MSC Gayane cocaine seizure largest in CBP history
Six crew members have been arrested on federal charges and face possible life sentences after about 17.5 tons of cocaine were found on the ship in Philadelphia.
Six crew members have been arrested on federal charges and face possible life sentences after about 17.5 tons of cocaine were found on the ship in Philadelphia.
State-to-state dispute settlement issue potentially could be solved through an exchange of letters, says executive of Mexican business association.
All current members will step aside as part of the acquisition agreement.
The Harbor Maintenance Tax is a disincentive for short sea shipping because it is imposed at both the port of entry and secondary port, a House subcommittee was told.
Among other honorees are ONE’s Jeremy Nixon, APL, Crowley, LoadDelivered, PSA Singapore, AFLAS and World Post & Parcel winners and Pinnacle recipients.
Responding to Hong Kong’s proposed extradition legislation, Congress aims to shut down the territory’s transshipment channels to China and other sanctioned countries.
Portline Bulk International in federal court Thursday agreed to pay a $1.5 million criminal fine for willfully dumping oily bilge into the ocean and falsifying its ship’s oil records.
The port agency for Seattle and Tacoma is encouraging terminals to use extended hours, “peel-off” piles and street turns to ease congestion.
When the doors of the container were opened, the system recognized it was not at the correct location.
One lease extends the auto processor’s current lease at Blount Island Terminal, while the other provides 22.4 new acres of property at the Dames Point Marine Terminal.
Bonnie Reemsnyder and David Kooris are elected and Christopher Favreau and Kevin Boyer are hired.
An end to alliances also could result in fewer services calling only a limited number of ports.
Clothing retailer H&M, the first user of the product, wants to use its “size to be a force for good and enable scaling innovative solutions.”
The Senate Commerce Committee pressed witnesses on a variety of issues Wednesday during a hearing about surface transportation reauthorization.
“We should work collaboratively for … passage of a trade agreement that creates jobs, protects workers and consumers,” said Rep. Mike Thompson of California.
President Trump wants the federal government to weed out hundreds of no longer needed or inactive advisory committees from its roster.
Passage of USMCA in the United States must happen this year or wait for implementation in 2021.
The U.S. trade representative appeared before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday on the first day of congressional hearings on the Trump administration’s trade agenda.
All crew members have been reported safe and were rescued by a passing bulk carrier.
The industry is at “a new crossroads,” according to the co-author of a state of logistics report titled “Cresting the Hill.”