American Shipper

Höegh Autoliners names chief executive officer, and the Railway Supply Institute appoints president.

Whether shipper no-shows induce carrier overbooking, or carrier overbooking causes shippers to make multiple bookings they fail to cancel, the question is whether the industry can overcome this mutually destructive behavior to operate more efficiently.

Updated USTR negotiating objectives for NAFTA The objectives include increased market access for agriculture, new transparency and administrative measures, expanded investment and intellectual property objectives, and completed negotiations on the chapters of Competition and Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Hearing on the Petition of the Coalition for Fair Port Practices (P4-16) The FMC will hold public […]

Further growth was stymied by a 15.3 percent fall-off in inbound volumes at the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) ports of Seattle and Tacoma, according to Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) data.

CEO Elon Musk unveiled the long-awaited Tesla Semi on Thursday and already has multiple orders for the Class 8 truck, which will go into production in 2019, but many questions about its viability for long-haul operations remain unanswered.

The Commerce Department will move forward with imposing antidumping duties on imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from Germany, China, Switzerland, India, Italy, and South Korea.

The Israeli ocean carrier has successfully completed the first blockchain pilot for paperless bills of lading using tech firm Wave’s application and network, ZIM said in a statement.

Through the first 10 months of 2017, container throughput at the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) ports of Seattle and Tacoma rose 4 percent compared to the same 2016 period, but October’s volumes slipped 2 percent compared to the same month last year.

Attorney Jim Bopp has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Small Business in Transportation Coalition, accusing the state of Indiana of collecting unauthorized fees from hundreds of thousands of truckers.

The man, whose name has not yet been released by authorities, was aboard the Argent Sunrise tanker, owned by Japan-based MOL Chemical Tankers, when his death was reported.

Total Mexican maritime container imports increased 14 percent year-over-year for the third quarter of 2017, while the nation’s maritime container exports slipped 3 percent, according to A.P. Moller-Maersk’s Q3 2017 trade report for Mexico.

The sanctions on North Korea indirectly affected the port’s profitability, given that its core commodities were traded with North Korea, the South China Morning Post reported.

Container volumes on the trade have increased so far this year compared with the same 2016 period, and Drewry has projected modest growth potential on the trade in 2018.

Glendale Heights, Ill.-based Becker Logistics acquired Savage Logistics, the freight brokerage business of the Savage Companies, on Nov. 1.

The food and beverage giant will use FourKites’ visibility and temperature-monitoring solutions for its North American trucking, rail, and parcel shipments.

The Germany-based parcel carrier’s expedited shipping segment will raise rates by an average of 4.9 percent in the U.S. next year, according to a statement from the company.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 12 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 12 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Midas International Investments, Laurel, Md. (Ademola Oreagba, president); and Sealand Freight, Houston (Walid M. Hattab, chief executive member).    The agency received NVO-ocean freight forwarder license applications from E.M. Global […]

     The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 12 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Carlos B. Sanchez Renner, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico (Carlos G. Sanchez Renner, sole proprietor); and Marsh & Associates Signing Services, Willingboro, J.J. (Cheryl Marsh, chief executive).    The agency […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 12 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.