American Shipper

Maximilian Rothkopf will join the executive board on May 1 and succeed Anthony J. Firmin as COO on July 1.

Purchase of Tennessee 3PL called “the first step in an ongoing growth plan.”

Changes made to leadership team, new board sworn in and senior director hired.

COO calls the move “a natural extension of our growth in Europe and across our global network.”

A partial federal government shutdown continues as a critical deadline in the congressional consideration process for the agreement looms.

HMM said it increased volume 150 percent in two years as it prepares for megaship deliveries in 2020.

But Drewry’s senior analyst of ports and terminals cautions growth will slow in 2019.

“This is a strategic investment that will further advance our final-mile delivery capabilities,” says President and CEO John Roberts.

American Shipper was invited to tour the LNG-powered vessel before it joined sister ship El Coqui on the rotation between Florida and Puerto Rico.

Cleanup in the North Sea continues following the Jan. 2 incident in which more than 250 containers were washed off the MSC Zoe.

The American Primary Aluminum Association said an OECD report supports application of Section 232 aluminum tariffs across import sources and countries.

Keith Lovetro comes out of retirement to lead supply chain management company.

Global Port Tracker report forecasts declining volumes in the coming months and an overall weakness in imports for the first half of the year.

Torben Weilmuenster is elected chairman of the governing council; Bahri CEO Abdullah Aldubaikhi is appointed to the board of directors.

Newly minted entities that had hoped to begin offering forwarding and NVO services at the start of 2019 are stuck until the FMC can resume issuance of licenses.

Allianz consultant is concerned that risk is being normalized in the shipping industry.

Jim Vena, a 40-year veteran of Canadian National, is joining the U.S. railroad on Monday.

The Port of New York and New Jersey hails the advancement of its five-year strategic goal to handle more than 900,000 rail lifts a year.

Gary Cardenas is named CEO; Mike McNally is appointed as sales and marketing director.

Two large ships are still on fire in the Pacific and Atlantic.