American Shipper

The Japanese shipping company announced plans to install the system on 21 very large crude oil carriers it operates.

The report said the very large ore carrier, which sank in March 2017 with 22 crew members presumed deceased, suffered “catastrophic structural failure” to the ship’s hull.

European shippers and forwarders help advance standard framework for measuring the impact of logistics on emissions.

BlueWater Reporting looks at various projects underway that will support the Port of Mobile’s growth as well as how it stacks up to other U.S. Gulf Coast ports.

Jointly owned Diamond Gas Sakura will transport LNG from Louisiana as part of a long-term time-charter contract.

The maximum award size is $25 million and no more than $90 million can be given to a single state.

A total of 140 cargo theft incidents were reported — a 22 percent year-over-year decrease — for an estimated total loss of $12.8 million, according to CargoNet.

FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye provided an update on her agency’s ongoing detention and demurrage investigation.

Venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins led the funding round, which increased the Atlanta-based warehousing and distribution startup’s capital raised to $15 million.

American Shipper will take an in-depth look at the new trade agreement in a webinar on Thursday.

The Dutch shipbuilder said “its financial situation stems from a sustained period of difficulty in a number of maritime sectors and investments it has made in its future.”

The Commerce Department initiated the antidumping investigation after receiving a petition March 28 from three companies.

The European Commission considers list of U.S. exports that could be subject to billions of dollars in tariffs in response to the aircraft subsidy dispute before the WTO.

The updated service creates the first direct link between North Vietnam and the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada, ONE said.

American Waterways Operators elects officers and Heartland Barge Management hires sales and leasing manager.

Accolades also go to Bahri, NYK, Old Dominion Freight Line, Pelican BioThermal, a Landstar agent and the RLS Logistics general manager.

The acquisition is the German logistics services provider’s sixth since November.

Executive director credits the Florida port’s “prolific diversity” of its cargo base for year-over-year growth.

The Omaha, Neb.-based company’s operating revenue and business volumes both fell by 2 percent.

A final draft on technical specifications and annexes for the World Customs Organization e-commerce framework is moving through the approval process, according to an official.