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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 21 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 21 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Blue Axis Shipping & Freight, Allen, Texas (Sinu Jacob, president); Blue Global Line, Schaumburg, Ill. (Kook “Joseph” S. Lee, president); Brilliant Group Logistics Corp., Valley Stream, N.Y. (Shuping Wang, president); […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 21 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 21 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from ABC Logistics, Seattle (Mohamed Meselhy, vice president); Alpha Total Solutions, Rancho Dominguez, Calif. (Tino M. Tsai, president); ANC Express, Jamaica, N.Y. (Sung “Sam” S. Hong, president); and Majestic Superior Logistics, Seatac, […]

Individuals knowing of any reason why an applicant should not receive an OTI license or amendment are urged to contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

Individuals knowing of any reason why an applicant should not receive an OTI license or amendment are urged to contact the FMC’s Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

The Commerce Department said it will begin to collect countervailing duties on imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia based on findings that the two countries provide subsidies to these producers and exporters.

The technology company, which has been at the forefront of driving application programming interface (API) usage in trucking and logistics, is adding full truckload visibility to its existing less-than-truckload (LTL) and small package tools.

EU and Chile begin Association Agreement negotiations A first round of negotiations between the EU and Chile for a modernized Association Agreement will take place Nov. 16 to update the 14-year-old EU-Chile Association Agreement to bring its political and cooperation ambitions and trade provisions into line with the EU’s modern agreements. Lighthizer’s statement on US-Indo-Pacific Trade […]

The Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal’s capacity will be increased thanks to rail and gate expansion projects approved by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA).

The European Parliament and European Union member states agreed on a revision of the EU’s Emissions Trading System that, for the time being, excludes shipping.

Ironically, China could step in to resurrect the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which could result in a deal that somewhat contradicts its original purpose of weakening the country’s influence in the region.

In an op-ed piece for The Hill last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao touted the benefits of safe drone technology regulations to come with the administration’s three-year pilot program for expanded use of unmanned aircraft systems.

The Seattle-based global logistics company posted net earnings of $120.6 million for the third quarter of 2017 amid higher revenues and volumes.

The Hong Kong-based port terminal operator will take over operations at the four-berth port at Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates, Hutchison Ports said in a statement Friday.

Vehicle transport specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) saw improvement in ocean volumes and cargo mix, as earnings jumped 120 percent year-over-year to $55 million on revenues of $962 million in the third quarter of 2017.

Co-developer Naval Dome says that its system is the first multi-layer cyber defense solution developed specifically for maritime applications.

Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI) was established in 1997 as a joint venture between Daewoo and 2 Mai Mangalia Shipyard, with Daewoo being the majority shareholder.

Construction of the Grandview, Wash. temperature-controlled warehousing facility will begin shortly and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2018, Oregon-based public refrigerated warehousing firm Henningsen Cold Storage Co. said in a statement.

The air cargo subsidiary of Virgin Group said the service is meant as a timely boost to meet growing demand for cargo capacity on the route, as volumes have been increasing steadily in both directions.