American Shipper

Shiju Zacharia is promoted, Heinrich Hiesinger is elected and Simone Menne and Stefan Schulte are reappointed.

The legislation would establish the Freight Transportation Infrastructure Trust that would distribute the funds through a formula and competitive programs.

While the port’s focus is on containerized cargo, it says handling aggregate could provide a steady, divergent revenue stream.

House Democrats are seeking beefed-up labor, environment, enforcement and pharmaceutical provisions in the trade agreement.

Modular logistics outsourcing solution heralded as “market-changing service.”

The House Appropriations Committee’s FY2020 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill also would increase HMTF projects by $147 million.

The companies participating “will utilize the experience gained from this operation to accelerate commercialization.”

The Korean carrier has reduced its operating loss and prepared for IMO 2020 but is still concerned about a global economic slowdown, Brexit and the U.S.-China trade conflict.

The maximum allowable beam for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks was increased last year.

Beth Pride of BPE Global and Melissa Harrington of Descartes will discuss how companies can keep pace with customs compliance, tariffs, sanctions and more.

David Chiang appointed as bunker risk manager, Matthew Garner hired as assistant vice president of ship design and Eric Sabo named head of business development.

Waterways Council Inc. President and CEO Mike Toohey says “the Corps of Engineers-maintained lock system would qualify for Social Security if there were such eligibility.”

Commissioners voted 7-0 in favor of continuing negotiations with the Oakland Athletics for the lease of Howard Terminal as the site for a new baseball stadium.

A pilot program would allow 18- to 20-year-olds to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.

“With 90% of Americans living within 10 miles of a Walmart store, we’re well positioned to offer even faster delivery to customers in the future.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley said Americans “need to know” the Trump administration understands the economic pain they would feel in a prolonged trade war.

The definitive agreement came more than a year after Amber Road rejected a previous offer by the Austin,Texas-based supply chain software firm.

The company’s Eagle Express X service will offer carriage of container cargo from Asia to Honolulu on alternate weeks.

The British Columbia port handled just over 1 million TEUs in 2018, but planners say it has potential capacity of 6 million to 7 million TEUs.

Shippers encouraged to make alternative plans now for the millions of tons of commodities that typically move on the Illinois River.