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Maersk is building a cold storage facility for bananas as well as refrigerated and frozen products in St. Petersburg.

Financial burdens from the IMO’s 2020 sulfur cap, a projected slowdown in trade growth and the looming threat of overcapacity could bump out some carriers.

The exact cause is still unknown, but initial reports found the schooner turned in front of the Astrosprinter in the Elbe River, according to a German radio station.

Aymeric Chandovoine is promoted, Criss Edwards is hired and Justin Renfro assumes company leadership.

“Authorized filers will be able to file electronically in ACE and will no longer have to submit paper nor mail in checks to pay duties for these filings,” CBP said.

The Global Ports Tracker forecasts higher import totals between June and September for the U.S. ports it covers, but the projections are lower than forecasts from May.

“The ongoing political volatility” spurs the Mediterranean Shipping Company to apply a premium surcharge of $150 for 20-foot containers and $300 for 40-foot containers.

The fires set on the MSC Canberra off Haifa reportedly were not the work of a terrorist.

Higher cost of Chinese goods could result in lower transpacific volumes and need for more direct calls at ports near new suppliers.

The 14,000-TEU containership employs technology that facilitates flexibility in operations and boots fuel efficiency.

The two companies signed an agreement at the 2019 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

The agency is “interested in data sources, methodologies and potential technologies” that could give insight into loading and unloading delays.

President Trump agreed to indefinitely suspend threatened tariffs against Mexico after a deal aimed at stemming the flow of illegal migration to the United States was reached.

The first installation of the Airseas-developed SeaWing on a bulk carrier in an effort to reduce emissions is scheduled for late 2021.

An assessment conducted by the nonprofit Business for Social Responsibility compared containers transported per kilometer in 2018 to 2009.

The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation invested $23 million to install the technology in the U.S. Snell and Eisenhower locks.

Honors also go to Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, Amsterdam Airport, Brim Explorer, CHAMP, Dropslab, NYK, Schneider, Sovcomflot, UltraShip and Werner drivers.

The SAFE Bridges Act would authorize $2.75 billion to establish a formula grant program that would allocate funding to states.

The open standard, scheduled to be published in October, will start with refrigerated containers before expanding to cover all types.

The port’s 2019 volumes are up, but China accounts for 38% of its trade.