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Maersk joins CMA CGM and MSC as an investor in the manufacturer of “smart container” technology.

French carrier raises cost-saving targets and reports a smaller net loss in the first quarter of 2019.

‘Qualitative’ retaliation could take the form of increased inspections, difficulty in getting licenses, and delays and investigations for environmental compliance.

Andrew Kinsey, senior risk consultant at the insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, says carriers need to be proactive in preventing ship fires.

Analyst at Drewry believes the decision by CMA CGM and MSC to join the IBM-Maersk digital shipping platform is a significant event.

With COAC’s help, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks to devise an online strategy to better target illicit exports before they can leave the country.

Mexico is benefiting from the CPTPP accord and booming beverage business, but its auto industry is slowing down and it’s dealing with trucking delays at the U.S. border.

Union president calls the move “a reckless, irresponsible and needless decision that will undermine the economy.”

An investment in a 50-foot berth enabled the 14,424-TEU Evergreen Triton to pay a visit to Maryland.

Two more carriers join the “blockchain-enabled” shipping platform developed by Maersk and IBM.

Investigators found calcium hypochlorite in 13 containers and chlorinated paraffin wax in an additional five.

The vessel will provide a ship-to-ship distribution service in the Baltic region.

Two containerships are launched for weekly service calling New York, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

The first of 14 ordered fuel-efficient planes took off from Cincinnati bound for Bahrain on Saturday.

Five hundred of the 3,000 units will be MCI Star Cool containers, which have the refrigeration integrated directly into the boxes.

The AB has four vacancies, with two current members on the seven-position panel expected to depart in December, which would render it inoperative.

John Stubbings and Rachel Morley are elected, Larry Klimczyk is hired and Carsten Mortensen is appointed nonexecutive chairman.

New BIS licensing designation puts Maduro regime among those countries of U.S. national security concern, such as China, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Syria.

Port authority’s long-term goal is to become the East Coast port leader for railed containers to the Midwest.

Awards also given for safety practices and to Circular IQ, Dayton Freight, Duluth-Superior, Manhattan CFO, Nola, Old Dominion, Pacesetter ports and Worldwide.