 96% drop in emissions.
As more bulk and oversize cargo gets transported in containers, some shippers are abusing equipment, says the Institute of International Container Lessors.
Container carriers implement charges on ships sailing through the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf.
The California Retailers Association opposes a bill to have the State Lands Commission approve port automation.
