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The newbuild will be deployed on THE Alliance’s Asia to Europe 5 service.

The joint venture of Japan’s three largest shipping companies said it benefited from the rush to get cargo into the U.S. ahead of threatened tariff increase.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce CEO said Parliament probably will want to see how legislative consideration of the pact shakes out in the U.S. first.

Now is the time for export compliance officers to explain to senior management the reasons for the delays in BIS and hold the line on compliance.

CEO says the company “is committed to providing our employees with a long-term career path they can count on financially.”

A new CEO steps in and a president is tapped to deepen relationships in the energy sector.

The platform, which already is processing some 1.2 million data points each day, helps predict the best time to berth and depart.

North American shippers provide data on capacity, challenges and tariffs.

Investigators say Doug A. Jones was involved in two fatalities in 2018.

More than 6 million pounds of cargo will be distributed throughout the Southeast.

The Office of the USTR submitted a description of changes to existing U.S. laws required to bring the U.S. into compliance.

Follow what’s happening as leaders from U.S. ports are looking at shifting trade.

For the U.S. dairy products industry to pour its products into the British market, the U.K. will need to shed agricultural tariffs and non-tariffs currently shared with the EU.

Railway officials discussed plans to grow intermodal cargo and develop the Nova Scotia port during this week’s earnings call.

Technology developments are aiding ports, but business models also need to evolve.

Port handled 9.5 million TEUs in 2018 and believes technology can help solve “persistent systemic problems.”

Container volumes increased 7.5 percent; the port is dredging and adding cranes, truck gates and rail capacity to accommodate more growth.

Three company veterans are promoted and a logistics specialist is named chairman of the board.

Shippers in the transpacific trade should consider moving more of their cargo under contract rates and look at joining a shippers association or buying group because of the trade war between China and the United States, suggests Phillip Damas, director and head of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors. Most shippers move about 80 percent of their […]